revolutionary discoveries for a better world
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Revolutionary Discoveries for a
Better World
at ARGONNE,our Life’s Work
Makes a DifferenceTheworld’sbestandbrightestmindscometo
ArgonneNationalLaboratorytomakescientific
discoveriesandtechnologicalinnovations
thatimprovethequalityoflifethroughoutthe
nationandtheworld.Argonne’sscientistsand
engineersarededicatedtosolvingsociety’smost
pressingproblemsinsustainableenergy,aclean
environment,economiccompetitiveness
andnationalsecurity.
ArgonneScholarVilasPolfoundaninexpensivewaytoturnanenvironmentalnuisanceintoapotentialenergysolution.Hisdiscoveryturnsplasticgrocerybagsintocarbonnanotubes,acomponentoflithium-ionbatteriesusedinmanyapplications,includingcars.
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NTS Meeting21stCenturyChallenges........................................................................... 4
SolvingProblems,FuelingInnovation...................................................................... 6
PowerfulToolsforDiscoveryandInnovation........................................................10
OurNationalScientificUserFacilities...................................................................12
CollaborationistheKeytoSuccess....................................................................16
Argonne—AGreatPlacetoWorkandLive.........................................................18
AboutArgonne...................................................................................................22
Charteredin1946asthenation’sfirstnationallaboratory,Argonneenters
the21stcenturyfocusedonsolvingthemajorscientificandengineering
challengesofourtime:sustainableenergy,acleanenvironment,economic
competitivenessandnationalsecurity.
Argonneispursuingeightmajorresearchinitiativesthatsupportthe
U.S.DepartmentofEnergy’sgoalstocreateinnovativeandgame-changing
solutionstonationalproblems.
Argonne’spathtoachievingthesegoalscutsacrosstraditionalresearch
boundariesbetweenbasicandappliedscienceandengineeringtocreate
afertileenvironmentforboldandvisionaryefforts.Ourresearchteams
translatefundamentalbreakthroughsintotherevolutionarydiscoveries
andtechnologicalinnovationsrequiredbythenationandthescientific
communityatlarge.
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Meeting 21st CenturyChallenges
PhysicistRobertWinarskiuses
theHardX-rayNanoprobeat
theAdvancedPhotonSource
toexaminetheextremely
detailedinnerworkingsofcells
andmaterialsatthenanoscale.
Researchersareexploringthese
tinyworldswiththehopeof
developingbeneficialinnovations,
suchasnewsolartechnologies,
alternativefuelsanddrugsto
fightdisease.
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ScientistKenKemnerandateamofArgonnemicrobiologists,chemists,physicistsandgeochemists
areworkingtobetterunderstandexactlyhowsomebacteriacouldbeusedtochemicallychange
theradioactiveandtoxicformofuraniumintoaformthatislessharmful.Thiscouldhelpreducethe
dangerposedbythemorethan1,000uranium-contaminatedsitesacrossthenation.
geochemistschemists, physicists and geochemists
to chemically change
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Scientist Ken Kemner and a team Argonne microbiologists,
working to better understand exactly how some bacteria
radioactive and toxic form that
posed by the uranium-contaminated
understand
teama team
understand
of
exactly
Solving Problems,
Fueling InnovationENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITYFive of our major research initiatives address practical energy, environment and security challenges.
ScientistKenKemnerandateamofArgonnemicrobiologists,chemists,physicistsandgeochemists
areworkingtobetterunderstandexactlyhowsomebacteriacouldbeusedtochemicallychange
theradioactiveandtoxicformofuraniumintoaformthatislessharmful.Thiscouldhelpreducethe
dangerposedbythemorethan1,000uranium-contaminatedsitesacrossthenation.
Biological and Environmental SystemsChangesinclimatecanaffectbiodiversity,thecostoffood,
ourhealthandevenwholeeconomies.Argonneisdeveloping
computationalmodelsandtoolsdesignedtoprovidenewinsights
intocomplexbiologicalprocessesandtheireconomic,socialand
healtheffects.Researchspansfromthemolecularleveltowhole
organismsandtheirinteractionwithclimate,theecosystemand
humanactivities.Thiseffortwillimproveourunderstandingofthe
worldarounduswhileincreasingtheaccuracyofregionalclimate
modelstobetterinformpublicpolicy.
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Solving Problems,
Fueling Innovation
Argonne’s internationally recognized
transportation research program is at the forefront
of advanced vehicle technology
development, helping to accelerate the transition to
alternative energy sources.
MechanicalengineerSteveCiattihasdevelopedacombustion
systemthatoperateswithhighefficiencyandpracticallevelsof
powerdensitywhiledrasticallyreducingtailpipeemissions.Ifthe
advancedsystemcanbemaderobustenoughforreal-worlduse,
itwouldgreatlyrevolutionizethevehicleswedrive.
Alternative Energy and EfficiencyReducingourdependenceonpetroleumisanational
priority.Argonneisaddressingthemajormaterials,chemical
andinfrastructure challengesofdevelopinganddeploying
advancedtransportationfuelsandenginesonanational
scale.Wearedevelopingbothchemicalfuelsandbiofuels
optimizedforcombustionincurrentenginedesigns,as
wellasimprovedcombustionschemesforfutureengine
technologies.ResearchersinArgonne’ssolarenergy
programaredevisingsolar-fuel andsolar-electricdevices
andsystemsthatareefficient,scalableandeconomically
competitivewithfossilenergysourcesinusetoday.
Analyticalchemist
SabeenAhmadtests
theacidityofsamples
producedinthe
pilot-scaleSeparative
Bioreactor.Aspart
ofthelaboratory’s
effortstowardaviable,
sustainablebiomass
industry,theArgonne-
developedtechnology
allowsboththe
continuousproduction
andrecoveryofbiobased
chemicalsandfuels.
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Nuclear EnergyNuclearpowerisoneofthefewcommerciallyavailablecarbon-freesourcesofenergy.Argonne
iscapitalizingonitsroleasanationalcenterofhigh-performancecomputingtoimplementa
science-andsimulation-basedapproachtodevelopingadvancednuclearenergy.Muchofthiseffort
focusesonadvancedfuel-cycletechnologiesthatmaximizetheefficientuseofnuclearfuel,reduce
proliferationconcernsandmakewastedisposalsaferandmoreeconomical.
National SecurityArgonneprovidesthenationwithcriticalsecurityanddefensetechnologiesthatpreventandmitigate
eventshavingthepotentialformassdisruptionordestruction.Ourworkfocusesonthreatdecision
science,sensorsandmaterials,infrastructureassurance,emergencyresponse,cybersecurityand
thenonproliferationandforensicsofradiologicalandnuclearmaterialsandequipment.
BiologistDanSchabackerloadsabiochipontoareaderfor
analysis.Developedinitiallytodeterminethe“signatures”
ofbiologicalagentsthatcanbeusedforbioterrorism,
Argonne’sbiochiptechnologycouldalsobecomeastandard
diagnostictoolforhumanandveterinarymedicine.
Energy StorageArgonneispursuingmajorscientificandengineeringadvancesinhigh-
performancebatteriesforall-electricvehicles,storageforthenationalelectric
gridandmanufacturingprocessesforthesematerials-intensivedevices.
ChemistandmaterialsscientistIliasBelhorouakmonitors
thefabricationofelectrodematerialsforuseinaplug-in
hybridvehicle’senergystoragesystem.Argonneisthe
DepartmentofEnergy’sleadlaboratoryforadvanced
batterytechnologyresearch.
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POWERFUL TOOLS FOR DISCOVERY
AND INNOVATION
Hard X-ray SciencesArgonnedevelopsleading-edgehigh-energyX-raytechniquestostudymaterialsandchemicalprocessesunderreal
conditionsinrealtime.Thisunderstandingiscriticaltodevelopinggame-changingnewtechnologiesinsuchfields
astransportation,energystorage,environmentalprotection,healthandmedicine,andnationalsecurity.
Leadership ComputingHigh-performancecomputingisbecomingincreasinglyimportantasmorescientistsandengineers
usemodelingandsimulationtostudycomplexchemicalprocesses,exoticnewmaterials,advanced
energynetworks,naturalecosystemsandsophisticatedenergytechnologies.Oneoftheworld’s
fastestcomputersforopenscience,Argonne’sIBMBlueGene/P,iscapableofmorethan500trillion
calculationspersecond.By2012,ArgonnewillbehometoanIBMBlueGene/Qsupercomputer
capableofrunningprogramsat10quadrillioncalculationspersecond.Itwillbeabletodoinone
secondwhatitwouldtakeeveryman,womanandchildintheworldtodoiftheyperformeda
calculationeverysecondformorethantwoweeks.
Materials and Molecular Design and DiscoveryArgonneismakingrevolutionaryadvancementsinthescienceofmaterialsdiscoveryandsynthesis
—predicting,understandingandcontrollingwhereandhowtoplaceindividualatomsandmolecules
toachievedesiredmaterialproperties.Theultimategoal,whichliesmanyyearsinthefuture,isto
designnewmaterialswithusefulnewpropertiesandbuildthemonenewatomatatime.
Three of our major research initiatives aim to develop the next-generation tools needed to keep America’s scientific enterprise strong.
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POWERFUL TOOLS FOR DISCOVERY
AND INNOVATION
LedbyDistinguishedFellowAndrzejJoachimiak,
researchersatArgonne’sMidwestCenter
forStructuralGenomicsareusingX-ray
crystallographyattheAdvancedPhotonSource
tocrackthegeneticcodeofimportantproteins.
Thiswillprovidethebasisforadvancesin
alternativeenergysources,bioremediation
strategiesandnewtherapeuticsanddiagnostics
toimprovehumanhealth.
ArgonneLeadershipComputingFacility(ALCF)DirectorPete
Beckman(left),DirectorofSciencePaulMessina(center)and
ManagerofUserSupportandOutreachDavidMartincelebrated
theALCF’ssurpassingtwobillionprocessor-hoursofcomputations
atamind-bogglingspeedofmorethan500trillioncalculationsper
second.TheALCFenablesscientistsandengineerstoconduct
cutting-edgeresearchinjustweeksormonthsratherthanyears.
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National Scientific User Facilities Enable
Great Discoveries and Use-inspired Research
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Argonnedesigns,buildsandoperatesworld-classnationalscientificuserfacilitiesthatannuallyhostmorethan
4,400scientistsandengineersfromleadingacademic,industrialandgovernmentlaboratoriesworldwide.These
facilitiesenableresearcherstoconductexperimentstheycannotperformanywhereelseintheworldandprovide
accesstoArgonnestaff expertiseandsupportinawidearrayoftechnicalfields.
Argonne’sAdvancedPhotonSourceandCenterforNanoscaleMaterials
Advanced Photon SourceThemostbrilliantX-raybeamsforresearchintheWestern
HemisphereattheAdvancedPhotonSource(APS)areused
forforefrontbasicandappliedresearch.UsersoftheAPS
conductresearchthatextendsfromthecenteroftheEarth
toouterspace,fromnewinformationoncombustionengines
andmicrocircuitstonewdrugsandnanotechnologies
whosescaleismeasuredinbillionthsofameter.The
APSenhancesAmerica’scompetitivenessinsuchareas
assuperconductors,semiconductors,pharmaceuticals,
polymersandcatalysts,andpromisestohavefar-reaching
impactonourtechnology,economy,healthandfundamental
knowledgeof thematerials thatmakeupourworld.
Argonne Leadership Computing Facility Oneofthefastestandmostenergy-efficientsupercomputers
intheworldforopenscience,theIBMBlueGene/PIntrepid
isavailabletotheinternationalcomputationalscience
communitytoacceleratemajorscientificdiscoveriesand
engineeringbreakthroughsforhumanity.Nolongermere
toolsinthesearchfortechnicalknowledge,supercomputers
havebecomeincreasinglyessentialtoalmosteveryaspect
ofscienceandengineering.Forexample,researchersare
usingArgonne’ssupercomputerfortheanalysisanddesign
ofadvancednuclearreactors,todevelopnewmedical
treatmentsforincurablediseases,assesstheimpacts
ofclimatechangeanddesignnewmaterialsrequiredfor
advancedenergystoragetechnologies.
Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator SystemTheArgonneTandemLinearAcceleratorSystem(ATLAS)
isthepremierDOENationalUserFacilityforlow-energy
nuclearresearch—theenergydomainbestsuitedtostudy
thepropertiesofatomicnuclei,thecoreofmatterandthe
fuelofstars.Scientistsfromallovertheworldusethefacility
andtheassociatedexperimentalequipmenttounderstand
thenuclearforcethatbindsprotonsandneutronsintonuclei,
todeterminetheratesofthenuclearreactionsthatmake
thestarsshineandtomeasurewithexquisiteprecisionthe
fundamentalsymmetriesofnature.Inaddition,thefacility is
afertilegroundforapplicationsinfieldsasvariedasmaterial
science,geologyandmedicine.Furthermore,continuous
improvementsandupgradesofthefacilitykeepitatthe
forefrontofnuclearresearch.
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InresearchconductedattheCenter forNanoscaleMaterialsandthe
ElectronMicroscopyCenter,materialsscientistMihaelaTanasediscovereda
newmethodtocontrolthewayatomsinamagneticdiskorientthemselvestoform“nanoscale
vortices.”Thiscouldchangethewaywestoredataelectronically,eventuallyenablingthewriting
andreadingofdigitalinformationwithgreatersensitivity,reliabilityandefficiency.
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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research FacilityLedbyArgonne,nineU.S.DepartmentofEnergynationallaboratoriescomprisetheAtmosphericRadiationMeasurement
(ARM)ClimateResearchFacility,whichprovidestheworld’smostcomprehensiveobservationalanddatagathering
capabilitiesforclimatechangeresearch.ARMservesnearly5,000registeredusersfrom15federalandstateagencies,
375universitiesand67countries.Datacollectedgivesscientistsawaytoidentifyimportantatmosphericprocessesand
verifyclimatologicalcomputermodelsthatgiveustheclearestpictureofhowtheEarth’sclimateischanging.
Center for Nanoscale Materials Workingatthenanoscale(justbillionthsofameter),usersofArgonne’sCenterforNanoscaleMaterials(CNM)are
creatingnewmaterials,methodsandtechnologiestoaddresssomeoftheworld’sgreatestchallengesinenergysecurity,
lightweightbutdurablematerials,high-efficiencylighting,informationstorage,environmentalstewardshipandadvanced
medicaldevices,tonamejustafew.Asoneoftheworld’sforemostnanotechnologyresearchinstitutions,CNMprovides
itsuserswiththepremierinstrumentationandstaffexpertisenecessarytofabricateextraordinarilytinydevicesfromthe
“top-down”bywritingwithelectronbeams;toself-assemblenanoparticlesandatomically-thinfilmsintohighly-ordered
nanostructuresfromthe“bottom-up;”andtoprobestructureandperformanceatthenanoscalewithmicroscopesbased
onatomicforce,spin-polarizationandinthreedimensionswiththeworld’shighest-resolutionX-raymicroscope.
TwoARMresearchers
installaprecipitation
sensoronthetundra
outsideofBarrow,Alaska.
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ResearchersatArgonne’s
TransportationResearchand
AnalysisComputingCenterare
helpingbridgearchitectsavoid
thefuturecollapseofbridges
byconstructingcomputational
fluiddynamicsmodelsofriver
bedsandbridgesupports.
Seenhere,engineerRonKulak
standsinfrontofavisualization
ofwaterflowingaroundbridge
supportswiththereddercolors
representingfasterflowrates.
Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center
FundedbytheU.S.Departmentof
Transportation,theTransportation
ResearchandAnalysisComputingCenter
(TRACC)providesfederal,regionaland
statetransportationprogramresearchers,
andthosefromprivateindustry,witha
state-of-the-artmassivelyparallelcomputer
system,advancedscientificvisualization
capability,high-speednetworkconnectivity
andmodernengineeringanalysissoftware
toenableimprovementsintheefficiency,
economicsandsafetyoftransportation
systems.Large-scale,detailedmodelsof
thesystemsandunderlyingphenomena
areusedinareassuchascrashworthiness,
aerodynamics,evacuationplanning,
combustion,thermalmanagement,
weathermodelingandtrafficsimulation.
Electron Microscopy Center Argonne’sElectronMicroscopyCenter(EMC)developsandoperatesasuiteof
instrumentationthatincludesseveraloftheworld’suniqueelectronmicroscopes.
TheseinstrumentsprovideEMCusersabroadrangeofcapabilitiesforimaging,
diffractionandspectroscopythatareessentialforworld-classmaterials
characterization;suchinformationisnecessarytothedevelopmentofadvanced
energytechnologies.Researchactivitiesincludedefectandtransformation
processes,microstructureandpropertiesofcomplexoxides,physicalbehavior
ofnanoscaleandmagneticmaterials,thestructureofamorphousmaterials
throughfluctuation electronmicroscopyandmorerecently,programsinmagnetic
structuresanddomaindynamics.EMCusershavecreatedstrong,hardcarbon
nanotubes,discoveredlonger-lastingmetalalloysandcontrolledtinymagnetic
“tornadoes”atthenanolevel thatcouldimprovedatastorage.
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CollaborationistheKeytoSuccessBecausenosingleorganizationhasthe resourcesneededtosolveournation’simportantscientificand
technologicalchallenges,Argonneactivelyseekscollaborationswithindustry,universitiesandother
nationallaboratories.
Argonnecollaborateswithindustryinmanyways,including:
•Licensingitstechnology,
•Transformingitstechnologyintomarketableproducts,
•Creatingnewstart-upcompaniestodeliveritstechnologiestothemarket,and
•Conductingresearchforprivatecompaniestohelpsolvetheirscientificandtechnologicalproblems.
TheimportanceofacademiccollaborationinArgonne’sdailyactivitiesisreflectedinthelaboratory’sformingof
manyjointresearchinstituteswithleadingMidwesternuniversities.Also,presidentsoftheUniversityofChicago,
theUniversityofIllinoisandNorthwesternUniversityaremembersoftheUChicagoArgonneLLCBoardof
GovernorsforArgonneNationalLaboratory.
FormoreinformationonworkingwithArgonne,visit
www.anl.gov
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SeniorscientistMichaelWang
(seatedforeground)ledthe
developmentofArgonne’s
GreenhouseGases,Regulated
EmissionsandEnergyUsein
Transportation(GREET)model,
whichiswidelyrecognizedasthe
“goldstandard”forevaluating
andcomparingtheenvironmental
impactsoftransportationfuels
andadvancedvehicles.Thefree
softwarehasmorethan10,000
usersworldwide,including
governmentagencies,theauto
andenergyindustries,research
institutions,universitiesandpublic
interestgroups.Othermembers
oftheGREETteaminclude
(fromleft)analystsAndyBurnham,
JeongwooHanandAmgad
Elgowainy.
CollaborationistheKeytoSuccess
Argonne works proactively with industry
to identify commercialization opportunities,
license new applications and introduce technologies to the private sector.
Argonne A Great Place to Work…
Argonneisdedicatedtohiring,developingandretainingtop-qualitystaff.Thelaboratoryoffers
jobstability,advancement,outstandingbenefitsandtheopportunitytocontributetoresearchthat
addressesthenation’smajorR&Dchallengesandadvancesthefrontiersofscienceandtechnology.
Thelaboratoryiscommittedtonurturinganddevelopingtalent.Argonneencouragesandvalues
lifelonglearningwithtuitionassistancefordoctoralandpost-doctoralstudies.Morethan1,500
collegegraduatestudentsandpost-doctoralresearchersfromsome190U.S.universitiesgain
valuableexperienceeveryyearaspartofourdailyR&Dactivities.TheStrategicLaboratory
LeadershipProgram,oneofmanyeducationalopportunitiesavailabletoemployees,develops
futureresearchleaderswhoarewellversedinstrategicthinking.
Argonnestronglyencouragesitsemployeestobalancework,homeandcommunityactivities.The
laboratory’slengthylistofbenefitsincludesanon-sitechildcarecenter,acreditunion,flexiblework
schedulesandgenerousleaveandvacationprograms.Awidevarietyofsocialclubssuchasthe
HispanicLatinoClub,theArtsandCraftsClub,EngineeringGolfLeague,RunningClub,Chinese
Association,ChoralGroupandChessClubpromotefellowshipanddiversityatArgonne.
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Argonneemployeessupportlocalandnationalnonprofithealthand
welfareagenciesandhavecontributedmorethan$4.5millioninthe
pastfiveyearsthroughtheArgonneCombinedAppeal.
Thelaboratory’spollutionpreventionprogramshavesavedArgonne
andtaxpayersmillionsofdollarssince1996bydivertingwaste
fromlandfills,conservingenergy,improvingindoorairqualityand
reducingoperatingcosts.Argonne’slandmanagementprogram
protectsitsnaturalhabitatsoftallgrassprairie,oaksavanna,oak
forestandwetlandareas,whichcleantheairandwater,reduce
floodingandenhancethesite’saesthetics.
Located25milessouthwestofChicagoinDuPageCounty,Illinois,
Argonneoccupies1,500woodedacressurroundedbytheWaterfall
GlenForestPreserve.Numerousbikingandhikingtrailsareavailable
throughoutthelaboratoryandtheforestpreserve.
AgronomistandsoilscientistCristina
Negriisinvestigatingtheeffectiveness
ofphytoremediation—theuseofplants
andtreestocleanandrestorethe
environment.
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…and a Great Place to LiveArgonne’ssurroundingcommunitiesofferdiverse,attractivehousingchoices.
TheChicagoareaboaststop-ratedschoolsanduniversitiesandasuperior
transportationnetworkofinterstatehighways,railandbuslines.Thelaboratory’s
campusisabouthalfanhourbyfreewayfromtwomajorinternationalairports,
O’HareandMidway.
Argonne’sproximitytoChicagooffersemployeesworld-classmuseums,a
diversetheaterscene,majormusicanddancecompanies,thefabulouslakefront,
boatingandfishing,premiershoppingandfashion,distinctandculturallydiverse
neighborhoods,morethan7,300placestoeatanddrink,andsportsteamsinall
majorprofessionalleaguesandmorethan100collegeteams.
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ARGONNE
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Thenation’sfirstnationallaboratory,
ArgonneistheMidwest’slargestfederally
fundedR&Dcenter.Withmorethan1,200
scientistsandengineersindozensoffields
andauniquesuiteofleading-edgescientific
userfacilities,Argonneconductsbasic
andappliedresearchfocusedonsolving
thenation’schallengesinsustainable
energy,acleanenvironment,economic
competitivenessandnationalsecurity.
LocationArgonneislocatedinDuPageCounty,Illinois,about
25milessouthwestofChicago,justoffInterstate55.
ManagementArgonneismanagedbyUChicagoArgonne,LLCfor
theU.S.DepartmentofEnergy’sOfficeofScience.
FundingThelaboratory’sannualoperatingbudgetofabout
$650millionsupportsmorethan200researchprojects.
StaffAbout3,200employeesworkatArgonne,includingmore
than1,200scientistsandengineers,three-quartersof
whomholddoctoraldegrees.Additionally,Argonne’s
userfacilitieshostmorethan4,400researchersfrom
aroundtheworldonanannualbasis.
aboutArgonne
www.anl.gov
FormoreinformationCommunications&PublicAffairs
9700S.CassAvenue,Bldg.201
Argonne,IL60439
630.252.2200
www.anl.gov
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ArgonneNationalLaboratoryisaU.S.DepartmentofEnergylaboratorymanagedbyUChicagoArgonne,LLC.
August2010