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Brookhaven National Laboratory A brief overview

Brookhaven National Laboratory A brief overview. P.D. Bond. Long Island and Brookhaven. Brookhaven National Laboratory. Budget $450 M Total staff 2800 Scientists 530 Users/Contractors 4000 6 Nobel Prizes associated with BNL. BNL Programs. User Facilities

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Brookhaven National Laboratory A brief overview

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  1. Brookhaven National LaboratoryA brief overview P.D. Bond

  2. Long Island and Brookhaven

  3. Brookhaven National Laboratory • Budget $450 M • Total staff 2800 • Scientists 530 • Users/Contractors 4000 • 6 Nobel Prizes associated with BNL

  4. BNL Programs • User Facilities • RHIC/AGS Complex • NSLS • Other • Research • Physics • Chemistry • Biology • Medicine • Applied programs

  5. Nuclear Physics • RHIC HI • RHIC Spin • LEGS • Solar Neutrinos • Theory • NNDC

  6. Particle Physics • ATLAS @ LHC and BNL • D0 @ FNAL • RSVP @ AGS • AcceleratorTest Facility (with BES) • Theory • QCDOC (with NP and Sci Comp) • Future plans (neutrinos, LSST, etc)

  7. Some special BNL facilities • Superconducting Magnet Division • Instrumentation Division

  8. NSLS X-ray and VUV Beamlines

  9. User Community Users by Field of Research 50% Growth in last decade Strong growth in life sciences Largest group is Mat/Chem Sciences

  10. Basic Energy Studies • Center for Functional Nanomaterials • Rational design of catalysts • Strongly correlated and complex systems • Interface of life and physical sciences

  11. Imaging the Brain (PET, fMRI) • What are causes/results of addiction • Alcohol • Cocaine • Obesity • Smoking • How do Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism impact the brain • Effects of multiple sclerosis

  12. Applied Research • Environmental Studies • FACE • Aerosols • Innovative cleanup methods • Energy Research • Efficient Oil burners • Nuclear plant risk assessments • Non-proliferation studies

  13. Computing That’s what you’re here for so get to work – glad to have you at BNL

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