Argonne Research Divisions

Advanced Photon Source — The Advanced Photon Source provides the nation's most intense beams of X-rays for forefront basic and applied research in such fields as materials science, biology, physics, chemistry and the environmental, geophysical and planetary sciences.

Argonne Theory Institute — The Argonne Theory Institute is an international visitors and study center in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science. It assembles international research teams with complementary expertise tailored to important emerging problems.

Biosciences — The basic mission of the Biosciences Division is to conduct multidisciplinary research that further increases understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of life and enables valuable advances in health protection, environmental restoration, energy production, industrial processing and other applications.

Center for Nanoscale Materials — Understanding and control of material properties at the nanometer scale promises tremendous potential for the advancement of science and technology. The Center for Nanoscale Materials is one of five national research centers devoted to understanding and controlling the properties nanoscale materials.

Chemical Engineering — The Chemical Engineering Division is a pioneer in developing separations processes for the nuclear industry. Division activities also include R&D on disposal of radioactive and hazardous wastes, and energy-conversion processes with improved efficiencies, lower costs and reduced environmental impact.

Chemistry — The Chemistry Division conducts strategic research at the frontiers of chemistry. Research areas include radiation and photochemistry, photosynthesis, metal clusters, nanoclusters, chemical dynamics of gases, chemical transformations, heavy-element separations, and computational and electrochemical processes.

Decision and Information Sciences — The mission of Argonne's Decision and Information Sciences Division is to develop innovative decision tools, models and information systems and to apply them to the resolution of energy, environmental and other related problems of regional, national and global significance.

Energy Systems — The Energy Systems Division is a leading center for research and development into energy and environmental issues. The division is an engineering organization with expertise in transportation technologies, industrial processes, applied biological processes, and environmental evaluation and restoration.

Energy Technology — The Energy Technology Division conducts research on materials and engineering problems associated with energy production, transportation, utilization and conservation. The multidisciplinary staff includes metallurgists, ceramists, physicists, mathematicians, and mechanical, electrical and nuclear engineers.

Engineering Research — Argonne's Engineering Research programs divisions and programs are developing technologies to make nuclear energy safer, economically competitive and environmentally friendly energy resource for the nation and the world.

Environmental Assessment — The Environmental Assessment Division conducts applied research, assessment, and technology development in such areas as risk and waste management, natural resources, integrated assessments, restoration, pollution prevention environmental policy analysis and planning, and environmental management.

Environmental Research — Argonne's Environmental Research Division conducts multidisciplinary research on significant environmental issues. The division does numerical modeling, laboratory investigations and field work to integrate fundamental and applied research throughout its programs.

High Energy Physics — The High Energy Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory conducts research in areas of both theoretical and experimental particle physics as well as accelerator development.

Infrastructure Assurance Center — Argonne's Infrastructure Assurance Center provides service and support to public and private organizations working in the areas of infrastructure protection, mitigation, response and recovery.

Intense Pulsed Neutron Source — The Intense Pulsed Neutron source is one of the nation's most productive user facilities for neutron scattering experiments to understand that structure and properties of condensed matter.

Materials Science — The Materials Science Division's mission is to develop new materials for society. Current materials of interest include superconductors, magnetics, ferroelectrics, organic crystals and diamond coatings.

Mathematics and Computer Science — The mission of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division is to increase scientific productivity in the 21st century by providing intellectual and technical leadership in the computing sciences: computer science, applied computational mathematics and computational science.

Nuclear Engineering — The Nuclear Engineering Division's mission is to apply Argonne's world-class expertise in nuclear reactor technology to the development of advanced nuclear reactor systems to problems of national and international significance.

Physics — The Physics Division has active experimental and theory groups that study the properties of nuclei and atoms. Major experimental facilities used by the division's scientists include the Argonne Tandem-Linac Accelerator System and the Advanced Photon Source.

Structural Biology Center — The Structural Biology Center (SBC) operates a national user facility for macromolecular crystallography at the Advanced Photon Source. The SBC makes available to scientific community two experimental stations that are well suited for a wide range of crystallographic experiments.

Transportation Technology R&D Center — Argonne Transportation Technology R&D Center brings together scientists and engineers from many disciplines to find cost-effective solutions to the problems of transporting people and goods from one place to another — issues like vehicle emissions and energy supply.