Welcome to Argonne National Laboratory
From Hermann A. Grunder, Argonne Director
Welcome to Argonne National Laboratory's World Wide Web pages.
Argonne is one of the U.S. government's oldest and largest science and
engineering research laboratories -- the largest in the Midwest. For
the past half-century, the University of Chicago has overseen operation
of Argonne for the United States Department of Energy and its predecessor
agencies.
Argonne has five major mission areas, each of which fulfills important
governmental and Department of Energy responsibilities, as well as provides
important benefits to our society at large. They are:
- Conducting basic scientific research to
further our understanding of the world we live in. Argonne conducts
basic experimental and theoretical scientific research in the physical,
life, and environmental sciences.
- Operating national scientific facilities to
help advance America's scientific leadership. Argonne operates world-class
research facilities like the Advanced Photon Source.
- Enhancing the nation's energy resources to
ensure America's energy future. Argonne is working to develop and evaluate
advanced energy technologies.
- Developing better ways to manage environmental
problems. Argonne is at the forefront in developing new
ways to manage and solve the nation's environmental problems and
to promote environmental stewardship.
- National
Security has increased in significance in recent years
for the nation and for Argonne research. Argonne capabilities developed
over the years for other purposes are helping counter the threats
of terrorism.
At the same time, we are also conscious of our responsibility to help
the public understand science and to enhance American science, engineering,
and mathematics education by helping to train nearly 1,000 college graduate
students and post-doctoral researchers every year as part of our normal
research and development activities.
Again, welcome to Argonne's World Wide Web pages. I hope you enjoy your
visit.
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