Brookhaven National Laboratory A brief overview

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Brookhaven National Laboratory A brief overview

• P.D. Bond

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Long Island and Brookhaven
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Brookhaven National Laboratory

• Budget 450 M
• Total staff 2800
• Scientists 530
• Users/Contractors 4000
• 6 Nobel Prizes associated with BNL

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BNL Programs

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

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Nuclear Physics

• RHIC HI
• RHIC Spin
• LEGS
• Solar Neutrinos
• Theory
• NNDC

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Particle Physics

• ATLAS _at_ LHC and BNL
• D0 _at_ FNAL
• RSVP _at_ AGS
• Accelerator Test Facility (with BES)
• Theory
• QCDOC (with NP and Sci Comp)
• Future plans (neutrinos, LSST, etc)

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Some special BNL facilities

• Superconducting Magnet Division
• Instrumentation Division

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NSLS X-ray and VUV Beamlines
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User Community
Users by Field of Research
50 Growth in last decade Strong growth in life
sciences Largest group is Mat/Chem Sciences
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Basic Energy Studies

• Center for Functional Nanomaterials
• Rational design of catalysts
• Strongly correlated and complex systems
• Interface of life and physical sciences

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Imaging the Brain (PET, fMRI)

• What are causes/results of addiction
• Alcohol
• Cocaine
• Obesity
• Smoking
• How do Alzheimers and Parkinsonism impact the
  brain
• Effects of multiple sclerosis

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Applied Research

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

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Computing

• Thats what youre here for
• so get to work
• glad to have you at BNL