Brookhaven National Laboratory
U.S. Department of EnergyBiography
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is one of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the US Department of Energy. Brookhaven is operated and managed by Brookhaven Science Associates, which was founded by the Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University and Battelle, a nonprofit applied science and technology organization.
The scientists and engineers at BNL work in the following research areas:
- Climate, Environment, & Biosciences
- Energy Security
- Photon Sciences
- QCD Matter
- Physics of the Universe
Brookhaven operates cutting-edge large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, and a wide range of advanced technologies. These facilities include:
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials
- Radiotracer Chemistry, Instrumentation and Biological Imaging
- Brookhaven Linac Isoptope Producer
- Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
- National Synchrotron Light Source II
- Computational Science Center
- Accelerator Test Facility
- NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
- Long Island Solar Farm
- Tandem Van de Graaff Facility
The Laboratory’s almost 3,000 scientists, engineers, and support staff are joined each year by more than 4,000 visiting researchers from around the world. BNL coordinates with a wide range of federal and local institutions, including the Northeast Biodefense Center.
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- DNA Framework for Rationally Designed Nanostructures (Jun 2016)
- Conduct Charged Particle Radiobiology Studies Relevant to Ion Therapy (Jun 2016)
- Studying Radiation’s Effect on Reactor Pressure Vessels (Mar 2016)
- Remien Named Manager of Brookhaven’s Environmental Protection Division (Mar 2015)
- Brookhaven Science Associates Awarded Brookhaven Lab Contract (Nov 2014)
- Scientists Map Key Moment in Assembly of DNA-Splitting Molecular Machine (Oct 2014)
- New NIH/DOE Grant for Life Science Studies at NSLS-II (Sep 2014)
- Harnessing the Power of Bacteria’s Sophisticated Immune System (Aug 2014)
- Brookhaven Wins R&D 100 Award for Novel Radiation Detector (Jul 2014)
- DNA-Linked Nanoparticles Form Switchable ‘Thin Films’ on a Liquid Surface (Jun 2014)
- The Science of Detecting and Defeating Radiological Threats (Apr 2014)
- Planning a Response to a ‘Dirty Bomb’ (Jan 2014)
- Scientists Identify Promising Antiviral Compounds (Jul 2013)