Argonne National Laboratory(美國)

阿貢國家實驗室

阿貢國家實驗室 ArgonneNationalLaboratorywww.anl.gov位于美國伊利諾伊州杜佩奇縣，是美國能源部下屬的國家實驗室。它是美國政府規(guī)模、歷史最悠久的科研機構之一。實驗室的前身是曼哈頓工程的一部分。ArgonneNationalLaboratoryoutsideChicagoisthefirstscienceandengineeringresearchnationalla boratoryintheUnitedStates,receivingthisdesignationonJuly1,1946.[1]ItisthelargestnationallaboratorybysizeandscopeintheMidwest.Amultipurposelaboratoryledsince2009bydirectorEricIsaacs,[2]Argonnemaintainsabroadportfolioinbasicscienceresearch,energystorageandrenewableenergy,environmentalsustainability,andnationalsecurity.ItismanagedfortheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEnergybyUChicagoArgonne,LLC,whichiscomposedoftheUniversityofChicagoandJacobsEngineeringGroupInc.[3]ArgonneisapartoftheexpandingIllinoisTechnologyandResearchCorridor.Thelaboratoryislocatedon1,700acres(6.9km2)inDuPageCounty,25miles(40km)southwestofChicago,Illinois