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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
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