The Ames Laboratory is part of DOE’s Office of Science laboratory complex, which includes several major national laboratories and specialized facilities.Ames Lab is unique within the complex both in its close relationship with ISU and its focus on the science and engineering of novel materials. It has a proud history of significant and often critical achievements, starting with the development of an inexpensive process to purify it, and the subsequent production of two million pounds of metallic uranium used in the Manhattan Project.
Today, about 400 researchers and nearly 200 support staff at the Laboratory represent a broad array of skills and capabilities spread across the fundamental sciences, mathematics, computation and engineering, allowing them to undertake projects that would be difficult or impossible to accomplish anywhere else. World-leading research in each area covered by the Lab is leveraged to higher value through collaboration among its various research teams. The close interactions between our scientists and engineers, along with our unique ability to purify and process the most challenging materials, have produced breakthrough discoveries in magnetism, optics, biomaterials, environmental science and many other areas. We will continue to exploit these synergies and our links with ISU to develop new science, new materials and new processes in support of the DOE’s energy mission and to transfer our research successes to the marketplace all to the benefit of our primary supporter, the American taxpayer.
Ames Lab is committed to the highest level of performance in every aspect of our research and we recognize that safety in our labs, respect for diversity in all of its aspects, protection of our environment, and rigorous scientific ethics are all essential components of a high-quality research program.
The Ames Laboratory is also committed to the development of new generations of researchers to keep America competitive in an increasingly global technological economy, and our unique symbiotic relationship with ISU provides special opportunities for their training. Please take some time to explore our Web site, or contact us directly, to learn more about the material influence of the Ames Laboratory.
Alex King,
Director
January 2008
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