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WHAT IS BERKELEY LAB?
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One of 17 Department of Energy National Laboratories, Berkeley Lab — managed by the University of California — conducts non-classified, basic and applied scientific research in the public interest.
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MISSION STATEMENT Berkeley Lab fosters the groundbreaking fundamental science that brings transformational solutions to the world’s most urgent energy and environmental challenges and a greater understanding of the universe. Bringing Science Solutions to the World
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SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, SUPPORT STAFF, & STUDENTS 4014 962 Scientists 740 Engineers 473 Postdoctoral Associates 644 Research Support 296 Graduate Students 141 Undergraduate Students 758 Operations/Administrative Support
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NATIONAL USER FACILITIES 5 9,911 external scientific facility users per year ALSESnetJGI Molecular Foundry NERSC
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FY 14 LAB BUDGET FY 2014 Lab Budget $785 M $139.537Biological and Environmental Research (BER) $173.109Basic Energy Sciences (BES) $124.164Math and Computing Sciences $65.408High Energy Physics $19.61Nuclear Physics $0.885Fusion Energy Sciences $79.23EERE and Office of Electricity $18.884DOE Integrated Contractors $6.586Fossil Energy $40.994Other DOE $29.736National Institutes of Health (NIH) $86.774Work for Others (excluding NIH) In millions
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ECONOMIC IMPACT $441 million in employee salary and benefits have directly impacted the regional economy $326 million in procurements were awarded to a diverse group of large and small businesses for a broad range of products and service across the nation $141 million in purchasing made in California $4.4 million in licensing and royalty income 114 patents issued (70 US, 44 foreign) 739 active income-bearing license agreements FY 2014 Lab Budget $785 M
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EXCELLENCE 13 70 14 18 16 13 Nobel Prizes (1 group prize) 70 National Academy of Sciences members 14 National Medal of Science recipients 18 National Academy of Engineering members 16 Elements of the Periodic Table discovered at the Lab
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E.O. Lawrence 1939: Physics Glenn T. Seaborg and Edwin M. McMillan 1951: Chemistry Owen Chamberlain and Emilio Segrè 1959: Physics Donald Glaser 1960: Physics Melvin Calvin 1961: Chemistry Luis W. Alvarez 1968: Physics Yuan T. Lee 1986: Chemistry Steven Chu 1997: Physics Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007: Peace Saul Perlmutter 2011: Physics George F. Smoot III 2006: Physics NOBEL LAUREATES
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CONTACT US Contact Berkeley Lab: 510-486-4000 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory One Cyclotron Road Berkeley, CA 94720 twitter.com /BerkeleyLab instagram.com/ berkeleylab youtube.com/ user/BerkeleyLab facebook.com /BerkeleyLab plus.google.com/ +BerkeleyLab/posts
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