Argonne National Laboratory(美国)

阿贡国家实验室

阿贡国家实验室 ArgonneNationalLaboratorywww.anl.gov位于美国伊利诺伊州杜佩奇县，是美国能源部下属的国家实验室。它是美国政府规模、历史最悠久的科研机构之一。实验室的前身是曼哈顿工程的一部分。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