Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is one of the United States premier national research facilities, located in Lemont, Illinois, about 25 miles southwest of Chicago. Established in 1946 as the first national laboratory in the country, Argonne grew out of the University of Chicago's work on the Manhattan Project. Today, it operates as a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center under the U.S. Department of Energy, managed by UChicago Argonne LLC. The laboratory conducts cutting-edge research across numerous fields including advanced materials, nuclear energy, high-performance computing, battery technology, and fundamental physics. Argonne is particularly renowned for its leadership in scientific user facilities like the Advanced Photon Source, which provides ultra-bright X-ray beams for materials research, and the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, which houses some of the world's most powerful supercomputers. With over 3,400 employees including scientists, engineers, and support staff, Argonne collaborates extensively with universities, industry partners, and other national laboratories to address critical challenges in energy, environment, national security, and basic science.