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New Agenda and Opportunitiesat Los AlamosAlan J. HurdFebruary 17, 2021NMTech Research Expo
Scope and Purpose The excitement of national security science Enhancing academic collaborations & institutional relationshipsLos Alamos National Laboratory1/4/21 2Feb 17, 2021 2
1943: Oppenheimer designs Project Y on scrap of papere.g. A. What is present knowledge of critical mass?HeadquartersFeb 17, 2021 3
Our national security mission is broad and important— enabled by ST&E discoveryEnsure the safety, reliability,and performance of theU.S nuclear stockpile Physics & Design Engineering ProductionPreventing and counteringefforts of proliferants toacquire, develop ordisseminate materialsand expertise necessaryfor nuclear weaponsExcellence in nuclear securityto ensure the nation’s nucleardeterrent through theory,modeling and simulation,and SSIONNON-PRO& COUNTERPROLIFERATIONCROSSDOMAINDETERRENCEEnergy security SustainableNuclear Energy Resilient Materials Complexity inEnergy SystemsSupporting the DoD, IC, and other nationalsecurity partners to execute multidomainoperations across land, air, sea, space and cyberLos Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 4
Our “Pillars” in science, technology &engineering define LDRD-DR agendaMATERIALS FOR THE FUTUREDefects and InterfacesExtreme EnvironmentsEmergent Phenomena2/4/21: Pre-proposal due date3/29: Call for full proposals by invitation5/6: Full proposals dueSCIENCE OF SIGNATURESNuclear DetonationNuclear Processing, Movement,WeaponizationNatural and Anthropogenic PhenomenaNUCLEAR AND PARTICLE FUTURESHigh Energy Density Physics & Fluid DynamicsNuclear & Particle Physics, Astrophysics & CosmologyApplied Nuclear Science & EngineeringAccelerator Science & TechnologyINTEGRATING INFORMATION, SCIENCE, ANDTECHNOLOGY FOR PREDICTIONComputing PlatformsComputational ScienceData ScienceLos Alamos National LaboratoryWEAPONS SYSTEMSDesignManufacturingAnalysisCOMPLEX NATURAL AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMSHuman–Natural System Interactions:NuclearEngineered SystemsHuman–Natural System Interactions:Non-NuclearFeb 17, 2021 5
Balance between operations and mission defines theLab AgendaDesign, produce, andcertify current and futurenuclear weapons andreduce global nuclearthreatsExecute sustainedoperations that arereliable and responsiveto mission needsExcellencein NuclearSecurityExcellence inMissionOperationsExcellencein Mission-FocusedScience,Technology &EngineeringExcellence inCommunityRelationsDeliver scientificdiscovery and technicalbreakthroughs thatsupport DOE & NNSAmissionsSustain and enhanceLANL’s partnership withthe community acrossNorthern New MexicoCulture Statement: HOW we do our work is as important as WHAT we doFeb 17, 2021 6
FY21 Lab Agenda1.0NUCLEAR SECURITYSIMULTANEOUSEXCELLENCE2.0MISSION-FOCUSED SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING3.0MISSION OPERATIONS4.0COMMUNITY RELATIONSStrategicObjective(10–20 years)Excellence inNuclear SecurityExcellence in Mission-FocusedScience, Technology &EngineeringExcellence inMission OperationsExcellence inCommunity RelationsCriticalOutcomes(5–10 years)Design, produce, and certifycurrent and future nuclearweapons and reduce globalnuclear threatsDeliver scientific discovery andtechnical breakthroughs thatsupport DOE and NNSA missionsExecute sustained operationsthat are reliable and responsiveto mission needsSustain and enhance LANL’spartnership with thecommunity across theNorthern New Mexico regionLos Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 7
FY21 Lab Agenda1.0NUCLEAR SECURITY2.0MISSION-FOCUSED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERINGExcellence in Nuclear SecurityExcellence in Mission-Focused Science, Technology &EngineeringDesign, produce, and certify current and futurenuclear weapons and reduce global nuclear threats1.1 Execute LANL’s Manufacturing mission todeliver 30 plutonium pits per year1.2 Transform nuclear weapons warhead designand production1.3 Anticipate threats to global security; developand deploy revolutionary tools to detect, deter,and respond1.4 Support modernization of LANL warheadsystemsDeliver scientific discovery and technical breakthroughsthat support DOE and NNSA missions2.1 Refine and enhance the LANL capability pillarframework2.2 Advance accelerator science, engineering, andtechnology to enable future stewardship capabilities2.3 Advance the frontiers of computing to exascaleand beyond2.4 Assert leadership in the national quantuminitiative1.5 Assess the stockpile as it ages and projectweapon system lifetimesLos Alamos National Laboratory2.5 Develop and implement an integrated nuclearenergy and nuclear materials initiative2.6 Implement an integrated initiative for plutoniumand actinide missions based on FY20 strategy2.7 Implement a national security life sciencesinitiativeFeb 17, 2021 8
LDRD Exploratory Research Areas for 2021 Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMSE) Atomic, Molecular, Quantum and Optical Sciences (AMQOS)Biological Sciences (BIOS)Chemical Sciences (CHEM)Computational Methods and Computer Science (CMCS)Data Science and Mathematics (DSM)Earth and Space Sciences (EES)Emergent Materials Behavior (EMB)High-Energy-Density Matter, Plasma, Fluids, and Beams (HPFB)Quarks to the Cosmos (QTC)2/9/21: pre-proposal deadlinesER Seedlings3/23: Call for full proposals by invitation4/19: Full proposals dueLos Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 9
Employee numbers continue to growLANL Hires and Attrition(FY13 – FY20 est.)9,0599,000000,12 848006197,385 7,4115307,5051,0137,8941,2508,219 8,3321200336456Hires and Attrition8,835200010,0005,00002013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 *HiresAttrition*(data as of March 2020)Los Alamos National LaboratoryRegular and Term Employees1600Student/Postdoc Numbers 13FY14Postdoc Diversity*FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19LANLDOE Nat’l LabsWomen25%24.4%Under-representedminorities (URM)6.4%8.6%Other people of color(OPC)35.3%36.5%Headcount*2019 (URM: Hispanic, Black, Native American; OPC: Asian)Feb 17, 2021 10
“High expectations” – Director Thom MasonLos Alamos National Laboratory
LANL Workforce Estimates 2020-2024Los Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 12
LANL is a complex, dynamic systemof people, facilities, materials, and servicesWeapons Programs Director’s OfficeWeapons Physics Design and ComputationWeapons EngineeringHigh ExplosivesPlutoniumTritium/GTSUranium, Beryllium, Salts, MetalsDetonatorsComponent Fabrication and Assembly Institutional ManagementScience, Technology & Engineering Institutional OperationsNuclear Nonproliferation & Counter-ProliferationEmerging ThreatsIntelligence CommunityNational Defense and Homeland SecurityChemistry, Earth and Life SciencesMaterials and Physical SciencesTheoretical and Computational Sciences40 square miles47 technical areas 1,280 buildings/ 9M sq ft11 nuclear facilitiesBusiness ServicesEnvironmental, Safety, and HealthNuclear & High Hazard OperationsSecurity and Mission AssuranceCapital ProjectsProject Management Services268 miles of roads8,400 career employees/12,800 workers on site 2,500 R&D staff 1,100 veterans 500 postdocs 1,850 students 3.1B budget11 Directorates4,700 projects60 DivisionsFeb 17, 2021 13
Institutional ConsortiaRegional Academic Collaborations (REACT)UNLVBYUU of ColoUCUC Southern HubUCLA, UCSD, UCIUCSB, UCR, LLNLColo Schoolof MinesColo State UTexasA&MASU, UA NM TechUniv ofTexasUNMFirst Master AgreementsSigned withNM Consortium (1) &NM Tech (2), UNM (3), NMSU (4)NMSUOther major partners:University of Alaska AnchorageUniversity of Alaska FairbanksUniversity of UtahRPINortheasternFeb 17, 2021 14
2/16/21 151946:Existential crisis year for Director Norris Bradbury “There was one school of thoughtwhich held that Los Alamos shouldbecome a monument, a ghostlaboratory, and that all work on themilitary use of atomic energy shouldcease.”Los Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 15
2/16/21 16Early 1946: The water pipe to Los Alamos froze and the water hadto be supplied by tanker trucks.Los Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 16
1946: Bradbury starts academic research program1943 Harvard Cyclotron arrivesRosen, Allred, et al tookover the cyclotronRosenDirector Norris Bradbury on university cooperation (1946)“ this Laboratory comprises one of the most excellentlyequipped physics laboratories in the country the facilitieswhich can be devoted to fundamental research should befully employed in this pursuit.”Feb 17, 2021 17
The 1946 Conference resulted in today’s robuststudent internship program serving 2000 studentsper yearFuller LodgeLos Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 18
LANL’s Student Program Office oversees our Internships OpportunitiesLANL has a variety of Student Internships High School Co-op Program Undergraduate Student Interns Graduate Research Associates Post-Bac and Post Masters Students who arelooking to explore research!Diversity Program Opportunities: Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (GFSDFellows) National Consortium for Graduate Degrees forMinorities in Engineering (GEM Fellows) DOE Minority-Serving Institution PartnershipPrograms (consortiums and tions/student-internships/index.phpLos Alamos National LaboratoryFebruary 16, 2021Feb 17, 2021 1919
Supercomputer Institute class of 2020Los Alamos National LaboratoryFebruary 16, 2021Feb 17, 2021 2020
Postdocs are hired by Staff in many LANL technical organizationsPostdoc Appointments include: Postdoctoral Research Associates pursueresearch as part of ongoing LANL scienceand engineering programs. Director's Postdoctoral Fellows arecompetitive fellowships based on academicand research accomplishments Distinguished Fellows must displayextraordinary ability in scientific research andtechnical leadership Robert Oppenheimer Fellow Richard P. Feynman Fellow in Theory and Computing* Darleane Christian Hoffman Fellow Frederick Reines Fellow in Experimental SciencesLos Alamos National LaboratoryFebruary 16, 2021Feb 17, 2021 2121
LANL currently has over 500 Postdoctoral ResearchersPostdocs by Field of StudyThe Postdoc program is LANL’s mostutilized pipeline for our R&D staff Individual LANL staff recruit and hirePostdocsAstronomy, 2%Physics, 32% LANL has a Postdoc Fellows andalso Postdoc Associates. The Laboratory converts about 50%of our Postdocs to technical staff atthe LaboratoryMathematicsand ComputerScience, 22,5%MaterialsScience, 32,7%Bioscience, 7%Chemistry,18%Earth,Atmospheric,and OceanSciences, stdoc-program/index.shtmlLos Alamos National LaboratoryFebruary 16, 2021Feb 17, 2021 2222
The entire staff of the laboratory has been drawn almost withoutthe staffsof academic institutions and from theirLabexceptionfacilitiesfrommadean impactgraduate students. For many personnel the absence of academiccontacts [is] a source of regret.--Director Norris BradburytodayLandauFeynmanRotons in He-IIYarnell, Phys Rev(1959)Feb 17, 2021 23
Your headline should be a full sentence summaryJoint Appointments have been the conduit to and from the LabMurray Gell-MannMurray Gell-MannCalTechCalTechJune MathewsJune MathewsMITMITINCOMING, often Summer FacultyINCOMING, often Summer FacultyStan UlamStan UlamLANLLANLFred ReinesFred ReinesLANLLANLOUTGOING, often SabbaticalsOUTGOING, often SabbaticalsRetain,Retain, Research,Research, Recruit,Recruit, Recognize,Recognize, RevitalizeRevitalizeSlide 2Slide 24Feb 17, 2021 24
“Of Earth and Sky, A History of New MexicoInstitute of Mining and Technology 1889-1964”Paige W. Christiansen (University of New Mexico Press, 1964)Sterling ColgateNMIMT President1965-1974Norris BradburyLANL Director1945-1970Los Alamos Ranch SchoolFeb 17, 2021 25
1946: NMIMT established a graduate program Expanded STEM curriculum President E.J. Workman founded the Energetic MaterialsResearch and Testing Center EMRTCFeb 17, 2021 26
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KITP notesColgate, Hui Li, Van Romero, Jiahe Si, Richard Sonnenfeld, DavidWestpfahl, and othersFeb 17, 2021 28
PipelinePartnerships & Pipeline Office (PPO) enhances externaloutreachPipeline Mechanisms: Student Programs: Education opportunities forhigh school, undergraduate, and graduate students Postdoctoral Programs: Postdocs contribute toresearch efforts, enhance our STE capabilitiesPartnership Opportunities:Partnerships National Security Education Center Strategic Centers:Scientific centers of excellence with high international visibility that innovatestrategic new science and education programs New Mexico Consortium Coordination: Creative mechanisms for collaborationwith NM research universities through joint appointments and unique facilities Feynman Center for Innovation: From “tech transfer”’ to innovation asset stewardshipwith strategy driven through Innovation Asset Strategic CouncilLos Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 29
National Security Education Center Strategic CentersGateways for collaboration, education, and recruitment§ Center for Nonlinear lex systems§ Center for Space and Earth ScienceAstrophysical, space, earth, & climate sciences§ Engineering InstituteStructural health monitoring, cyberphysicalsystems§ Information Science & TechnologyEducation, collaboration, research in IS&T§ Institute for Materials ScienceAdvancement of materials science§ Seaborg InstituteActinide science & Plutonium Center ofExcellenceLos Alamos National LaboratoryFeb 17, 2021 30
Signature facilities are stillthe hallmark ofLos AlamosNational High MagneticField LabLos Alamos NeutronScience CenterCenter for IntegratedNanotechnologiesLos Alamos Research ParkJanuary 7, 2019 31Feb 17, 2021 31
The New Mexico Consortium (NMC)--Steve Buelow talk, March 3A non-profit corporation formed by the threeNew Mexico research universitiesLANLUNMNMTechNMSU§ Develop models for operating collaborative inter-disciplinaryresearch across partner institutions such as start-ups.* http://newmexicoconsortium.orgFeb 17, 2021 32
Joint Appointments with Academic Institutionsestablish a relationship employing existingmechanismsFeb 17, 2021 33
§ Outgoing & Incoming JA.s are “seconded” to the host, can act as a CoPI on a proposal, and both institutions are able to recover indirect costs.staff &invoiceNMTLANLfundingFeb 17, 2021 34
People are the basis of institutional relationshipsDavid Grow was the first NMT Joint AppointmentGrowLANLJAMasonLANL DIRWellsNMT PresJanuary 7, 2019 35Feb 17, 2021 35
ANLReisenfeldLANLKlein LANLKenyonLANLFrigo LANLGnanakaranLANLHlavacekLANLReeves LANLKenyonLANLGuzikLANLLos Alamos NLBennettLANLFeb 17, 2021 36
FacultyJoint AppointmentsShreveUNMMarinakisUNMSamsel UTGibsonUAFMaio NMSUFohtungRPIJones CCUAbdelkefiNMSUMisra NMSUFeb 17, 2021 37
Gates funded Bette Korber to design a mosaic HIV vaccine withHarvard now in testing. She is moving on to COVID-19.Bette Korber2021 LosAlamosMedalHonoreeJanuary 7, 2019 38Feb 17, 2021 38
Post-Pilot Joint Appointments,Status and Forecast§Dual paycheck Outside Activities with NMC are straightforward§§LANL-NMC average 20 active and 20 pending OAR’s withNMCSingle paycheck Joint Appointments are sometimes hard oncash-flow at NMC§LANL-NMC have 21 active outgoing and 10 active incomingJA’s executedUniversities are larger andtherefore better equipped forJoint Appointments than NMCFeb 17, 2021 39
§ Preferred indirect rate 19% for JA program for offsite work§ Onsite use can be implemented through facility-use feesFull cost recovery prevails at LANL and DOEFeb 17, 2021 40
MechanismsConsortia (NMC, REACT, UC SoHub, )Institutional AgreementsJoint AppointmentsOutside ActivitiesContracts including IA funding agreementsEPSCoR and calls with lab41Feb 17, 2021 41
OutcomesRetentionRevitalizationResearchRecruitment (including two-body)Recognition42Feb 17, 2021 42
M anaged by Triad National Security, LLCfor the U.S. Departm ent of Energy's NNSALos Alamos NationalLaboratory2/16/21Feb 17, 2021 43
Happy to Answer Questions!Feb 17, 2021 44
Student Programs: Education opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students Postdoctoral Programs: Postdocs contribute to research efforts, enhance our STE capabilities Partnership Opportunities: National Security Education Center Strategic Centers: Los Alamos National Laboratory
