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1 WHAT IS BERKELEY LAB?

2 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.

3 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

4 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

5 NATIONAL USER FACILITIES 5 9,911 external scientific facility users per year ALSESnetJGI Molecular Foundry NERSC

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 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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