Brookhaven National Laboratory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
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gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:New_York_University
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Rutgers_University
gptkb:Stony_Brook_University
gptkb:The_City_University_of_New_York
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:area 5,322 acres
gptkbp:budget ~$700 million
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Suffolk_County
gptkbp:director Joanna Livengood (interim, as of 2024)
gptkbp:founded 1947
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brookhaven National Laboratory
gptkbp:latitude 40.8697
gptkbp:location gptkb:Upton,_New_York
gptkbp:longitude -72.8867
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:mission advance fundamental research in nuclear and particle physics, energy science, and related fields
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:Physics
Chemistry
yes
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:Chen-Ning_Yang
gptkb:Jack_Steinberger
gptkb:Leon_Lederman
gptkb:Melvin_Schwartz
gptkb:James_Cronin
gptkb:Raymond_Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Samuel_C.C._Ting
gptkb:T.D._Lee
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:positron_emission_tomography_(PET)
CP violation
cosmic rays studies
medical isotopes
muon neutrino
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Brookhaven_Linac_Isotope_Producer
gptkb:National_Synchrotron_Light_Source_II
gptkb:Relativistic_Heavy_Ion_Collider
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~2,800
gptkbp:openToPublic limited
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Brookhaven_Science_Associates
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:postalCode 11973
gptkbp:researchArea biology
chemistry
environmental science
materials science
nuclear physics
energy science
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:website https://www.bnl.gov/
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