Science

The Argonne Research Library supports the scientific and technical research of the employees of Argonne National Laboratory. While the library is not open to the public, we do make our catalog available for searching.

Women in Science and Technology (WIST) aims to promote the success of women in scientific and technical positions at Argonne.

Science

The best and brightest minds come to Argonne to make scientific discoveries and technological innovations that improve the quality of life throughout the nation and the world.

The best and brightest minds come to Argonne.

We pursue big, ambitious ideas that redefine what is possible. Our pursuit of groundbreaking discoveries pushes the boundaries of fundamental science, applied science, and engineering to solve complex challenges and develop useful technologies that can transform the marketplace and change the world.

Argonne conducts fundamental research to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels. Through a continual pursuit of excellence and scientific achievement, our broad research agenda and unique scientific facilities support every aspect of the innovation ecology: basic research, technology development, and prototype development and testing.

Argonne's research and development programs are organized into directorates as follows:

Computing, Environment & Life Sciences (CELS)

The CELS mission is to enable groundbreaking scientific and technical accomplishments in areas of critical importance in the 21st century. CELS integrates research in the life sciences with the environmental sciences and the computing sciences.

Energy & Global Security (EGS)

Employing world class facilities, EGS applies unique expertise in science, engineering, and information systems to deliver environmentally sound solutions to our greatest challenges in energy access and global security.

Photon Sciences (PS)

PS comprises three research and support divisions centered on the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne, which provides the brightest storage ring-generated x-ray beams in the Western Hemisphere to more than 5,000 scientists worldwide.

Physical Sciences & Engineering (PSE)

PSE's mission is to create new materials and chemistries, and advance accelerator physics. It operates and manages two sophisticated user facilities for the Department of Energy's Office of Science: the Center for Nanoscale Materials and the Electron Microscopy Center.