Ames Laboratory - U.S. DOE

<img src="http://www.elementlist.com/images/ameslab.jpg" alt="ames lab" width="100" height="105" align="right"> At the forefront of current materials research, high-performance computing, and environmental science and management efforts, the Laboratory seeks solutions to energy-related problems through the exploration of physics, chemistry, engineering, applied mathematics and materials sciences. Established in the 1940s with the successful development of the most efficient process to produce high-purity uranium metal for atomic energy, the Lab now pursues a broad range of scientific priorities.