Argonne Research Divisions
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.
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The Accelerator Systems Division provides best-in-class operation, maintenance and upgrade of the Advanced Photon Source accelerators and support users in doing outstanding science in a safe environment.
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The Applied Materials Division accelerates the development of new materials and processes using scalable synthesis, advanced characterization, and device fabrication and testing to drive innovation from invention to commercialization.
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The APS Engineering Support Division provides reliable operations and technical support to the Advanced Photon Source user community. AES works to ensure that the Advanced Photon Source maintains its status as a preeminent scientific user facility.
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Argonne’s Biosciences Division seeks to use state-of-the-art technology to conduct multidisciplinary basic research that will increase our understanding of the fundamental molecular mechanisms of life.
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Members of the Chemical & Fuel Cycle Technologies Division, as world experts on the nuclear fuel cycle, develop and qualify fuels and innovative fuel recycle processes and equipment, model complex nuclear materials, and design fuel cycle facilities.
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The mission of the Chemical Sciences and Engineering division is to provide the nation with breakthroughs in understanding chemical transformations, energy storage and energy conversion by taking advantage of our unique and world-leading capabilities.
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The Computational Science (CPS) Division focuses on solving the most challenging scientific problems through advanced modeling and simulation on the most capable computers.
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The Data Science and Learning Division (DSL) tackles advanced scientific problems where data analysis and artificial intelligence can provide critical insights and accelerate discovery.
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Argonne’s Decision and Infrastructure Sciences (DIS) division harnesses unique laboratory capabilities to inform decisions related to the most pressing national and global security challenges.
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Connecting today’s world-class research to tomorrow’s STEM problem solvers
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On May 2, 2022, Energy Systems became two new divisions.
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We are addressing energy security and environmental sustainability by analyzing the benefits and challenges of efficient energy technologies and renewable energy and making U.S. energy system more sustainable and resilient.
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Our mission is to perform basic and applied research and assessment that seeks to understand how natural and human-managed environmental systems function and how system components respond to various perturbations.
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The Experimental Operations and Facilities (EOF) division provides design engineering, analysis, experimental technical support services, and operates accelerator facilities.
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Research in the High Energy Physics division is driven by the goal of understanding the fundamental constituents of matter and energy, and illuminating the ultimate nature of space and time.
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The Materials Science division emphasizes the study of the structure and function of novel materials to solve America’s energy challenges.
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A leader in the computing sciences, the MCS Division provides the numerical tools and technology for solving some of our nation’s most critical scientific problems.
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The Nanoscience and Technology division at Argonne National Laboratory hosts the Center for Nanoscale Materials, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, in addition to performing world-class nanoscience.
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The Nuclear Science and Engineering Division advances the design and operation of nuclear energy systems and applies nuclear energy-related expertise to current and emerging programs of national and international significance.
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The mission of the Physics division is to understand the origin, evolution and structure of baryonic matter in the universe – the matter that makes up stars, planets and human life itself.
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The Strategic Security Sciences Division (S3) is an applied research organization that develops scientific and technical national security solutions to address complex problems that threaten safety and stability throughout the world.
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We are facilitating the transition to a decarbonized economy by developing sustainable transportation and power solutions.
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World-class research using x-rays
