Back Middle School Academic Competition - Round Robin Tournament

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) - Argonne, Illinois - http://www.anl.gov/
ANL’s research spans the scientific and engineering spectrum. Experimental, theoretical, and modeling work in materials science, physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and supercomputing provide the raw material for new breakthroughs. Applied science and engineering help find practical solutions to society’s problems, including transportation, nuclear energy, grid modernization, and battery science. ANL also designs, builds, and operates scientific user facilities - large national research facilities that would be too expensive for a single company or university to run, such as the Mira supercomputer and the giant X-ray synchrotron Advanced Photon Source. These facilities are relied on by thousands of researchers from universities and industry each year for breakthroughs in fields from construction and aeronautics to batteries and pharmaceuticals.

National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) - Pittsburgh, PA and Morgantown, WV - http://www.netl.doe.gov/
NETL is the DOE’s fossil energy research Laboratory. The Laboratory’s mission is to discover, integrate, and mature technology solutions to enhance the Nation’s energy foundation and protect the environment for future generations. The Laboratory maintains technical competencies in areas critical to the discovery, development, and deployment of affordable, sustainable fossil energy technologies and systems. Through collaboration with partners in industry, academia, and other national and international research organizations, NETL nurtures emerging fossil energy technologies across the full breadth of the maturation cycle. Partners in NETL’s research programs number in the thousands and include small and large U.S. businesses, national research organizations, colleges and universities, and other government Laboratories.

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) - Idaho Falls, Idaho - https://www.inl.gov/
INL serves as the command center for advanced nuclear energy research, development, demonstration and deployment, and is home to an unparalleled combination of nuclear energy research, development and deployment test-bed facilities focused on fuel fabrication, steady-state and transient irradiation, and macro- and micro-scale post-irradiation examination. INL’s applied engineering discipline and problem-solving approach helps the Defense and Homeland Security departments, as well as industry partners, address significant national security challenges in critical infrastructure protection and nuclear nonproliferation. INL provides the nuclear community with access to the technical, regulatory and financial support necessary to move innovative nuclear energy technologies, such as small modular reactors, toward commercialization while ensuring the continued safe, reliable and economical operation of the existing nuclear fleet.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) - Los Alamos, New Mexico - http://www.lanl.gov/
As the Nation’s premier national security science Laboratory, LANL applies innovative and multidisciplinary science, technology, and engineering to help solve the Nation’s toughest challenges and protect the Nation and world. In delivering mission solutions, LANL ensures the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear deterrent and reduces emerging national security and global threats. The multidisciplinary focus of the Laboratory’s mission extends to nuclear nonproliferation, counterproliferation, energy and infrastructure security, and technology to counter chemical, biological, radiological, and high yield explosives threats.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) - Oak Ridge, Tennessee - https://www.ornl.gov/
ORNL is the largest multi-program science and energy Laboratory in the U.S. DOE system. Its mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs that accelerate the development and deployment of solutions in clean energy and global security, creating economic opportunity for the Nation.Established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project, ORNL pioneered plutonium production and separation, then focused on nuclear energy and later expanded to other energy sources and their impacts. Today, ORNL manages one of the Nation’s most comprehensive materials programs; two of the world’s most powerful neutron science facilities, the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor; unique resources for nuclear science and technology; leadership-class computers including Titan, the Nation’s fastest; and a diverse set of programs linked by an urgent focus on clean energy and global security.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) - Richland, Washington - http://www.pnl.gov/
For more than 50 years, PNNL’s world-class researchers have been making fundamental scientific discoveries that illuminate the mysteries of our planet and the universe. They also apply PNNL’s scientific expertise to tackle some of the most challenging problems in energy, the environment and national security. PNNL leverages its foundational capabilities in chemistry, environmental science and data analytics to provide national leadership in deepening the understanding of climate science, shaping the future power grid, preventing nuclear proliferation and cleaning up the environment for the DOE and other sponsors. EMSL, one of DOE’s scientific user facilities, is located at PNNL. PNNL also makes important contributions in energy storage, microbial biology and cyber security. PNNL partners extensively with other Labs, academia and industry in its research, development and deployment.

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) - Albuquerque, NM and Livermore, CA - http://www.sandia.gov/
Keeping the U.S. nuclear stockpile safe, secure, and effective is a major part of SNL’s work as a multi-mission national security, engineering Laboratory. SNL’s role has evolved to address the complex threats facing the United States through research and development in the following areas: 1)nuclear weapons - supporting U.S. deterrence policy by helping sustain and secure the nuclear arsenal; 2) defense systems & assessments - supplying new capabilities to U.S. defense and national security communities; 3) energy & climate - ensuring the stable supply of energy and resources, and protection of infrastructure; and 4) international, homeland & nuclear security - protecting nuclear assets and nuclear materials, and addressing nuclear emergency response and nonproliferation worldwide. The Laboratories’ highly specialized research staff is at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with universities and companies and performing multidisciplinary science and engineering research programs with significant impact on U.S. security.

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) - Newport News, Virginia - https://www.jlab.org/
TJNAF is the preeminent Laboratory in precision studies of the fundamental nature of confined states of quarks and gluons, including the protons and neutrons that make up the mass of the visible universe. The Laboratory is home to the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility, the first large-scale application of superconducting radiofrequency technology. TJNAF’s expertise is enabling an ever-increasing array of applications in the international scientific community, from high-power lasers to advanced particle accelerators.