Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base and Japanese internment camp. Its name stems from its location within the Town of Brookhaven, approximately 60 miles east of New York City. It is managed by Stony Brook University and Battelle Memorial Institute. Research at BNL includes nuclear and high energy physics, energy science and technology, environmental and bioscience, nanoscience, and national security. The 5,300 acre campus contains several large research facilities, including the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and National Synchrotron Light Source II. Seven Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work conducted at Brookhaven Lab. Overview BNL is staffed by approximately 2,750 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support personnel, and hosts 4,000 guest investigators every year. The laboratory has its own police station, fire department, and ZIP code (11973). In total
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) es un laboratorio nacional del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos ubicado en Upton, Long Island, y se estableció formalmente en 1947 en el sitio de Camp Upton, una antigua base del Ejército de Estados Unidos y campo de internamiento japonés. Su nombre proviene de su ubicación dentro de la ciudad de Brookhaven, a unos 60 millas al este de Nueva York. Está gestionado por la Universidad Stony Brook y el Instituto Memorial de Battelle. La investigación en BNL incluye física nuclear y de alta energía, ciencia y tecnología de la energía, medio ambiente y ciencias de la vida, nanociencia, y la seguridad nacional. El campus de 5.300 acres contiene varias instalaciones de investigación grandes, incluyendo el Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider y la Fuente Nacional Synchrotron Light II. Siete Premios Nobel han sido otorgados por el trabajo realizado en el laboratorio de Brookhaven.