Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

View of Brookhaven National Laboratory campus, with the High Flux Beam Reactor in the foreground
Motto	"Passion for discovery"
Established	1947
Research type	Nuclear and high-energy physics, materials science, nanomaterials, chemistry, energy, and environmental, biological, and climate sciences
Budget	Over US$550 million (2015)
Director	JoAnne L. Hewett
Staff	2,750
Location	Upton, Suffolk County, New York, United States 40°52′30″N 72°52′37″W / 40.875°N 72.877°W / 40.875; -72.877
Campus	21 km2 (5,265 acres)
Operating agency	Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
Website	www.bnl.gov
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Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, Long Island a hamlet of the Town of Brookhaven. It was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base. Located 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.^[1]