Brookhaven National Laboratory was established in 1947 on the
eastern end of Long Island at the former site of the U.S. Army’s
Camp Upton. Originally built out of a post-World War II desire
to explore the peaceful applications of atomic energy, the
Laboratory now has a broader mission: to perform basic and
applied research at the frontiers of science, including nuclear
and high-energy physics; physics and chemistry of materials;
nanoscience; energy and environmental research; national
security and nonproliferation; neurosciences and medical
imaging; structural biology; and computational sciences. Over
its history, Brookhaven Lab has housed three research reactors,
numerous one-of-a-kind particle accelerators, and other cutting-
edge research facilities responsible for discoveries leading to
many advances for science and society as well as seven Nobel
Prizes. Brookhaven was originally conceived, in part, to
establish a national laboratory in the Northeastern United
States to design, construct and operate large