National Laboratories

At the University of Chicago, we are honored to steward two U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories, which have served as America’s leading institutions for scientific innovation for more than seven decades. In addition, we collaborate with the National Labs as intellectual partners and in pursuit of innovation, technology development, and economic progress. 

Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory

A multidisciplinary research center where scientists and engineers make game-changing discoveries and inspire new technologies that drive our nation’s prosperity and security.

Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory, working to solve the mysteries of matter, energy, space, and time for the benefit of all.

Featured National Labs News

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Food as medicine: How diet shapes gut microbiome health

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Fermilab leads project to develop novel quantum sensor

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Scaling hard tech: Bridging the gap between ideas and impact