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Ames Laboratory

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  • Founded: 1947
  • Employees: 450
  • Research: Materials science and engineering; chemical and biological sciences; applied math and computational science; environmental and protection sciences; and simulation, modeling and decision science.
  • Location: Ames, Iowa

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