Ames Laboratory

We Create Materials and Energy Solutions

Ames National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory dedicated to creating materials, inspiring minds to solve problems, and addressing global challenges.

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In the News

Paul Canfield to receive the 2025 Frank H. Spedding Award for Research in Rare Earth Science

Feature Story

Ames National Lab hosts first of its kind symposium for DOE NMR scientists

C-H borylation catalyzed by La in HY30 faujasite

Research Highlight

Organometallic Rare Earths in Zeolites Are Activated for Hydrocarbon Functionalization

Feature Story

Researchers discover a new multi-element alloy that could improve energy use in gas turbines

In the News

Ames National Laboratory Scientist Julie Slaughter featured in new video

Research Divisions

Ames Lab organolead mixed-halide perovskites

Chemical and Biological Sciences

Metal powder particles formed by high-pressure gas atomization

Materials Sciences and Engineering

Simulation, Modeling and Decision Science

Critical Materials

Research Programs

image of metal letters C M I on a brown background

Critical Materials Innovation Hub

Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics

Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals

Machine Learning Accelerated Materials Discovery Center

Services & Resources

Materials Preparation Center

Purification, preparation, and characterization of metals, alloys, and single crystals for research and industry

Sensitive Instrument Facility

Houses state-of-the-art electron microscopes in a vibration- and static-free environment for the highest possible resolution

Partner with Ames National Laboratory

Through multi-institutional collaborations, industry partnerships, and technology licensing, we transition basic energy science through early-stage research to commercialization.

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