Ames National Laboratory

Ames National Laboratory, formerly Ames Laboratory, is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in , and affiliated with Iowa State University.
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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory in Ames, Iowa
  • Also known as: “Ames Lab” and “Ames Laboratory”
  • Address: 311 Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Farm House and Carrie Chapman Catt Hall.

Museum
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, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in . Now a museum open to the general public, this house was originally built in 1860 as part of the model farm aspect of Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm. is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Ames National Laboratory.

University building
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is an administrative building completed in 1892, at Iowa State University which currently houses the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Carrie Chapman Center for Women and Politics. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Ames National Laboratory.

University building
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, on the campus of Iowa State University, is a historic building that now houses the Christian Petersen Art Museum. It was named for Justin Smith Morrill, who created the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. is situated 1,200 feet south of Ames National Laboratory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iowa State Center and Ames.

Neighborhood
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The is located just southeast of Iowa State University's central campus in . It is a complex of cultural and athletic venues.

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is a pleasant college town in , sitting astride the Skunk River roughly 30 miles north of . Life in follows the ebb and flow of the academic year at Iowa State University, which is the city's primary draw.

Hamlet
is a community within the corporate limits of the city of , in , , United States. is situated 2 miles west of Ames National Laboratory.

Ames National Laboratory

Latitude
42.03062° or 42° 1′ 50″ north
Longitude
-93.648° or 93° 38′ 53″ west
Inception
1947
Operator
U.S. Department of Energy
Open location code
86J829J2+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1080378017
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4745875
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovenian—“Ames National Laboratory” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ames Laboratory”
  • Chinese: “埃姆斯国家实验室”
  • Chinese: “埃姆斯实验室”
  • Chinese: “埃姆斯實驗室”
  • Chinese: “艾姆斯国家实验室”
  • Chinese: “艾姆斯國家實驗室”
  • Chinese: “露絲·蒙哥馬利”
  • German: “Ames National Laboratory”
  • Russian: “Эймсская лаборатория”
  • Slovenian: “Ames Laboratory”
  • Slovenian: “Ames National Laboratory”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni laboratorij Ames”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Science II Prairie and Parks Library.

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