'''Ames Laboratory''' is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in
Ames, Iowa. Compared to most other DOE laboratories, it is small, employing about 500 people. It is located on the campus of
Iowa State University.
History
The lab was started as part of the
Manhattan Project. Its purpose was to produce high purity
uranium from uranium ores.
Frank Spedding lead the effort to develop the
thermite process for this purpose. Most of the uranium used in the first self sustaining nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago was provided by this project.
Category:U.S. National Labs
Category:Manhattan Project