Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
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| Established | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Research type | Basic |
Field of research | Meteorology |
| Director | Richard Sonnenfeld |
Operating agency | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology |
| Website | www.langmuir.nmt.edu |
The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research is a scientific laboratory studying the cloud processes that produce lightning, hail, and rain, located in the Magdalena Mountains of central New Mexico. The lab is operated by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) with funding from the National Science Foundation.
The lab was founded in 1963, following pioneering research by E. J. Workman, the former president of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (then the New Mexico School of Mines), and others, including Nobel laureate Irving Langmuir, the namesake of the laboratory. The earlier studies took place on the Plains of San Agustin and the San Mateo Mountains.
