IBM Research – Almaden, opened in 1986, sits atop nearly 700 acres of parkland in the hills above Silicon Valley, California and continues the IBM Research legacy started in San Jose more than 50 years ago. Dr. Josephine Cheng, IBM Fellow, oversees more than 350 scientists and engineers at this lab performing basic and applied research in computer science, services, storage systems, physical sciences and materials science and technology.

IBM Research - Almaden is home to eight IBM Fellows, nine Distinguished Engineers, and 14 members of the Academy of Technology. Many important milestones have been achieved at this lab, including writing I-B-M in xenon atoms to demonstrate the first-ever ability to position individual atoms one at a time; inventing the first data mining algorithms; inventing the first spin-valve (GMR) head (the world’s most sensitive read head); receiving the National Medal of Technology for leadership in developing and commercializing data storage technology; creating the IBM-Stanford Center for Spintronic Science and Applications (SpinAps) to research and develop new types of circuits that exploit the quantum spin properties of electrons; imaging a single electron spin with a magnetic resonance force microscope, a major milestone toward achieving 3-D atom-scale magnetic resonance imaging; launching the first cognitive computing research initiative, focused on understanding the workings of the human brain and ultimately mechanizing cognition; and the creation of a new membrane that filters out salts as well as potentially harmful toxins in water such as arsenic while using less energy than other forms of water purification. (read less)

IBM Research – Almaden, opened in 1986, sits atop nearly 700 acres of parkland in the hills above Silicon Valley, California and continues the IBM Research legacy started in San Jose more than 50 years ago. Dr. Josephine Cheng, IBM Fellow, oversees more than 350 scientists and engineers at this lab performing basic and applied research in computer science, services, storage systems, physical sciences and materials science and technology.

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