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'Science on Saturday' lecture to discuss the evolution of laser-plasma accelerators
WHO: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist Felicie Albert, along with teacher Dan Burns of Los Gatos High School, will present "Laser-Plasma Accelerators: Riding the Wave to the Next-Generation X-ray Light Sources," the third lecture in the 2018 Science on Saturday lineup that is part of Livermore’s Science and Engineering Month. The series theme is …
'Science on Saturday' lecture to discuss improving health through spectrometry
WHO: Lawrence Livermore scientist Mike Malfatti, along with teacher Katherine Huang of Dougherty Valley High School, will present "Biomedical Acceleratory Mass Spectrometry: Improving Human Health One Atom at a Time," the second lecture in the 2018 Science on Saturday lineup that is part of Livermore’s Science and Engineering Month. The series theme is "Marvelous Machines…
Go-getter undergrad lands second-author credential for 'hydrogen-getters' research
It’s rare for an undergraduate science student to appear as an author on a scientific journal paper, and when they do, theirs is usually the last name on the list. However, Elizabeth Sangalang, a graduating senior studying biochemistry at California State University East Bay, has landed a second-author credential through the research she completed as a summer intern at…
Battle of the Nerds: Lab pride on display at inaugural Nerd Bowl flag football tournament
The eight teams participating in the inaugural Nerd Bowl tournament had no idea they were making history. As the sun rose in Menlo Park, players representing Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories/CA and Facebook volunteered their Saturday to prove their nerd supremacy at the inaugural Nerd Bowl…
Media Advisory: 'Science on Saturday' lecture to show proteins in action through action movies
WHO: Lawrence Livermore scientists Matthias Frank and Megan Shelby, along with Erin McKay, a biology teacher from Tracy High School, will present "Biomolecular Action Movies: Flash Imaging With X-ray Lasers," the first lecture in the 2018 Science on Saturday series. The series theme is "Marvelous Machines." WHAT: Proteins are nature's machines, performing tasks from…
Lab's popular Science on Saturday lecture series returns with a look at marvelous machines
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," returns Feb. 3 and runs through Feb. 24 at the Bankhead Theater, located at 2400 First St. in Livermore. The series will offer four different lectures with the theme "Marvelous Machines." Each lecture is presented by leading LLNL researchers who are joined by master high school…
Student's essay on impact of LLNL summer internship wins scholarship award
Cal-State University Long Beach student Kalvin Ogbuefi, who interned last summer for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Data Science Student Institute (DSSI), recently won a $1,000 grand prize scholarship from the university for an essay about how his internship impacted his life. As a research intern, Ogbuefi was part of the Lab’s Machine Learning Group,…
Gamboa a role model for women pursuing STEM
"These women represent the diversity of New Mexico. They were chosen for the grace and grit at which they pursue life and career." -The New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge _________ Marisol Gamboa, computer scientist and associate division leader for the Global Security Computing Applications Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), was selected to serve…
Lawrence Livermore campaign raises $3.8 million for charitable organizations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC, raised $3.8 million to distribute amongst charitable organizations for the second year in a row. Employees pledged $2.8 million through payroll deduction via the Laboratory’s annual employee giving program, the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign, now…
Greg Simonson connects mentors to students
Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees who volunteer for various nonprofit agencies. Many of these agencies are available for employees to donate through the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign. ____________ When given the opportunity to attend a competitive robotics championship event last year…
Fighting diabetes through the 'Tour de Cure'
Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees who volunteer for various nonprofit agencies. Many of these agencies are available for employees to donate through the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign. ___________ Melanee Scarborough is an administrative assistant to the Micro and Nano Technology…
Lab employee and veteran Steve Leahy volunteers to help disaster victims rebuild
Editor's Note: This is one in a series of articles about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees who volunteer for various nonprofit agencies. Many of these agencies are available for employees to donate through the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign. ____________ If you ask Steve Leahy where he was after Hurricane Harvey, the deadly and destructive…
'Science on Saturday' lecture in Oakland to explore biologically inspired nano-bots
WHO: Lawrence Livermore scientists Matt Coleman, Amy Rasley and Wei He, along with Tracy High School science teacher Erin McKay, will present "Building Biologically Inspired Nano-Bots," the second and final lecture in the 2017 Science on Saturday series at the Chabot Space and Science Center. The series theme is "Ingenious Inventions." WHAT: This informative and…
Veteran Shaun Stephenson reflects on his military service and journey to honor his brother
"I was operating in the theater in late January of 1991, preparing for the challenges that lay ahead with an unforeseen enemy," Shaun Stephenson recalled. "Little did I know that one of those challenges would be the loss of my brother." Stephenson, from Bountiful, Utah, was 19 years old when he stepped on desert soil for the first time. He had one mission in mind - to…
Bay Area Science Festival to deliver Saturday
The Bay Area Science Festival returns to AT&T Park in San Francisco on Saturday, Nov. 11. The 7th annual Discovery Day at AT&T Park features hundreds of activities to "unleash your inner scientist" and explore some of the scientific and technical work going on at the national labs, colleges and universities and research centers located throughout the Bay Area. Once…
LLNL's popular lecture series highlighting 'Ingenious Inventions' premieres in Oakland
LIVERMORE, California -- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," premieres Saturday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. at the Chabot Space and Science Center, located at 10,000 Skyline Blvd. in Oakland. The series will offer two different lectures, one each on Saturday, Nov. 4 and Nov. 18, with the theme "Ingenious Inventions." Each lecture…
'Girls Who Code' workshop introduces students to 3D printing, computer-aided design
Granada High School sophomore Sehar Khan wants to be a professional wrestler when she grows up. But if that doesn’t pan out, she has a contingency plan. "Engineering is really fun," Khan said. "You can be creative and you have the freedom and choice to do what you want, and I like that. I want to learn more about different types of engineering pathways; if I can get the…
Move over, Einstein: boy genius aims for stars
He has been called the next Einstein due to his understanding of particle physics, while his perfect pitch has drawn comparisons to Mozart. He has set a goal of building his own star, which he plans to place somewhere in the Andromeda galaxy. He’s confident he can help NASA with its first manned mission to Mars. He’s only 8 years old. Romanieo Golphin Jr. came to the Lab…
Girls empowered to expand their horizons
The San Joaquin Expanding Your Horizons (SJEYH) conference for girls celebrated its 25th year with the theme "STEMpowered!" on Saturday, Sept. 23, bringing 500 girls to the University of the Pacific Campus in Stockton to learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). SJEYH, co-sponsored by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Sandia…
Laboratory recognized for its sustainability
Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 on Tuesday presented Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) with a regional-level award for significant efforts in reducing waste. The award ceremony was held at Sandia National Laboratory-California’s open campus at the monthly farmers market. This month’s farmers market theme was…
