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Postdocs captivate at 2023 LLNL Research SLAM!
Gathered in a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) auditorium on Thursday, Aug. 24, a dozen LLNL postdocs used three minutes and a single slide to answer the question "Why is my research important?" Lab trivia, guest appearances from previous Research SLAM! winners and thematic walk-up music for each of the finalists added to the festive atmosphere of the live…
Beyond the Lab: Interns build community through experiences
Every year, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) welcomes hundreds of interns for an experiential, hands-on approach to learning. Working with some of the brightest minds in their fields, LLNL’s interns have the opportunity to explore new projects, build their skills, connect with mentors and integrate into Lab culture — resulting in a meaningful experience that…
LLNL welcomes new machinist apprentices
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Engineering leadership welcomed the Lab’s newest machinist apprentices during a registration ceremony on Aug. 17. With program leaders looking on, the three new apprentices — Josh Kates, Daniel Hurtado and Hector Preciado — signed their requisite paperwork committing them to the Lab’s four-year Machinist Apprenticeship Program. The…
NIF&PS Summer Scholar Program celebrates a record year
The National Ignition Facility & Photon Science (NIF&PS) Summer Scholar Program had a record year in 2023 — and the program’s director says it’s directly related to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) fusion ignition milestone last Dec. 5. “A lot of students were excited about joining NIF because of ignition and said so on their application statements,”…
Georgia Tech duo spends summer at LLNL exploring materials processing and manufacturing
Professor Blair Brettmann from the Georgia Institute of Technology and her doctoral student Alexa Dobbs decided to spend a summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to collaborate with the Lab’s materials science experts and learn more about LLNL’s experimental resources. During Brettmann’s faculty mini-sabbatical, she collaborated with researchers from LLNL…
Biotech Summer Experience drives biotechnology and bioinformatics education
This summer, the Science Education Program within Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Academic Engagement Office hosted the Biotech Summer Experience for 24 high school students from July 17–28. The LLNL Biotech Summer Experience is an immersive 10-day experience that introduces high school students (ages 16 and older) to research projects in molecular biology and…
Lab’s newest machinists celebrate graduation from vaunted apprenticeship program
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Engineering leadership recently congratulated the latest graduates from the Machinist Apprenticeship Program at a ceremony marking their completion of the program and transition to state-certified machinists. During the ceremony, held at the traditional Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Livermore, Lab leaders, current and former apprentices…
Summer interns persevere to arrive at LLNL
Every year, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) welcomes hundreds of interns for an experiential, hands-on approach to learning. Working with some of the brightest minds in their fields, LLNL’s interns have the opportunity to explore new projects, build their skills, connect with mentors and integrate into Lab culture — resulting in a meaningful experience that…
UC Merced & UC Riverside tackle Data Science Challenge on machine learning-assisted heart modeling
For the first time, students from the University of California (UC) Merced and UC Riverside joined forces for the two-week Data Science Challenge (DSC) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, tackling a real-world problem in machine learning (ML)-assisted heart modeling. Held in the Livermore Valley Open Campus’s newly remodeled University of California Livermore…
Prioritizing professional development for educators
For more than 20 years, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has offered the Teacher Research Academy (TRA) program to middle school, high school and community college teachers looking for unique professional development experiences. At no cost to educators, TRA workshops help educators enhance their curricula with the latest advancements in science and technology. The…
Summer intern learns at intersection of chemistry and optical fiber
Mary Ann Cahoon’s journey to an internship with the National Ignition Facility (NIF) & Photon Science Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) began at the Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York. “I was a high school student, considering studying chemical engineering in college,” she said. “But that museum opened me up to the world of optical…
STEM with Smartphones: Uncovering Unknown Capabilities
While most high schoolers are all too familiar with the utility of a smartphone, Dr. David Rakestraw recently hosted a workshop proving that their phones had more to offer than they ever thought possible. Building off his successful curricula designed for educators to exploit the incredible capabilities of smartphones in their high school and university classrooms,…
LLNL, Nuclear Science and Security Consortium host workshop
A score of top-ranked university students from around the nation received a one-day “crash course” in some of the critical nuclear science and nonproliferation missions of the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at an event held earlier this month at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Twenty students participated in…
All eyes on Julie Klein
In her nearly 40 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Julie Klein has seen a lot of change in the world through the Lab’s lens. Currently the program lead for the Computing organization’s Information Technology (IT) Solutions division and LivIT Workforce Enablement program, Klein is now preparing for retirement in a time when the LGBTQ+ community is yet…
Three graduate students earn awards to work at Lawrence Livermore
Three graduate students have earned Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program awards to perform their doctoral dissertation research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). They are three among the 87 graduate students representing 33 states for the SCGSR program’s 2022 Solicitation 2 cycle. Through world-class training and…
All eyes on Irene Umipig
Irene Umipig’s story begins with a serendipitous encounter: her parents met while working at the same Honolulu hospital after immigrating from the same province in the Philippines. “I feel very lucky to have been raised in a close-knit community while growing up in Hawaii and California,” Umipig said. “Everyone was my auntie and my uncle – neighbors, people from church, my…
Girls Who Code ‘Altamont Connection’ brings students from Livermore and Tracy to the Lab
High school students from Livermore and Tracy visited Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on May 5 for a first-of-its kind event bringing the two cities’ Girls Who Code (GWC) programs and others together on-site for group activities and tours under a new “Altamont Connection” moniker. The event, which included tours of the National Ignition Facility, Discovery…
All eyes on Jacques Dy
Jacques Dy enlisted in the Air Force Reserves in 2021, shortly after joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) as an electronics technologist with the Controls Engineering team at LLNL’s Site 300 Firing Operations. “A lot of my colleagues at the Lab are veterans and many still serving in the Reserves so I had a lot of support from the Lab when I enlisted,” Dy…
Lawrence Livermore National Security now accepting applications for the 2023 Community Gift Program
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS), the contractor for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is now accepting applications for its 2023 Community Gift Program. Established in 2008, the LLNS Community Gift Program provides annual awards to support nonprofit organizations addressing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics)…
Igniting the future: Hundreds gather to celebrate historic fusion achievement
On a day certain to rank in the upper echelon of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s historical milestones, Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) officials, members of Congress, past Lab directors, employees and partners gathered on May 8 to celebrate the Lab’s 2022 fusion ignition achievement. Even a light shower couldn’t…
