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April 2007
National Nuclear
Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Reviving Underground Coal Gasification
• Modeling Biological Fluid Flow
• Creation of Element 118
• Teller’s Legacy in Computational Physics
About the Cover
April 2007
On January 15, 2006, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Stardust
spacecraft sped close to Earth (front cover) and
ejected its sample return capsule onto the Utah
desert ...
March 2005
National Nuclear
Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Bridging
Cultures
to Enhance
Security
Also in this issue:
• Tracing the Source
of Nuclear Materials
• Experiments Bring
Geophysics Indoors
• Gamma-Ray Bursts
May Be Source of
Common Elements
Cooperation on science and technology research
offers opportunities for the U ...
May 2004
National Nuclear
Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Securing the Nation’s Seaports
• Better Algorithms Make Codes Faster
• Comparing Methods for Carbon
Sequestration
At Livermore’s BioSecurity and Nanosciences
Laboratory (BSNL), researchers explore the
microscopic world of living organisms, a world filled
with small molecules that can damage the human
body in many ways ...
July/August 1999
U.S. Department of Energy’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Heading
Toward
Fusion
Ignition
Also in this issue:
• A New View of the Universe
• Quantum Molecular Virtual Laboratory
• AAA in the Sky for Satellites
About the Cover
Something like the small, tweezer-held
capsule shown on the cover will be the focus of
Lawrence Livermore’s National Ignition Facility
(NIF) laser ...
Table of Contents
Introduction:
Science and Technology on a Mission: Note from Pat Falcone
1
Section 1: LLNL O v e r v i e w
2
1.1
2
Mission and Vision Statements
Section 2: LLNL’s Mission
3
2.1
Mission Structure
4
2.2
Mission Areas
5
2.3
Mission Focus Areas
6
2.4
Lab-Wide Objectives and Key Results
7
Section 3: Science and Technology Enterprise at LLNL
8
3 ...
Table of Contents
Introduction:
Science and Technology on a Mission: Note from Pat Falcone
1
Section 1: LLNL O v e r v i e w
2
1.1
2
Mission and Vision Statements
Section 2: LLNL’s Mission
3
2.1
Mission Structure
4
2.2
Mission Areas
5
2.3
Mission Focus Areas
6
2.4
Lab-Wide Objectives and Key Results
7
Section 3: Science and Technology Enterprise at LLNL
8
3 ...
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Livermore, California 94551
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Security Administration’s
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Also in this issue:
• Simulations Advance Magnetic
Fusion Energy Development
• Collaboration Synthesizes Two
New Elements
• Portable Detection Systems
Combat Bioterrorism
Printed on recycled paper ...
Scientific Editor
Paul Chrzanowski
Production Editor
Arnie Heller
Pamela MacGregor (first edition)
Graphic Designer
George Kitrinos
Proofreader
Caryn Meissner
About the Cover
This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States
government. Neither the United States government nor Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC,
nor any of their employees makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or
process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights ...
Scientific Editor
Paul Chrzanowski
Production Editor
Arnie Heller
Pamela MacGregor (first edition)
Graphic Designer
George Kitrinos
Proofreader
Caryn Meissner
About the Cover
This document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States
government. Neither the United States government nor Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC,
nor any of their employees makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or
process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights ...