Editor’s note: Throughout the year, the Lab lived up to its motto of science in the national interest, as this month-by-month recap of 2000 will attest. Science and technology A task force appointed by the secretary of Energy to study issues surrounding the National Ignition Facility finds no...
Editor’s note: This edition of Newsline marks the annual Year in Review, a look back at the Lab’s highlights for 2000. Despite a year of many challenges, the Lab provided myriad scientific and technological accomplishments — from the mapping of the human genome to the delivery of the ASCI White...
LIVERMORE, Calif.—For the third year in a row, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees have collected more than $1 million to give to community charities. Though donations are still trickling in, this year’s annual HOME (Helping Others More Effectively) Campaign has reached its goal of...
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Three scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been named Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). The APS last month elected to Fellowship Livermore researchers Robert Cauble of the Physics and Advanced Technologies Directorate and James Hammer and...
LIVERMORE, Calif.--Rokaya Al-Ayat has been selected as director of the Laboratory Science and Technology Office (LSTO) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She has served as the LSTO acting director since June. In her role as director, Al-Ayat will oversee the Laboratory Directed Research and...
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory astrophysicists Wil Van Breugel and Wim De Vries, with colleagues from several universities and observatories, have stripped a galaxy near the Big Dipper, commonly known as STIS 123627+621755, of its title as the "Most Distant Object Known...
What: "LLNL 2020: Women Forging the Future of Science and Technology" is a two-day training conference showcasing contributions and research made by women, who work in science and technology and supporting roles. Attendees will have the opportunity to establish and strengthen professional alliances...
"On behalf of the employees at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, I am extremely pleased to hear of today's announcement by Department of Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to begin the negotiation process on the extension of the University of California contract. This decision is an important one. The...
Nomos Corp. Receives Food & Drug Administration Clearance for New Technology LIVERMORE, Calif. — Mankind will soon have another weapon in the 4,000-year fight against cancer. Clearance has been granted by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for an advanced method for targeting tumors with...
"We're very pleased that Congress has recommended additional funding for the National Ignition Facility and that the project should move forward. This action validates the extensive peer reviews of NIF that the Department of Energy has spearheaded over this past year -- all of which have been quite...
LIVERMORE, Calif. — A group of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, led by Harry Martz and Pat Roberson, were recently awarded an R&D 100 Award for their project, Waste Inspection Tomography using Non-Destructive Assay (WIT-NDA). Many industries dispose of toxic or radioactive...
( Note: On September 15, DOE released the final rebaseline report for the National Ignition Facility. It included an independent, technical review that confirmed NIF could "move ahead with confidence." The report can be found at http://www.dp.doe.gov. Pictures of the National Ignition Facility can...
SAROV, Russia – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory today announced that a former Russian weapons manufacturing plant and Fresenius Medical Care of Lexington, Massachusetts intend to create a joint venture for high-quality manufacture of kidney dialysis equipment...
Who: College and high school summer students who work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as well as any interested LLNL employees. What: Four successful women will provide insights on choosing a career path and balancing a personal and professional life. Panelists are Mim John, vice...
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Director Emeritus Roger Batzel, who served as the director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for more than a third of its history, from 1971 to 1988, died Saturday, July 29. Dr. Batzel was 78. LLNL Director Bruce Tarter noted that Dr. Batzel oversaw the Laboratory for 17...
LIVERMORE, Calif — Imagine Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory without a nuclear weapons program or as a facility that has a virtual workplace of telecommuters, or one with researchers who move seamlessly between various UC campuses such as Los Alamos, Berkeley and Livermore. These were among...
LIVERMORE, Calif. — The International Standards Organization has granted Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Engineering Manufacturing & Services Group ISO 9002 certification — a world-wide benchmark for high quality and customer satisfaction in production, installation and service. The U...
LIVERMORE, CA - The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is seen as an important economic resource to the immediate community one that is safe, well managed, protects its national secrets, and is largely supported by its surrounding communities, according to a recent survey...
WHO: Paul Tapponnier, visiting professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology, and professor and director of the Tectonics Department at the Institute de Physique du Globe in Paris. WHAT: Will discuss his theories on the geologic rise of the Tibet Plateau, which covers almost a...
WHO: Lydia Lum, staff writer for several Texas newspapers, freelance journalist and photographer. WHAT: Will deliver a talk entitled “Angel Island — The Ellis Island of the West: Immigrant Journeys of Chinese-Americans.” Lum has interviewed and photographed people about the hardships,...
