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STEM San Joaquin celebrates third year of inspiring young minds
STEM San Joaquin marked its third anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the University of the Pacific (UOP) in Stockton. Co-sponsored by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and UOP, the annual event welcomed students in grades 6–9 for a day of hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) exploration. The conference is organized by a dedicated team of…
LLNL, UT & UCSD win Gordon Bell Prize with exascale tsunami forecasting
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Oden Institute and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) on Nov. 20 were awarded the prestigious 2025 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Gordon Bell Prize for developing a real-time tsunami early-warning framework…
Gordon Bell finalist team pushes scale of rocket simulation on El Capitan
Researchers used Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) exascale supercomputer El Capitan to perform the largest fluid dynamics simulation ever — surpassing one quadrillion degrees of freedom in a single computational fluid dynamics (CFD) problem. The team focused the effort on rocket–rocket plume interactions. El Capitan is funded by the National Nuclear Security…
Miniaturized ion traps show promise of 3D printing for quantum-computing hardware
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the University of California (UC) Berkeley, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara have miniaturized quadrupole ion traps for the first time with 3D printing — a breakthrough in one of the most promising approaches to building a large-scale quantum computer. Quadrupole ion traps have four electrode poles that create…
LLNL aims to learn faster with science of scale-up
The science of scale-up enables a faster and more reliable advancement of technology from research and development through commercial deployment. Using techniques like computer modeling and advanced manufacturing, teams can compress the technology scale-up timeline, which can include making something bigger, more numerous, faster or more repeatably. Accelerating scale-up…
Modeling materials defects: LLNL interns explore nanotubes and batteries
For more than 20 years, the Computational Chemistry and Materials Science (CCMS) internship program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has offered students the opportunity to develop and apply computational methods to predict, analyze and optimize the properties of materials for a broad range of applications. “Many of our interns come back to LLNL as a…
LLNL physicist Cole Pruitt honored with early-career achievement award
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) physicist Cole Pruitt has been awarded the 2025 Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Achievement Award for Early Career Researchers in theoretical nuclear physics. The national honor recognizes early-career scientists who have made significant contributions to nuclear physics research at or in connection with FRIB. Pruitt, a…
2025 LLNL summer programs inspire the next generation of innovators
This summer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) hosted science education programs that provided students with hands-on experience related to several LLNL research themes. The science education offerings for this summer included three standout programs: the Manufacturing Workshop, STEM with Phones and the Biotech Summer Experience. The Manufacturing Workshop The…
LLNL’s Luis Zepeda-Ruiz wins prestigious award from American Association for Crystal Growth
At a conference held this summer, the American Association for Crystal Growth (AACG) recognized Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist Luis Zepeda-Ruiz with its Gentile Service Award for “long and meritorious service to the crystal growth community.” Named after Tony Gentile, who spent many years serving AACG, this honor has only been bestowed four times…
Meet LLNL: Three interns on what makes the Lab special
Each summer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) welcomes a new cohort of talented interns from all academic backgrounds, eager to contribute to groundbreaking research and real-world problem-solving. In this article, three interns share their unique perspectives on what makes LLNL a truly special place to learn and grow. From pioneering artificial intelligence…
Big Ideas Lab podcast explores internships at LLNL
What’s it really like to intern at one of the nation’s premier science and national security labs? A new episode of “The Big Ideas Lab” pulls back the curtain on life as an intern at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), following the journey from first-day nerves to high-impact research. Listen on Apple or Spotify. The episode features candid stories from interns…
El Capitan reigns supreme across three major supercomputing benchmarks
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) flagship exascale machine El Capitan maintained its status as the fastest supercomputer on the planet — claiming the No. 1 spot on not just one, but three of the most prestigious high-performance computing (HPC) rankings. In the 65th edition of the TOP500 List, released June 10 at the ISC High Performance conference in…
LLNL, University of California host second-annual ALS workshop
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease. While there is currently no cure, efforts are underway to change that — and to establish better treatments. Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of California (UC) system are addressing ALS challenges and opportunities at scale by…
Join expert scientists for a 10-week course on warm dense matter
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) High Energy Density Science (HEDS) Center, in collaboration with the University of South Florida and University of California, San Diego, is offering a virtual course on the concepts and fundamentals of warm dense matter. In this course, you will learn from experts in the field of high energy density science as they cover…
Stanford professor discusses future of visually intelligent machines and human-AI collaboration
In a talk at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on May 30, Stanford University professor and AI visionary Fei-Fei Li traced a sweeping arc in visual intelligence and AI — a narrative she hopes ultimately leads to a more human-centered future. Part of the Director’s Distinguished Lecturer Series, the Stanford computer scientist went beyond technical milestones…
Five LLNL postdocs selected to attend 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Five Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoctoral researchers have been selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Ian Colliard, Nicholas Cross, Caspar Donnison, Vidia Gokool and Jonas Kaufman will join young scientists from around the world to learn from Nobel Prize laureates through academic panels, lectures, group…
Dream Day inspires Livermore students to explore STEM careers
More than 50 students from five Livermore middle schools visited Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on April 18 for Dream Day, an event filled with hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities. Open to all Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) sixth-eighth graders, Dream Day was designed to spark students’…
Tracy students dream big at LLNL’s ‘Dream Day’ event
About two dozen students from Tracy, California, visited Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on March 21 for a day of interactive enrichment activities as part of “Dream Day,” an event designed to introduce students to Lab careers and science. The students — 25 sixth- through eighth-graders from Tracy’s Frieler and Monte Vista middle schools and George Kelly and…
National Lab Research SLAM celebrates excellence in science, innovation and communication
Three minutes. One slide. On March 5, that’s all that 17 early-career researchers — each representing one of the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories — had to present their science at the second-annual National Lab Research SLAM. Sponsored by the House Science & National Labs Caucus and the Senate National Labs Caucus, the event took place in the…
‘Science on Saturday’ returns to Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) popular lecture series, “Science on Saturday,” will return on Feb. 1 and continue through Feb. 15 at Las Positas College in Livermore, California. This series features four engaging lectures under the theme “Up in the Air.” Each lecture will be presented by leading LLNL scientists alongside high school science teachers…
