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Anup Singh selected as Principal Associate Director for LLNL’s Strategic Threat Analysis and Response Directorate

Anup Singh selected to lead LLNL's Strategic Threat Analysis and Response Directorate

Anup Singh has been named Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) principal associate director (PAD) for the Strategic Threat Analysis and Response (STAR) Directorate, effective Oct. 1, 2026. Singh will serve as the first PAD for the new organization. In this role, Singh will be responsible for bringing together strategic partnership programs outside LLNL’s core…

LLNL's Innovation and Partnerships Office Director Matthew Garrett moderates the "Investing in America's Edge" panel at NNSA's 2026 Innovation Day on Aug. 18, 2026. (Photo Courtesy of FedTech)

LLNL supports NNSA partnerships at Innovation Day 2026

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)’s annual Innovation Day began in 2024 to foster a collaborative environment for industry organizations to explore potential partnerships with NNSA national laboratories, plants and sites. This summer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) helped to host NNSA’s Innovation Day at the University of California Santa…

The CHICOX detector, which will contribute important data to inform theories and models of nuclear physics, and the LLNL team that designed and built it. From left, Brenden Longfellow, Claus Mueller-Gatermann (Argonne National Laboratory), Daniel Rhodes and Ching-Yen Wu.

Exploring the shapes of exotic nuclei

In the conventional diagram of an atom, the center depicts a nucleus — a spherical cluster of protons and neutrons. But that sphere is a simplification: nuclei can deform into exotic shapes that appear more like a pear, football or frisbee. Understanding why and when nuclei distort is crucial for predicting and modeling how they will behave. Researchers at Lawrence…

Richard L. Wagner Jr. has been awarded Livermore’s 2026 John S. Foster Jr. Medal.

Richard L. Wagner Jr. awarded Livermore's 2026 John S. Foster Medal

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kim Budil today announced that the 2026 John S. Foster Jr. Medal is awarded to Richard L. Wagner Jr., a physicist whose career has shaped U.S. nuclear deterrence, from weapon design and underground testing to arms control, missile defense and counterterrorism policy. The 11th recipient of the prestigious Foster Medal,…

The Center for Industrial Modeling and Simulation recently hosted a webinar to encourage national lab attendees and industry partners to learn about the program and opportunities to participate.

CIMS harnesses national labs to accelerate adoption of computing in energy-intensive industries

Industrial companies often face complex technical challenges that are too time-consuming or costly to solve through physical testing alone. Computer modeling and simulation can spur the development of new technologies with lower energy intensity, improved performance and increased productivity. The Center for Industrial Modeling and Simulation (CIMS), led by Lawrence…

The partnership between LLNL and Advanced Space on CAPSTONE 02 brings together complementary technical capabilities, a shared commitment to rigorous engineering, and a common focus on advancing reliable, cost-effective cislunar mission operations. (Artist rendering: Dan Herchek/LLNL)

Advanced Space and LLNL to collaborate on CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) will provide an advanced tri-optical imaging payload for the CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft. Led by Advanced Space’s mission-integration team, CAPSTONE 02 will demonstrate and characterize capabilities needed for future operations in the complex cislunar environment. The mission, planned to be ready to launch in 2027, will fly two…

LLNL community raises nearly $15,000 for West Coast wildfire relief

LLNL community raises nearly $15,000 for West Coast wildfire relief

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) employees raised $14,976 to support communities affected by wildfires across California, Oregon and Washington through the West Coast Wildfire Relief Campaign. The targeted campaign, held Aug. 10–31 through the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Giving Pathways program, received $7,488 in employee donations. Lawrence…

The Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is the focal point of industry engagement at the Laboratory and facilitates partnerships that support national security and grow the U.S. economy. IPO releases LLNL’s Technology Transfer report annually. Image by Dan Hercheck/LLNL.

Annual LLNL tech transfer report highlights mission innovation impact

As a Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) enterprise, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)’s mission-focused research yields cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs with applications for both national security and U.S. economic competitiveness. The Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Technology Transfer Annual…

The Big Ideas Lab podcast takes a deep dive on the CODA telescope, developed jointly by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Corning Incorporated. Listen to the episode now available on Apple and Spotify. (Photo: Garry McLeod)

Discover the telescope redefining small-satellite optics in the Big Ideas Lab podcast

CODA, an all-aluminum, compact optics system designed for a new class of low-cost, high-impact missions, launched into orbit for the first time aboard NASA’s Pandora mission in January 2026. Built in partnership with Corning Incorporated, the telescope is an ambitious piece of precision engineering made from a material more commonly found in a hardware store. The latest…

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s remarks focused on achieving NASA’s goals of returning to the Moon through the Artemis missions, future efforts to explore Mars and beyond, and the potential for nuclear-powered propulsion for those missions. Photo: Blaise Douros.

NASA administrator Isaacman visits LLNL on ‘Inspiration Tour’

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman led a return visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on Sept. 2 as part of NASA’s “Inspiration Tour,” meeting with Lab scientists and engineers to highlight LLNL’s capabilities in areas including space science, national security, fusion, computing and other advanced technologies. Isaacman, who was joined by Department of…

Attendees at the first Decision Superiority Summit hosted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

First Decision Superiority Summit explores making better decisions faster

“The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late.” General Douglas MacArthur’s warning underscored the urgency and importance of the first Decision Superiority Summit, hosted this summer by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where Department of War (DOW) decision makers, scientists, engineers and analysts explored how computer…

Bart Lounsbury has been selected as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s general counsel, effective Aug. 23, 2026.

Bart Lounsbury named LLNL general counsel

Bart Lounsbury has been selected as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s general counsel, effective Aug. 23, 2026. In this role, Lounsbury will lead the Office of the General Counsel, providing strategic advice, representation and support on legal matters affecting the Laboratory. He and his team will provide the legal expertise necessary to support LLNL’s national…

Nearly 100 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory students, mentors and staff joined colleagues from across the Department of Energy complex on July 10 for a hands-on clinic focused on using agentic artificial intelligence tools in real scientific and technical work.

LLNL students, mentors put agentic AI tools to work at cross-laboratory clinic

Nearly 100 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) students, mentors and staff joined colleagues from across the Department of Energy (DOE) complex recently for a hands-on clinic focused on using agentic artificial intelligence tools in real scientific and technical work. Held in the Lab’s Research Library, the 2026 Cross-Laboratory AI Clinic combined shared…

The first images of major outer membrane proteins in a chlamydia bacterium (side, top and bottom views) show that it forms a tripod with a mushroom-like cap of antigens. That shape could be crucial for developing an effective vaccine. (Image: Guo et al.)

First high-resolution images of chlamydia protein pave the way for better vaccine designs

Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the world, with 150 million people infected in 2023. Although the infection can be treated with antibiotics, it often leads to infertility and other health problems. A safe and effective chlamydia vaccine would help prevent asymptomatic but transmissible infections that often go undiagnosed. For 40…

The LLNL-designed tri-optics payload, featuring wide and narrow field-of-view telescopes, enables advanced navigation and high-resolution lunar imaging for the CAPSTONE 02 mission. (Artist rendering: Dan Herchek)

Advanced Space selects LLNL to provide optics system for CAPSTONE 02

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) will support the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment 02 (CAPSTONE 02), led by Advanced Space’s mission integration team. Building on the Laboratory’s optics expertise, the tri-optical imaging payload will enable advanced imaging for the mission’s rendezvous and proximity…

Researchers at LLNL and partners at Oxylus Energy are developing an electrochemical reactor that transforms waste carbon into valuable chemicals. (Photo: Garry McLeod/LLNL)

LLNL, Oxylus Energy capture commercialization grant with reactor that converts carbon waste to methanol

Many industrial processes produce large volumes of carbon as a waste product. New reactor technology from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has the potential to turn that waste into a valuable feedstock for useful chemicals and fuels. The result could bolster domestic manufacturing, diversify supply chains and ensure lasting energy security in the U.S. These …

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LLNL selected to lead 10 projects under DOE’s Genesis Mission

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have been selected to lead 10 Phase I projects under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Genesis Mission, applying AI to challenges spanning high-performance computing (HPC), fusion energy, Earth systems science, materials discovery, biology, quantum technologies and fundamental physics. LLNL…

The 220 LRUs delivered to the Nevada National Security Sites will support the Integrated Test Stand in North Las Vegas, where the ASD teams will operate the injector and two accelerator modules in a scaled version of Scorpius. Middleware hardware, shown in the third row from the bottom, provides communication between the hardware and the control systems. Together, these components help evaluate system performance before installation in the underground facility.

Milestone shipments power next phases of Scorpius accelerator project

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has completed delivery of the first 220 line-replaceable units (LRUs) to the Integrated Test Stand (ITS) at Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS), as well as the first 100 LRUs to be used at NNSS’s underground facility, the Principal Underground Laboratory for Subcritical Experimentation (PULSE). The two major hardware delivery…

NASA’s Psyche mission successfully tested a gamma-ray sensor developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory during a Mars gravity assist. The mission aims to study the asteroid Psyche, believed to be an exposed planetary core, with the spacecraft scheduled to arrive in 2029. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)

NASA’s Psyche mission tests LLNL-built gamma-ray sensor on Mars flyby

On a multi-billion-mile journey to the asteroid Psyche, a gamma-ray sensor developed by a team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) took its first measurements of a planetary surface after 2.6 years in deep space. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft flew behind Mars for a gravity assist, with the red planet’s gravitational field acting as a slingshot to change the flight…

Attendees at the UC Science at Scale Summit in Santa Fe, New Mexico

“AI Science at Scale” summit showcases advances in AI-enabled research and innovation

Recently, the University of California (UC), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) convened researchers and leaders from across the UC system in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the first annual AI Science at Scale summit. The summit was planned in recognition of AI’s growing role in scientific discovery and the Department of…