LLNL's Scientific Expertise Highlighted at Plasma Physics Meeting

Nov. 6, 2024- 
The breadth and depth of scientific research conducted at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was on full display at the 2024 meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Plasma Physics, held Oct. 7-11 in Atlanta.

Consortium with Minority Serving Institutions Delivers Opportunities for HEDS Students

Oct. 30, 2024- 
The Consortium for High Energy Density Science, formed to expand and diversify the pipeline of students in high energy density science, had much to celebrate during its annual meeting at LLNL.

LLNL Intern’s Photon Pursuits Inspired by Parents’ Extraordinary Experiences

Oct. 29, 2024- 
It’s not surprising that LLNL intern Tiffany Nguyen sees her parents, who fled Vietnam on refugee boats after the war, as role models.

Three Lab Scientists Named 2024 APS Fellows

Oct. 21, 2024- 
LLNL scientists Daniel Casey, Daniel Clark, and Raymond Smith have been named 2024 American Physical Society (APS) Fellows.

Circuits of Interest Led Engineering Intern to NIF&PS

Oct. 15, 2024- 
An interest in engineering sparked by building circuit boards led Columbia University student Lan Huse to an internship with the NIF&PS Laser Systems Engineering & Operations (LASE) team.

Ignition Continues to Spark Interest in NIF&PS Intern Program

Oct. 2, 2024- 
The NIF&PS Summer Scholar Program enjoyed another record year in 2024—and, once again, the fusion ignition milestone at LLNL in 2022 was cited as a key reason for the continuing surge of interest.

Livermore Lab Foundation Selects LLNL Fusion Fellows for 2024

Oct. 2, 2024- 
The Livermore Lab Foundation this summer honored two LLNL student interns as 2024 Fusion Fellows.

Mordy Rosen Shares the Long Road to Ignition

Sept. 25, 2024- 
In a paper published in Physics of Plasmas, longtime LLNL physicist Mordy Rosen details decades of pivotal events and daily challenges that led up to ignition at NIF in 2022.

Shreds With the Best of Them

Sept. 25, 2024- 
Gary Tham, a NIF optical fabrication technician, hadn't gone mountain biking for about 27 years. Here's how he rekindled his passion for the sport.

LLNL’s Kritcher Receives Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award

Sept. 10, 2024- 
Annie Kritcher, design physicist and lead for integrated modeling in the Inertial Confinement Fusion program at LLNL, has been honored with the 2024 David J. Rose Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award by Fusion Power Associates.

LLNL Intern Applies Lessons Learned from Home, Family

Sept. 4, 2024- 
Brianna Barbee is taking a childhood lesson from her mother to heart—and it figured into her summer internship at LLNL.

Lab Scientists Win Three R&D 100 Awards

Sept. 3, 2024- 
LLNL scientists and engineers, including a team from the NIF & Photon Science Diffractive Optics Group, have earned three awards among the top 100 inventions worldwide.

SPIE Names LLNL’s Zhi Liao a Senior Member

Aug. 29, 2024- 
LLNL's Zhi Liao, the NIF&PS workforce manager, has been elected as a senior member of SPIE, the international society for optics and phonics.

Two LLNL Researchers Named to Optica’s 2024 Class of Senior Members

Aug. 14, 2024- 
Paul Armstrong, a NIF&PS engineer, and Brent Stuart, operations manager for the Jupiter Laser Facility, have been named senior members of Optica.

Fusion Power Associates Honors LLNL’s Bruno Van Wonterghem

July 30, 2024- 
NIF Operations Manager Bruno Van Wonterghem is being honored for "decades of tenacious dedication to scientific and operational excellence" at LLNL.

Two LLNL Physicists Honored for International Collaboration

July 17, 2024- 
LLNL physicists Hye-Sook Park and George Swadling, Anna Grassi of France’s Sorbonne University, and former Lawrence Fellow Frederico Fiuza of Portugal’s Técnico Lisboa, received the 2024 Lev D. Landau and Lyman Spitzer Jr. Award for Outstanding Contributions to Plasma Physics.

Celebrating Ignition at City Center Bishop Ranch

July 16, 2024- 
Visitors to City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon can now learn about LLNL’s historic fusion ignition achievement while they shop and dine thanks to a new art installation on the exterior of the center.

LLNL Honors 23 as Distinguished Members of Technical Staff

July 8, 2024- 
Craig Siders and Vladimir Smalyuk from NIF&PS are among the 23 LLNL researchers named Distinguished Members of Technical Staff.

LLNL’s Annie Kritcher Honored with Liberty Science Center’s ‘Genius Award’

June 20, 2024- 
The Liberty Science Center of New Jersey presented LLNL physicist Annie Kritcher with its “Genius Award” for her work on the Lab team that achieved fusion ignition.

Carolyn Albiston: A Modern Renaissance Woman

April 10, 2024- 
NIF Shot Data Systems software engineer Carolyn Albiston was curious about everything while growing up—sharks, fungi, the science of color—and about how different topics fit together.