Igniter Award Winners Support Their Colleagues — And the Lab’s Missions

The second annual NIF & Photon Science Igniter Awards recognize two team members, Sara Novell and Melissa Meier, who have gone above and beyond to inspire and support their colleagues to reach greater heights, both professionally and personally.

Three LLNL Scientists Honored with Presidential Early-Career Award

Design physicist Kelli Humbird, who has been recognized for her innovative application of machine learning in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) physics, was one of three distinguished LLNL researchers honored with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award.

Spotlighting a Legend of Laser Safety

When Jamie King first began working as a radiation safety technician, laser safety had yet to truly emerge as a specialized field. King saw opportunities for his efforts to make a noticeable difference in the field.

From Ignition in the Laboratory to Fusion Energy

LLNL physicist Dan Casey outlined the challenges involved in moving from the achievement of fusion ignition at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility to practical inertial fusion energy at a recent Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium in Kyoto, Japan.

NIF&PS Intern Brings New Perspectives to NIF

Marie Durivaux was a unique choice for an internship to develop additional tools and further analyze laser beam quality at NIF.

John H. Nuckolls Receives Enrico Fermi Presidential Award

The Biden-Harris Administration has recognized former LLNL Director John Nuckolls with the Enrico Fermi Award for "seminal leadership in inertial confinement fusion and high energy density physics."

Meet NIF&PS: Mechanical Engineer Eddie Jimenez

For many LLNL employees like Eddie Jimenez, working at the Lab is a dream fulfilled. Jimenez is a senior mechanical engineer in the Engineering directorate, matrixed to NIF&PS.

LLNL's Scientific Expertise Highlighted at Plasma Physics Meeting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mordy Rosen Shares the Long Road to Ignition

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

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

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

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

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

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.