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The History of the National Atmospheric Research and Advisory Center

The History of the National Atmospheric Research and Advisory Center

  • Dec 22, 2020

For more than 40 years, the National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) has been the premiere resource for near-real-time computer predictions of the spread of hazardous airborne materials. Decision-makers and emergency managers around the globe use this predictive capability to pro…

An Inside Look at LLNL's Machinist Apprenticeship Program

An Inside Look at LLNL's Machinist Apprenticeship Program

  • Dec 11, 2020

Known as one of the top machinist apprenticeship programs in the state, Engineering’s Apprentice program teaches entry-level machinists the technical skills and provides the safety training they need to be certified machinists at LLNL and in the State of California.

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Laser

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Laser

  • Dec 2, 2020

Lasers have dramatically impacted our lives and yet they have only been around since the 1960s. Join us in an exploration of the laser’s history and how LLNL researchers use them to push the boundaries of science and technology.

Meet the American Indian Activity Group

Meet the American Indian Activity Group

  • Nov 2, 2020

Members of the American Indian Activity Group (AIAG) share the mission and history of the organization.

CGSR Author Series |  Technical Issues in the CTBT Ratification Debate

CGSR Author Series | Technical Issues in the CTBT Ratification Debate

  • Oct 28, 2020

Director of the Center for Global Security Research Brad Roberts speaks with Anna Péczeli and Bruce Goodwin, co-authors of Technical Issues in the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Ratification Debate: A 20 Year Retrospective, an Occasional Paper published by CGSR in September 2020.

CGSR Seminar Series | Toward a More Proliferated World?

CGSR Seminar Series | Toward a More Proliferated World?

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CGSR Seminar Series | Artificial Intelligence and Crisis Decision-making

CGSR Seminar Series | Artificial Intelligence and Crisis Decision-making

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Exascale’s impact on national nuclear security

Exascale’s impact on national nuclear security

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Chris Clouse, acting director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Weapon Simulation and Computing program, talks about how exascale computing will enable LLNL ensure the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear deterrent and better position the nation to respond to ev…

Exascale and designing therapeutics for cancer and infectious disease

Exascale and designing therapeutics for cancer and infectious disease

  • Oct 18, 2020

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Deputy Associate Director for Computing Jim Brase discusses how exascale’s simulation capabilities, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning, will help researchers design new medicines to treat cancer and infectious diseases.

What is exascale and how will El Capitan benefit scientists?

What is exascale and how will El Capitan benefit scientists?

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Terri Quinn, associate program director for Livermore Computing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, explains the performance boost expected from exascale computing and the advantages it will bring to modeling and simulation work performed at LLNL, both in support of its core missions …

Manufacturing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Manufacturing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Oct 2, 2020

Our manufacturing capabilities support DOE and NNSA national security and stockpile stewardship missions. To meet these needs, we depend on a highly technical workforce and groundbreaking technologies.

CGSR Seminar Series | A Map with No Edges: Ramifications of Future Operating Environments

CGSR Seminar Series | A Map with No Edges: Ramifications of Future Operating Environments

  • Oct 1, 2020

Richard Lum is an academically trained futurist and chief executive of Vision Foresight Strategy LLC (VFS), a foresight and strategic analysis firm based in Honolulu. He has conducted foresight and strategy work on projects for organizations such as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Special Op…

Meet Amigos Unidos

Meet Amigos Unidos

  • Sep 15, 2020

Since 1985, the Amigos Unidos employee resource group has been driven by a mission to share their cultural heritage, support outreach, build community and give back through scholarship fundraising.

How Are We Fighting Cancer with 3D Bioprinting?

How Are We Fighting Cancer with 3D Bioprinting?

  • Sep 10, 2020

LLNL scientists have paired 3D-printed, living human brain vasculature with advanced computational flow simulations to better understand tumor cell attachment to blood vessels, the first step in secondary tumor formation during cancer metastasis. The unique approach, developed with outside c…

How Can We Mimic Human Membranes with Titanium?

How Can We Mimic Human Membranes with Titanium?

  • Aug 12, 2020

Livermore scientists and university collaborators have just demonstrated a nature-mimicking artificial membrane that could improve everything from medical implantable devices to lithium-based batteries. Watch to find out how.

Advancing Healthcare with Data Science

Advancing Healthcare with Data Science

  • Aug 3, 2020

LLNL’s Data Science Institute (DSI) was established in 2018 to enable excellence in data science research and applications across the Lab’s core missions. This video provides an overview of projects in which data scientists work with domain scientists to address major challenges in healthcar…

CGSR Author Series | Reducing Global Nuclear Risk: Strategy for Cooperative Engagement by Lewis Dunn

CGSR Author Series | Reducing Global Nuclear Risk: Strategy for Cooperative Engagement by Lewis Dunn

  • Jul 29, 2020

Center for Global Security Researchers Director Brad Roberts interviews Lewis Dunn, a featured author in the CGSR publication "Major Power Rivalry and Nuclear Risk Reduction: Perspectives from Russia, China, and the United States."

Mim John and David Franz - Challenges to Viability of International Agreements on ChemBio Weapons

Mim John and David Franz - Challenges to Viability of International Agreements on ChemBio Weapons

  • Jul 27, 2020

John and Franz report on the findings of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC) task force established by DoD to assess the continuing viability of both the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).

CGSR Author Series | Space Strategy at a Crossroads by Ben Bahney

CGSR Author Series | Space Strategy at a Crossroads by Ben Bahney

  • Jul 23, 2020

For the inaugural Meet the Authors talk, CGSR Director Brad Roberts speaks with Ben Bahney about Space Strategy at a Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges for 21st Century Competition. Bahney, a senior fellow at CGSR, edited the volume comprised of seven papers that explore the contempora…

CGSR Author Series | Tong Zhao

CGSR Author Series | Tong Zhao

  • Jul 23, 2020

"Meet the Authors" is a new video series featuring interviews with the researchers and scholars who have written and edited CGSR publications. Through this series, viewers can gain greater insight into the development, thinking, and events that have shaped these pieces.

CGSR Author Series | Mapping Out an Agenda for U.S.-Russian Arms Control by Andrey Baklitskiy

CGSR Author Series | Mapping Out an Agenda for U.S.-Russian Arms Control by Andrey Baklitskiy

  • Jul 23, 2020

Meet the Authors is a new video series featuring interviews with the researchers and scholars who have written and edited CGSR publications. Through this series, viewers can gain greater insight into the development, thinking, and events that have shaped these pieces.

How Does a Protein Help us Recycle Metals?

How Does a Protein Help us Recycle Metals?

  • Jul 22, 2020

Researchers at LLNL, Penn State University and Idaho National Lab have developed a process that could help us sustainably recycle rare earth elements...which are ESSENTIAL for our everyday lives.

X-ray Physics Modeling with LTT

X-ray Physics Modeling with LTT

  • Jul 17, 2020

The Livermore Tomography Tools (LTT) software package offers a collection of algorithms for the processing of x-ray and neutron Computed Tomography data including standard Filtered Backprojection (FBP) reconstruction algorithms and state-of-the-art and novel iterative reconstruction, beam ha…

Physics-Based CT data processing with LTT

Physics-Based CT data processing with LTT

  • Jul 17, 2020

The Livermore Tomography Tools (LTT) software package offers a collection of algorithms for the processing of x-ray and neutron Computed Tomography data including standard Filtered Backprojection (FBP) reconstruction algorithms and state-of-the-art and novel iterative reconstruction, beam ha…

Standard CT data processing with LTT

Standard CT data processing with LTT

  • Jul 17, 2020

The Livermore Tomography Tools (LTT) software package offers a collection of algorithms for the processing of x-ray and neutron Computed Tomography data including standard Filtered Backprojection (FBP) reconstruction algorithms and state-of-the-art and novel iterative reconstruction, beam ha…

Display tools in the LTT GUI

Display tools in the LTT GUI

  • Jul 17, 2020

The Livermore Tomography Tools (LTT) software package offers a collection of algorithms for the processing of x-ray and neutron Computed Tomography data including standard Filtered Backprojection (FBP) reconstruction algorithms and state-of-the-art and novel iterative reconstruction, beam ha…

LTT Installation

LTT Installation

  • Jul 17, 2020

The Livermore Tomography Tools (LTT) software package offers a collection of algorithms for the processing of x-ray and neutron Computed Tomography data including standard Filtered Backprojection (FBP) reconstruction algorithms and state-of-the-art and novel iterative reconstruction, beam ha…

Meet the Veterans in Energy, Techology and Science (VETS)

Meet the Veterans in Energy, Techology and Science (VETS)

  • Jul 9, 2020

The Veterans in Energy Technology & Science (VETS) organization promotes the value of veterans within their communities through investment in education, career development and lifelong support.

How Could This Device Change the Way We Study Microbes?

How Could This Device Change the Way We Study Microbes?

  • Jul 8, 2020

The Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array (LLMDA) is an exciting technology that has changed the way we look at a huge diversity of fields—from paleontology to military combat to space exploration. Watch this video to learn more about what it is, how it works and why it's a great tool…

Our Response to COVID-19

Our Response to COVID-19

  • Jun 25, 2020

From ventilators to facemasks, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is fully committed to helping protect the U.S. from COVID-19 and to speed the recovery of those affected.

MFEM: Advanced Simulation Algorithms for HPC Applications

MFEM: Advanced Simulation Algorithms for HPC Applications

  • Jun 24, 2020

MFEM (Modular Finite Element Methods) is an open-source software library that provides advanced mathematical algorithms for use by scientific applications. By relying on MFEM, application scientists can quickly develop highly accurate physics simulation codes on a variety of platforms—from l…

Anya Fink and Michael Kofman - Russian Strategy for Escalation Management

Anya Fink and Michael Kofman - Russian Strategy for Escalation Management

  • Jun 19, 2020

Kofman and Fink present the findings of two recent Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) studies on the evolution of Russian strategy for escalation management, or intra-war deterrence, across the conflict spectrum from peacetime to nuclear war. The presentation discusses key deterrence concepts a…

How is Lawrence Livermore Fighting COVID-19?

How is Lawrence Livermore Fighting COVID-19?

  • Jun 17, 2020

Lawrence Livermore has applied its considerable scientific and technical expertise in a rapid response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. From nasal swabs to ventilators, drug development to mask decontamination, Maren takes you through LLNL’s newest work against COVID-19 (upd…

Meet the African American Body of Laboratory Employees

Meet the African American Body of Laboratory Employees

  • Jun 4, 2020

The African-American Body of Laboratory Employees (ABLE) is dedicated to proactively meeting the needs of its members.

S&TR Preview: Axion Dark Matter Experiment

S&TR Preview: Axion Dark Matter Experiment

  • May 29, 2020

Recent technological advances have given scientists the unprecedented capability to detect “invisible” particles that may dominate the universe. Read more about it in Science & Technology Review (S&TR): https://str.llnl.gov.

Career Chats with LLNL Scientists

Career Chats with LLNL Scientists

  • May 27, 2020

Join 5 Lawrence Livermore scientists—a nuclear physicist, an ecologist, a biologist, a materials scientist, and a geochemist—as they talk about their careers and what keeps them excited to come into work each day.

Light Experiments at Home with a Laser Physicist

Light Experiments at Home with a Laser Physicist

  • May 26, 2020

Join Félicie Albert, LLNL laser physicist, as she demonstrates some awesome physics magic at home!

The Meaning of Memorial Day

The Meaning of Memorial Day

  • May 25, 2020

Today and everyday, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. During last year’s Memorial Day ceremony, LLNL radiographer and U.S. Army Captain Bradley Rinker shared his perspective on the true meaning of Memorial Day.

Everything You Need to Know About the Energy Flowcharts

Everything You Need to Know About the Energy Flowcharts

  • May 13, 2020

Find the flowcharts here: https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/

LLESA Author Speaker Series | Tommy Orange - There There

LLESA Author Speaker Series | Tommy Orange - There There

  • May 11, 2020

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory hosted Pulitzer finalist Tommy Orange for a discussion on his bestselling book “There There” and the urban Native experience. The event was co-sponsored by the Lab’s American Indian Activity Group (AIAG) and the Livermore Laboratory Employee Services As…

Rose Gottemoeller - Rethinking U.S. Arms Control and Nonproliferation Strategies

Rose Gottemoeller - Rethinking U.S. Arms Control and Nonproliferation Strategies

  • May 7, 2020

Rising concerns about global dangers from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction nowadays combine with rising doubts about the effectiveness of long-term efforts to reduce such dangers. In this environment, how can U.S. arms control and nonproliferation strategies best play a leadersh…

Make Backyard Craters With a Planetary Defense Physicist

Make Backyard Craters With a Planetary Defense Physicist

  • Apr 21, 2020

Follow along at home with Megan as she shows you how we keep our planet safe from asteroids and comets using science!

Staying Entertained with PHYSICS! | Learning With Leland

Staying Entertained with PHYSICS! | Learning With Leland

  • Apr 16, 2020

Dr. Leland Ellison is a computational physicist at LLNL. Follow along while he takes you through some fun physics demonstrations you can do at home!

Environmental Engineer Makes an Ice Cream Aquifer

Environmental Engineer Makes an Ice Cream Aquifer

  • Apr 15, 2020

Monique Warren is an environmental engineer at LLNL. In this video, she tells you a little bit about her job, how she got into her field and takes you along with her as she makes a delicious (and educational) treat. Got questions for Monique? Leave them in the comments below!

What Does an Atmospheric Scientist at LLNL Do?

What Does an Atmospheric Scientist at LLNL Do?

  • Apr 14, 2020

Join Dr. Jessica Osuna as she walks you through what she does and how she got her job—which involves everything from keeping the world safe in the event of a nuclear release to exploring other planets! Follow along at home while she demos atmospheric mixing...in her kitchen.

How Supercomputing Can Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic

How Supercomputing Can Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Apr 1, 2020

LLNL is now an essential part of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing our supercomputing resources and other rapid response biomolecular capabilities to the world’s search for solutions. Learn more about our efforts here: https://www.llnl.gov/coronavirus

Jackie Schneider - Thresholds in Cyberspace

Jackie Schneider - Thresholds in Cyberspace

  • Mar 26, 2020

Central to both the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Strategy and the Cyber Command Strategic Vision is an assumption that the vast majority of cyber activities will occur under a threshold of armed conflict. The 2018 Cyber Command Strategic Vision, for example, argues for a new strategy of…

What's Happening to Our Clouds?

What's Happening to Our Clouds?

  • Mar 5, 2020

New work from Lawrence Livermore climate scientists gives a fresh perspective on the future.

Meet the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Women's Association

Meet the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Women's Association

  • Mar 2, 2020

Members of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Women's Association (LLLWA) share what the group means to them and the broader LLNL community.

S&TR Preview: Ramp Compression

S&TR Preview: Ramp Compression

  • Feb 14, 2020

Researchers at the National Ignition Facility put the extreme squeeze on critical materials machined to exacting specifications. Read more about it in Science & Technology Review (S&TR): https://str.llnl.gov.

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