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Newswise: Lab’s Center For Global Security Research Center Director Receives High Honor From The Government Of Japan
Released: 28-Dec-2022 11:30 AM EST
Lab’s Center For Global Security Research Center Director Receives High Honor From The Government Of Japan
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Brad Roberts has received one of the highest honors bestowed by the Government of Japan. The director of the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Roberts has been given the Order of the Rising Sun.

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore Campaign Again Raises $3.6 Million for Non-Profit Organizations
Released: 14-Dec-2022 1:05 PM EST
Lawrence Livermore Campaign Again Raises $3.6 Million for Non-Profit Organizations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC, donated more than $3.6 million to non-profit organizations via the annual employee charitable giving program, the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign.

   
Newswise: Environmental DNA uncovers a 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland
7-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
Environmental DNA uncovers a 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

An international team, including a researcher from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), report the oldest ancient environmental DNA (eDNA) record to date describing the rich plant and animal assemblages of the Kap København Formation in north Greenland that existed 2 million years ago.

Newswise: LLNL Forensic Science Center scientists develop
new technique to analyze fentanyl in blood and urine
Released: 1-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
LLNL Forensic Science Center scientists develop new technique to analyze fentanyl in blood and urine
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists has developed a new technique to analyze fentanyl in human blood and urine samples that could aid work in the fields of medicine and chemical forensics.

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to Host Career Fair
Released: 19-Oct-2022 1:35 PM EDT
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to Host Career Fair
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

To recruit prospective employees for more than 500 open positions, LLNL is hosting its first-ever on-site Career Fair to share firsthand what the Laboratory has to offer. The open-house-style Career Fair will be held at the Livermore Valley Open Campus, 2590 Greenville Road, in Livermore on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See the flyer.

   
Newswise: Registration Deadline Extended for San Joaquin ‘Expanding Your Horizons’ Conference
Released: 18-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Registration Deadline Extended for San Joaquin ‘Expanding Your Horizons’ Conference
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The San Joaquin Expanding Your Horizons (SJEYH) Conference has extended the deadline to register to Wednesday, Oct. 26. This is the first time since 2019 that SJEYH will be held in person and organizers are hoping to reach pre-pandemic registration numbers. This year marks the 30-year anniversary of SJEYH, an annual conference geared toward young women in grades 6-12, designed to increase interest in and foster awareness of careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Newswise: San Joaquin ‘Expanding Your Horizons’ Conference Returns In-Person to Celebrate 30 Years
Released: 23-Sep-2022 12:05 PM EDT
San Joaquin ‘Expanding Your Horizons’ Conference Returns In-Person to Celebrate 30 Years
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Registration is now open for the San Joaquin Expanding Your Horizons (SJEYH) Conference, celebrating its 30-year anniversary with the theme, “STEM: It’s Like Magic But Real.” The conference will be held on Sat., Nov. 5, at the University of the Pacific in Stockton from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check-in starts at 8:15 a.m. SJEYH is geared toward young women in grades 6-12 and is designed to increase interest in and foster awareness of careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Deadline to register is Oct. 15.

Newswise: Livermore Researchers Collect Three Awards Among The Top 100 Industrial Inventions
Released: 7-Sep-2022 6:00 AM EDT
Livermore Researchers Collect Three Awards Among The Top 100 Industrial Inventions
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have garnered three awards among the top 100 industrial inventions worldwide.

Newswise: Going Big: Unlocking The Study Of Some Of The Rarest And Most Toxic Elements On Earth
31-Aug-2022 6:45 PM EDT
Going Big: Unlocking The Study Of Some Of The Rarest And Most Toxic Elements On Earth
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and their collaborators at Oregon State University (OSU) have developed a new method to isolate and study in great detail some of the rarest and most toxic elements on Earth.

Newswise: Carolyn Zerkle Named Lawrence Livermore’s Deputy Director
Released: 22-Aug-2022 6:35 PM EDT
Carolyn Zerkle Named Lawrence Livermore’s Deputy Director
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Carolyn Zerkle has been selected as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s deputy director and vice president of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Lab Director Kim Budil announced today. Her appointment is effective Sept. 12, 2022. As deputy director, Zerkle will participate in the day-to-day management of the Laboratory, including interfacing with the Livermore Field Office (LFO), acting as director in Budil’s absence and serving as a key member of the Laboratory’s senior management staff, providing executive-level guidance and direction.

Newswise: Miriam E. John Awarded Livermore’s 2022 John S. Foster Medal
Released: 22-Aug-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Miriam E. John Awarded Livermore’s 2022 John S. Foster Medal
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Kim Budil has announced that the 2022 John S. Foster, Jr. Medal winner is Miriam “Mim” E. John, Vice President Emerita of Sandia National Laboratories.

Newswise: It’s Only Natural: Separation And Purification Of Rare-Earth Elements By Microorganisms
Released: 29-Jun-2022 11:30 AM EDT
It’s Only Natural: Separation And Purification Of Rare-Earth Elements By Microorganisms
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Using naturally occurring and engineered proteins and bacteria, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and collaborators will separate and purify rare-earth elements so they can be used in the defense sector.

Newswise: LLNL and Amazon Web Services to cooperate on standardized software stack for HPC
Released: 26-May-2022 6:00 AM EDT
LLNL and Amazon Web Services to cooperate on standardized software stack for HPC
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Amazon Web Services have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to define the role of leadership-class high performance computing (HPC) in a future where cloud HPC is ubiquitous.

Newswise: As Big As It Gets, Hunga Volcano Comparable To Krakatoa
11-May-2022 2:25 PM EDT
As Big As It Gets, Hunga Volcano Comparable To Krakatoa
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

New research by an international team from 17 countries including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist Keehoon Kim demonstrates that based on atmospheric pressure waves recorded by global barometers, the Hunga explosion was comparable in size to that of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption.

Newswise: LLNL honored as a top STEM workplace by AISES Winds of Change Magazine
Released: 5-May-2022 4:05 PM EDT
LLNL honored as a top STEM workplace by AISES Winds of Change Magazine
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

LLNL has been named as one of the top workplaces for Indigenous STEM professionals. The full list appears in the Spring 2022 issue of Winds of Change magazine, published by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES).

Newswise: NNSA and Cornelis Networks to collaborate on next-generation high performance networking
Released: 4-May-2022 10:55 AM EDT
NNSA and Cornelis Networks to collaborate on next-generation high performance networking
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the award of an $18 million contract to Cornelis Networks for collaborative research and development in next-generation networking for supercomputing systems at the NNSA laboratories.

Newswise: LLNL partners with city of Livermore to reduce carbon emissions
Released: 25-Apr-2022 1:15 PM EDT
LLNL partners with city of Livermore to reduce carbon emissions
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the city of Livermore to collaborate on advancing climate action in Livermore and build community-wide resilience to climate change impacts.

Newswise: NASA funds LLNL to demonstrate “Replicator” 3D printer to produce cartilage in space
Released: 21-Apr-2022 1:05 PM EDT
NASA funds LLNL to demonstrate “Replicator” 3D printer to produce cartilage in space
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced April 15 it has awarded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and a private company with funding to develop LLNL’s revolutionary volumetric additive manufacturing (VAM) 3D printing technology to produce artificial cartilage tissue in space.

Newswise: New laser-based volumetric additive manufacturing method can 3D print glass in seconds
Released: 19-Apr-2022 12:05 PM EDT
New laser-based volumetric additive manufacturing method can 3D print glass in seconds
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Using a new laser-based Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (VAM) approach—an emerging technology in near-instant 3D printing—researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley demonstrated the ability to 3D-print microscopic objects in silica glass, part of an effort to produce delicate, layer-less optics that can be built in seconds or minutes. The results are reported in the latest edition of the journal Science.

Newswise: Americans Move to More Solar and Wind Power in 2021
Released: 11-Apr-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Americans Move to More Solar and Wind Power in 2021
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

In 2021, Americans used 5% more energy than in 2020, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).



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