DOE-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA
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Technology Transfer Contact:
Ms. Ida Shum
DOE-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Industrial Partnerships Office
P.O. Box 808, L-795
Livermore, CA
925-423-9724 Fax: 925-423-8988
Email: shum3@llnl.gov
Home Page: http://www.llnl.gov/IPandC/

Background

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, administered by the University of California, is one of the world's largest research and development laboratories, with 8,000 full-time employees and a budget of $1.1 billion. The laboratory is located in the San Francisco Bay area, near Silicon Valley, several world-class universities, and many other research facilities.

Mission

The Mission of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is to serve as a national resource in science and engineering, focused on national security, energy, the environment, and biomedicine, with a special responsibility for nuclear weapons. Our programs are structured to enhance economic competitiveness and to nurture science education.

Areas of Expertise

  • Measurements and diagnostics
  • Ground water characterization
  • Plasma processing of effluents
  • Fiber-optic sensors
  • Global climate modeling
  • In situ microbial filters
  • Molten salt destruction of wastes
  • Defense Sciences
  • Atmospheric modeling
  • Nuclear measurements
  • X-ray optics and diagnostics
  • Energetic materials
  • Special nuclear materials handling
  • Nuclear testing
  • Computer simulation
  • Bioscience
  • Warhead electrical systems
  • Insensitive high explosives
  • Fire-resistant pits
  • Biomedical research including:
  • Human Genome Project
  • Biological dosimetry
  • Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
  • Enhanced mammography

Facilities and Resources

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory facilities used to conduct its mission include:
  • National Energy Research Supercomputer Center (NERSC)
  • Livermore Computer Center and Computer Graphics Lab
  • High Explosives Applications Facility (HEAF) and Site 300 high-explosive test facilities
  • Nova Laser Program facilities
  • Microwave Tokamak experiment
  • Laboratory for Experimental Astrophysics (LEA)
  • Conflict Simulation Laboratory
  • Electronics Engineering (EE)/Engineering Research Division (ERD) Microfabrication facility
  • Laser fusion and laser isotope separation facilities
  • Center for Geosciences
  • Extensive biomedical and environmental research facilities
  • Institute for Scientific Computing Research
  • Plasma Physics Research Institute
  • Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
  • Scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy facilities.
  • Small-and medium-size business outreach (CACT)

Educational Outreach Programs:

  • Science Education Center (SEC)
  • Lawrence Livermore Elementary-School Science Study of Nature (LESSON) Program
  • Helping Our Partners Enrich Science (HOPES)
  • Multimedia Laboratory
  • Global Climatic Change Model
  • Bay Area Science and Technology Collaboration
  • Program with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
  • Programs to address the needs of Native American students
  • National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering (GEM)
  • High-School Science Honors Student Program in Supercomputing
  • National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC)
  • Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT)
  • Technology Market Assessment & Profiling Project (TMAP)

Last Updated 04/06/2008