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Inspiring Future STEM Leaders

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Opening the Door to STEM Experiences & Research

The Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF) is committed to ‘opening the door to the future’ by inspiring the next generation of STEM leaders. LLF supports STEM opportunities that connect aspiring scientists and engineers with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) premier resources and mentors. Our STEM programs are focused on fellowships and research stipends aimed at fostering the academic and professional journey of undergraduate and graduate students, with a focus on those historically underrepresented in the field, low-income/financial need, and/or first-generation college students. Increasingly, we seek to place LLF Fellows with Lab teams engaged in the key research areas we fund – namely, climate resilience, neurodegenerative disease, and fusion innovation.

LLF provides direct student funding, allowing more time for research, studies, and ultimate success in scientific careers, and supports fellows with assigned Lab mentors and access to LLNL facilities and resources. We also offer an enriching Fellows Week program tailored for our annual cohort of fellows to facilitate connections, knowledge sharing, skill building and career development. Our program goes beyond building students’ technical skills and exposure to world-class science; it seeks to empower our fellows to consider a rewarding and impactful STEM career and contributes to the nation’s critical STEM pipeline needed to solve issues of national and global importance.

A special thank you to our academic and professional partners, STEM donors, and LLNL colleagues, who make these programs possible!

STEM Programs

2023-24 LLF Fellows

California State University, Bakersfield

Davis Family Fellow – Carbon

Meet full-year fellow Julnar, who is studying Biochemistry at California State University, Bakersfield. This year at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, she will be working on conversion of CO2 to gather information on possible methods to repurpose the carbon dioxide that is captured.

Arizona State University

Carbon Fellow 

Meet Salina, Carbon Fellow, who is studying Physics and Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University. This past summer at LLNL, she is evaluating the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) potential of Colorado and outlining a pathway for the state to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Michigan State University

HEDS Fellow

Meet Thomas, HEDS Fellow, who is a Michigan State University graduate student. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he studied data driven observations of system equilibration.

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The University of Oklahoma

Fusion Fellow

Meet Jacob, who is a second year Chemical Engineering PhD student at the The University of Oklahoma. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he will be supporting the Lab’s Inertial Fusion Energy team on progress since the December ignition milestone.
 

University of the Pacific

Carbon Fellow

Meet Jennifer, Carbon Fellow, who is is studying Geological and Environmental Science with a minor in Sustainability at University of the Pacific. This past summer at LLNL, she worked on research surrounding carbon dioxide removal methods that align with California’s 2045 carbon neutrality goals. Jennifer also supports ongoing carbon emissions management research and public outreach work in Stockton, CA.

University of California, Berkeley

HEDS Fellow 

Meet Alexis, HEDS Fellow, studying Applied Mathematics at UC Berkeley. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, she worked on efficient representation of proton radiograph images for ML in LP interactions. 

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Osaka University

HEDS Fellow 

Meet Jinyuan, HEDS Fellow, who is working towards his PhD at Osaka University. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he conducted research on particle-in-cell simulations of shockwaves in plasma.

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Stanford University

HEDS Fellow

Meet Jhonnatan, HEDS Fellow, who is working towards his PhD at Stanford University. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he conducted research on the field-particle correlation analysis in PIC simulations of laser-matter interactions.

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University of California, Merced

HEDS Fellow

Meet Sheindel, HEDS Fellow, who is an undergraduate student at UC Merced. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, her research focused on Machine Learning and HEDS. 

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University of Connecticut

SIAM Undergraduate Fellow 

Meet Everett, LLF’s inaugural Undergraduate Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Fellow, who is studying computer science and minoring in material science from University of Connecticut. This past summer while at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he will be working on a Modular Autonomous Research System (MARS).

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Stanford University

HEDS Fellow

Meet Girik, HEDS Fellow, who is a PHD Student at Stanford University. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he worked on upgrading the ultrafast X-Ray Streak Camera.

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Osaka University

HEDS Fellow

Meet Koki, HEDS Fellow, who is a graduate student at Osaka University. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he conducted research on sputter deposition of boron carbide for next generation ICF ablators.

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University of California, Merced

Data Science Fellow

Meet full-year fellow Ryan, who is studying Mechanical Engineering at UC Merced. This year at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he’s building a data pipeline for a machine learning algorithm to craft a replica of the human gut microbiome, which strengthens and accelerates neuro-disease prediction capabilities without the need for more costly clinical tests with human subjects.

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University of California, San Diego

HEDS Fellow

Meet Isabella, HEDS Fellow, who is studying Chemical Engineering at UC San Diego. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, she worked to create a one-dimensional compressed hydrogen atom.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst

HEDS Fellow 

Meet Kimberly, HEDS Fellow, who is a graduate student studying at University of Massachusetts Amherst. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, she worked on the dynamic compression of materials.

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University of California, Los Angeles

HEDS Fellow

Meet Nathan, HEDS Fellow, who is a graduate student studying at UCLA. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he worked on the Fe-CH slurry target development for nanoscale Fe-H chemistry at extreme conditions.

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University of Maryland

HEDS Fellow

Meet Tahmid, HEDS Fellow, who is a University of Maryland graduate student. This past summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he conducted research on Lithium Fluoride-water interaction for advanced laser-driven dynamic compression experiments.

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University of Tennesse, Knoxville

John S. Foster Jr. Undergraduate Fellow

Meet full-year fellow Thomas, who is studying Mechanical Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This year at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he will be working on validation and parametric studies of Direct Laser Impulse Simulations using ICF Code HYDRA.

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California State University, Bakersfield

Carbon Fellow

Meet Eder, Carbon Fellow, who is studying Geology at California State University, Bakersfield. This summer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he is conducting experiments and data analysis on sorbent materials under Direct Air Capture conditions to understand performance and stability for upscaled usage.

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Sparking Inspiration

Our Summer STEM Speaker Series highlighted Livermore’s expertise and impact. Guest speakers Tom Ramos, Tammy Ma, Jay Davis, and Huban Gowadia shared their insights on LLNL science and research. You can access the entire speaker series below.

Latest STEM News

Meet Our 2024 Fusion Fellows

The achievement of ignition by LLNL in December 2022 was groundbreaking. Moving beyond that to the nation’s decadal vision of commercial fusion energy will require, among other things, creating pathways and opportunities for the next generation to work in fusion. In 2023, the Foundation launched an inaugural Fusion Fellowship opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to work with the Inertial Fusion Energy team at LLNL. This summer, LLF was pleased to bring two more fusion fellows to the Lab.

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UC Climate Entrepreneurs Fellows

Four UC Climate Entrepreneurs Fellows, recruited by the LLF, came to LLNL for the Summer of 2024 to collaborate with Lab researchers. Students received training, networking, and coaching on entrepreneurship and product development best practices designed to innovate and develop their technology ideas for market.

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LLF – SIAM Undergraduate Fellowship

During the summer of 2023, LLF partnered with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics to support undergraduate students seeking to advance their applied mathematics skills in a world-class research facility addressing some of society’s greatest scientific and technological challenges.

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Thank you to our STEM program partners!