DEIJ Colloquium: Voices from US National Laboratories

Part 1: Fermi and Lawrence Livermore National Labs

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Webinar

Join us as researchers from Fermi National Lab and Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) discuss their work involving engineering and computing, their specific roles in the lab, and how they create inclusive workplaces to maintain the high-level of expertise needed to address national and global challenges.

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Abstract

The US National Laboratory system, 17 entities developed starting in the mid-20th century, have served as leaders in the country’s scientific and engineering efforts. Currently, these labs have worked on critical scientific challenges from combating climate change to discovering the origins of our universe.  For these complex research and development challenges, the labs use a “multidisciplinary approach that places an emphasis on translating basic science to innovation” (National Laboratories | Department of Energy).

This colloquium is the first of a series that attempts to capture the diverse voices of those who do this important work. In Part I, Tufts is pleased to welcome engineers and scientist from the Fermi National Lab in Illinois and Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) in California. Lab representatives will speak to the work their labs do that involve engineering and computing, their specific roles in these efforts, and how they and their labs seek to create inclusive work places and cultures to maintain the high-level of expertise needed in addressing national and global challenges. 

About Fermi National Lab

Since 1967, Fermilab has worked to answer fundamental questions and enhance understanding of everything we see around us. As the United States' premier particle physics laboratory, they do science that matters. They work on the world's most advanced particle accelerators and dig down to the smallest building blocks of matter. They also probe the farthest reaches of the universe, seeking out the nature of dark matter and dark energy. Fermilab's 2,160 employees include scientists and engineers from all around the world. Fermilab collaborates with more than 50 countries on physics experiments based in the United States and elsewhere.

About Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

For more than 70 years, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has applied science and technology (S&T) to make the world a safer place. The Laboratory’s enduring ideals guide their mission-driven work while fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace culture. LLNL applies cutting-edge science and technology to achieve breakthroughs in enterprise resilience and counterterrorism, defense and intelligence, energy security and climate resilience to produce fundamental science discoveries and faster innovation cycles. The Laboratory's ability to put ideals into action enables continued progress and the translation of innovations into impact.