Recognition

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Kim Budil was named to Forbes' 50 Over 50 List in August.
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LLNL Director Kim Budil has been named to the 2025 Forbes 50 Over 50 list.

LLNL scientist Luis Zepeda-Ruiz was recognized by the American Association for Crystal Growth for his service to the scientific community.
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At a conference held this summer, the American Association for Crystal Growth (AACG) recognized LLNL scientist Luis Zepeda-Ruiz with its Gentile Service Award.

LLNL staff scientist Sichi Li has been appointed to Early Career Advisory Board of JACS Au, an open-access journal from the American Chemical Society.
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JACS Au, an open-access journal from the American Chemical Society, has selected LLNL staff scientist Sichi Li to serve on its 2025–2026 Early Career Advisory Board. 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Principal Deputy for Computing Lori Diachin has been named one of HPCwire’s “35 Legends” for 2025, a recognition that celebrates pioneers, visionaries and champions who have left an enduring mark on high-performance computing.
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LLNL’s Principal Deputy for Computing Lori Diachin has been named one of HPCwire’s “35 Legends” for 2025.

LLNL scientist Johanna Schwartz has been awarded $60,000 to pursue automated design of next-generation membranes for fuel cells.
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The Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative has awarded LLNL scientist Johanna Schwartz $60,000 to pursue automated design of next-generation membranes for fuel cells. 

Pictured, from left: Olivia Igbokwe-Curry, Patricia Falcone and Sara Sidner pose for a photo following Falcone’s receipt of the inaugural AI Honors in Public Science Award during the AI Honors Gala hosted by the Washington AI Network on June 3, 2025.
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LLNL Deputy Director for Science and Technology Patricia Falcone was presented with the AI Honors in Public Science award at the inaugural AI Honors Gala on June 3 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Five LLNL postdocs will participate in the 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Top row, from left: Caspar Donnison, Nicholas Cross, Ian Colliard. Bottom row: Jonas Kaufman, Vidia Gokool.
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Five LLNL postdoctoral researchers have been selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. 

Jennifer Pett-Ridge has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Pett-Ridge is among the 471 scientists, engineers and innovators who have been elected American Association for the Advancement of Science 2024 fellows for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements throughout their careers.

LLNL senior research scientist Aleksandr Noy was recognized as a 2025 MRS fellow.
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Aleksandr Noy, an LLNL senior research scientist, has been named a 2025 fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS).  

From top left, clockwise: Paul Grabowski, Adriana Sweet, Kevin Quinlan, Ye Zhou and Laura Wendelberger are recipients of the Lab’s FY25 Academic Collaboration Team awards.
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Four LLNL teams were recently granted awards through the Lab’s Fiscal Year 2025 Academic Collaboration Team (ACT) annual call for proposals.