LLNL scientist Andrea L. Kritcher was named one of nine recipients of the prestigious 2026 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award for exceptional contributions in research and development supporting the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) missions in science, energy and national security.
Recognition
A multi-institutional team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s DIII-D National Fusion Facility, including Filippo Scotti from LLNL, recently won the John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research from the American Physical Society for substantially advancing a “flipped” approach for fusion.
LLNL's Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) Business Development Executive Clarence Cannon received the Department of Energy’s Technology Transfer Working Group (TTWG) Best in Class award for non-federal partnering.
LLNL Director Kim Budil announced in September that the 2026 John S. Foster Jr. Medal has been awarded to Richard L. Wagner Jr., a physicist whose career has shaped U.S. nuclear deterrence, from weapon design and underground testing to arms control, missile defense and counterterrorism policy.
LLNL scientist Jennifer Pett-Ridge has been named a 2026 fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). AGU is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences.
Four Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have been recognized as senior members of leading professional societies in optics and photonics, honoring their technical accomplishments, professional experience and service to the field.
LLNL scientists and engineers have earned six R&D 100 Awards, which recognize the top 100 inventions worldwide. LLNL was the lead laboratory on four of the winning inventions and contributed to two multi-lab invention wins.
LLNL has been named the 2026 Manufacturer of the Year in the large manufacturer category by the Association of Manufacturers Bay Area (AMBayArea), recognizing the Lab’s leadership in advanced manufacturing, engineering and national security innovation.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Wren Carr was recently selected as a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.
LLNL Director Kim Budil has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions in the field.