Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In the world of science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is synonymous with “excellence.” Fourteen Nobel prizes are associated with Berkeley Lab. Eighty-six Lab scientists are members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors for a scientist in the United States. Fifteen of our scientists have won the National Medal of Science, our nation's highest award for lifetime achievement in fields of scientific research. Eighteen of our engineers have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and three of our scientists have been elected into the Institute of Medicine. In addition, Berkeley Lab has trained thousands of university science and engineering students who are advancing technological innovations across the nation and around the world.

 

Berkeley Lab is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science. It is managed by the University of California (UC) and is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Located on a 200-acre site in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus that offers spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay, Berkeley Lab employs approximately 4,200 scientists, engineers, support staff and students. Its budget for 2020 is over $1 billion.

 

Berkeley Lab was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence, a UC Berkeley physicist who won the 1939 Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cyclotron, a circular particle accelerator that opened the door to high-energy physics. It was Lawrence’s belief that scientific research is best done through teams of individuals with different fields of expertise, working together. His teamwork concept is a Berkeley Lab legacy that continues today.

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Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator) primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator)

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB® primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB®

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry

Free

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour primary image

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour

Free

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest primary image

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest

Wed, Jun 1 • 7:00 PM

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream. primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream.

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM PDT

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What?

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator) primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator)

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB® primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB®

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry

Free

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour primary image

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour

Free

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest primary image

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest

Wed, Jun 1 • 7:00 PM

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream. primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream.

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM PDT

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What?

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM

Free

In the world of science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is synonymous with “excellence.” Fourteen Nobel prizes are associated with Berkeley Lab. Eighty-six Lab scientists are members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors for a scientist in the United States. Fifteen of our scientists have won the National Medal of Science, our nation's highest award for lifetime achievement in fields of scientific research. Eighteen of our engineers have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and three of our scientists have been elected into the Institute of Medicine. In addition, Berkeley Lab has trained thousands of university science and engineering students who are advancing technological innovations across the nation and around the world.

 

Berkeley Lab is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science. It is managed by the University of California (UC) and is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Located on a 200-acre site in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus that offers spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay, Berkeley Lab employs approximately 4,200 scientists, engineers, support staff and students. Its budget for 2020 is over $1 billion.

 

Berkeley Lab was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence, a UC Berkeley physicist who won the 1939 Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cyclotron, a circular particle accelerator that opened the door to high-energy physics. It was Lawrence’s belief that scientific research is best done through teams of individuals with different fields of expertise, working together. His teamwork concept is a Berkeley Lab legacy that continues today.

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Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator) primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator)

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB® primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB®

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry

Free

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour primary image

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour

Free

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest primary image

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest

Wed, Jun 1 • 7:00 PM

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream. primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream.

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM PDT

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What?

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Joint Genome Institute

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator) primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of BELLA (a laser accelerator)

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of High Performance Computing

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the 88" Cyclotron

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB® primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of FLEXLAB®

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Biosciences Facilities

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Advanced Light Source

Free

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry primary image

Berkeley Lab 90th Anniversary - Virtual Tour of the Molecular Foundry

Free

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour primary image

Berkeley Lab Virtual Public Tour

Free

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest primary image

Berkeley Lab's Cleantech Pitchfest

Wed, Jun 1 • 7:00 PM

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream. primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What? RSVP for livestream.

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM PDT

Free

Climate Change is Here. Now What? primary image

Climate Change is Here. Now What?

Thu, Mar 24 • 7:00 PM

Free