
The 2024 NSSC Workshop and NSSC Advisory Board Meeting, held Nov. 13-14 and organized jointly by LLNL and the University of California, Berkeley, was attended by more than 70 university students, postdocs, faculty, and national lab scientists from several national labs.
This year’s workshop featured more than 30 oral presentations with overviews of NSSC research areas and highlights of student research projects, along with approximately 25 poster presentations of student research.
During the workshop, Huban Gowadia, the principal associate director for Global Security, gave an overview of the Laboratory and global security challenges in the 21st century, and Colonel Jon Baker, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) program manager for the NSSC, provided an overview of the university program.
University students, postdocs, faculty, visitors from other Department of Energy labs and NNSA officials toured six unique LLNL facilities – the National Ignition Facility, the High Explosives Applications Facility, the nuclear forensics lab, the National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center, the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, and the Additive Manufacturing laboratory.
Flying to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
It is recommended to fly into the Oakland International Airport, airport code OAK. The Oakland International Airport is 30 miles from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Apart from the Oakland International Airport, Livermore is within close distance to the San Francisco International Airport (55 miles away), and the Mineta San Jose International Airport (35 miles away).
Getting to the Lawrence Livermore Campus
The NSSC is providing a dedicated event shuttle that will transport you directly to Building 453. This dedicated shuttle option features expedited badging. More details to come soon.
Additional Transportation:
- San Joaquin RTD Commuter: This commuter bus provides a way to get to the LLNL campus from Stockton, Lathrop, and Tracy
- Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) Train: The ACE train provides routes between Stockton and Livermore
- Tri-Valley Wheels BART Commuter Connection: Wheels bus services offers a route from the Dublin BART station to Livermore
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART): View BART’s website to see available schedules and routes across the Bay Area
Additional Helpful Information
Dress Code
– Business casual (e.g., collared shirts, dress slacks, skirts, blouses, and closed-toe shoes)
Reimbursement
– Your NSSC institution will cover travel and lodging expenses associated with the event. Please contact your institution’s point of contact for additional guidance on your institution’s reimbursement policy.
Event Contacts
– If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Ava Benkhatar at avabenkhatar@berkeley.edu or use our support line at nssc_info@berkeley.edu.