Spotlight Spring 2025 cover

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SpotLight highlights the people who make up Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Our magazine is available online, in PDF format and in hard copy in various buildings around the Lab, including the cafés, West Gate Badge Office, LLESA and Health Services.

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Adventure of a Lifetime

Before he spent last summer interning at the Lab, Weston Cadena had an adventure of a different sort: journeying across Europe with nothing but a pack of Red Bulls.

Meet Weston

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Illustrating Dreams

Gabriel Acosta finds a creative release when he illustrates books for his young children, chasing his dream of publishing them someday.

Meet Gabriel

Acosta home

Scrambling for Solutions

Jimmy Kingston has come a long way from twisting a Rubik’s Cube in between turns of Dungeons & Dragons: today, he can solve one blindfolded in under one minute.

Meet Jimmy

Kingston home

The Animal Whisperer

For Amy Weldon, communicating with animals came before her career communicating at the Lab. But she still finds a way to connect with some non-human colleagues.

Meet Amy

Weldon home

Freedom on Wheels

Randy Wong might happen to be an experienced Lab photographer by day, but just wait until the roller rink lights up and he steps into the spotlight.

Meet Randy

Wong home

Work with interesting people

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory offers opportunities in a variety of fields, not just science and technology. We are home to a diverse staff of professionals that includes administrators, researchers, creatives, supply chain staff, health services workers and more. Visit our careers page to learn more about the different career paths we offer and find the one that speaks to you. Make your mark on the world!

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