Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, Jeff Wisoff, Principal Associate Director of the National Ignition Facility & Photon Science Directorate, celebrates 50 years of laser leadership at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
LLNL’s experimental laser programs were consolidated into a single division, known as Y Division, on July 10, 1972. From this beginning came a series of increasingly complex and energetic laser systems that enabled cutting-edge research in inertial confinement fusion, material properties under extreme conditions, and high energy density science, all of which today support NNSA’s Stockpile Stewardship program.
About LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a mission of strengthening the United States’ security through development and application of world-class science and technology to: 1) enhance the nation’s defense, 2) reduce the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and 3) respond with vision, quality, integrity and technical excellence to scientific issues of national importance. Learn more about LLNL: llnl.gov/.
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#LLNL #NationalIgnitionFacility #Lasers
In this video, Jeff Wisoff, Principal Associate Director of the National Ignition Facility & Photon Science Directorate, celebrates 50 years of laser leadership at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
LLNL’s experimental laser programs were consolidated into a single division, known as Y Division, on July 10, 1972. From this beginning came a series of increasingly complex and energetic laser systems that enabled cutting-edge research in inertial confinement fusion, material properties under extreme conditions, and high energy density science, all of which today support NNSA’s Stockpile Stewardship program.
About LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a mission of strengthening the United States’ security through development and application of world-class science and technology to: 1) enhance the nation’s defense, 2) reduce the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and 3) respond with vision, quality, integrity and technical excellence to scientific issues of national importance. Learn more about LLNL: llnl.gov/.
LLNL-VIDEO-837719
#LLNL #NationalIgnitionFacility #Lasers
