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        • Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing
          • Additive Manufacturing of Organic Glass Scintillators
          • Additively Manufactured Multilayer Laser
          • Advanced Energy Storage Technologies for Extreme Conditions
          • Advanced Fabrication Techniques of Metal Hydrides for Science and Technology Applications
          • Advanced In-situ Processes Monitoring Diagnostics and Ex-situ Material Characterization for Laser-based Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes.
          • An Integrated and Computational Approach to Optimization of Functionally Graded Materials Using Additive Manufacturing
          • Automated, High-Throughput Screening of Increased Ionic Conductivity Polymer Electrolytes
          • Building Materials Knowledge Models via Document Network Analysis
          • Confined Coaxial Powder Extrusion
          • Control of Self-Propagating Polymer Beams for Integration into Three-Dimensional Printing
          • Converting Air into Ammonia via Advanced Manufactured Electrochemical Reactors
          • Developing an Understanding and Control of Electrochemical Deposition Processes for Functional Coatings on Complex Three-Dimensionally Printed Substrates
          • Development of Metastable High Entropy Alloys for Additive Manufacturing
          • Dual Wavelength Two-Photon Polymerization
          • Dual-Energy Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography to Improve Material Discrimination
          • Enabling Multi-Material Metal Additive Manufacturing Builds through Electrostatic Powder Spreading
          • Explore Flow-Directed Electrolyte Transport in the Development of Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries
          • Freeform Three-Dimensional Microstructures Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
          • Gas Bubble Management for Electrochemical Systems
          • High-Efficiency Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Membranes
          • Hyper-Doping of Boron Carbide Ablators
          • In-Situ Quantitative Monitoring and Feedback Control for High-Sensitivity and High-Fidelity Manufacturing
          • Investigation into High-Throughput Plastic Inertial Confinement Fusion Target Capsule Fabrication Using Volumetric Additive Manufacturing
          • Joinery Of Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Inspired by Nature
          • Large-Scale, Two-Photon, Three-Dimensional Printing Enabled by Metaoptics
          • Machine Learning Design of Single-Atom Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
          • Magnetostrictive Materials for Enhanced Sensors and Electronic Components
          • Materials for Energy Management across the Electromagnetic Spectrum
          • Modular Autonomous Experimentation for Biological Applications
          • Multifunctional Holraums
          • Nanoscale Precision Milling with Ion Beams
          • Non-Destructive Testing Using Millimeter-Wave Radar Imaging
          • Novel Multi-Phase Fluidic Platforms for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Forensics
          • PowderJet is an Agile System for High Quality Metal Powder Production
          • Predictive Atomistic Materials Simulations with Uncertainty Quantification
          • Radiation Defect Engineering in Two-Dimensional Nanomembranes
          • Rapid Design to Deployment of Tailored Alloys
          • Shape Changing of Responsive Elastomer Structures
          • Surface-Architected Smart Cellular Fluidics for Directional Liquid Transport
          • Sustainable and Chemically Recyclable Photopolymers for Three-Dimensional Printing
          • The Science of Scaleup: Accelerated Scaling of Materials and Manufacturing Solutions
          • Ultra-Wide Bandgap Field-Emission Photocathodes for High-Power, High-Frequency Electronics
          • Understanding Chemical Kinetics by Operando Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy
          • Understanding Subsurface Behavior and Defect Formation During Laser Material Interactions Via Coupled In Situ X-Ray and Optical Probes
          • Virtual Inspection of Advanced Manufacturing via Process-Scale Digital Twins
          • Volumetric Additive Manufacturing of Gradient Composition Glass
        • Biological and Chemical Countermeasures
          • Antimicrobials for Multi-Drug Resistant Infections for BioResilience, Advancement
          • Building a Computational and Experimental Rapid Response Pipeline to Counter the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak and Emerging Biothreats
          • Climate-Driven Changes to Host Nutrition May Impact the Emergence and Phenotype of Viral Variants
          • Expanding the Domain of Applicability of Machine Learning Models with Limited Data
          • Next Generation Biological Surrogate Particles to Test Aerosol Dispersion
          • Protective Host-targeted Engineered Gene Therapeutics
          • Rapid Computational Identification of Therapeutic Targets for Pathogens
        • Bioscience and Bioengineering
          • Adverse Neurological Effects of Wildfire Smoke
          • Battling Long Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Brain: Elucidating Mechanisms of Neural Dysfunction
          • Biological Additive Manufacturing Capabilities for Enabling Rapid Response to Emerging Pathogens
          • Carbon-14-Labeled Microbes to Track the Fates of Microbial Metabolites: A Potential Technical Approach to Define the Gut-Brain Axis in Animal Models
          • Controlling Access to the Brain: Fine-Tuning Permeability of the Blood-Brain Barrier
          • Cure the Incurable: Supercharged Immune Cells to Fight Disease
          • Development of Advanced Terahertz Chiroptical Spectroscopy for Biological and Chemical Security
          • Eavesdropping on Cancer: Developing Blood-Based Exosome Diagnostics
          • Engineered Human Vascular Models to Study Endothelial Dysfunction in Infectious Disease
          • Engineering Bacillus Subtilis for Controlled Gaseous Nitrogen Fixation to Reduce Artificial Nitrogen Utilization and Enhance Microbial Community Function
          • Engineering a Biosynthetic Pathway for Glycolonitrile, a High Energy Material Precursor
          • Fiery Effects of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation
          • Fungal Pneumonia: Understanding Immune Vulnerabilities that Cause Valley Fever
          • Graph-Based Modeling for Detection and Tracking of Sarin-Surrogate-Induced Neurotoxicity using a human-relevant in vitro brain model
          • Harnessing Organic Phosphorus Scavengers to Mitigate Nutrient Scarcity
          • High-Resolution Bioprinted Hierarchical Lung Tissue Model for Studying Respiratory Threats
          • Host-Directed, Bioelectronic Immunomodulation for Protection Against Emerging Pathogens
          • Investigating Fluorescent Amino Acids with Entangled Photon Pair Absorption
          • Invisible Organ: The Next Level of Human Health and Resilience
          • Linking Protein Phase Separation to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathology with Physical Simulations
          • Microbial Recycling of Plastic-Polymer-Bonded Rare Earth Magnets
          • Modulating Guanosine Triphosphate Hydrolysis Provides Novel Therapeutic Option to Treat Cancer and Bacterial Infections
          • Multi-Enzyme and Cofactor Co-Localization for Cell-Free Biocatalysis
          • Next Generation Dialysis via Exploitation of Novel Fast Diffusion through Nanoscale Pores
          • Rapid Fabrication of Engineered Gradient Tissue Scaffolds Using Cell-Embedded Microbeads
          • Rapid T Cell Engineering to Counter Emerging Threats
          • Revealing Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis Through Multiscale Dynamic Imaging
          • Single-atom-catalyst membranes for chem/bio protection
          • Towards Production of an Artificial Chloroplast Containing Cell
        • Cybersecurity and Cyber-Physical Resilience
          • FUNPAC: Firmware Updates Need Proof-Accompanied Code
          • ThornedThymus: An Adaptive Immune System for the Software Supply Chain
          • Watching the Watchers with Verified Formal Assurance Tools
        • Directed Energy
          • Evaluating Epsilon Iron Oxide for Radio Frequency Pulse Generation
          • Foundational Advances in Refractive Index Control for Optical Fibers
          • Gallium Arsenide Semiconductor Opening Switches for Pulsed Power Systems
          • Improving Capacitors and High-fluence Mirrors with Nanoscale Interface Engineering
          • Integration of Ultrawide Bandgap Photoconducting Semiconductor Switches into High-Voltage, High-Current Pulser Systems
          • Radiofrequency Testing
          • Robust Four-Dimensional Imaging Through Structured Illumination Plenoptics
          • Wireless Coordination for Distributed High-Power Microwave Sources
        • Earth and Atmospheric Science
          • Advancing Carbon Cycle Forecasts with Global Models of Soil Chemistry
          • Developing a Predictive Physics-Based Modeling Framework for Biomass Combustion in Typical Wildfire Conditions
          • Electrochemical Upcycling of Waste Cement: High-Performance Cement Production and Air Carbon Dioxide Removal
          • Enhanced Tunnel Detection with Multiple Sensor Technologies
          • Enhancing Precipitation Predictions with the Cloud-Associated Parameterizations Testbed using Artificial Intelligence
          • Feasibility of Using Fourier Neural Operators for Three-Dimensional Elastic Seismic Simulations
          • Fighting Fire with Fire: Can Traditional Native American Burning Practices Help Reduce Devastating Wildfires and Increase Soil Carbon Storage?
          • From Microbes to the Earth System – Upscaling Microbial Community Dynamics to Macro-scale Soil Carbon Models
          • High Accuracy at Low Cost: Using Machine Learning to Emulate the Department of Energy's Global Cloud-Resolving Climate Model
          • High Altitude Disturbance: An Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approach to Quantifying Turbulence and Aerosols at Hypersonic Flight Height
          • High Resolution Chronology of the Solar System
          • Microbe-Mediated Effects of Enhanced Rock Weathering on Soil Organic Carbon Storage
          • Multiscale Wildfire Simulation Framework and Remote Sensing
          • Opening the Black Box: Compound-Specific Radiocarbon Analysis to Determine the Drivers of Soil Carbon Persistence
          • Reconstructing the Birth Environment of the Solar System
          • Taming the Wild West: Assessing Impacts-Relevant Climate Data Products
        • Energy and Resource Security
          • Activating Rings in Electrochemical Systems
          • Advanced Membranes for Electrochemical Technologies
          • Climate Resilience for National Security
          • Developing a Predictive Catalysis Framework for Upgrading Sustainable Alcohols
          • Development Fiber Optic Distributed System for Direct Detection of Subsurface Gases Leakages
          • Enabling Stable Lithium Metal Anodes for Next-Generation Solid-State Batteries
          • Encoding High Specificity and Multiplexing in Nanoporous Gas Sensors
          • Ending Electrolyte Degradation in Aqueous Flow Batteries: Enabling Low-Cost Alternatives for Scalable Grid Storage
          • Energy Economics Models to Guide Technology Development
          • Establishing a Design Hub for Tokamak Fusion Reactor Divertor Systems
          • Exploiting Hydrogen-Induced Phase Transformations for High-Temperature Applications
          • Forecasting and Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Renewable Energy Resources and Grid Reliability
          • Gallium Nitride Superjunction Fin Field Effect Transistor
          • High Entropy Oxide Coating to Mitigate Molten Salt Corrosion in Concentrated Solar Power Systems
          • Improving Durability in the Next Generation of Photovoltaic Materials Through Discovery and Mitigation of Interface-Based Degradation Mechanisms
          • In-situ Synthesis of Acid-Resistant Composites for Highly Selective Rare Earth Element Separation
          • Storing Liquid Air and Thermal Energy for Long-Duration Energy Storage
          • Systems-To-Atoms Enabling Hydrogen for Climate Security
          • Transportation Planning Based on Reinforcement Learning Policy Intervention
          • Ultra-High Water Recovery Desalination with Record Thermodynamic Efficiencies
        • Forensic Science
          • Countermeasure Development for Chemical Warfare Agents through Accelerated Molecular Discovery
          • Developing a Broad-Spectrum f-Block Adsorbing and Rapid Uranium Detecting Swipe
          • Shooter Alarm System in Enclosed Spaces
        • High Explosives, Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science
          • Contrast or Drift?
          • Enhanced Effect High Explosive Formulations
          • Experimentally Interrogating Detonation Chemistry on Sub-Nanosecond to 100-Nanosecond Timescales
          • Novel Pathways for Storing Energy
          • Towards Automated Characterization of Heterogeneous Materials: A Case Study Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Detonation Products
        • High-Energy-Density Science
          • A Kinetic Transport Model for Magnetized Radiation-Hydrodynamics
          • A New Data-Driven Standard Solar Model
          • Advanced Time-Resolved Neutron Time-of-Flight Diagnostics for Burning Plasmas
          • Bayesian Optimization of High-Intensity, Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration Integrating Experiments and Simulations
          • Breaking Beams: A Kinetic Treatment of the Filamentation and Forward Scatter of Laser Beams in Plasma
          • Data-Driven Atomic Physics with High Repetition Rate Experiments
          • Dopants for High Density Carbon
          • Driving Design with Cognitive Simulation
          • Exploration of Directly Driven Liquid Deuterium-Tritium Wetted Foam Designs for Burning Plasma and High Neutron Yield Applications
          • Exploring Innovative High-Gain Ignition Concepts for Inertial Fusion Energy
          • Exploring a Novel Way to Mitigate Surface Damage in Tokamaks
          • Extending Equation-of-State Measurements to Gigabar Pressures
          • Finite Temperature Structure Prediction
          • High Pressure-Temperature Phase Diagrams and Free Energies from First Principles
          • High-Order General Discrete Ordinates Method Enabling Efficient Deterministic Transport in Hydrodynamic Simulations
          • High-Rate Carbide Growth by Evaporation
          • High-Repetition-Rate Diagnostics with Integrated Active Control for a New Paradigm of High-Energy-Density Experiments
          • Interatomic Potentials: A Framework for Generating Quantum-Accurate Material Models
          • Investigating the Relationship Between Microstructure and Dynamic Response Using X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
          • Measurement of Mutual Diffusion in Warm Dense Matter
          • Optimal Uses of Magnetic Fields for Indirect-Drive Inertial Fusion
          • Plasma Transport at the Nexus of Measurement and Modeling
          • Precision Polishing of Spheres via In-situ Process Monitoring and Machine-learning-based Optimization
          • Pulsed-Plasma Deposition of Ultrathick Diamond-like Carbon Films on Nonplanar Surfaces
          • Shock Ignition in Indirect Drive: A New Approach to High Fusion Gains
          • Towards a More Predictive Framework for Laser-Driven Particle Sources through Experimental Data-Informed Machine Learning Models
        • High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science
          • Accelerating Time-integrators with Surrogate Models
          • Achieving Peak Performance of High-Performance Computing Applications by Optimizing Parallelism Compilation
          • Adaptive Sampling for Risk-Averse Design and Optimization
          • Addressing Key Physics Problems in High-Energy-Density Plasmas with a Novel Kinetic Simulation Capability
          • An Experimentally Validated Synergistic Membrane Model
          • Automated Software Integration
          • Autonomous MultiScale: Embedded Machine Learning for Smart Simulations
          • CROSSWALK
          • Cross-Scale Modeling for Component Scale Simulations
          • DENAS: Deep Neuroevolution at Scale
          • Decision Superiority
          • Designing Asynchronous Circuits for Dynamic Machine Learning Adaptation
          • Exact Representation of Curved Material Interfaces and Boundaries in High-Order Finite Element Simulations
          • ForwardProp is a Novel Gradient-Free Learning Paradigm for Integrating Deep Neural Nets with Scientific Simulations
          • High-Performance Computing Force Multiplier: Leading the Way for Extreme-Scale Converged Computing
          • Improving Extrapolation Behavior in Deep Neural Networks
          • Interactive Exploratory Graph-Enabled Data Analytics at High-Performance Computing Scales
          • Knowledge Extraction and Injection Via Concept-Level Reasoning in Scientific Machine Learning
          • Knowledge-Driven Machine Learning
          • Large-Scale Shape Optimization with Conformal Meshes
          • Learning to Solve Faster with Data-Driven Algebraic Multigrid Methods
          • Leveraging Machine Learning Hardware in Time Integration Algorithms
          • Localizing and Explaining Performance Defects in Heterogeneous Applications
          • Multilevel Markov chain Monte Carlo Sampling Methods for Discrete Graph Problems
          • Next-Generation Implicit Neural Representation for Ill-Posed and Dynamic Computed Tomography Reconstruction
          • Revisiting Consistency Models for High Performance Computing Input/Output: Can We Finally Ditch Portable Operating System Interface?
          • Scalable Methods for Contact with Optimization
          • Toward the Intelligent Center for High-Performance Computing
          • Vectorization of Dynamic Subgraphs via Generative Models
        • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
          • Additively Manufactured Neodymium-Doped Strontium-Fluoride Ceramic Gain Medium
          • Agile Mixing Platform Engineered for Transient Compositional Printing
          • Arbitrarily Shaped Energetic Pulses from High Energy Thulium Lasers
          • Beam-Combined Pulsed Fiber Lasers
          • Exploring the Cosmos: Enabling One-Thousand Times More Sensitive Spectrographs for Exoplanet Search
          • Filamentation Sealing Using Dual-Laser Treatment
          • Glass-Engraved Meta-Optics for High-Power Lasers
          • High Refractive Index Adhesives for Laser Glass Cladding Applications.
          • Laser Amplification with Suppressed Amplified Spontaneous Emission
          • Laser-Induced Desorption and Redeposition in Fused Silica
          • Predicting Damage Growth using Multimode Characterization and Machine Learning
          • Programmable Time-Varying Spectral Encoding for Advanced Control of High-Energy, High-Power Laser Systems
          • Revisiting the Critical Physics for Passing Energetic Laser Pulses through Air
          • Robust High-Power Diodes for Next Generation Laser Systems
          • Robustly Designed Optical Coatings for Cutting-Edge Science
          • Ultrafast Operation of High-Average-Power, High-Energy Thulium Lasers
          • Ultrawide Bandgap Laser Addressable Photoconductors
          • Understanding Spectral Dependence of Laser-induced Damage Precursors in Dielectric Materials
        • Nuclear Threat Reduction
          • Breakthrough Performance with Context Constrained Radiation Measurements
          • Cosmic Ray Investigations with National Security Detector Networks
          • Development of the Uranium-236, Uranium-238 Signature for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
          • Infrasound Propagation Simulation in the Upper Atmosphere
          • Passive Reactor Monitoring with Crystal Damage Measurement
          • Solid-State Gamma-Ray Detection Using Quantum Dots
          • Toward a Predictive Exascale-Class Hypersonic Simulation Capability for Damage Lethality Assessment and Weapons Environment Characterization
        • Nuclear Weapons Science
          • Accelerated Materials Simulations with Deep Neural Networks
          • Next-Generation Short-Pulse Laser-Driven Neutron Sources for Multimodal Radiography
        • Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology
          • Breakdown of the Magic Numbers: Unparalleled Opportunities at the New Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
          • Dark Matter Search with Plutonium-241 Beta Decays
          • Deciphering Fingerprints of Stellar Nucleosynthesis Through Nuclear Reaction Rate Measurements and Isotopic Analyses of Stardust
          • Development of a Novel Neutron Source for Next-Generation Neutron Scattering Experiments
          • Do Tetraquarks Exist? Understanding the Nature of the Mysterious Meson Candidate
          • Expanding Plutonium Inorganic Chemistry
          • Fission with Exotic Nuclei
          • How Rapid is the Rapid Neutron Capture Process?
          • Hunting Sub-gigaelectron-volt Dark Matter with Diamonds and Magnetic Microcalorimeters
          • Manipulating the Spin of Nuclei with Nuclear Reactions
          • Nuclear Detective Work in the Early Universe: The Mysterious Origin of Protein-Rich Stable Nuclei
          • Nuclear Experiments from Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics Supercomputing Simulations
          • Predictive Ternary Reactions for Stellar Nucleosynthesis
          • Putting the Super Back In Supernova
          • Revealing the Mystery Mode: Understanding the Nuclear Decay Mechanism that Governs Formation of the Universe's Heavy Elements
          • Reverse-Engineering the Neutron-Nucleus Interaction
          • Searching for the Edges of the Nuclear Landscape
          • Target Production Using Additive Manufacturing
          • The Biggest Bang for Your Buck: Pioneering a Nuclear Science Program Guided by Artificial Intelligence
          • Water Security in a Snow-Free Future: The Science of Subsurface Water Storage
        • Quantum Science and Technology
          • Improving Quantum Gate Fidelity with Universal Differential Equations
          • New Qubit Geometries with Minimal Participation of Dielectric in Resonant Modes
          • Quasiparticle Traps to Improve Coherence of Superconducting Qubit
          • Radiofrequency-Photonic Control Interface for Scalable, High Speed Quantum Computing
          • Three-dimensional Ion Traps to Enable Quantum Error Correctable and Scalable Quantum Computing
          • Topological Materials for Quantum Computing
        • Science of Materials in Hypersonic Regime Conditions
          • Advanced Manufacturing of Novel Oxide Composites for Reusable Leading Edges
          • Bead Fabrication for Extreme Environment Analysis Development
          • Local Energy Matter Interactions and Materials Response in Hypersonic Environments
          • Remote Observation of Gravity Waves with Multiple Satellite Data Sets
        • Space Security
          • A New Dark Matter and Early Universe Grand Science Campaign
          • Concept Exploration
          • Data On-Demand for Capable Space Domain Awareness Architecture
          • Demonstration of Next-Generation Electromagnetic Shielding Materials
          • High-Performance Computing-Enabled Detection System for Petabyte Scale Astronomy Surveys
          • Non-Stationary Gaussian Processes at High-Performance Computing Scales for the Space Domain
          • Proliferated Resilient Economical Half-Meter Space Telescopes
          • X-ray Multilayers for Next-Generation Astrophysics Missions
    • FY2022
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        • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
          • Accelerated Multi-Modal Manufacturing Optimization
          • Advanced Fabrication Techniques of Metal Hydrides for Science and Technology Applications
          • Advanced Manufacturing of Net-Shape Leading Edge Geometries for Hypersonic Flight
          • Advanced Quantitative Metrology and Characterization for Manufacturing
          • Automated, High-Throughput Screening of Increased Ionic Conductivity Polymer Electrolytes
          • Bespoke Gold Foams via Xerogel Templating
          • Building Materials Knowledge Models via Document Network Analysis
          • Characterizing Materials for Quantum Computing
          • Climbing over Energy Barriers: A New Paradigm for Accelerating Kinetics
          • Confined Coaxial Powder Extrusion
          • Converting Air into Ammonia via Advanced Manufactured Electrochemical Reactors
          • Developing an Understanding and Control of Electrochemical Deposition Processes for Functional Coatings on Complex Three-Dimensionally Printed Substrates
          • Development of Metastable High Entropy Alloys for Additive Manufacturing
          • Dual-Energy Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography to Improve Material Discrimination
          • Electrostatic Powder Dispenser for Additive Manufacturing Processes
          • Enabling Multi-Material Metal Additive Manufacturing Builds through Electrostatic Powder Spreading
          • Gas Bubble Management for Electrochemical Systems
          • High Energy Density Supercapacitors
          • High-Efficiency Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Membranes
          • Investigation of Scanning Droplet Cell Technology for Electrochemical Deposition of Custom Three-Dimensional Alloys
          • Large-Scale, Two-Photon, Three-Dimensional Printing Enabled by Metaoptics
          • Laser Processing of Solid-State Lithium Batteries
          • Machine Learning Design of Single-Atom Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
          • Magnetostrictive Materials for Enhanced Sensors and Electronic Components
          • Metal-Organic Frameworks as Templates for New Materials Featuring High Complexity and Ordered Porosity
          • Mid- and High-Z Doping of High Purity, Density Tunable Amorphous Carbon Films on Complex Geometries
          • Nanofluid Laser Entrainment Additive Manufacturing
          • Novel Multi-Phase Fluidic Platforms for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Forensics
          • Overcoming Cycling Limitations for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries
          • Photonic Sintering for Granular Additive Manufacturing
          • Predicting and Controlling Corrosion
          • Prediction of Complex Metals' and Alloys’ Response to Temperature and Deformation via Handshake Between Experiments and Modeling
          • Probing the Mechanism of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Body-Centered Cubic Titanium Alloys Using Multiscale Characterization Techniques
          • Production and Testing of Architected Cermets
          • Radiation Defect Engineering in Two-Dimensional Nanomembranes
          • Rapid Design to Deployment of Tailored Alloys
          • Shape Changing of Responsive Elastomer Structures
          • Super-Strong, Micrometer-Thin Carbon Nanotube Yarns
          • Sustainable and Chemically Recyclable Photopolymers for Three-Dimensional Printing
          • The Science of Scaleup: Accelerated Scaling of Materials and Manufacturing Solutions
          • Ultrathick Boron Carbide Coatings
          • Understanding Subsurface Behavior and Defect Formation During Laser Material Interactions Via Coupled In Situ X-Ray and Optical Probes
          • Volumetric Additive Manufacturing of Glass
          • Volumetric Additive Manufacturing with Microwave Radiation
        • Bioscience and Bioengineering
          • Battling Long Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Brain: Elucidating Mechanisms of Neural Dysfunction
          • Biological Additive Manufacturing Capabilities for Enabling Rapid Response to Emerging Pathogens
          • Bioprinting of Engineered Biofilms for Microbial Electrosynthesis
          • Bioprinting the Unprintable with Unjammed Powder Printing
          • Carbon-14-Labeled Microbes to Track the Fates of Microbial Metabolites: A Potential Technical Approach to Define the Gut-Brain Axis in Animal Models
          • Controlling Access to the Brain: Fine-Tuning Permeability of the Blood-Brain Barrier
          • Cure the Incurable: Supercharged Immune Cells to Fight Disease
          • Delivering Ribonucleic Acid Vaccines Using Nanoparticles
          • Development of Advanced Terahertz Chiroptical Spectroscopy for Biological and Chemical Security
          • Do Reprogrammed Brain Cells Hold the Key to Healing Damaged Networks After Traumatic Brain Injury?
          • Eavesdropping on Cancer: Developing Blood-Based Exosome Diagnostics
          • Engineered Human Vascular Models to Study Endothelial Dysfunction in Infectious Disease
          • Engineering a Biosynthetic Pathway for Glycolonitrile, a High Energy Material Precursor
          • Fiery Effects of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation
          • Flexible and High-Density Nerve Interface for Peripheral Neuromodulation
          • Fungal Pneumonia: Understanding Immune Vulnerabilities that Cause Valley Fever
          • High-Resolution Bioprinted Hierarchical Lung Tissue Model for Studying Respiratory Threats
          • Invisible Organ: The Next Level of Human Health and Resilience
          • Microbial Recycling of Plastic-Polymer-Bonded Rare Earth Magnets
          • Microbiome Controls on Harmful Algal Toxin Production in Lake Erie
          • Modulating Guanosine Triphosphate Hydrolysis Provides Novel Therapeutic Option to Treat Cancer and Bacterial Infections
          • Next Generation Dialysis via Exploitation of Novel Fast Diffusion through Nanoscale Pores
          • Quantitative Viral Assessments for Improved Biomonitoring
          • Rapid Fabrication of Engineered Gradient Tissue Scaffolds Using Cell-Embedded Microbeads
          • Rapid T Cell Engineering to Counter Emerging Threats
          • Revealing Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis Through Multiscale Dynamic Imaging
        • Chemical and Biological Countermeasures
          • Building a Computational and Experimental Rapid Response Pipeline to Counter the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak and Emerging Biothreats
          • Profiling Neurological Consequences and Susceptible Populations of Chronic Opioid Use
          • Rapid Computational Identification of Therapeutic Targets for Pathogens
        • Cybersecurity and Cyber-Physical Resilience
          • Exploration of In-Memory Analytics
          • FUNPAC: Firmware Updates Need Proof-Accompanied Code
          • ThornedThymus: An Adaptive Immune System for the Software Supply Chain
        • Directed Energy
          • Compact High Efficiency Electrically Tunable Amplifier (CHEETAh)
          • Foundational Advances in Refractive Index Control for Optical Fibers
          • Wireless Coordination for Distributed High-Power Microwave Sources
        • Earth and Atmospheric Science
          • A New Shallow Cumulus Cloud Detection Algorithm from Satellite and Ground-Based Data
          • Advancing Carbon Cycle Forecasts with Global Models of Soil Chemistry
          • Electrochemical Upcycling of Waste Cement: High-Performance Cement Production and Air Carbon Dioxide Removal
          • Enhanced Tunnel Detection with Multiple Sensor Technologies
          • Enhancing Precipitation Predictions with the Cloud-Associated Parameterizations Testbed using Artificial Intelligence
          • Fighting Fire with Fire: Can Traditional Native American Burning Practices Help Reduce Devastating Wildfires and Increase Soil Carbon Storage?
          • From Microbes to the Earth System – Upscaling Microbial Community Dynamics to Macro-scale Soil Carbon Models
          • High Accuracy at Low Cost: Using Machine Learning to Emulate the Department of Energy's Global Cloud-Resolving Climate Model
          • High Altitude Disturbance: An Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approach to Quantifying Turbulence and Aerosols at Hypersonic Flight Height
          • Improved Seismic Monitoring for National and Energy Security with Earth Models from Full Waveform Inversion
          • Microbe-Mediated Effects of Enhanced Rock Weathering on Soil Organic Carbon Storage
          • Multiscale Wildfire Simulation Framework and Remote Sensing
          • Opening the Black Box: Compound-Specific Radiocarbon Analysis to Determine the Drivers of Soil Carbon Persistence
          • Understanding Urban and Wildland Fire Dynamics
          • Warming Response of Regional Deep Soil Organic Carbon
        • Energy and Resource Security
          • Advanced Membranes for Electrochemical Technologies
          • Climate Resilience for National Security
          • Developing a Predictive Catalysis Framework for Upgrading Sustainable Alcohols
          • Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide with Ocean Wave Energy
          • Enabling Stable Lithium Metal Anodes for Next-Generation Solid-State Batteries
          • Encoding High Specificity and Multiplexing in Nanoporous Gas Sensors
          • Ending Electrolyte Degradation in Aqueous Flow Batteries: Enabling Low-Cost Alternatives for Scalable Grid Storage
          • Exploiting Hydrogen-Induced Phase Transformations for High-Temperature Applications
          • Exploring Whether Subsurface Fluid Production can Minimize Triggered Seismicity in Geothermal Fields
          • Gallium Nitride Superjunction Fin Field Effect Transistor
          • High-Pressure Electrochemistry in Condensed Gases and Supercritical Fluids
          • Improving Durability in the Next Generation of Photovoltaic Materials Through Discovery and Mitigation of Interface-Based Degradation Mechanisms
          • Polar Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for Global Non-Convex Optimization in Energy Networks
          • Radiative Cooling of Any Sky-Facing Surface
          • Ultra-High Water Recovery Desalination with Record Thermodynamic Efficiencies
        • Forensic Science
          • Countermeasure Development for Chemical Warfare Agents through Accelerated Molecular Discovery
        • High-Energy-Density Science
          • A Kinetic Transport Model for Magnetized Radiation-Hydrodynamics
          • A New Data-Driven Standard Solar Model
          • Behavior and Utility of Flow or Turbulence in Compressing Plasma
          • Breaking Beams: A Kinetic Treatment of the Filamentation and Forward Scatter of Laser Beams in Plasma
          • Dopants for High Density Carbon
          • Driving Design with Cognitive Simulation
          • Exploring a Novel Way to Mitigate Surface Damage in Tokamaks
          • Extending Equation-of-State Measurements to Gigabar Pressures
          • Finite Temperature Structure Prediction
          • Foam Fills for Laser-Plasma Instability Suppression
          • High-Repetition-Rate Diagnostics with Integrated Active Control for a New Paradigm of High-Energy-Density Experiments
          • Inferring Heat Flow in Laser Absorption Regions using Diagnostic Magnetic Fields
          • Interatomic Potentials: A Framework for Generating Quantum-Accurate Material Models
          • Investigating the Relationship Between Microstructure and Dynamic Response Using X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
          • Magnetically Assisted Ignition
          • Measurement of Mutual Diffusion in Warm Dense Matter
          • Plasma Amplifiers to Enable Dramatic Increases in Laser Power and Energy to Access New Physical Processes
          • Plasma Transport at the Nexus of Measurement and Modeling
          • Pulsed-Plasma Sputter Deposition of Diamond-Like Carbon Ablators
          • Scalable and Accurate Simulation of Magnetized Plasmas
          • Shock Ignition in Indirect Drive: A New Approach to High Fusion Gains
          • Simulation of High-Energy-Density Plasmas Using a Novel, Fully-Implicit, Particle-in-Cell/Monte-Carlo Algorithm
          • Tailored Particle Sources Driven by Precision-Shaped Short-Pulse Laser Pulses
          • Unraveling the Physics and Chemistry of Water-Rich Mixtures at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures
          • Using Nano-Structured Targets and Ultra-Intense Lasers for Nuclear Science and Source Development
        • High-Explosives Physics Chemistry and Material Science
          • Experimentally Interrogating Detonation Chemistry on Sub-Nanosecond to 100-Nanosecond Timescales
          • Towards Automated Characterization of Heterogeneous Materials: A Case Study Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Detonation Products
          • Uncertainty Quantification and Experimental Design Using a Quantitative Forward Model for Kinematic X-Ray Diffraction
        • High-Performance Computing Simulation and Data Science
          • Achieving Peak Performance of High-Performance Computing Applications by Optimizing Parallelism Compilation
          • Active Learning for Rapid Design of Vaccines and Antibodies
          • Adaptive Sampling for Risk-Averse Design and Optimization
          • An Experimentally Validated Synergistic Membrane Model
          • Approximate High-Performance Computing: A Fast and Energy-Efficient Computing Paradigm in the Post-Moore Era
          • Automated Software Integration
          • Autonomous MultiScale: Embedded Machine Learning for Smart Simulations
          • Beating Monte Carlo: The Polynomial Method in Lattice Problems
          • Cross-Scale Modeling for Component Scale Simulations
          • DENAS: Deep Neuroevolution at Scale
          • Decentralized Autonomous Networks for Cooperative Estimation
          • Decision Superiority
          • Deep Facial Representation for Quantification of Emotion Dynamics
          • Designing Asynchronous Circuits for Dynamic Machine Learning Adaptation
          • Efficient High-Frequency Time-Harmonic Wave Propagation Solvers Using Discontinuous Petrov-Galerkin Methods
          • Exact Representation of Curved Material Interfaces and Boundaries in High-Order Finite Element Simulations
          • Hierarchical, Multimodel, Multiscale Parallel-In-Time
          • High-Performance Computing Force Multiplier: Leading the Way for Extreme-Scale Converged Computing
          • Hypothesis Testing via Artificial Intelligence: Generating Physically Interpretable Models of Scientific Data with Machine Learning
          • Improving Extrapolation Behavior in Deep Neural Networks
          • Interactive Exploratory Graph-Enabled Data Analytics at High-Performance Computing Scales
          • Knowledge-Driven Machine Learning
          • Large-Scale Shape Optimization with Conformal Meshes
          • Learning a Nonlinear Solver Optimized to Solve the Problem of Electron Density and Effective Atomic Number Reconstruction
          • Modeling Complex Behavior of Lattices to Enable Multiscale Design
          • Next-Generation Implicit Neural Representation for Ill-Posed and Dynamic Computed Tomography Reconstruction
          • Optimal High-Order Solvers
          • Probabilistic Models for Dynamic Hypergraphs with Content
          • Reliable Decentralized Solvers in Unreliable Computing Environments
          • Robust Control of Scientific Simulations with Deep Reinforcement Learning
          • Safe and Trustworthy Machine Learning
          • Scientific Machine Learning at Extreme Scale: Optimal Control for Deep Learning in High-Performance Computing
          • Virtual Inspections: Fast and Intuitive Inspections of Manufactured Parts in Virtual Reality
          • Zeroth-Order Machine Learning for Flexible Integration of Domain Knowledge
        • Hypersonics
        • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
          • Additively Manufactured Neodymium-Doped Strontium-Fluoride Ceramic Gain Medium
          • Agile Mixing Platform Engineered for Transient Compositional Printing
          • Arbitrary Space-Variant Polarization Control for Large Aperture, High-Energy Lasers
          • Beam-Combined Pulsed Fiber Lasers
          • Defects Suppression in Process-Optimized High Power and Energy Multilayer Dielectric Coated Optics
          • Designing Damage-Resistant Multilayer Dielectric Gratings for Petawatt-Class Lasers
          • Exploring the Cosmos: Enabling One Thousand Times More Sensitive Spectrographs for Exoplanet Search
          • Freeform Optics
          • Glass Preforms for Next-Generation Fiber Lasers
          • Glass-Engraved Meta-Optics for High-Power Lasers
          • Ionization-Based Optical Structures for the Control of Short-Pulse Lasers
          • Laser Amplification with Suppressed Amplified Spontaneous Emission
          • Long Pulse Laser-Driven Shock-Induced Damage in Metals
          • Modelocked Oscillator with Planar Gaussian Optics
          • Next-Generation Beam Quality for Deployed Laser Systems
          • Post-Chirped-Pulse-Amplification Pulse Compression for High Energy Laser Systems
          • Predicting Damage Growth using Multimode Characterization and Machine Learning
          • Programmable Time-Varying Spectral Encoding for Advanced Control of High-Energy, High-Power Laser Systems
          • Revisiting the Critical Physics for Passing Energetic Laser Pulses through Air
          • Robust High-Power Diodes for Next Generation Laser Systems
          • Spectral Shaping by Phase-Modulated, Picosecond-Pumped, Optical Parametric Chirped-Pulse Amplification
          • Ultrafast Operation of High-Average-Power, High-Energy Thulium Lasers
          • Ultrafast Plasma Optics for High-Power Coherent Light Sources
          • Ultrawide Bandgap Laser Addressable Photoconductors
        • Nuclear Chemical and Isotopic Science and Technology
          • A Search for Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter
          • Addressing Unresolved Questions About the Solar System with New Lunar Samples from the Apollo Missions
          • Advanced Manufacturing of Novel Oxide Composites for Reusable Leading Edges
          • Bead Fabrication for Extreme Environment Analysis Development
          • Cosmogenic Tracers to Reveal the Sensitivity of Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems to Changing Climate
          • Dense Plasma Focus Neutron Source for Nuclear Forensics
          • Development of a Novel Neutron Source for Next-Generation Neutron Scattering Experiments
          • Earth’s Leaky Core: Identifying Signatures of Core Materials in the Lithosphere
          • Fission with Exotic Nuclei
          • How Rapid is the Rapid Neutron Capture Process?
          • Hunting Sub-gigaelectron-volt Dark Matter with Diamonds and Magnetic Microcalorimeters
          • Laying the Foundation for a Nuclear Reactions Program using Rare Ion Beams and Artificial Intelligence
          • Local Energy Matter Interactions and Materials Response in Hypersonic Environments
          • Noble Gas Cosmochemistry
          • Nuclear Analytics: Enabling New Multimodal Approaches to Nuclear Threat Detection
          • Nuclear Detective Work in the Early Universe: The Mysterious Origin of Protein-Rich Stable Nuclei
          • Predictive Ternary Reactions for Stellar Nucleosynthesis
          • Probing the Structure of a Perfect Liquid Using Jets and Machine Learning
          • Redefining the Geologic Timescale of the Solar System by Accurately Determining the Half-Life of Samarium-146 with Magnetic Microcalorimeters
          • Reverse-Engineering the Neutron-Nucleus Interaction
          • The Incredible Shrinking Proton
          • The Nuclear Science of Asteroid 16 Psyche
          • Understanding Angular Momentum in Nuclear Fission
        • Nuclear Threat Reduction
          • Developing Compositional Control During Additive Manufacturing of Surrogate Debris Reference Materials and Microanalytical Standards
          • Development of the Uranium-236, Uranium-238 Signature for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
          • Generating Fallout-Like Particles by Improving an Existing Setup
          • Narcissus-Enabled Compact Thermal Hyperspectral Imager
          • Nuclear Resonance Transmission Analysis Using a Vehicle-Portable Source
          • Solid-State Gamma-Ray Detection Using Quantum Dots
          • The Next Frontiers in Rare-Event Detection for Science and Security
          • Toward a Predictive Exascale-Class Hypersonic Simulation Capability for Damage Lethality Assessment and Weapons Environment Characterization
        • Nuclear Weapons Science
          • Accelerated Materials Simulations with Deep Neural Networks
          • Development of a Multidimensional, Holographic Velocity Interferometer System
          • Fission Experiments in Laser-Generated Plasmas
          • Impact of Two-Micron Laser Wavelength on High-Energy-Density Applications and Diagnostics
          • Inferring Mix and Hot-Spot Conditions from Spectroscopic Measurements with Machine Learning
          • Next-Generation Short-Pulse Laser-Driven Neutron Sources for Multimodal Radiography
          • Project DarkStar: Controlling Material Deformation
          • Sirius Mini: A Prototype Disruptive Accelerator Architecture for Next-Generation Inertial Confinement Fusion Systems
        • Quantum Science and Technology
          • New Qubit Geometries with Minimal Participation of Dielectric in Resonant Modes
          • Novel Frequency Tunable Systems for Superconducting Cavities
          • Nuclear Dynamics on a Quantum Chip
          • Radiofrequency-Photonic Control Interface for Scalable, High Speed Quantum Computing
          • Scalable Quantum Optimal Control
          • Topological Materials for Quantum Computing
        • Space Security
          • A New Dark Matter and Early Universe Grand Science Campaign
          • Asteroid Science in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
          • Data On-Demand for Capable Space Domain Awareness Architecture
          • Fifty-Centimeter Monolithic Space Telescopes
          • Non-Stationary Gaussian Processes at High-Performance Computing Scales for the Space Domain
          • Observing Atmospheric Gravity Waves from Space
          • Revealing the Physics of the Hot and Energetic Universe via Single-Photon-Counting Advanced X-Ray Microcalorimeter Systems
    • FY2021
      • Program Overview
        • Program Accomplishments
        • Program Description
        • Program Value
      • Project Highlights
        • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
          • A New Science-Based Paradigm Enabling Microstructure-Tailored Additive Manufacturing of Metals
          • Accelerated Multi-Modal Manufacturing Optimization
          • Accelerating Feedstock Optimization Using Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Data Analysis Techniques
          • Acoustic and Electromagnetic Characterization for Accelerated Development of Additive Manufacturing
          • Advanced Alloys for Emerging Challenges
          • Advanced Manufacturing of Net-Shape Leading Edge Geometries for Hypersonic Flight
          • Advanced Photopolymer Materials Engineering for Multiscale Additive Fabrication
          • Advanced Quantitative Metrology and Characterization for Manufacturing
          • Bespoke Gold Foams via Xerogel Templating
          • Characterizing Materials for Quantum Computing
          • Climbing over Energy Barriers: A New Paradigm for Accelerating Kinetics
          • Developing an Understanding and Control of Electrochemical Deposition Processes for Functional Coatings on Complex Three-Dimensionally Printed Substrates
          • Development of Magnetic Nanostructures and Their Composites for Efficacious and Lightweight Millimeter Wave Absorbers
          • Development of Metastable High Entropy Alloys for Additive Manufacturing
          • Dual Wavelength Negative Imaging Digital Light Processing Stereo Lithographic Apparatus
          • Dynamic Polymer Networks for On Demand Degradable Adhesives, Scaffolds, and Templates
          • Electrostatic Powder Dispenser for Additive Manufacturing Processes
          • Exascale-Ready Modeling to Predict Recrystallization in High-Temperature Materials
          • Glass Inks for Three-Dimensional Printed Fiber Preforms and Telescope Optics
          • High Energy Density Supercapacitors
          • High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Imaging via X-Ray Reflectometry and Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography
          • Hydrogen Embrittlement-Resistant High-Entropy Alloys with High Strength and Ductility
          • Laser Processing of Solid-State Lithium Batteries
          • Lattice Reinforced Cermet Materials
          • Magnetostrictive Materials for Enhanced Sensors and Electronic Components
          • Materials with Embedded Microstructural Logic
          • Metal-Organic Frameworks as Templates for New Materials Featuring High Complexity and Ordered Porosity
          • Mid- and High-Z Doping of High Purity, Density Tunable Amorphous Carbon Films on Complex Geometries
          • Nanofluid Laser Entrainment Additive Manufacturing
          • Overcoming Cycling Limitations for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries
          • Parallel Two-Photon Lithography Using a Metalens Array
          • Pattern Formation in Concurrent Multiscale Simulation: A Breakthrough in Understanding Metal Behavior
          • Porous Metals via Ice Templating
          • Predicting and Controlling Corrosion
          • Prediction of Complex Metals' and Alloys' Response to Temperature and Deformation via Handshake Between Experiments and Modeling
          • Probing the Mechanism of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Body-Centered Cubic Titanium Alloys Using Multiscale Characterization Techniques
          • Shape Changing of Responsive Elastomer Structures
          • Super-Strong, Micrometer-Thin Carbon Nanotube Yarns
          • Surface Modification of High Explosives
          • Toward Wearable Artificial Intelligence: Flexible Nanocrystal Memristors That Mimic Multilevel Synaptic Functions
          • Transforming Living Materials into Chemical Reactors
          • Ultrasound-Enabled Advanced Manufacturing of Polymers
          • Ultrathick Boron Carbide Coatings
          • Understanding Subsurface Behavior and Defect Formation During Laser Material Interactions Via Coupled In Situ X-Ray and Optical Probes
          • Why Do Polymers Turn Yellow? Monitoring Polymer Aging with Time-Resolved Photoluminescence
        • Bioscience and Bioengineering
          • A Deep Bayesian Active Learning Framework for Temporal Multimodal Data
          • Antibacterial Minerals: A Geochemical Approach to Combating Antibiotic Resistance
          • Biological Additive Manufacturing Capabilities for Enabling Rapid Response to Emerging Pathogens
          • Bioprinting Breast Cancer In Situ to Study Cell Communication in Disease Progression
          • Bioprinting of Engineered Biofilms for Microbial Electrosynthesis
          • Bioprinting the Unprintable with Unjammed Powder Printing
          • Boot Camp Bugs: Microbiomes of US Infantry Trainees
          • Can High-Throughput Assays Identify Microbes That Degrade Polyethylene Plastics?
          • Delivering Ribonucleic Acid Vaccines Using Nanoparticles
          • Direct Visualization of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes by Protein-Mediated Loop Extrusion Using High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy
          • Do Reprogrammed Brain Cells Hold the Key to Healing Damaged Networks After Traumatic Brain Injury?
          • Eavesdropping on Cancer: Developing Blood-Based Exosome Diagnostics
          • Engineered and Instrumented Three-Dimensional Tumor-Immune Model System
          • Engineering Human Vascular Beds to Study Endothelial Susceptibility to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
          • Flexible and High-Density Nerve Interface for Peripheral Neuromodulation
          • Incorporation of Carbon Electrodes on Flexible Microelectrode Arrays
          • Longitudinal Monitoring of Ribonucleic Acid Content of a Live Cell with a Nanotube Pore Interface
          • Microbiome Controls on Harmful Algal Toxin Production in Lake Erie
          • Quantitative Viral Assessments for Improved Biomonitoring
          • Revealing Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis Through Multiscale Dynamic Imaging
          • Stable Isotope Probing and Viromics: Quantifying Virus-Host and Carbon Cycling Dynamics in Soil with Isotope-Targeted Metagenomics
          • Three-Dimensional Bioprinted Aneurysm for Intervention Modeling Validation
          • Using High-Dimensional Omics Data to Identify Therapeutic Strategies for Promoting Tissue Repair and Regeneration
        • Chemical and Biological Countermeasures
          • Building a Computational and Experimental Rapid Response Pipeline to Counter the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak and Emerging Biothreats
          • Construction of Genetic Sense-and-Respond Modules to Detect Viral Infection
          • Engineering Yeast Biosensors for Pathogen Detection
          • Identifying Potential Antiviral Small Molecules Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019
          • Profiling Neurological Consequences and Susceptible Populations of Chronic Opioid Use
          • Quantum Cascade Lasers with Submicrosecond Tuning Speed for the Detection of High Explosives and Chemical Warfare Agents
          • Rapid Computational Identification of Therapeutic Targets for Pathogens
          • Vaccination on the Fly: The Use of Mosquitoes to Vaccinate Bat Populations That Harbor Human Pathogens
        • Cybersecurity and Cyber-Physical Resilience
          • Exploration of In-Memory Analytics
          • FUNPAC: Firmware Updates Need Proof-Accompanied Code
          • Generating Host-Based Data using Machine Learning
          • Industrial Control Systems Network Mapping and Data Analytics for Cybersecurity
          • Measuring the Efficacy of Black-Box Attacks against Autonomous Reinforcement-Learning-based Cybersecurity Tools FY21
        • Directed Energy
          • Compact High Efficiency Electrically Tunable Amplifier (CHEETAh)
          • Scalable Computational Tools for Predicting Fluid-Structure Interactions in Laser Directed Energy Applications
        • Earth and Atmospheric Science
          • Dating Alluvial Landforms to Understand the Role of Climate in California's Water Supply
          • Deeply Rooted: Evaluating Plant Rooting Depth as a Means for Enhanced Soil Carbon Sequestration
          • Electrochemical Upcycling of Waste Cement: High-Performance Cement Production and Air Carbon Dioxide Removal
          • From Microbes to the Earth System: Upscaling Microbial Community Dynamics to Macro-scale Soil Carbon Models
          • High Altitude Disturbance: An Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approach to Quantifying Turbulence and Aerosols at Hypersonic Flight Height
          • Improved Seismic Monitoring for National and Energy Security with Earth Models from Full Waveform Inversion
          • Interseasonal Prediction of Western United States Snowpack with Deep Learning
          • Opening the Black Box: Compound-Specific Radiocarbon Analysis to Determine the Drivers of Soil Carbon Persistence
          • The Feasibility of Using Large Ensembles to Identify Human Influence on the Seasonal Cycle of Atmospheric Temperature
          • Understanding Carbon Accumulation Below Ground and the Role of Nutrients Under Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels
          • Understanding Urban and Wildland Fire Dynamics
          • Warming Response of Regional Deep Soil Organic Carbon
        • Energy and Resource Security
          • Advanced Membranes for Electrochemical Technologies
          • Encoding High Specificity and Multiplexing in Nanoporous Gas Sensors
          • Engineering Phase Transformations in Metal Hydrides for High-Temperature Energy Storage
          • Exploring Whether Subsurface Fluid Production can Minimize Triggered Seismicity in Geothermal Fields
          • Fiber Optic System for Direct Detection of Carbon Dioxide Leakage in Carbon Storage Wells
          • Gallium Nitride Superjunction Fin Field Effect Transistor
          • High-Flux Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia in Ionic Liquid
          • High-Pressure Electrochemistry in Condensed Gases and Supercritical Fluids
          • Improving Durability in the Next Generation of Photovoltaic Materials Through Discovery and Mitigation of Interface-Based Degradation Mechanisms
          • Manufacturing Molecules for the Carbon Economy
          • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Removal from Water by Plasmonic-Photocatalysis
          • Radiative Cooling of Any Sky-Facing Surface
          • Regeneration of Carbon Dioxide Sorbents by Joule Heating: Improving Energy Efficiency and Net Carbon in Direct Air Capture
          • Support-Free Adsorbents for Intensification of Carbon Dioxide Capture from the Air
          • Transfer of Deep Reinforcement Learning from Simulation to the Road to Reduce Automotive Fuel Consumption
        • Forensic Science
          • Gold Nanomeshes for Passive Aerosol Capture
          • Improving the Analysis of Fentanyl and Related Synthetic Opioids: Alternate Derivatization Approaches for their Enhanced Detection by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
          • Machine Learning-driven Mass Spectrometric Methods for the Screening of Emergent Threats
        • High-Energy-Density Science
          • A Short-Pulse, Laser-Driven Neutron Source for Stockpile Stewardship Science
          • Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements
          • Active Activation Diagnostics for High Energy X-ray and Neutron Measurements
          • An Ultrafast View of Multiscale Plasticity
          • Behavior and Utility of Flow or Turbulence in Compressing Plasma
          • Capturing a New State of Matter: Relativistic Electron-Positron Plasma
          • Dopants for High Density Carbon
          • Driving Design with Cognitive Simulation
          • Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability
          • Exploring a Novel Way to Mitigate Surface Damage in Tokamaks
          • Exploring the Use of Magnetorheological Fluid Technology to Generate Optical Vortex Beams
          • Foam Fills for Laser-Plasma Instability Suppression
          • High-Repetition-Rate Diagnostics with Integrated Active Control for a New Paradigm of High-Energy-Density Experiments
          • Inferring Heat Flow in Laser Absorption Regions using Diagnostic Magnetic Fields
          • Interatomic Potentials: A Framework for Generating Quantum-Accurate Material Models
          • Investigating the Relationship Between Microstructure and Dynamic Response Using X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
          • Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments
          • Magnetically Assisted Ignition
          • Measurement of Mutual Diffusion in Warm Dense Matter
          • Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection
          • Plasma Amplifiers to Enable Dramatic Increases in Laser Power and Energy to Access New Physical Processes
          • Plasma Transport at the Nexus of Measurement and Modeling
          • Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector
          • Scalable and Accurate Simulation of Magnetized Plasmas
          • Simulation of High-Energy-Density Plasmas Using a Novel, Fully-Implicit, Particle-in-cell/Monte-Carlo Algorithm
          • Tailored Particle Sources Driven by Precision-Shaped Short-Pulse Laser Pulses
          • Unraveling the Physics and Chemistry of Water-Rich Mixtures at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures
          • Using Nano-Structured Targets and Ultra-Intense Lasers for Nuclear Science and Source Development
          • X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science
        • High-Explosives Physics Chemistry and Material Science
          • Experimentally Interrogating Detonation Chemistry on Sub-nanosecond to 100-nanosecond Timescales
          • Uncertainty Quantification and Experimental Design Using a Quantitative Forward Model for Kinematic X-Ray Diffraction
          • Unlocking the Mysteries of High-Explosive Science
        • High-Performance Computing Simulation and Data Science
          • Achieving Peak Performance of High-Performance Computing Applications by Optimizing Parallelism Compilation
          • Active Learning for Rapid Design of Vaccines and Antibodies
          • Advanced Physics Models for Particle-to-Particle Interactions
          • An Experimentally Validated Synergistic Membrane Model
          • Approximate High-Performance Computing: A Fast and Energy-Efficient Computing Paradigm in the Post-Moore Era
          • Automated Software Integration
          • Automatic Design of Transport Systems Through Topology Optimization on Adaptively Refined Computational Grids
          • Beating Monte Carlo: The Polynomial Method in Lattice Problems
          • Cross-Scale Modeling for Component Scale Simulations
          • DENAS: Deep Neuroevolution at Scale
          • Decentralized Autonomous Networks for Cooperative Estimation
          • Efficient Reduced-Order Models for Multi-Physics Simulations
          • Exact Representation of Curved Material Interfaces and Boundaries in High-Order Finite Element Simulations
          • Heterogeneous Computing Elements: A Quantitative Evaluation
          • High-Performance Parallel Simulations for Whole-Cell Modeling
          • Hypothesis Testing via Artificial Intelligence: Generating Physically Interpretable Models of Scientific Data with Machine Learning
          • Interactive Exploratory Graph-Enabled Data Analytics at High-Performance Computing Scales
          • Knowledge-Driven Machine Learning
          • Learning a Nonlinear Solver Optimized to Solve the Problem of Electron Density and Effective Atomic Number Reconstruction
          • MADSTARE: Modeling and Analysis for Data-Starved or Ambiguous Environments
          • Machine Learning-Driven Dynamic Four-Dimensional X-Ray Computed Tomography Reconstruction
          • Modeling Complex Behavior of Lattices to Enable Multiscale Design
          • Next Generation Machine Learning
          • Optimal High-Order Solvers
          • Probabilistic Models for Dynamic Hypergraphs with Content
          • Reliable Linear Solvers in Unreliable Computing Environments
          • Robust Control of Scientific Simulations with Deep Reinforcement Learning
          • Safe and Trustworthy Machine Learning
          • Scalable Motif-Driven Parallel Generative Adversarial Net for Community Detection
          • Scalable Multilevel Training of Large Neural Networks
          • Scientific Machine Learning at Extreme Scale: Optimal Control for Deep Learning in High-Performance Computing
          • The Applicability of Unit Systems to High-Performance Computing Applications
          • Using a Compressed Format for Floating-Point Data as a Data Type to Create Adaptive-Precision Compressed Arrays
        • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
          • Beam-Combined Pulsed Fiber Lasers
          • Defects Suppression in Process-Optimized High Power and Energy Multilayer Dielectric Coated Optics
          • Energy Scaling of Thin-Disk Lasers
          • Exploring Fabrication of Ultra-low Absorption, Multilayer, Hafnium High Reflectors
          • Extending the Reach of Extreme Ultraviolet Instruments: A New Method for Measuring the Refractive Index of Materials
          • Freeform Optics
          • Germanium Photodiode Arrays for Hard X-Ray Imaging
          • Gestalt Optics: Three-Dimensional Transparent Ceramics
          • Glass Preforms for Next-Generation Fiber Lasers
          • Glass-Engraved Meta-Optics for High-Power Lasers
          • High-Energy Advanced Thermal Performance
          • Ionization-Based Optical Structures for the Control of Short-Pulse Lasers
          • Local Energy Matter Interactions and Materials Response in Hypersonic Environments
          • Modelocked Oscillator with Planar Gaussian Optics
          • Next-Generation Beam Quality for Deployed Laser Systems
          • Plasma Photonics: Manipulating Light Using Plasmas
          • Programmable Time-Varying Spectral Encoding for Advanced Control of High-Energy, High-Power Laser Systems
          • Revisiting the Critical Physics for Passing Energetic Laser Pulses through Air
          • Robust High-Power Diodes for Next Generation Laser Systems
          • The Physics of Confined Laser Ablation and Its Applications
          • Thulium-Doped Yttrium Lithium Fluoride High-Energy Laser Demonstrator
          • Ultrafast Operation of High-Average-Power, High-Energy Thulium Lasers
          • Ultrafast Plasma Optics for High-Power Coherent Light Sources
        • Nuclear Chemical and Isotopic Science and Technology
          • A Search for Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter
          • Addressing Unresolved Questions About the Solar System with New Lunar Samples from the Apollo Missions
          • Beta Decay at the Limits of Nuclear Stability: Integrating Ab Initio Calculations and Kinematically Complete Measurements
          • Constraining the Habitability of Mars When Water Flowed on Its Surface
          • Constraining the Origin of Earth’s Water with Isotope Tracers in Astromaterials
          • Cosmogenic Tracers to Reveal the Sensitivity of Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems to Changing Climate
          • Deciphering Fingerprints of Stellar Nucleosynthesis Through Nuclear Reaction Rate Measurements and Isotopic Analyses of Stardust
          • Development of Novel Ligand-Based Systems to Study the Chemical Properties of the Transactinides
          • Earth’s Leaky Core: Identifying Signatures of Core Materials in the Lithosphere
          • Elusive Actinium: A First Glimpse into the Coordination Chemistry of Element 89
          • Fission with Exotic Nuclei
          • Fission-Product Decay Studies at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Decay Station
          • How Rapid is the Rapid Neutron Capture Process?
          • Identifying the Influence of Environmental Effects on Post-Detonation Chemistry and Debris Formation
          • Investigating the Site of the Weak Rapid Neutron Capture Process
          • Microresonators for Compact Optical Sensors
          • Nuclear Analytics: Enabling New Multimodal Approaches to Nuclear Threat Detection
          • Nuclear Reaction Theory for Astrophysics and Laboratory Applications
          • Nuclear Reaction Theory in the Precision Era: Probing New Physics in the Early Universe
          • Probing the Structure of a Perfect Liquid Using Jets and Machine Learning
          • Proliferation of Interstellar Plutonium into the Solar System
          • Redefining the Geologic Timescale of the Solar System by Accurately Determining the Half-Life of Samarium-146 with Magnetic Microcalorimeters
          • Reverse-Engineering the Neutron-Nucleus Interaction
          • The Incredible Shrinking Proton
          • The Next Breakthroughs in Neutrino Physics
          • The Nuclear Science of Asteroid 16 Psyche
          • Two Nucleon Interactions and Their Effect on the Visible Universe and the Dark Universe
          • Ultrahigh-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy Using Cyclotron Radiation Emission
          • Understanding Angular Momentum in Nuclear Fission
          • Using Isotope Probing of Microbe-to-Microbe Interactions to Determine the Fate of Carbon and Impacts on Climate Change
          • Using Moderately Volatile Elements to Understand the Origin of the Earth-Moon System
          • Utilizing Radioactive Isotopes Harvested at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams for Neutron-Reaction Measurements
        • Nuclear Threat Reduction
          • Compact Readout for an Intelligent Segmented Autonomous Neutron Directional Detector
          • Deployable, Automated Chemistry-on-a-Chip Platform for Nuclear Forensics
          • Developing Compositional Control During Additive Manufacturing of Surrogate Debris Reference Materials and Microanalytical Standards
          • Development of the Uranium-236, Uranium-238 Signature for Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics
          • Modeling Nuclear Cloud Rise and Fallout in Complex Environments
          • Narcissus-Enabled Compact Thermal Hyperspectral Imager
          • Nuclear Resonance Transmission Analysis Using a Vehicle-Portable Source
          • Optimal Giant Detectors
          • The Next Frontiers in Rare-Event Detection for Science and Security
          • Toward a Predictive Exascale-Class Hypersonic Simulation Capability for Damage Lethality Assessment and Weapons Environment Characterization
        • Nuclear Weapons Science
          • Development of a Multidimensional, Holographic Velocity Interferometer System
          • Fission Experiments in Laser-Generated Plasmas
          • Laser-on-Wheels: A Study to Determine Feasibility
          • On-Demand Deterministic Entangled Photon Source
          • Project DarkStar: Controlling Material Deformation
          • Sirius Mini: A Prototype Disruptive Accelerator Architecture for Next-Generation Inertial Confinement Fusion Systems
        • Quantum Science and Technology
          • Expanding Control of Quantum Processor Units
          • Nuclear Dynamics on a Quantum Chip
          • Quantum Computing with Trapped Electrons
          • Radiofrequency-Photonic Control Interface for Scalable, High Speed Quantum Computing
          • Scalable Quantum Optimal Control
          • Single Photon Emission from Vanadium Defects in Silicon Carbide
          • Topological Materials for Quantum Computing
        • Space Security
          • Asteroid Science in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
          • Multivariate Gaussian Process Surrogate Models in High Dimensions
          • Observing Atmospheric Gravity Waves from Space
          • Revealing the Physics of the Hot and Energetic Universe via Single-Photon-Counting Advanced X-Ray Microcalorimeter Systems
          • Tunable Optoelectronic Materials for Next-Generation Infrared Detectors
    • FY2020
      • Program Overview
        • Program Accomplishments
        • Program Description
        • Program Value
      • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
        • A New Science-Based Paradigm Enabling Microstructure-Tailored Additive Manufacturing of Metals
        • Accelerated Multi-Modal Manufacturing Optimization
        • Accelerating Feedstock Optimization Using Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Data Analysis Techniques
        • Acoustic and Electromagnetic Characterization for Accelerated Development of Additive Manufacturing
        • Advanced Manufacturing of Net-Shape Leading Edge Geometries for Hypersonic Flight
        • Advanced Photopolymer Materials Engineering for Multiscale Additive Fabrication
        • Advanced Quantitative Metrology and Characterization for Manufacturing
        • Characterizing Materials for Quantum Computing
        • Climbing Over Energy Barriers: A New Paradigm for Accelerating Kinetics
        • Developing an Understanding and Control of Electrochemical Deposition Processes for Functional Coatings on Complex Three-Dimensionally Printed Substrates
        • Developing and Characterizing New Tools for Actinide Processing Science
        • Development of Additive-Manufacturing Inks with Embedded Electronics for Programmable Matter
        • Development of Magnetic Nanostructures and Their Composites for Efficacious and Lightweight Millimeter Wave Absorbers
        • Dual Wavelength Negative Imaging Digital Light Processing Stereo Lithographic Apparatus
        • Exascale-Ready Modeling to Predict Recrystallization in High-Temperature Materials
        • Functional Photoresists for Energy Applications
        • Glass Inks for Three-Dimensional Printed Fiber Preforms and Telescope Optics
        • High Energy Density Supercapacitors
        • High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Imaging via X-Ray Reflectometry and Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography
        • Hydrogen Embrittlement-Resistant High-Entropy Alloys with High Strength and Ductility
        • In Situ Diagnostics for Accelerated Fabrication and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
        • Influence of Process Parameters and Alloy Composition on Crack Mitigation in Selective Laser Melting
        • Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing In-Process Monitoring and Optimization Using Thermionic Emission Detection
        • Laser Processing of Solid-State Lithium Batteries
        • Magnetostrictive Materials for Enhanced Sensors and Electronic Components
        • Materials with Embedded Microstructural Logic
        • Mid- and High-Z Doping of High Purity, Density Tunable Amorphous Carbon Films on Complex Geometries
        • Parallel Two-Photon Lithography Using a Metalens Array
        • Pattern Formation in Concurrent Multiscale Simulation: A Breakthrough in Understanding Metal Behavior
        • Porous Metals via Ice Templating
        • Predicting and Controlling Corrosion
        • Rapid Closed-Loop Control of Additive Manufacturing with Machine Learning
        • Sculpting Non-Machinable Porous Materials
        • Shape Changing of Responsive Elastomer Structures
        • Super-Strong, Micrometer-Thin Carbon Nanotube Yarns
        • Toward Wearable Artificial Intelligence: Flexible Nanocrystal Memristors That Mimic Multilevel Synaptic Functions
        • Transforming Living Materials into Chemical Reactors
        • Ultrathick Boron Carbide Coatings
        • Understanding Material Strength Variabilities and Uncertainties for Component Qualification
      • Bioscience and Bioengineering
        • A Computational Approach to Improve Prediction of Off-Target Drug Binding Using Membrane Bilayer Effects
        • A Deep Bayesian Active Learning Framework for Temporal Multimodal Data
        • Antibacterial Minerals: A Geochemical Approach to Combating Antibiotic Resistance
        • Bioprinting Breast Cancer In Situ to Study Cell Communication in Disease Progression
        • Bioprinting of Engineered Biofilms for Microbial Electrosynthesis
        • Boot Camp Bugs: Microbiomes of US Infantry Trainees
        • Delivering Ribonucleic Acid Vaccines Using Nanoparticles
        • Direct Visualization of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes by Protein-Mediated Loop Extrusion Using High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy
        • Elucidating Algal–Bacterial Community Interactions by Tracking Volatile Biomarkers
        • Engineered and Instrumented Three-Dimensional Tumor-Immune Model System
        • Flexible and High-Density Nerve Interface for Peripheral Neuromodulation
        • Incorporation of Carbon Electrodes on Flexible Microelectrode Arrays
        • Longitudinal Monitoring of Ribonucleic Acid Content of a Live Cell with a Nanotube Pore Interface
        • Metamaterials for Mechanically Directing Cell Phenotype
        • Microbial Characterization of Combat-Patient Wounds to Improve Healing
        • Microbiome Controls on Harmful Algal Toxin Production in Lake Erie
        • Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis: Waging the Arms Race with Superbugs
        • Optical Interconnect for High-Density Neural Signals
        • Rapid Detection of Candidates for Vaccines Against Biothreat Agents
        • Stable Isotope Probing and Viromics: Quantifying Virus-Host and Carbon Cycling Dynamics in Soil with Isotope-Targeted Metagenomics
        • Synthetic Biology for Nuclear Activity Detection
        • Three-Dimensional Bioprinted Aneurysm for Intervention Modeling Validation
        • Using High-Dimensional Omics Data to Identify Therapeutic Strategies for Promoting Tissue Repair and Regeneration
        • Using Microscale Models to Enhance Predictions of Damage to Soft Tissues
        • Vanishing Neural Probes: Chronic Implants on Resorbable Substrates
      • Chemical and Biological Countermeasures
        • Bioprinting Transgenic Plant Cells for Chemical and Biological Countermeasure Production
        • Building a Computational and Experimental Rapid Response Pipeline to Counter the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak and Emerging Biothreats
        • Construction of Genetic Sense-and-Respond Modules to Detect Viral Infection
        • Engineering Yeast Biosensors for Pathogen Detection
        • Identifying Potential Antiviral Small Molecules Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019
        • Profiling Neurological Consequences and Susceptible Populations of Chronic Opioid Use
        • Quantum Cascade Lasers with Submicrosecond Tuning Speed for the Detection of High Explosives and Chemical Warfare Agents
        • Rapid Computational Identification of Therapeutic Targets for Pathogens
        • Vaccination on the Fly: The Use of Mosquitoes to Vaccinate Bat Populations That Harbor Human Pathogens
      • Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience
        • A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Cyber Risk to Critical Infrastructure
        • Addressing Qubits with a Software-Defined Radio Field Programmable Gate Array
        • Exploration of In-Memory Analytics
        • Fo'c'sle: Trustworthy Firmware Updates for Energy Control Systems
        • Industrial Control Systems Network Mapping and Data Analytics for Cybersecurity
        • Learning Neural Activation Manifolds for Secure Artificial Intelligence
        • Predictive Modeling of Correlated Noise in Superconducting Circuits
      • Directed Energy
        • Compact High Efficiency Electrically Tunable Amplifier (CHEETAh)
        • Scalable Computational Tools for Predicting Fluid-Structure Interactions in Laser Directed Energy Applications
      • Earth and Atmospheric Science
        • Advancing Measurements and Understanding of the Rate and Structure of Atmospheric Warming
        • Dating Alluvial Landforms to Understand the Role of Climate in California's Water Supply
        • Deeply Rooted: Evaluating Plant Rooting Depth as a Means for Enhanced Soil Carbon Sequestration
        • Improved Seismic Monitoring for National and Energy Security with Earth Models from Full Waveform Inversion
        • Interseasonal Prediction of Western United States Snowpack with Deep Learning
        • Measuring Atmospheric Gas Using Small Satellites
        • Probabilistic Predictions and Uncertainty Estimation for Radiological and Nuclear Effects Modeling
        • Understanding Carbon Accumulation Below Ground and the Role of Nutrients under Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels
        • Understanding Urban and Wildland Fire Dynamics
      • Energy and Resource Security
        • Algebraic Multigrid Preconditioners for Scalable Simulation of Reservoir Geomechanics and Multiphase Flow
        • Development of Operando Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Capabilities for Solid-State Battery Research
        • Enabling Optimized Charging of Electric Vehicles in Mobility Services
        • Functional Metal Coatings on Three-Dimensional Substrates
        • High-Flux Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia in Ionic Liquid FY20
        • Hot Plasma Etching of Gallium Nitride
        • Improving Durability in the Next Generation of Photovoltaic Materials through Discovery and Mitigation of Interface-Based Degradation Mechanisms
        • Manufacturing Molecules for the Carbon Economy
        • New Experiment–Theory Capability for Atomic-Level Imaging of Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries
        • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Removal from Water by Plasmonic-Photocatalysis
        • Selective Removal of Ions from Aqueous Solutions
      • High-Energy-Density Science
        • Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements
        • Behavior and Utility of Flow or Turbulence in Compressing Plasma
        • Capturing a New State of Matter: Relativistic Electron-Positron Plasma
        • Development of Beryllium Carbide Capsules for Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions
        • Development of Multilayer Laue Lenses for 25 Kilo-Electronvolt X-Ray Imaging
        • Development of Secondary Toroidal Diamond Anvil Cell Gaskets for Highly Compressible Low-Z Sample Containment at Pressures Above 4 Megabars
        • Direct Measurement of Mass-Temperature Distributions in the Core of Implosions on the National Ignition Facility
        • Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability
        • Exploring Laser-Produced Relativistic Pair Plasma Jets
        • Foams in Hohlraums
        • Generating Extreme Magnetic Fields by Engineering Short-Pulse Laser Targets
        • Imaging Dynamics of Defects Far from Equilibrium
        • Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments
        • Magnetically Assisted Ignition
        • Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection
        • New Design for Low-Mode Asymmetry Mitigation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions
        • Next-Generation Hohlraums for High Coupling Efficiency
        • Plasma Amplifiers to Enable Dramatic Increases in Laser Power and Energy to Access New Physical Processes
        • Plasma Transport at the Nexus of Measurement and Modeling
        • Pressure Ionization in Ultrahigh-Density Plasmas
        • Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector
        • Quantum Leap for Fusion Energy Sciences
        • Quantum Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Electronic Transport in Nonlinear Regimes
        • Scalable and Accurate Simulation of Magnetized Plasmas
        • Simulating Magnetized Particle Dynamics in Z-Pinch Plasmas
        • Tailored Particle Sources Driven by Precision-Shaped Short-Pulse Laser Pulses
        • Unraveling the Physics and Chemistry of Water-Rich Mixtures at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures
        • Using Nano-Structured Targets and Ultra-Intense Lasers for Nuclear Science and Source Development
        • X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science
      • High-Explosives Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science
        • Imaging of Defects in Polymer Structures Using Water as a Detection Marker: The Search for Appropriate Illumination Sources and Signal Processing Methods
        • Metal-Phthalocyanine Superlattices: Exploring Quantum Devices as a New Paradigm for Sensing Applications and Information Storage
        • Uncertainty Quantification and Experimental Design Using a Quantitative Forward Model for Kinematic X-Ray Diffraction
        • Unlocking the Mysteries of High-Explosive Science
      • High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science
        • Accelerated and Disaggregated Cognitive Simulation
        • Active Control of Turbulent Flows through Deep Learning
        • Active Learning for Rapid Design of Vaccines and Antibodies
        • Advanced Physics Models for Particle-to-Particle Interactions
        • Approximate High-Performance Computing: A Fast and Energy-Efficient Computing Paradigm in the Post-Moore Era
        • Automatic Design of Transport Systems Through Topology Optimization on Adaptively Refined Computational Grids
        • Beating Monte Carlo: The Polynomial Method in Lattice Problems
        • Decentralized Autonomous Networks for Cooperative Estimation
        • Deep Multitask Learning for Predictive Oncology
        • Floating Point Reproducibility for Accelerator-Based Systems
        • Heterogeneous Computing Elements: A Quantitative Evaluation
        • High-Fidelity, Scalable Quantum Qubit Control Signal Generation
        • High-Order Finite Elements for Thermal Radiative Transfer on Curved Meshes
        • High-Performance Parallel Simulations for Whole-Cell Modeling
        • Hypothesis Testing via Artificial Intelligence: Generating Physically Interpretable Models of Scientific Data with Machine Learning
        • MADSTARE: Modeling and Analysis for Data-Starved or Ambiguous Environments
        • Machine Learning-Driven Dynamic Four-Dimensional X-Ray Computed Tomography Reconstruction
        • Materials Response Under Hypersonic Flow Conditions Probed by Multimodal Diagnostics in a Benchtop Wind Tunnel
        • Measuring the Interpolation Quality of Trained Neural Networks
        • Methods for Explainable Artificial Intelligence
        • Modeling Complex Behavior of Lattices to Enable Multiscale Design
        • Next Generation Machine Learning
        • Nonlinear Manifold-Based Reduced Order Models
        • Nonlinear Spatial Discretization Using Sparse Grids
        • Optimal High-Order Solvers
        • Optimizing Performance Through Parallelism-Aware Compilation
        • Persistent Concurrent Data Structures
        • Probabilistic Models for Dynamic Hypergraphs with Content
        • Robust Control of Scientific Simulations with Deep Reinforcement Learning
        • Safe and Trustworthy Machine Learning
        • Scalable Approximate Graph Clustering
        • Scalable Multilevel Training of Large Neural Networks
        • Simulations of Interpenetrating Plasma
        • The Development of High-Order Interface Tracking Schemes for the Simulation of Multiphase Flows
        • XPlacer: Extensible and Portable Optimizations of Data Placement in Memory
      • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
        • Anti-Reflective Meta-Surfaces (ARMS) for High-Power Lasers
        • Arbitrary Control and Characterization of Laser Waveforms and Interactions at Picosecond Resolution over Long Record Lengths
        • Assessment of Laser-Damage Performance of Meta-Surface Material to Enable High-Speed Laser Beam Control
        • Beam Homogenization of Laser Drivers for High-Energy, Large-Aperture Optical Parametric Chirped-Pulse Amplification
        • Defects Suppression in Process-Optimized High Power and Energy Multilayer Dielectric Coated Optics
        • Energy Scaling of Thin-Disk Lasers
        • Extending the Reach of Extreme Ultraviolet Instruments: A New Method for Measuring the Refractive Index of Materials
        • Freeform Optics
        • Germanium Photodiode Arrays for Hard X-Ray Imaging
        • Gestalt Optics: Three-Dimensional Transparent Ceramics
        • Glass Preforms for Next-Generation Fiber Lasers
        • High-Energy Advanced Thermal Performance
        • Next-Generation Beam Quality for Deployed Laser Systems
        • Photonic Transceivers for Secure Radio Frequency Communications and Radar
        • Plasma Photonics: Manipulating Light Using Plasmas
        • The Physics of Confined Laser Ablation and Its Applications
        • Thulium-Doped Yttrium Lithium Fluoride High-Energy Laser Demonstrator
        • Time-Resolved Two-Dimensional Streak Camera
        • Ultrafast Plasma Optics for High-Power Coherent Light Sources
      • Nuclear Threat Reduction
        • Deployable, Automated Chemistry-on-a-Chip Platform for Nuclear Forensics
        • Developing Compositional Control During Additive Manufacturing of Surrogate Debris Reference Materials and Microanalytical Standards
        • Modeling Nuclear Cloud Rise and Fallout in Complex Environments
        • Narcissus-Enabled Compact Thermal Hyperspectral Imager
        • Pioneering Stable Isotope Signatures of Nuclear Proliferation
        • Probing Photon Fusion for New Physics at the Large Hadron Collider Using Proton Tagging
        • Short-Pulse Interrogation for Detection of Special Nuclear Materials
        • The Next Frontiers in Rare-Event Detection for Science and Security
      • Nuclear Weapons Science
        • Development of a Multidimensional, Holographic Velocity Interferometer System
        • Examining an On-the-Fly Movable Boundary Capability for Simulations of Unsteady High-Speed Aerothermodynamic Flows
        • Fission Experiments in Laser-Generated Plasmas
        • Flash X-Ray Computed Tomography for Three-Dimensional Characterization of Explosive Performance
        • Learning-Based Predictive Models: A New Approach to Integrating Large-Scale Simulations and Experiments
        • Quantifying Uncertainties of Microscopic Nuclear Theories
        • Sirius Mini: A Prototype Disruptive Accelerator Architecture for Next-Generation Inertial Confinement Fusion Systems
      • Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science & Technology
        • A Search for Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter
        • Addressing Unresolved Questions About the Solar System with New Lunar Samples from the Apollo Missions
        • Beta Decay at the Limits of Nuclear Stability: Integrating Ab Initio Calculations and Kinematically Complete Measurements
        • Connecting Nuclear Structure to Stellar Astrophysics: Neutron Skin in Tin Isotopes
        • Constraining the Habitability of Mars When Water Flowed on Its Surface
        • Constraining the Origin of Earth’s Water with Isotope Tracers in Astromaterials
        • Deciphering Fingerprints of Stellar Nucleosynthesis Through Nuclear Reaction Rate Measurements and Isotopic Analyses of Stardust
        • Developing Photonuclear Experimental Capabilities for Nuclear Science and Security
        • Development of Novel Ligand-Based Systems to Study the Chemical Properties of the Transactinides
        • Discovering the Nature of Neutrinos: How Nuclear Theory Will Advance this Grand Endeavor
        • Elusive Actinium: A First Glimpse into the Coordination Chemistry of Element 89
        • Establishing Hands-On Astrophysics at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
        • Identifying the Influence of Environmental Effects on Post-Detonation Chemistry and Debris Formation
        • Investigating the Site of the Weak Rapid Neutron Capture Process
        • Microresonators for Compact Optical Sensors
        • Nuclear Analytics: Enabling New Multimodal Approaches to Nuclear Threat Detection
        • Nuclear Reaction Theory for Astrophysics and Laboratory Applications
        • Nuclear Reaction Theory in the Precision Era: Probing New Physics in the Early Universe
        • Nuclear Reaction Theory in the Precision Era: Probing New Physics in the Early Universe
        • Probing the Structure of a Perfect Liquid Using Jets and Machine Learning
        • Proliferation of Interstellar Plutonium into the Solar System
        • Redefining the Geologic Timescale of the Solar System by Accurately Determining the Half-Life of Samarium-146 with Magnetic Microcalorimeters
        • The Next Breakthroughs in Neutrino Physics
        • The Nuclear Science of Asteroid 16 Psyche
        • Two Nucleon Interactions and Their Effect on the Visible Universe and the Dark Universe
        • Ultrahigh-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy Using Cyclotron Radiation Emission
        • Understanding Angular Momentum in Nuclear Fission
        • Using Isotope Probing of Microbe-to-Microbe Interactions to Determine the Fate of Carbon and Impacts on Climate Change
        • Using Moderately Volatile Elements to Understand the Origin of the Earth-Moon System
        • Utilizing Radioactive Isotopes Harvested at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams for Neutron-Reaction Measurements
      • Quantum Science and Technology
        • Expanding Control of Quantum Processor Units
        • Nuclear Dynamics on a Quantum Chip
        • Scalable Quantum Optimal Control
        • Unconventional Superconductivity in a Focused-Ion-Beam-Decorated Topological Insulator
      • Space Security
        • A Search for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Dark Matter
        • Asteroid Science in the Era of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
        • Integration of Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties Methodology into Parallel Discrete Event Simulator Framework
        • Observing Atmospheric Gravity Waves from Space
        • Revealing the Physics of the Hot and Energetic Universe via Single-Photon-Counting Advanced X-Ray Microcalorimeter Systems
        • Tunable Optoelectronic Materials for Next-Generation Infrared Detectors
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    • FY2019
      • Overview
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      • Research Categories
      • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
        • Materials Informatics for Synthesis, Optimization, and Scale-Up of Advanced Materials
        • Parallel Two-Photon Polymerization for Sub-Micrometer Additive Manufacturing
        • Optimizing Engineered Flow-Through Electrodes for Energy Applications
        • Understanding Material Strength Variabilities and Uncertainties for Component Qualification
        • Rapid Closed-Loop Control of Additive Manufacturing with Machine Learning
        • Quantum Levitation of Fuel Capsules for Inertial Confinement Fusion
        • In Situ Diagnostics for Accelerated Fabrication and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
        • Film Growth Dynamics During Pulsed Sputter Deposition
        • Computational Design Automation
        • Functional Photoresists for Energy Applications
        • Porous Metals via Ice Templating
        • Influence of Process Parameters and Alloy Composition on Crack Mitigation in Selective Laser Melting
        • Multiscale Model for Chemical Degradation of Materials
        • Directly Probing Spin Fluctuations in Quantum Spin Liquids with X-Ray Free Electron Lasers
        • Metallopolymers as an Emergent Class of Materials for Additive Manufacturing of Graded Density Gold Foams
        • Developing and Characterizing New Tools for Actinide Processing Science
        • A New Science-Based Paradigm Enabling Microstructure-Tailored Additive Manufacturing of Metals
        • Climbing over Energy Barriers: A New Paradigm for Accelerating Kinetics
        • Transforming Living Materials into Chemical Reactors
        • Gestalt Optics: Three-Dimensional Transparent Ceramics
        • Acoustic and Electromagnetic Characterization for Accelerated Development of Additive Manufacturing
        • Advanced Photopolymer Materials Engineering for Multiscale Additive Fabrication
        • Materials with Embedded Microstructural Logic
        • Glass Inks for Three-Dimensional Printed Fiber Preforms and Telescope Optics
        • High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Imaging via X-Ray Reflectometry and Phase-Contrast Computed Tomography
        • Exascale-Ready Modeling to Predict Recrystallization in High-Temperature Materials
        • Amorphous Carbon Coatings with Controlled Density and Composition
        • Laser-Based Defect Reduction in Wide Bandgap Semiconductors Used in Radiation-Voltaics Devices: Radiation Hardening and Annealing
        • Laser-Based Defect Reduction in Wide Bandgap Semiconductors Used in Radiation-Voltaics Devices: Radiation Hardening and Annealing
        • Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing In-Process Monitoring and Optimization Using Thermionic Emission Detection
        • Large Volume Paste Projection Microstereolithography
        • Investigation of Computational Corrections to X-Ray Computed Tomography for Dimensional Metrology of Complex Additively Manufactured Parts
        • Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Printing of Metallic Structures via Femtosecond Projection Two-Photon Reduction
        • Unconventional Superconductivity in a Focused-Ion-Beam-Decorated Topological Insulator
        • Development of Additive-Manufacturing Inks with Embedded Electronics for Programmable Matter
        • Accelerating Feedstock Optimization Using Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Data Analytic Techniques
      • Bioscience and Bioengineering
        • Characterizing Host-Pathogen Immunity Gut-Brain Interactions
        • Engineering a Therapeutic Microbe for Infection-Site Delivery of Encapsulated Antimicrobial Peptides
        • Synthetic Biology and Computational Modeling for Prediction of Viral Virulence
        • Microbial Characterization of Combat-Patient Wounds to Improve Healing
        • Computational Design of Broadly Neutralizing Vaccines for Highly Mutable Pathogens
        • Three-Dimensional Bio-Printed Microenvironments for Studying Cancer Metastasis
        • Investigating the Role of Innate Immunity in Viral Encephalitis Caused by Rift Valley Fever Virus
        • An Investigational Platform of the Human Brain for Understanding Complex Neural Function
        • Longitudinal Monitoring of Ribonucleic Acid Content of a Live Cell with a Nanotube Pore Interface
        • A Computational Approach to Improve Prediction of Off-Target Drug Binding Using Membrane Bilayer Effects
        • Stable Isotope Probing and Viromics: Quantifying Virus-Host and Carbon Cycling Dynamics in Soil with Isotope-Targeted Metagenomics
        • Optical Interconnect for High-Density Neural Signals
        • Detection of Upwind Pathogens Using Aircraft and Ground Stations
        • A Handheld Medical Diagnostic Device for Harsh Environments
        • Bioprinting Breast Cancer In Situ to Study Cell Communication in Disease Progression
        • Brain Connectomics: Opportunities for High-Performance Computing
        • The Mechanochemical Genesis of Prebiotics
        • Innate Persistence of Human Immune Memory T Cells
        • Rapid Detection of Candidates for Vaccines Against Biothreat Agents
        • Catching Villains: Finding Single Cells Responsible for Cancer Drug Resistance and Metastasis
        • Protein Factory on a Chip for Rapid Therapeutics
        • Toward Artificial Neurons: Biomimetic Signal Propagation in Synthetic Nanochannel Systems
        • A Machine Learning System to Guide Clinical Procedures in Real-Time
        • A Deep Bayesian Active Learning Framework for Temporal Multimodal Data
        • Preparing Circulatory Modeling Code for Exascale Computing
        • Elucidating Algal-Bacterial Community Interactions by Tracking Volatile Biomarkers
        • Imaging Macromolecular Structural Dynamics with Low-Dose, Time-Resolved Transmission Electron Microscopy
        • Metamaterials for Mechanically Directing Cell Phenotype
        • Using Microscale Models to Enhance Predictions of Damage to Soft Tissues
        • Three-Dimensional Bioprinted Aneurysm for Intervention Modeling Validation
        • Antibacterial Minerals: A Geochemical Approach to Combating Antibiotic Resistance
        • Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis: Waging the Arms Race with Superbugs
        • Engineered and Instrumented Three-Dimensional Tumor-Immune Model System
      • Chemical and Biological Countermeasures
        • Learning Interactions in Complex Biological Systems
        • Construction of Genetic Sense-and-Respond Modules to Detect Viral Infection
        • Vaccination on the Fly: The Use of Mosquitoes to Vaccinate Bat Populations That Harbor Human Pathogens
        • Creating Feature Representations of Antibody–Antigen Complexes for Fast Binding Prediction with Machine Learning
        • Predicting Ionizing Radiation Exposure
      • Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience
        • A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Cyber Risk to Critical Infrastructure
        • Predictive Modeling of Correlated Noise in Superconducting Circuits
        • Industrial Control Systems Network Mapping and Data Analytics for Cybersecurity
        • Scalable Graph Motif Learning Capabilities for Operational Cyber Defense
        • Gas-Electrical Grid Coordination for Cross Infrastructure Resilience Enhancement
      • Directed Energy
        • Laser Beam Propagation Through Deep Turbulence
        • Optically Safer, Power-Scalable Laser Systems for Defense Applications
        • A Diamond Total-Internal-Reflection Photoconductive Switch
        • New Framework to Prevent Catastrophic Damage to Laser Diodes
        • Scalable Computational Tools for Predicting Fluid-Structure Interactions in Laser Directed-Energy Applications
      • Earth and Atmospheric Science
        • Fiber-Optic Acoustic Sensors for Geophysical Applications
        • Probabilistic Predictions and Uncertainty Estimation for Radiological and Nuclear Effects Modeling
        • Integrating climate model simulations and paleo data to constrain future drought risks over California
        • Measuring Atmospheric Gas Using Small Satellites
        • Advancing Measurements and Understanding of the Rate and Structure of Atmospheric Warming
        • Deeply Rooted: Evaluating Plant Rooting Depth as a Means for Enhanced Soil Carbon Sequestration
        • Interseasonal Prediction of Western United States Snowpack with Deep Learning
        • Earthquake Predictions on the Sierra High-Performance Computing System
        • Developing an Observation-Based Transfer Function for Climate Sensitivity
        • Using Passive Seismology to Map the Water within Critical Glacial Ice Sheets
        • Dating Alluvial Landforms to Understand the Role of Climate in California's Water Supply
      • Energy and Resource Security
        • Fullerene-Grafted Graphene as an Electrical Energy Storage Material
        • Selective Removal of Ions from Aqueous Solutions
        • Algebraic Multigrid Preconditioners for Scalable Simulation of Reservoir Geomechanics and Multiphase Flow
        • Construction of Solar Cells from Colloidal Nanocrystals Through Electrophoretic Deposition
        • Structure of Ionic Liquids Under Nanoconfinement in Energy Applications
        • Hot Plasma Etching of Gallium Nitride
        • Plasmonics-Enhanced Photocatalysis for Water Decontamination
        • Three-Dimensional Printed Segmented Electrodes for Water Desalination
        • Enabling Optimized Charging of Electric Vehicles in Mobility Services
        • Rational Design of Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Metal–Air Batteries
        • Evolution of Induced Fracture Networks Using Machine Learning Correlation Image Analysis
        • Three-Dimensional Printing of Catalytic Electrodes for Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices
        • New Experiment–“Theory Capability for Atomic-Level Imaging of Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries
        • Manufacturing Molecules for the Carbon Economy
      • High-Energy-Density Science
        • Exploring Laser-Produced Relativistic Pair Plasma Jets
        • Kinetics of Incipient Stages of Phase Transitions
        • Understanding Plasma Divertor Detachment in Fusion Power Reactors
        • Effects of Pressure-Induced Ionization Potential Depression on Material Properties
        • Effects of Magnetic Fields on Transport in Laser-Driven Nonequilibrium Plasmas
        • The Design of a Solid-State Streak Detector
        • Investigation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Phase Transitions in Metals with a Toroidal Diamond Anvil Cell
        • A Short-Pulse, Laser-Driven Particle Beam Capability
        • Electrodeposition of Gradient-Density Metal Films from Ionic Liquids
        • Microphysics Studies of Hohlraum Dynamics
        • Foams in Hohlraums
        • Next-Generation Hohlraums for High Coupling Efficiency
        • Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Absorption Measurements
        • Simulating Magnetized Particle Dynamics in Z-Pinch Plasmas
        • Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector
        • X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science
        • Direct Measurement of Mass-Temperature Distributions in the Core of Implosions on the National Ignition Facility
        • Quantum Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Electronic Transport in Nonlinear Regimes
        • Pressure Ionization in Ultra-High Density Plasmas
        • High-Fidelity Kinetic Modeling of Plasmas in Z-Pinch and Pulsed-Power Configurations
        • Exploring Deuterium-Tritium Gas-Filled Hohlraums as a High-Yield Neutron Source
        • Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection
        • Defining the Direction of Nuclear-Plasma Interaction Research at the National Ignition Facility
        • Imaging Dynamics of Defects Far from Equilibrium
        • Plasma Amplifiers to Enable Dramatic Increases in Laser Power and Energy to Access New Physical Processes
        • Unraveling the Physics and Chemistry of Water-Rich Mixtures at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures
        • Laser-Plasma Interactions in Magnetized Environments
        • Modeling Hydrodynamic Instabilities and Mix in Hohlraums
        • Development of Multilayer Laue Lenses for 25 Kilo-Electronvolt X-Ray Imaging
        • New Design for Low-Mode Asymmetry Mitigation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions
        • Heavy-Metal Ceramic Hohlraums for Magnetically Assisted Ignition Targets
        • Development of Beryllium Carbide Capsules for Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions
        • Quantum Leap for Fusion Energy Sciences
        • Establishing a Laser-Driven Megaelectronvolt X-Ray and Neutron Radiographic Capability
      • High-Explosives Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science
        • Characterizing Carbon Nucleation in Shocked Energetic Materials
        • Unlocking the Mysteries of High-Explosive Science
        • Three-Dimensional Microwave Imaging of Detonation Fronts
        • Metal-Phthalocyanine Superlattices: Exploring Quantum Devices as a New Paradigm for Sensing Applications and Information Storage
      • High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science
        • Control of Superconducting Quantum Circuits
        • High-Dimensional Spectral-Sampling Techniques
        • Detecting Data Races in High-Performance Computing
        • Simulation of Biased Random Walks in an Asynchronous Graph Framework
        • Projection-Based Model Reduction with Applications in Radiation Transport and Hydrodynamics Simulation
        • Multiple-Rate Integrators for Differential Equations
        • Modeling Thermal and Quantum Magnetic Fluctuations in Correlated Materials
        • Simulations of Interpenetrating Plasmas
        • Robust Decentralized Signal Processing and Distributed Control of Autonomous Sensor Networks
        • Large-Scale Multimodal Deep Learning for Nuclear Nonproliferation Analysis
        • Variable Precision Computing
        • High-Order Finite Elements for Thermal Radiative Transfer on Curved Meshes
        • XPlacer: Extensible and Portable Optimizations of Data Placement in Memory
        • Deep Multitask Learning for Predictive Oncology
        • Methods for Explainable Artificial Intelligence
        • The Development of High-Order Interface Tracking Schemes for the Simulation of Multiphase Flows
        • Engineering a Quantum Methuselah Using Phononic Band Gaps
        • Hypothesis Testing via Artificial Intelligence: Generating Physically Interpretable Models of Scientific Data with Machine Learning
        • Nuclear Dynamics on a Quantum Chip
        • Beating Monte Carlo: The Polynomial Method in Lattice Problems
        • Heterogeneous Computing Elements: A Quantitative Evaluation
        • Next Generation Machine Learning
        • Expanding Control of Quantum Processor Units
        • Scalable Multilevel Training of Large Neural Networks
        • Advanced Physics Models for Particle-Particle Interactions
        • High-Performance Parallel Simulations for Whole-Cell Modeling
        • Automatic Design of Transport Systems Through Topology Optimization on Adaptively Refined Computational Grids
        • Advanced Parameterizations for Topology Optimization via Projection
        • Prototyping Exascale Graph Analytics
        • Quantum Optimal Control Using High-Performance Computing
        • Evaluating Field-Programmable Gate Arrays with Proxy Applications
        • Machine Learning for Constitutive Modeling on an Exascale Computing Platform
        • MADSTARE: Modeling and Analysis for Data-Starved or Ambiguous Environments
      • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
        • HDRScope—”The High Dynamic-Range Oscilloscope
        • Enhanced Surface Laser-Damage Resistance of Nonlinear Crystals
        • Science of Finishing of Novel Optical Materials
        • Technologies for High-Energy, Short-Pulse Laser Systems Beyond the Kilowatt Barrier
        • Minimizing Absorption on Optical Surfaces of Gas Lasers
        • Advanced Multilayer Systems for National Security
        • Anti-Reflective Meta-Surfaces (ARMS) for High-Power Lasers
        • Arbitrary Control and Characterization of Laser Waveforms and Interactions at Picosecond Resolution over Long Record Lengths
        • Energy Scaling of Thin-Disk Lasers
        • Plasma Photonics: Manipulating Light Using Plasmas
        • Short-Pulse Laser Ablation of Energetic Materials for Threat Object Interrogation
        • Germanium Photodiode Arrays for Hard X-Ray Imaging
        • The Physics of Confined Laser Ablation and Its Applications
        • Photonic Transceivers for Secure Radio Frequency Communications and Radar
        • Improving the Performance and Efficiency of Diode-Pumped, High-Power Lasers
        • Using Nanoparticle Sol Gels to Prepare Custom, High-Purity Optical-Fiber Preforms
        • Optical Sampler for Broad-Spectrum Sensing
        • Assessment of Laser-Damage Performance of Meta-Surface Material to Enable High-Speed Laser Beam Control
        • Time-Resolved Two-Dimensional Streak Camera
      • Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science & Technology
        • Nucleosynthesis for Science and Security
        • Uncovering the Origins of the Solar System with Cosmochemical Forensics
        • The Origins of Matter on Near-Exascale Supercomputing
        • An Alternative Rare-Event Detector
        • Probabilistic Modeling for Nuclear Fission and Heavy-Ion Collisions
        • Developing Photonuclear Experimental Capabilities for Nuclear Science and Security
        • The Next Breakthroughs in Neutrino Physics
        • Laying the Foundation for a Predictive Theory of Electroweak Nuclear Phenomena
        • Toward the World's First Nuclear Clock
        • Building a Predictive Fission-Rate Model
        • Micro-Resonators for Compact Optical Sensors
        • Development of Novel Ligand-Based Systems to Study the Chemical Properties of the Transactinides
        • Beta Decay at the Limits of Nuclear Stability: Integrating Ab Initio Calculations and Kinematically Complete Measurements
        • Nuclear Reaction Theory for Astrophysics and Laboratory Applications
        • Investigating the Site of the Weak Rapid Neutron Capture Process
        • Developing a Radiochemical Method to Measure Thermonuclear Detector Cross Sections
        • A Simple Search for Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter
        • Establishing Hands-On Astrophysics at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
        • Connecting Nuclear Structure to Stellar Astrophysics: Neutron Skin in Tin Isotopes
        • Using Moderately Volatile Elements to Understand the Origin of the Earth-Moon System
        • Proliferation of Interstellar Plutonium into the Solar System
        • Discovering the Nature of Neutrinos: How Nuclear Theory Will Advance This Grand Endeavor
        • Using Isotope Probing of Microbe-Microbe Interactions to Determine the Fate of Carbon and Impacts on Climate Change
        • Constraining the Origin of Earth's Water with Isotope Tracers in Astromaterials
      • Nuclear Threat Reduction
        • Pioneering Stable Isotope Signatures of Nuclear Proliferation
        • Modeling Nuclear Cloud Rise and Fallout in Complex Environments
        • Additive Manufacturing of Post-Detonation Surrogate Debris Reference Materials
        • Experimental Determination of the Uranium-239 Neutron Capture Reaction by Measurement of Uranium-240 by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
        • Probing Photon Fusion for New Physics at the Large Hadron Collider Using Proton Tagging
        • Deployable, Automated Chemistry-on-a-Chip Platform for Nuclear Forensics
        • Rapid Laser Processing of Nuclear Debris
        • Efficient, Portable Radioxenon Collection for Nuclear Test Monitoring
        • Short-Pulse Interrogation for Detection of Special Nuclear Materials
      • Nuclear Weapons Science
        • Quantifying Uncertainties of Microscopic Nuclear Theories
        • Flash X-Ray Computed Tomography for Three-Dimensional Characterization of Explosive Performance
        • Development of a Low-Cost High-Throughput Ejecta Drive
        • Learning-Based Predictive Models: A New Approach to Integrating Large-Scale Simulations and Experiments
        • Examining an On-the-Fly Movable Boundary Capability for Simulations of Unsteady High-Speed Aerothermodynamic Flows
      • Space Security
        • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing with High-Accuracy Astrometry
        • Next-Generation Search for Solar Axion Dark Matter with the International Axion Observatory
        • Design and Optimization of Compact Multi-Mission Telescopes
        • A Search for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Dark Matter
        • Integration of Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties Methodology into Parallel Discrete Event Simulator Framework
        • Tunable Optoelectronic Materials for Next-Generation Infrared Detectors
        • Photonic-Software-Defined Radio
        • Instrumenting a Fleet of Small Satellites for Monitoring the Earth's Upper Atmosphere
    • FY2018
      • Overview
        • Director's Statement
        • How to Read This Report
        • The Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program at LLNL
          • Oversight
          • Alignment with DOE, NNSA, and Laboratory Missions
          • Topics of Inquiry
          • Types of Projects
          • Structure of the FY18 Portfolio
          • Metrics
        • Research Highlights
        • Awards and Recognition
        • LDRD on Journal Covers (and TV)
        • The Long-Term Impacts of LDRD Investments: Centers for Strategic Partnerships
      • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
        • Exploratory Research
          • A Design Platform for Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide
          • A Diamond Total-Internal-Reflection Photoconductive Switch
          • Building Computerized Tomography Tools for Precision Additive Manufacturing
          • Electrodeposition of Gradient-Density Metal Films from Ionic Liquids
          • Film Growth Dynamics During Pulsed Sputter Deposition
          • Functional Photoresists for Energy Applications
          • Influence of Process Parameters and Alloy Composition on Crack Mitigation in Selective Laser Melting
          • In Situ Diagnostics for Accelerated Fabrication and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
          • Materials Informatics for Synthesis, Optimization, and Scale-Up of Advanced Materials
          • Mesoscale Crystal Architectures
          • Optimizing Engineered Flow-Through Electrodes for Energy Applications
          • Parallel Two-Photon Polymerization for Sub-Micrometer Additive Manufacturing
          • Porous Metals via Ice Templating
          • Quantum Levitation of Fuel Capsules for Inertial-Confinement Fusion
          • Rapid Closed-Loop Control of Additive Manufacturing with Machine Learning
          • Three-Dimensional Bio-Printed Microenvironments for Studying Cancer Metastasis
          • Understanding Material Strength Variabilities and Uncertainties for Component Qualification
        • Feasibility Studies
          • An Adaptable Network-Based Method for Bonding Plastics
          • Bridging the Material Modeling Gap Between Research and Design
          • Carbons with Designed Chemistry and Porosity
          • Material Logic
          • Multiscale Model for Chemical Degradation of Materials
          • Solid Nanoadhesives for Precision Assembly
          • Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing for Reactive Metals
        • Lab-Wide Competitions
          • Metallopolymers as an Emergent Class of Materials for Additive Manufacturing of Graded Density Gold Foams
          • Construction of Solar Cells from Colloidal Nanocrystals through Electrophoretic Deposition
          • Directly Probing Spin Fluctuations in Quantum Spin Liquids with X-Ray Free Electron Lasers
          • Unraveling Force Chains and Failure in Granular Materials
          • Nanometer-Particle Colloid Capsule Composites
        • Strategic Initiative
          • A New Science-based Paradigm Enabling Microstructure-Tailored Additive Manufacturing of Metals
          • Developing and Characterizing New Tools for Actinide Processing Science
          • Enhanced Coherence for Quantum Sensing and Simulation
      • Bioscience and Bioengineering
        • Exploratory Research
          • A Computational Approach to Improve Prediction of Off-Target Drug Binding Using Membrane Bilayer Effects
          • A Handheld Medical Diagnostic Device for Harsh Environments
          • An Experimental Platform and Model for Tumor Growth and Response to Therapeutics
          • Bioprinting Breast Cancer In Situ to Study Cell Communication in Disease Progression
          • Characterizing Host–“Pathogen Immunity Gut–“Brain Interactions
          • Computational Design of Broadly Neutralizing Vaccines for Highly Mutable Pathogens
          • Construction of Genetic Sense-and-Respond Modules to Detect Viral Infection
          • Detection of Upwind Pathogens Using Aircraft and Ground Stations
          • Engineering a Therapeutic Microbe for Infection-Site Delivery of Encapsulated Antimicrobial Peptides
          • Longitudinal Monitoring of Ribonucleic Acid Content of a Live Cell with a Nanotube Pore Interface
          • Microbial Characterization of Combat-Patient Wounds to Improve Healing
          • Multimodal Learning on Big Brain Data
          • Optical Interconnect for High-Density Neural Signals
          • Stable Isotope Probing and Viromics: Quantifying Virus-Host and Carbon Cycling Dynamics in Soil with Isotope-Targeted Metagenomics
          • Synthetic Biology and Computational Modeling for Prediction of Viral Virulence
          • The Engineered Micro-Sensor Array
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Brain Connectomics: Opportunities for High-Performance Computing
          • Exploring Growth Rate and Pathogenicity in Pathogens
          • Exploring the Use of Cell Wall Binding Domains to Purify Gram-Negative Bacteria from Bodily Fluids
          • New Approaches for Manufacturing and Evaluating Novel Bio-Inspired Materials
        • Lab-Wide Competitions
          • A Machine Learning System to Guide Clinical Procedures in Real-Time
          • Catching Villains: Finding Single Cells Responsible for Cancer Drug Resistance and Metastasis
          • Innate Persistence of Human Immune Memory T Cells
          • Investigating the Role of Innate Immunity in Viral Encephalitis Caused by Rift Valley Fever Virus
          • Nanometer-Scale, Particle-Based Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
          • Protein Factory on a Chip for Rapid Therapeutics
          • Rapid Detection of Candidates for Vaccines Against Biothreat Agents
          • Real-Time Exhaled Breath Analysis for Biosecurity and Biomedicine
          • The Mechanochemical Genesis of Prebiotics
          • Toward Artificial Neurons: Biomimetic Signal Propagation in Synthetic Nanochannel Systems
        • Strategic Initiative
          • An Investigational Platform of the Human Brain for Understanding Complex Neural Function
      • Chemical and Biological Countermeasures
        • Exploratory Research
          • Learning Interactions in Complex Biological Systems
      • Cybersecurity and Cyber–Physical Resilience
        • Exploratory Research
          • A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Cyber Risk to Critical Infrastructure
          • Control of Superconducting Quantum Circuits
          • Predictive Modeling of Correlated Poise in Superconducting Circuits
      • Directed Energy
        • Exploratory Research
          • A Compact High-Power, Radio-Frequency Directed-Energy Source
          • Advanced Laser Diode Packaging
          • Exploring Laser Directed-Energy Lethality and Vulnerability
          • New Framework to Prevent Catastrophic Damage to Laser Diodes
          • Optically Safer, Power-Scalable Laser Systems for Defense Applications
      • Earth and Atmospheric Science
        • Exploratory Research
          • Advancing Measurements and Understanding of the Rate and Structure of Atmospheric Warming
          • Detection and Attribution of Climate-Driven Impacts on Crop Fields
          • Integrating Climate Simulations and Paleontology Data to Constrain California Drought Risks
          • Measuring Atmospheric Gas Using Small Satellites
          • Probabilistic Predictions and Uncertainty Estimation for Radiological and Nuclear Effects Modeling
          • Uncovering the Origins of the Solar System with Cosmochemical Forensics
        • Lab-Wide Competitions
          • Improving Subsurface Fluid Characterization by Coupling Seismic and Electromagnetic Phenomena
      • Energy and Resource Security
        • Exploratory Research
          • Accelerated Discovery of Advanced Combustion Fuels
          • Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy of Liquids at Liquid-Solid Interfaces
          • Fiber-Optic Acoustic Sensors for Geophysical Applications
          • Fullerene-Grafted Graphene as an Electrical Energy Storage Material
          • High-Fidelity Fracture Model for Hydraulically Fractured Shale Reservoirs
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Determining the Rate of Patural Carbonate Precipitation Using Bomb-Pulse Radiocarbon Dating
          • Developing a Carbon Model for the U.S. Economy
          • Enhanced Removal of Inorganic Carbon from Seawater: A Carbon Mitigation Feasibility Study
          • Printed Biocatalysts for Patural Gas Upgrading
        • Lab-Wide Competitions
          • Hierarchical Nanometer-Scale Porous Copper Flow-Through Electrodes for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Reduction
          • Structure of Ionic Liquids Under Panoconfinement in Energy Applications
      • Forensic Science
        • Exploratory Research
          • Pioneering Stable Isotope Signatures of Nuclear Proliferation
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Long-Term Biomarkers of Chemical Agent Exposure
        • Strategic Initiative
          • Published Protein Based Human Identification
      • High-Energy-Density Science
        • Exploratory Research
          • A High-Fluence, High-Energy X-Ray Source Using Laser–“Plasma Instabilities
          • A Short-Pulse, Laser-Driven Particle Beam Capability
          • Accurate Temperature Determination from X-Ray Diffraction and Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Measurements
          • An Optical Interferometry Diagnostic for Hohlraum Plasma Characterization Experiments on the National Ignition Facility
          • Defining the Direction of Nuclear-Plasma Interaction Research at the National Ignition Facility
          • Effects of Magnetic Fields on Transport in Laser-Driven Ponequilibrium Plasmas
          • Effects of Pressure-Induced Ionization Potential Depression on Material Properties
          • Exploring Deuterium-Tritium Gas-Filled Hohlraums as a High-Field Neutron Source
          • Exploring Laser-Produced Relativistic Pair Plasma Jets
          • Extending Laser-Driven X-Ray Sources to High-Energy-Density Science Facilities
          • Foams in Hohlraums
          • High-Fidelity Kinetic Modeling of Plasmas in Z-Pinch and Pulsed-Power Configurations
          • High-Pressure Thermal Conductivity of Iron
          • Hybrid Drive on the National Ignition Facility
          • Imaging Dynamics of Defects Far from Equilibrium
          • Improving Density Functional Theory for Warm Dense Matter
          • In Situ Probes of Granular Media Under Compression
          • Investigation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Phase Transitions in Metals with a Toroidal Diamond Anvil Cell
          • Kinetics of Incipient Stages of Phase Transitions
          • Measuring Astrophysically Relevant Reaction Rates in a High-Energy-Density Laboratory
          • Measuring the Asymptotic Behavior of Self-Generated B Magnetic Fields in a Hohlraum Geometry
          • Metal Ejecta: Transport, Interaction, and Recollection
          • Metallic Helium at Extreme Density Inside Giant Planets and White Dwarf Stars
          • Microphysics Studies of Hohlraum Dynamics
          • New Quantum Simulation Capability for Ultrahigh-Temperature, High-Energy-Density Science
          • Next-Generation Hohlraums for High Coupling Efficiency
          • Numerical Simulations of Dust-Grain Collisions with Interstellar Spacecraft
          • Pressure Ionization in Ultra-High-Density Plasmas
          • Probing Liquid Phases and f-Electron Systems at the Dynamic Compression Sector
          • Probing the Interface Stability of Implosions
          • Quantum Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Electronic Transport in Nonlinear Regimes
          • Simulating Magnetized Particle Dynamics in Z-Pinch Plasmas
          • Simulations of Interpenetrating Plasmas
          • Study of Iron K-Alpha Spectra in a Compact X-Ray Atmosphere
          • Study of Kinetic Plasma Dynamics and Field Degradation in Inertial Confinement Fusion
          • The Design of a Solid-State Streak Detector
          • Understanding Plasma Divertor Detachment in Fusion Power Reactors
          • X-Ray Optics Solutions for Studying Mesoscale Science
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Exploring the Feasibility of Using Corona Fusion Targets for Studying Plasma Interpenetration and Electron-Ion Equilibration
          • Laser-Driven Megavolt X-Ray and Neutron Source Optimization
          • One-Step Drop Generation of Low-Density Foam Shells
          • Thermal Conductivity Measurements in Convergent Geometry
      • High-Explosives Physics, Chemistry, and Material Science
        • Exploratory Research
          • Characterizing Carbon Pucleation in Shocked Energetic Materials
          • Controlling Detonative Phenomena with High-Explosives Material Architecture
        • Strategic Initiative
          • Unlocking the Mysteries of High-Explosive Science
      • High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science
        • Exploratory Research
          • Advanced Adaptive Optics Algorithms for Astronomical and X-Ray Applications
          • Algebraic Multigrid Preconditioners for Scalable Simulation of Reservoir Geomechanics and Multiphase Flow
          • Computational Framework for Data Assimilation and Uncertainty Management of Large-Dimensional Dynamics Models
          • Deep Multitask Learning for Predictive Oncology
          • Dependency Resolution for High-Performance Computing Software
          • Detecting Data Races in High-Performance Computing
          • Failure Recovery Abstractions for Large-Scale Parallel Applications
          • High-Dimensional Spectral-Sampling Techniques
          • Improving Simulation Workflows: A Data Analytics Approach
          • In-Memory Associative Indexing: An Approach to Efficient High-Performance Computing
          • Integration of Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties Methodology into Parallel Discrete Event Simulator Framework
          • Methods for Explainable Artificial Intelligence
          • Modeling Spatial and Temporal Coupling in High-Contrast Laser Grating Compressors
          • Modeling Thermal and Quantum Magnetic Fluctuations in Correlated Materials
          • Multiple-Rate Integrators for Differential Equations
          • Projection-Based Model Reduction with Applications in Transport and Hydrodynamics Simulation
          • Real-Time Decision Making in Swarm Situations Using Belief Networks
          • Robust Decentralized Signal Processing and Distributed Control of Autonomous Sensor Networks
          • Selective Removal of Ions from Aqueous Solutions
          • Simulation of Biased Random Walks in an Asynchronous Graph Framework
          • The Development of High-Order Interface Tracking Schemes for the Simulation of Multiphase Flows
          • Topology Optimization of Multifunctional Materials
          • XPlacer: Extensible and Portable Optimizations of Data Placement in Memory
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Compressed Numerics to Reduce Data Movement in Numerical Simulations
          • Engineering a Quantum Methuselah Using Phononic Band Gaps
          • Optimizing Application Performance in Multi-Constraint Computing Environments
          • Povel Methods for Predicting Properties of Complex Reactive Solid Interfaces
        • Lab-Wide Competitions
          • Discovering Phase Behavior of Materials Interfaces with Evolutionary Algorithms
        • Strategic Initiative
          • Computational Design Automation
          • Large-Scale Multimodal Deep Learning for Nuclear Nonproliferation Analysis
          • Learning-Based Predictive Models: A Pew Approach to Integrating Large-Scale Simulations and Experiments
          • Variable Precision Computing
      • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
        • Exploratory Research
          • Active Adaptive Control of High-Energy, High-Repetition-Rate, Short-Pulse Lasers
          • Anti-Reflective Meta-Surfaces for High-Power Lasers
          • Arbitrary Control and Characterization of Laser Waveforms and Interactions at Picosecond Resolution over Long Record Lengths
          • ARCHER: Advanced Radiographic Capability–High Energy and Resolution
          • Energy Scaling of Thin-Disk Lasers
          • Enhanced Surface Laser-Damage Resistance of Nonlinear Crystals
          • HDRScope--The High Dynamic-Range Oscilloscope
          • Laser Beam Propagation Through Deep Turbulence
          • Mechanisms of Pulsed-Laser Ablation, Damage, and Failure in Various Classes of Materials
          • Minimizing Absorption on Optical Surfaces of Gas Lasers
          • Planar Ceramic Light Guides for Solar Concentrators and Laser Amplifiers
          • Plasma Photonics: Manipulating Light Using Plasmas
          • Science of Finishing of Novel Optical Materials
          • Technologies for High-Energy, Short-Pulse Laser Systems Beyond the Kilowatt Barrier
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Agile, Compact Monolithic Beam Director
          • Plasmonic Control of Short Pulses in Optical Fibers
        • Lab-Wide Competitions
          • Extreme Nonlinear Optics of Plasmas
        • Strategic Initiative
          • Advanced Multilayer Systems for National Security
          • Fabrication of Functionally Graded Optical Components Using Additive Manufacturing
      • Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science & Technology
        • Strategic Initiative
          • The New Frontier of Nuclear Science: Nuclear Reactions and Radiochemistry at the National Ignition Facility
        • Exploratory Research
          • An Alternative Rare-Event Detector
          • Developing Photonuclear Experimental Capabilities for Nuclear Science and Security
          • Laying the Foundation for a Predictive Theory of Electroweak Nuclear Phenomena
          • Nucleosynthesis for Science and Security
          • Probabilistic Modeling for Nuclear Fission and Heavy-Ion Collisions
          • The Next Breakthroughs in Neutrino Physics
          • The Origins of Matter on Near-Exascale Supercomputing
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Additive Manufacturing of Post-Detonation Surrogate Debris Reference Materials
          • Beyond Binary Reactions: A Generalized Microscopic R-Matrix Theory with Two- and Three-Particle Asymptotic Configurations
          • Feasibility of Low-Energy Nuclear Physics Research Using Livermore Capabilities and Beams at Other Facilities
          • Micro-Optical Gas Sensors
        • Lab-Wide Competitions
          • Building a Predictive Fission-Rate Model
          • Development of Integrated Systems for Discovering the Chemical Properties of the Heaviest Elements
          • Event-by-Event Determination of Antineutrino Direction
          • Modernizing the Fission Basis
          • Probing Photon Fusion for New Physics at the Large Hadron Collider Using Proton Tagging
          • Towards the World's First Nuclear Clock
      • Nuclear Threat Reduction
        • Exploratory Research
          • Modeling Nuclear Cloud Rise and Fallout in Complex Environments
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Experimental Determination of the Uranium-239 Neutron Capture Reaction by Measurement of Uranium-240 by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
          • Short-Pulse Laser Ablation of Energetic Materials for Threat Object Interrogation
          • Vapor-Phase Spectroscopy of High-Explosives Chemistry with Tritium and Depleted Uranium
      • Nuclear Weapons Science
        • Exploratory Research
          • Deformation Mechanisms in Body-Centered Cubic Metals at High Pressures and Strain Rates
          • Direct Measurement of Mass-Temperature Distributions in the Core of Implosions on the National Ignition Facility
          • Emerging Radiography and Potential Diagnostic Applications
          • Flash X-Ray Computed Tomography for 3D Characterization of Explosive Performance
          • High-Order Finite Elements for Thermal Radiative Transfer on Curved Meshes
          • Inferring Nuclear Fireball Properties from Experimental Data
          • Quantifying Uncertainties of Microscopic Nuclear Theories
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Development of a Low-Cost High-Throughput Ejecta Drive
          • Exploratory Design Study Towards the First Plasma-Electron Screening Experiment
          • Feasibility of Predicting the Characteristics of the Ultraviolet, Visible, and Infrared Emissions from a Nuclear Explosion
          • Flexible Nondestructive Inspection for Multilayer Metallic Structures
      • Space Security
        • Exploratory Research
          • A Search for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Dark Matter
          • Decoding the X-Ray Cipher of the Universe in the Laboratory
          • Design and Optimization of Compact Multi-Mission Telescopes
          • Image Analysis for Dark Energy and Space Surveillance Applications
          • Next-Generation Search for Solar Axion Dark Matter with the International Axion Observatory
          • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing with High-Accuracy Astrometry
        • Feasibility Studies
          • Machine-Based Quantification of Satellite Image Quality
    • FY2017
      • Overview
        • Director's Statement
        • How to Read This Report
        • The Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program at LLNL
          • Oversight
          • Alignment with DOE, NNSA, and Laboratory Missions
          • Topics of Inquiry
          • Types of Projects
          • Structure of the FY18 Portfolio
          • Metrics
        • Research Highlights
        • Awards and Recognition
        • LDRD on Journal Covers (and TV)
        • The Long-Term Impacts of LDRD Investments: Centers for Strategic Partnerships
      • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
        • Advanced Synthesis and Characterization Techniques for Ultrahard Film Growth
        • Energetic Ligands for High-Power Metal Complexes
        • Physics of Laser-Assisted Advanced Manufacturing Processes
        • Microstructure Evolution During Rapid Solidification: In Situ Characterization and Mesoscale Modeling
        • Accelerated Development of Multiscale Materials
        • Rational Design and Optimization of Additively Manufactured Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composites
        • Manipulating Optical and Electromagnetic Properties Through Hierarchical Metamaterials
        • X-Ray Pump-and-Probe Experiments with a Free-Electron Laser
        • Freeze-Drying Aerosols: A Facile Route to Metal Particles with Nanometer-Scale Pores
        • Building Computerized Tomography Tools for Precision Additive Manufacturing
        • Materials Informatics for Synthesis, Optimization, and Scale-Up of Advanced Materials
        • Mesocrystal Architectures
        • Simulating X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Experiments for High-Energy-Density Science
        • Parallel Two-Photon Polymerization for Sub-Micrometer Additive Manufacturing
        • Radiation Processes in Nanometer-Scale Foams
        • Coating Hollow Objects with Uniform Low-Density Films
        • Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition of Boron Films
        • Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers for Optical Metamaterials at Visible Wavelengths
        • Enhanced Coherence for Quantum Sensing and Simulation
        • Understanding Material Strength Variabilities and Uncertainties for Component Qualification
        • Quantum Levitation of Fuel Capsules for Inertial-Confinement Fusion
        • In Situ Diagnostics for Accelerated Fabrication and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
        • Electrodeposition of Gradient-Density Metal Films from Ionic Liquids
        • Film Growth Dynamics During Pulsed Sputter Deposition
        • A Diamond Total-Internal-Reflection Photoconductive Switch
        • Discrete Polycrsytal Plasticity Simulator Mid Career Award
        • Effects of Surface Defects on the Catalytic Activity of Semiconductors for Charge-Transfer Reactions in Liquids
        • Three-Dimensional Fabrication by Tomographic Holographic Lithography
        • Direct Ink Writing of Bulk Metallic Glasses
        • Material Logic
        • Additive Manufacturing of Nanometer-Scale Porous Metals
        • Nanometer-Particle Colloid Capsule Composites
      • Bioscience and Bioengineering
        • Analysis of a Metabolically Engineered Microbial Consortium for Optimal Production of Biofuels
        • Unraveling the Burkholderia Pathogen Infection
        • Engineering Bacterial Cell-Like Compartments as Platforms for Synthetic Biology
        • Characterizing Host-Pathogen Immunity Gut-Brain Interactions
        • Modeling Tissue Membranes
        • Simultaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Gastrointestinal System Monitoring
        • A "Peacock" Platform for Recording Cardiac Tissue Force
        • Enhancing Nitrogen Uptake in Sustainable Biofuels with Microbes
        • Engineering a Therapeutic Microbe for Infection-Site Delivery of Encapsulated Antimicrobial Peptides
        • Microbial Characterization of Combat-Patient Wounds to Improve Healing
        • Three-Dimensional Bio-Printed Microenvironments for Studying Cancer Metastasis
        • Using Population Genomics to Improve Genome Editing
        • Engineered and Instrumented 3D Tumor-Immune Model System
        • Investigating the Role of Innate Immunity in Viral Encephalitis Caused by Rift Valley Fever Virus
        • Nanometer-Scale, Particle-Based Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
        • An Investigational Platform of the Human Brain for Understanding Complex Neural Function
      • Chemical and Biological Security
        • Development of a Virtual Human Heart to Predict the Pharmacology of Novel Drugs
        • The Engineered Micro-Sensor Array
        • Modeling Mutagenic Chain Reactions in Natural Ecosystems
        • Approaches for Calibrating Agent-Based Models to Data
        • Biosensors for Sensitive and Cost-Effective Detection of Uranium Contamination
        • Synthetic Biology and Computational Modeling for Prediction of Viral Virulence
        • Learning Interactions in Complex Biological Systems
        • Computational Design of Broadly Neutralizing Vaccines for Highly Mutable Pathogens
        • Real-Time Exhaled Breath Analysis for Biosecurity and Biomedicine
      • Cyber Security, Space, and Intelligence
        • All-Source Data Fusion for Detecting and Monitoring Threats on a Global Scale
        • Integrated Physics-Based Noise Modeling of Qubit Devices
        • Image Analysis for Dark Energy and Space Surveillance Applications
        • Decoding the X-Ray Cipher of the Universe in the Laboratory
        • Forensic Science of Genetically Variant Peptides
        • Next-Generation Search for Solar Axion Dark Matter with the International Axion Observatory
        • Measuring Atmospheric Gas Using Small Satellites
        • Real-Time Decision Making in Swarm Situations Using Belief Networks
        • A Search for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Dark Matter
        • Large-Scale Multimodal Deep Learning for Nuclear Nonproliferation Analysis
      • Earth and Atmospheric Science
        • In Situ Probes of Granular Media Under Compression
        • Uncovering the Origins of the Solar System with Cosmochemical Forensics
        • Fiber-Optic Acoustic Sensors for Geophysical Applications
        • Probabilistic Predictions and Uncertainty Estimation for Radiological and Nuclear Effects Modeling
        • Antropogenic radionuclide transient tracers: Model diagnostics and timescales of the redistribution of heat and carbon by the ocean.
        • Unraveling Force Chains and Failure in Granular Materials
        • Improving Subsurface Fluid Characterization by Coupling Seismic and Electromagnetic Phenomena
      • Energy and Climate Security
        • Dynamic Stimulation of Geologic Resources
        • Optimizing Engineered Flow-Through Electrodes for Energy Applications
        • Decomposition Methods for Power Grid Optimization
        • Increasing Capacity of Flow-Through Electrode Capacitive Desalination with Phased Charging
        • Accelerated Discovery of Advanced Combustion Fuels
        • High-Fidelity Fracture Model for Hydraulically Fractured Shale Reservoirs
        • A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Cyber Risk to Critical Infrastructure
        • A Flue-Temperature Carbon Dioxide Separation Membrane
        • Fullerene-Grafted Graphene as an Electrical Energy Storage Material
        • Integrating Climate Simulations and Paleontology Data to Constrain California Drought Risks
        • Planar Ceramic Light Guides for Solar Concentrators and Laser Amplifiers
        • Detection and Attribution of Climate-Driven Impacts on Crop Yields
        • A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Cyber Risk to Critical Infrastructure
        • Large-Scale Energy Storage in the Earth
        • Optical Fibers for Water Treatment
        • Printed Biocatalysts for Natural Gas Upgrading
        • Hierarchical Nanometer-Scale Porous Copper Flow-Through Electrodes for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Reduction
        • Applying Inverse Sheath Theory to Plasma–Surface Interactions in Magnetic Fusion and Space Plasmas
      • High-Energy-Density Science
        • Melting and Solidification in Multicomponent Materials: Constraints on the Search for Habitable Planets
        • Quantum Simulations for Strongly Correlated Materials with High Atomic Numbers
        • X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Science for High-Energy-Density Experiments
        • Creation and Study of Ultrahigh-Energy-Density Matter Using Nanometer-Scale Structured Targets
        • Advanced Fusion Target-Capsule Concepts
        • Coupling Monte Carlo Neutral and Fluid Plasma Models for Edge Simulation in Magnetic Fusion
        • Collisionless Shock Formation in Laser-Generated Plasma Streams
        • New Quantum Simulation Capability for Ultrahigh-Temperature, High-Energy-Density Science
        • Extending Laser-Driven X-Ray Sources to High-Energy-Density Science Facilities
        • Exploring Laser-Produced Relativistic Pair Plasma Jets
        • Kinetics of Incipient Stages of Phase Transitions
        • Understanding Plasma Divertor Detachment in Fusion Power Reactors
        • Effects of Pressure-Induced Ionization Potential Depression on Material Properties
        • Effects of Magnetic Fields on Transport in Laser-Driven Nonequilibrium Plasmas
        • The Design of a Solid-State Streak Detector
        • Investigation of Ultrahigh-Pressure Phase Transitions in Metals with a Toroidal Diamond Anvil Cell
        • A Short-Pulse, Laser-Driven Particle Beam Capability
        • An Optical Interferometry Diagnostic for Hohlraum Plasma Characterization Experiments on the National Ignition Facility
        • High-Pressure Thermal Conductivity of Iron
        • Study of Iron K-Alpha Spectra in a Compact X-Ray Atmosphere
        • Simulations of Interpenetrating Plasmas
        • Measuring the Asymptotic Behavior of Self-Generated 'B' Magnetic Fields in a Hohlraum Geometry
        • Metallic Helium at Extreme Density Inside Giant Planets and White Dwarf Stars
        • Probing the Interface Stability of Implosions
        • Numerical Simulations of Dust-Grain Collisions with Interstellar Spacecraft
        • A High-Fluence, High-Energy X-Ray Source Using Laser–Plasma Instabilities
        • Measuring Astrophysically Relevant Reaction Rates in a High-Energy-Density Laboratory
        • Foams in Hohlraums
        • Next-Generation Hohlraums for High Coupling Efficiency
        • Identification and Analysis of Temperature Gradients in X-Ray Spectroscopic Data
        • Thermal Conductivity Measurements in Convergent Geometry
      • High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science
        • Integrated Mesoscale Approach for Predicting Ionic Conductivity in Solid Electrolytes
        • Projection-Based Model Reduction with Applications in Transport and Hydrodynamics Simulation
        • New Computational Methods for Scalable Genome Variation Discovery
        • Acceleration of Ptychographic Microscopy Reconstruction
        • Algorithm for First-Principles Molecular Dynamics of Metals at Extreme Scales
        • Failure Recovery Abstractions for Large-Scale Parallel Applications
        • Predictive Models Based on Disjointed Feature Sets for Applications in Biomedicine and Cyber Security
        • Validating Large Fluid-Dynamics Simulations of Complex Geometries with Three-Dimensional Printing
        • In-Memory Associative Indexing
        • Modeling Spatial and Temporal Coupling in High-Contrast Grating Compressors Utilizing High-Performance Computing
        • Computational Framework for Data Assimilation and Uncertainty Management of Large-Dimensional Dynamics Models
        • Topology Optimization of Multifunctional Materials
        • Multimodal Learning on Big Brain Data
        • Improving Simulation Workflows: A Data Analytics Approach
        • High-Dimensional Spectral-Sampling Techniques
        • Detecting Data-Races in High-Performance Computing
        • Simulation of Biased Random Walks in an Asynchronous Graph Framework
        • Multiple-Rate Integrators for Differential Equations
        • Rapid Closed-Loop Control of Additive Manufacturing with Machine Learning
        • Advanced Adaptive Optics Algorithms for Astronomical and X-ray Applications
        • Exploring Laser Directed-Energy Lethality and Vulnerability
        • Robust Decentralized Signal Processing and Distributed Control of Autonomous Sensor Networks
        • Optimizing Application Performance in Multi-Constraint Computing Environments
        • Discovering Phase Behavior of Materials Interfaces with Evolutionary Algorithms
        • Variable Precision Computing
        • Computational Design Automation
      • Inertial Fusion Science and Technology
        • High-Temperature Plasma-Chemistry Kinetics Test Bed
        • Chemically Stable and Optically Transparent Vapor-Deposited Plastics
        • Liquid Condensation and Solidification Behavior of Hydrogen Isotopes in Foams
        • Microphysics Studies of Hohlraum Dynamics
      • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
        • Single-Shot Optical Recorder with Picosecond Resolution and Nanosecond Record Length
        • Next-Generation Films for High-Performance Optoelectronics Applications
        • Compton-Scattering X-Ray Generation from Compact X-Band Accelerators
        • Mechanisms of Pulsed-Laser Ablation, Damage, and Failure in Various Classes of Materials
        • Efficient, High-Power Mid-Infrared Laser for National Security and Scientific Applications
        • Active Adaptive Control of High-Energy, High-Repetition-Rate, Short-Pulse Lasers
        • HDRScope-The High Dynamic-Range Oscilloscope
        • Laser Beam Propagation Through Deep Turbulence
        • Improved Coupling of Laser Energy to Targets
        • Extreme Nonlinear Optics of Plasmas
        • Fabrication of Functionally Graded Optical Components Using Additive Manufacturing
        • Enhanced Surface Laser-Damage Resistance of Nonlinear Crystals
        • Science of Finishing of Novel Optical Materials
        • Technologies for High-Energy, Short-Pulse Laser Systems Beyond the Kilowatt Barrier
        • Optically Safer, Power-Scalable Laser Systems for Defense Applications
        • Advanced Laser Diode Packaging
        • New Framework to Prevent Catastrophic Damage to Laser Diodes
        • A Compact High-Power, Radio-Frequency Directed-Energy Source
        • ARCHER: Advanced Radiographic Capability–High Energy and Resolution
        • Plasmonic Control of Short Pulses in Optical Fibers
        • Advanced Multilayer Systems for National Security
      • Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology
        • Answering Fundamental Physics Questions with the Neutrino
        • Neutrino Science with a Kiloton-Scale Water Detector
        • Tracking Water through the Critical Zone to Assess Drought Vulnerability
        • New Physics from Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider
        • Inferring Nuclear Fireball Properties from Experimental Data
        • Nucleosynthesis for Science and Security
        • Using Short-Lived Cosmogenic Isotopes to Determine the Age of Underground Tunnels
        • Radon Collection for Electric Dipole Measurements
        • Measurement of Uranium Decay Rates to Advance Nuclear Forensics Chronology
        • The New Frontier of Nuclear Science: Nuclear Reactions and Radiochemistry at the National Ignition Facility
        • The Origins of Matter on Near-Exascale Supercomputing
        • An Alternative Rare-Event Detector
        • Probabilistic Modeling for Nuclear Fission and Heavy-Ion Collisions
        • Feasibility of Low-Energy Nuclear Physics Research Using LLNL Capabilities and SARAF Beams
        • Achieving the Ultimate Sensitivity for Dark Matter Detectors
        • Modernizing the Fission Basis
        • Development of Integrated Systems for Discovering the Chemical Properties of the Heaviest Elements
        • Event-by-Event Determination of Antineutrino Direction
      • Stockpile Stewardship Science
        • Precision Gamma-Ray Signatures for Long-Lived Radioactive Nuclei
        • A Dense-Plasma Focus Device as a Compact Neutron Source
        • Application-Driven Research into Multiscale Modeling of Laser-Plasma Interactions
        • Single-Shock Platform for Activation Studies with a Prompt Source of Fast Neutrons
        • Transport and the Equation of State for Asymmetric Plasma Mixtures
        • Self-Consistent, Three-Dimensional Calculations of Electromagnetic Pulse Propagation
        • Controlling Detonative Phenomena with High-Explosives Material Architecture
        • Deformation Mechanisms in Body-Centered Cubic Metals at High Pressures and Strain Rates
        • Prebiotic Self-Assembly Reactions in Astrophysical Icy Materials
        • Characterizing Carbon Nucleation in Shocked Energetic Materials
        • Multispectral X-Ray Computed Tomography
        • Modeling Thermal and Quantum Magnetic Fluctuations in Correlated Materials
    • FY2016
      • Director’s Statement
      • Overview
        • About the FY2016 Laboratory Directed Research and Development Annual Report
        • The LDRD Program at Livermore
          • Structure
          • Oversight
          • Context for the FY16 Portfolio
          • Structure of the FY16 Portfolio
          • Metrics
        • Research Highlights
        • Awards and Recognition
        • Journal Covers
        • Strategic Partnerships and Technology Transfer
      • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
        • Accelerated Development of Multiscale Materials
        • Advanced Synthesis and Characterization Techniques for Ultrahard Film Growth
        • Building Computerized Tomography Tools for Precision Additive Manufacturing
        • Coating Hollow Objects with Uniform Low-Density Films
        • Deterministic Multifunctional Materials and Manufacturing Initiative
        • Detonation Capability and X-Ray Signatures of Advanced Manufactured High Explosives
        • Directed Assembly of Block Copolymers for Optical Metamaterials at Visible Wavelengths
        • Electron-Beam-Induced Deposition of Boron Films
        • Energetic Ligands for High-Power Metal Complexes
        • Enhanced Coherence for Quantum Sensing and Simulation
        • Extending Atomistic Simulation to Mesoscale in Time and Length
        • Freeze-Drying Aerosols: A Facile Route to Metal Particles with Nanometer-Scale Pores
        • From Topological Surfaces to Magnetic Collapse of f-Shell Electron Quantum Materials
        • High-Powered-Impulse Magnetron Sputtering for Creating Optical Films
        • In Situ Imaging of Particle Formation and Dynamics in Reactive Material Deflagrations
        • Liquid-Cell Electrochemical Transmission Electron Microscope
        • Manipulating Optical and Electromagnetic Properties Through Hierarchical Metamaterials
        • Materials Informatics for Synthesis, Optimization and Scale-Up of Functional Materials
        • Mesoscale Crystal Architectures
        • Microstructure Evolution During Rapid Solidification: In Situ Characterization and Mesoscale Modeling
        • Modeling Materials Under Strongly Driven Conditions
        • Multifunctional Metamaterials
        • Optimal Fabrication Methodologies for Additive Manufacturing
        • Optimizing Engineered Flow-Through Electrodes for Energy Applications
        • Parallel Two-Photon Polymerization for Submicron Additive Manufacturing
        • Physics of Laser-Assisted Advanced Manufacturing Processes
        • Radiation Processes in Nanometer-Scale Foams
        • Rational Design and Optimization of Additively Manufactured Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composites
        • Spin-Based Broadband Terahertz Radiation from Topological Insulators
        • Structural Freestanding Films with Atomic-Scale Thickness
        • Tailoring Material Properties Using Modulated Laser Beams
        • Total Internal-Reflection Photoconductive Switch
        • Ultralight Mechanical Metamaterials with Ordered Hierarchies
        • X-Ray Pump-and-Probe Experiments with a Free-Electron Laser
      • Bioscience and Bioengineering
        • A "Peacock" Platform for Recording Cardiac Tissue Force
        • Analysis of a Metabolically Engineered Microbial Consortium for Optimal Production of Biofuels
        • Approaches for Calibrating Agent-Based Models to Data
        • Biological Printing of Vasculature for Artificially Grown Tissue
        • Characterizing Host–Pathogen Immunity Gut–Brain Interactions
        • Detection of Novel Infectious Agents from Clinical Samples via IgM and TLR3 Capture
        • Engineering Bacterial Cell-Like Compartments as Platforms for Synthetic Biology
        • Enhancing Nitrogen Uptake in Sustainable Biofuels With Microbes
        • Hydrogen Production with Hydrogenase Enzymes Using Nanometer-Scale Lipoprotein Particles
        • In Vitro Chip-Based Human Investigational Platform
        • Modeling Tissue Membranes
        • Nanometer-Scale Particle Platform for Drug Delivery to the Brain
        • New Steady-State Viral Culturing Platform for Infectious-Disease Therapeutics
        • Simultaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Gastrointestinal System Monitoring
        • Thermocavitation Biological Sample Processing for Cellular Lysis
        • Unraveling the Burkholderia Pathogen Infection
      • Chemical and Biological Security
        • A Virtual Human Heart to Predict Pharmacology of Novel Drugs
        • Biosensors for Sensitive and Cost-Effective Detection of Uranium Contamination
        • Cyclodextrin-Based Nanometer-Scale Scaffolds for Capture and Catalytic Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agents
        • Modeling Mutagenic Chain Reactions in Natural Ecosystems
        • Rapid Detection and Characterization of Emerging Foreign Animal Disease Pathogens
        • The Engineered Microsensor Array
      • Cyber Security, Space, and Intelligence
        • Advanced Manufacturing Approaches for Long-Wave Diffraction Gratings
        • All-Source Data Fusion for Detecting and Monitoring Threats on a Global Scale
        • Cooperative Constellations: Resilient, Persistent, and Flexible Satellite Systems
        • Decoding the X-Ray Cipher of the Universe in the Laboratory
        • Forensic Science of Genetically Variant Peptides
        • Image Analysis for Dark Energy and Space Surveillance Applications
        • Improved Sensor Performance Using Innovative Algorithms
        • Integrated Physics-Based Noise Modeling of Qubit Devices
      • Earth and Atmospheric Science
        • In Situ Probes of Granular Media Under Compression
      • Energy and Climate Security
        • A Flue-Temperature Carbon Dioxide Separation Membrane
        • A Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Cyber Risk to Critical Infrastructure
        • Accelerated Discovery of Advanced Combustion Fuels
        • Decomposition Methods for Power Grid Optimization
        • Detecting and Partitioning Carbon Dioxide Fluxes
        • Dynamic Stimulation of Geologic Resources
        • Enabling Multiscale Simulations of Atmospheric Flow over Complex Terrain in Earth System Models
        • Enzyme-Embedded, Microstructural Reactors for Industrial Biocatalysis
        • High-Fidelity Fracture Model for Hydraulically Fractured Shale Reservoirs
        • Increasing Capacity of Flow-Through Electrode Capacitive Desalination with Phased Charging
        • Real-Time Microseismic Processing for Induced Seismicity Hazard Detection
        • Room-Temperature Liquid Semiconductors
        • Statistical and Dynamical Approaches to Probabilistic Decadal Climate Prediction
      • High-Energy-Density Science
        • A Compressed Ultrafast Photography Diagnostic for Laser-Driven Experiments
        • Advanced Fusion Target-Capsule Concepts
        • Advancing Static Ultrahigh Pressures with Focused Ion-Beam Toroidal Anvils
        • Collisionless Shock Formation in Laser-Generated Plasma Streams
        • Coupling Monte Carlo Neutral and Fluid Plasma Models for Edge Simulation in Magnetic Fusion
        • Creation and Study of Ultrahigh-Energy-Density Matter Using Nanometer-Scale Structured Targets
        • Extending Laser-Driven X-Ray Sources to High-Energy-Density Science Facilities
        • Hydrogen Diffusion in Earth’s Upper Mantle
        • Melting and Solidification in Multicomponent Materials: Constraints on the Search for Habitable Planets
        • New Quantum Simulation Capability for Ultrahigh-Temperature, High-Energy-Density Science
        • Particle Acceleration from Laser-Driven Collisionless Shocks
        • Physical States and Processes in Inertial Confinement Fusion: Matter at Extreme Energy Density
        • Plasma Interactions with Mixed Materials and Impurity Transport
        • Quantum Simulations for Strongly Correlated Materials with High Atomic Numbers
        • Simulating X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Experiments for High-Energy-Density Science
        • Ultrafast Absorption Spectroscopy of Aluminum Plasmas
        • Vibrational and Optical Properties of High-Pressure Hydrogen from First Principles
        • X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Science for High-Energy-Density Experiments
      • High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science
        • A Coupled Seismic and Acoustic Simulation Capability
        • Acceleration of Ptychographic Microscopy Reconstruction
        • Algorithm for First-Principles Molecular Dynamics of Metals at Extreme Scales
        • An Extreme-Scale Computational Framework for Data Assimilation and Uncertainty Management of Large-Dimensional Dynamics Models
        • Atmospheric Source Reconstruction with Uncertainty Quantification
        • Computation Power at Scale
        • Exploiting the Gemini Planet Imager: Revolutionary Exoplanet Science and Advanced Adaptive Optics
        • Failure Recovery Abstractions for Large-Scale Parallel Applications
        • Improving Simulation Workflows: A Data Analytics Approach
        • In-Memory Associative Indexing
        • Integrated Mesoscale Approach for Predicting Ionic Conductivity in Solid Electrolytes
        • Modeling Spatial and Temporal Coupling in High-Contrast Grating Compressors Utilizing High-Performance Computing
        • Multimodal Learning on Big Brain Data
        • New Computational Methods for Scalable Genome Variation Discovery
        • Numerical Performance and Parallel Scalability of Multi-Rate Integrators Based on Discrete-Event Simulation
        • Parallel Time Integration for High-Performance Computing
        • Planetary-Scale Agent Simulations
        • Predictive Models Based on Disjointed Feature Sets for Applications in Biomedicine and Cyber Security
        • Scalable Computational Learning Architectures
        • Scalable High-Order Computational Multiphysics at Extreme Scale
        • Simulation of Biased Random Walks in an Asynchronous Graph Framework: Walks on Dynamic Graphs
        • The Livermore Brain: Massive Deep-Learning Networks Enabled by High-Performance Computing
        • Topology Optimization of Multifunctional Materials
        • Unified Description of Quantum Many-Body Systems
        • Unum Computing: A Novel Approach for Enabling High-Performance Computing Environments
        • Validating Large Fluid-Dynamics Simulations of Complex Geometries with Three-Dimensional Printing
      • Inertial Fusion Science and Technology
        • Chemically Stable and Optically Transparent Vapor-Deposited Plastics
        • High-Temperature Plasma-Chemistry Kinetics Test Bed
        • Liquid Condensation and Solidification Behavior of Hydrogen Isotopes in Foams
      • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
        • A New Architectural Approach for Diode-Pumped Advective-Cooling Gas Lasers
        • Active Adaptive Control of High-Energy, High-Repetition-Rate, Short-Pulse Lasers
        • Compton-Scattering X-Ray Generation from Compact X-Band Accelerators
        • Efficient, High-Power Mid-Infrared Laser for National Security and Scientific Applications
        • Extreme Nonlinear Optics of Plasmas
        • Fabrication of Functionally Graded Optical Components Using Additive Manufacturing
        • HDRScope—The High Dynamic-Range Oscilloscope
        • High-Average-Power Diffraction Pulse-Compression Gratings Enabling Next-Generation Ultrafast Laser Systems
        • Improved Coupling of Laser Energy to Targets
        • Laser Beam Propagation Through Deep Turbulence
        • Laser–Matter Coupling Mechanisms Under Varying Chemical and Particulate Surface Configurations
        • Mechanisms of Pulsed-Laser Ablation, Damage, and Failure in Various Classes of Materials
        • Multichannel Air-Guiding Fibers to Transport Extreme Lasers and Enable High-Flux Particle Accelerators
        • Next-Generation Films for High-Performance Optoelectronics Applications
        • Optimizing High Harmonic Generation in Ionized Plasma for Seeding of X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
        • Photonic Processors for High-Fidelity Diagnostics
        • Picosecond Laser Interactions with Materials: Mechanisms, Material Lifetime, and Performance Optimization
        • Real-Time Adaptive X-Ray Optics
        • Revisiting Phase-Locking Laser Diode Arrays
        • Short-Wavelength, High-Power Fiber Laser Sources
        • Single-Shot Optical Recorder with Picosecond Resolution and Nanosecond Record Length
        • Thermal Management of High-Heat-Flux Laser Diodes Using Liquid––Vapor Phase Change
        • Ultrahigh Brightness Quantum-Controlled Electron Beams
        • Understanding the Creation and Reduction of Surface Microscale Roughness During Processing of Glass Optics
      • Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology
        • Answering Fundamental Physics Questions with the Neutrino
        • Capture Cross Sections for Isotopes Far from Stability
        • Development of a Fission-Proxy Method for Measuring 14-MeV Neutron Fission Yields
        • Helium Age-Dating of Fuel-Cycle Materials for Nuclear Forensics
        • Improving Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Next-Generation Nuclear Forensics
        • Inferring Nuclear Fireball Properties from Experimental Data
        • Measurement of Uranium Decay Rates to Advance Nuclear Forensics Chronology
        • Neutrino Science with a Kiloton-Scale Water Detector
        • New Physics from Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider
        • Nuclear Fission in a Plasma
        • Nucleosynthesis for Science and Security
        • Radon Collection for Electric Dipole Measurements
        • The New Frontier of Nuclear Science: Nuclear Reactions and Radiochemistry at the National Ignition Facility
        • Tracking Water through the Critical Zone to Assess Drought Vulnerability
        • Using Short-Lived Cosmogenic Isotopes to Determine the Age of Underground Tunnels
        • Wetlands as a Source of Atmospheric Methane: A Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Approach
      • Stockpile Stewardship Science
        • A Dense-Plasma Focus Device as a Compact Neutron Source
        • Advanced Double-Shell Target Designs for Inertial Fusion Energy
        • Application of Imposed Magnetic Fields to Ignition and Thermonuclear Burn at the National Ignition Facility
        • Application-Driven Research into Multiscale Modeling of Laser––Plasma Interactions
        • Chemical Amplifiers for Radiation Detection
        • Controlling Detonative Phenomena with High-Explosives Material Architecture
        • Deformation Mechanisms in Body-Centered Cubic Metals at High Pressures and Strain Rates
        • Prebiotic Self-Assembly Reactions in Astrophysical Icy Materials
        • Precision Gamma-Ray Signatures for Long-Lived Radioactive Nuclei
        • Self-Consistent, Three-Dimensional Calculations of Electromagnetic Pulse Propagation
        • Single-Shock Platform for Activation Studies with a Prompt Source of Fast Neutrons
        • Time-Dependent Measurement of Carbon Condensation and Void Collapse in Detonating High Explosives
        • Transport and the Equation of State for Asymmetric Plasma Mixtures
    • FY2015
      • Science and Technology on a Mission
      • Overview
        • About Laboratory Directed Research and Development
        • About Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
        • About the FY2015 Laboratory Directed Research and Development Annual Report
        • Awards and Recognition
        • Highlights of Accomplishments for the Fiscal Year
        • Program Metrics
        • Program Mission
        • Program Review by DOE/NNSA Program Managers
        • Program Structure
        • Strategic Context for the FY15 Portfolio
        • Strategic Partnerships and Technology Transfer
        • Structure of the FY15 Portfolio
      • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
        • A Three-Dimensional Radioisotope Battery
        • Accelerated Certification for Additively Manufactured Metals
        • Accelerated Development of Multiscale Materials
        • Advanced Synthesis and Characterization Techniques for Ultrahard Film Growth
        • Deterministic Multifunctional Materials and Manufacturing Initiative
        • Developing a Compact, High-Power Pulsed Generator System
        • Energetic Ligands for High-Power Metal Complexes
        • Extending Atomistic Simulation to Mesoscale in Time and Length
        • Freeze-Drying Aerosols: A Facile Route to Metal Particles with Nanometer-Scale Pores
        • From Topological Surfaces to Magnetic Collapse of f-Shell Electron Quantum Materials
        • High-Explosive Components Using Advanced Manufacturing Methods
        • Manipulating Optical and Electromagnetic Properties Through Hierarchical Metamaterials
        • Mesoscale-Crystal Architectures
        • Micro-Reflector Array for High-Speed Directed-Light-Field Projection
        • Microstructure Evolution During Rapid Solidification: In Situ Characterization and Mesoscale Modeling
        • Modeling Materials Under Strongly Driven Conditions
        • Multifunctional Metamaterials
        • New Candidate Booster and Detonator Materials
        • Optimal Fabrication Methodologies for Additive Manufacturing
        • Physics of Laser-Assisted Advanced Manufacturing Processes
        • Quantum Monte Carlo Benchmarks for Materials on Demand
        • Rapid Synthesis, Functionalization, and Assembly of Nanometer-Scale Particles for Designer Materials
        • Rational Design and Optimization of Additively Manufactured Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composites
        • Real-Time Adaptive X-Ray Optics
        • Spin-Based Broadband Terahertz Radiation from Topological Insulators
        • Strength and Phase Transformation Kinetics Under Dynamic Compression
        • Structural Freestanding Films with Atomic-Scale Thickness
        • Ternary Alloy Development for Enhanced Safety and Performance of Fusion Systems
        • Theoretical and Computational Studies of Rare Earth Substitutes: A Test Bed for Accelerated Materials Development
        • Time-Dependent Measurement of Carbon Condensation and Void Collapse in Detonating High Explosives
        • Ultralight Mechanical Metamaterials with Ordered Hierarchies
        • X-Ray Pump-and-Probe Experiments with a Free-Electron Laser
      • Bioscience and Bioengineering
        • Analysis of a Metabolically Engineered Microbial Consortium for Optimal Production of Biofuels
        • Biological Printing of Vasculature for Artificially Grown Tissue
        • Carbon Nanometer-Scale Membrane Channels
        • Detection of Novel Infectious Agents from Clinical Samples Through Immunoglobulin M and Toll-Like Receptor Capture
        • Engineering Bacterial Cell-Like Compartments as Platforms for Synthetic Biology
        • In Vitro Chip-Based Human Investigational Platform
        • Nanometer-Scale Particle Platform for Drug Delivery to the Brain
        • New Steady-State Viral Culturing Platform for Infectious-Disease Therapeutics
        • Optimizing Drug Efficacy through Pharmacogenomics-Driven Personalized Therapy
        • Unraveling the Burkholderia Pathogen Infection
        • Unraveling the Physics of Nanometer-Scale Fluidic Phenomena at the Single-Molecule Level
        • Wonder Bugs and the Carbon Cycle: Characterizing the Carbon Metabolism of Thaumarchaeota
      • Chemical and Biological Security
        • Cyclodextrin-Based Nanometer-Scale Scaffolds for Capture and Catalytic Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agents
        • Development of a Virtual Human Heart to Predict the Pharmacology of Novel Drugs
        • Rapid Detection and Characterization of Emerging Foreign Animal Disease Pathogens
      • Cyber Security, Space, and Intelligence
        • Advanced Forensic Proteomic Analysis Methods
        • Advanced Manufacturing Approaches for Long-Wave Diffraction Gratings
        • All-Source Data Fusion for Detecting and Monitoring Threats on a Global Scale
        • Cooperative Constellations: Resilient, Persistent, and Flexible Satellite Systems
        • Improved Sensor Performance Using Innovative Algorithms
        • Integrated Physics-Based Noise Modeling of Qubit Devices
        • Radio-Frequency Noise in Superconducting Devices
        • Scalable, Revealing Factorizations of Directed Graphs and Hypergraphs
        • Superluminal Radiating System
      • Energy and Climate Security
        • Decomposition Methods for Power Grid Optimization
        • Detecting and Partitioning Carbon Dioxide Fluxes
        • Dynamic Stimulation of Geologic Resources
        • Enabling Multiscale Simulations of Atmospheric Flow over Complex Terrain in Earth System Models
        • Enzyme-Embedded, Microstructural Reactors for Industrial Biocatalysis
        • Increasing Capacity of Flow-Through Electrode Capacitive Desalination with Phased Charging
        • Large-Scale Integrated Electric-Transmission and Distribution-Grid Dynamic Simulation
        • Reactive Materials for Hydraulic Fracturing
        • Real-Time Microseismic Processing for Induced Seismicity Hazard Detection
        • Selecting Better Models for Climate Change Detection and Attribution
        • Statistical and Dynamical Approaches to Probabilistic Decadal Climate Prediction
        • Testing Hypotheses of the Little Ice Age and Holocene Climate Change
      • High-Energy-Density Science
        • Advanced Fusion Target-Capsule Concepts
        • Collisionless Shock Formation in Laser-Generated Plasma Streams
        • Coupling Monte Carlo Neutral and Fluid Plasma Models for Edge Simulation in Magnetic Fusion
        • Creation and Study of Ultrahigh-Energy-Density Matter Using Nanometer-Scale Structured Targets
        • Generation and Characterization of Matter at Extreme Gigabar Pressures
        • Hydrogen Diffusion in Earth's Upper Mantle
        • Melting and Solidification in Multicomponent Materials: Constraints on the Search for Habitable Planets
        • Particle Acceleration from Laser-Driven Collisionless Shocks
        • Physical States and Processes in Inertial Confinement Fusion: Matter at Extreme Energy Density
        • Plasma Interactions with Mixed Materials and Impurity Transport
        • Quantum Simulations for Strongly Correlated Materials with High Atomic Numbers
        • X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Science for High-Energy-Density Experiments
      • High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science
        • A Coupled Seismic and Acoustic Simulation Capability
        • A Hybrid Content- and Concept-Based Approach to Large-Scale Video Analytics
        • Acceleration of Ptychographic Microscopy Reconstruction
        • Advanced Discretization Techniques for Paraxial Laser Propagation
        • Algorithm for First-Principles Molecular Dynamics of Metals at Extreme Scales
        • An Open Framework to Explore Node-Level Programming Models for Exascale Architectures
        • Atmospheric Source Reconstruction with Uncertainty Quantification
        • Computation Power at Scale
        • Coupled Segmentation of Industrial Computed Tomographic Images
        • Data-Centric Computing Architecture
        • Exploiting the Gemini Planet Imager: Revolutionary Exoplanet Science and Advanced Adaptive Optics
        • Failure Recovery Abstractions for Large-Scale Parallel Applications
        • Fast Running Codes via High-Fidelity Reduced-Order Models
        • Illuminating the Dark Universe with the Sequoia Supercomputer
        • Integrated Mesoscale Approach for Predicting Ionic Conductivity in Solid Electrolytes
        • Measuring Dark Energy with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
        • New Computational Methods for Scalable Genome Variation Discovery
        • Numerical Performance and Parallel Scalability of Multi-Rate Integrators Based on Discrete-Event Simulation
        • Parallel Time Integration for High-Performance Computing
        • Planetary-Scale Agent Simulations
        • Predictive Models Based on Disjointed Feature Sets for Applications in Biomedicine and Cyber Security
        • Scalable High-Order Computational Multiphysics at Extreme Scale
        • Simulation of Engineering Fracture and Fragmentation
        • Task Mapping on Complex Computer Network Topologies for Improved Performance
        • The Livermore Brain: Massive Deep-Learning Networks Enabled by High-Performance Computing
        • Unified Description of Quantum Many-Body Systems
        • Validating Large Fluid-Dynamics Simulations of Complex Geometries with Three-Dimensional Printing
      • Inertial Fusion Science and Technology
        • Chemically Stable and Optically Transparent Vapor-Deposited Plastics
        • High-Temperature Plasma-Chemistry Kinetics Test Bed
        • Liquid Condensation and Solidification Behavior of Hydrogen Isotopes in Foams
        • Next-Generation Process for Tritium Recovery from Fusion Power Plant Blankets
        • Nonlinear Spectroscopy Study of Fuel Layer Uniformity in Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets
        • Transient Loading Effects on Structural Materials for Laser Inertial Fusion Energy
      • Lasers and Optical Science and Technology
        • A Compact, Femtosecond Hard X-Ray Source for Materials Characterization and High-Energy-Density Science
        • Compton-Scattering X-Ray Generation from Compact X-Band Accelerators
        • Feasibility of Conductive Cooling for New High-Repetition-Rate Laser Systems
        • Giga-Shot Optical Laser Demonstrator
        • High-Average-Power Diffraction Pulse-Compression Gratings Enabling Next-Generation Ultrafast Laser Systems
        • Highly Sensitive Electro-Optic Modulators
        • Laser–Matter Coupling Mechanisms Under Varying Chemical and Particulate Surface Configurations
        • Multichannel Air-Guiding Fibers to Transport Extreme Lasers and Enable High-Flux Particle Accelerators
        • Next-Generation Films for High-Performance Optoelectronics Applications
        • Optimizing High Harmonic Generation in Ionized Plasma for Seeding of X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
        • Photonic Processors for High-Fidelity Diagnostics
        • Picosecond Laser Interactions with Materials: Mechanisms, Material Lifetime, and Performance Optimization
        • Revisiting Phase-Locking Laser Diode Arrays
        • Short-Wavelength, High-Power Fiber Laser Sources
        • Single-Shot Optical Recorder with Picosecond Resolution and Nanosecond Record Length
        • Thermal Management of High-Heat-Flux Laser Diodes Using Liquid––Vapor Phase Change
        • Understanding the Creation and Reduction of Surface Microscale Roughness During Processing of Glass Optics
      • Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology
        • Answering Fundamental Physics Questions with the Neutrino
        • Capture Cross Sections for Isotopes Far from Stability
        • Complex Electronic Structure of Rare Earth Activators in Scintillators
        • Hard X-Ray Mirrors for Nuclear Security
        • Improving Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Next-Generation Nuclear Forensics
        • Neutrino Science with a Kiloton-Scale Water Detector
        • Neutron Star Science with the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
        • New Physics from Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider
        • Nuclear Fission in a Plasma
        • Radiochemical Measurements of Nuclear Reactions at the National Ignition Facility
        • Solving the Reactor Antineutrino Anomaly
        • The World's Lowest Nuclear State in Thorium-299m
        • Tracking Water through the Critical Zone to Assess Drought Vulnerability
        • Wetlands as a Source of Atmospheric Methane: A Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Approach
        • Why Is Nuclear Matter So Red?
      • Stockpile Stewardship Science
        • A Dense-Plasma Focus Device as a Compact Neutron Source
        • Advanced Double-Shell Target Designs for Inertial Fusion Energy
        • Application of Imposed Magnetic Fields to Ignition and Thermonuclear Burn at the National Ignition Facility
        • Application-Driven Research into Multiscale Modeling of Laser––Plasma Interactions
        • Multiframe, Single Line-of-Sight X-Ray Imager for Burning Plasmas
        • Precision Gamma-Ray Signatures for Long-Lived Radioactive Nuclei
        • Self-Consistent, Three-Dimensional Calculations of Electromagnetic Pulse Propagation
        • Single-Shock Platform for Activation Studies with a Prompt Source of Fast Neutrons
        • Transport and the Equation of State for Asymmetric Plasma Mixtures
    • See All