ABOUT LLNL
Ideals in Action
Science and Technology on a Mission
Lawrence Livermore’s defining responsibility is ensuring the safety, security and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrent. The Laboratory’s enduring ideals guide our mission-driven work while fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace culture. We apply cutting-edge science and technology to achieve breakthroughs in enterprise resilience and counterterrorism, defense and intelligence, energy security and climate resilience and research and development to produce fundamental science discoveries and faster innovation cycles. It’s our ability to put our ideals into action that enables continued progress and the translation of innovations into impact.


Our Mission
Our mission is to enable U.S. security and global stability and resilience by empowering multidisciplinary teams to pursue bold and innovative science and technology.

Our People
Our inclusive teams bring together exceptional scientific, technical, administrative, business and operational experts to accomplish our missions.

Our Vision
We fearlessly and relentlessly pursue big ideas to solve the most important security challenges facing the nation and the world.
Our Values
At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, we deliver innovative science and technology inspired by principles and passion. We’re thrilled by discovery, and we’re driven by our commitment to excellence.
Ideas
We foster new ideas, intellectual leadership, originality and audacity.
OUR VALUES: IDEAS
Livermore is the “big ideas” laboratory, and we continue to aspire to intellectual leadership, originality and audacity. We support an environment that encourages open exchange and critique. Ideas also improve operations and lead to new, better ways of doing business.
Impact
We seek to make an impact on our missions and people’s lives.
OUR VALUES: IMPACT
Innovation happens when new ideas have impact — on our mission, on people’s lives. Ultimately, our success depends on applying frontier science and technology, through disciplined engineering, to deliver solutions for — have impact on — our mission.
Integrity
We prize transparency, honesty and objectivity in all our efforts.
OUR VALUES: INTEGRITY
We serve the public interest and act to sustain the public trust through transparency, honesty and objectivity. We act ethically in our research activities, our business practices and our interactions with each other. We are dedicated to collective success, and committed to safety and security as an integral part of the mission.
Inclusiveness
We benefit from various talents, mutual respect and support.
OUR VALUES: INCLUSIVENESS
The challenges of our mission require us to harness the broadest range of talents, perspectives and experiences. To achieve mission success, we rely on teams built on a foundation of mutual respect, collaboration and support.
Zeal
We seek to excel, lead and change the world with our colleagues.
OUR VALUES: ZEAL
It’s good to love what you do. We value enthusiasm for and commitment to the Lab’s mission. We have a “fire in the belly” to excel, lead and change the world. And as an institution, the Lab will aspire to be a place where people can find fulfillment and love their work.
Our Culture and Community

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