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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a DOE national laboratory in Berkeley, California, adjacent to the University of California, Berkeley.

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About Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory performs multidisciplinary research in energy, environment, computing, materials, bioscience, and fundamental science, while operating national scientific user facilities. DOE sponsors and owns the laboratory; the University of California manages and operates it under contract. Berkeley Lab traces its origins to Ernest Lawrence’s 1931 radiation laboratory. Research areas include energy, climate, materials, computing, bioscience, and fundamental science. Berkeley Lab operates scientific user facilities, including the Advanced Light Source, and connects multidisciplinary teams with tools for experiments that support energy and environmental innovation.

Institution
DOE national laboratory
Sponsor
U.S. Department of Energy
Operator
The Regents of the University of California

Funding and financial context

New prime contract funding · FY2025

$1.36 billion

Berkeley Lab reports this as new prime contract funding, not operating budget or total expenditures.

Annual Financial Report FY2025 – OCFO ↗

Operating contracts

The Regents of the University of California · DE-AC02-05CH11231

Current term ends
May 31, 2030
Maximum if options exercised
May 31, 2030

DOE October 2026 roster lists current and ultimate potential contract end dates as the same date.

DOE/NNSA Site Facility Management Contracts - October 2026 ↗

Capabilities1

  • Fusion energy
    Researcher
    Laboratory research capability; not a claim of a commercial product or fielded system.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • Advanced Light Source
    Lab · Berkeley, California, United States
    Operating
    Reported

Hiring Observations

Official careers and open roles ↗

Use the official careers site for current openings and application requirements.

Sources9

Profile7

  1. 1
    Government recordAnnual Financial Report FY2025 – OCFO

    Supports Organization

  2. 2
    CompanyDepartment of Energy Extends the University of California’s Contract to Manage Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley Lab · Supports Organization · institution.operator

    “The U.S. Department of Energy has extended the University of California’s contract to manage and operate Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) for another five years, effective June 1, 2025.”
  3. 3
    Government recordJobs at the National Labs | Department of Energy

    Supports Organization

  4. 4
    Government recordNational Laboratories | Department of Energy

    U.S. Department of Energy · Supports Organization · description

    “Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL, also known as Berkeley Lab) is a federally funded research and development center located in the hills of Berkeley, California,”
  5. 5
    Government recordDOE/NNSA Site Facility Management Contracts - October 2026

    Supports Organization

  6. 6
    Government recordOfficial laboratory website

    Supports Organization

  7. 7
    Government recordOfficial laboratory research program

    Supports Organization

Technologies1

  1. 8
    CompanyOfficial research program

    Supports Organization technology · research

    “Berkeley Lab is building the breakthrough technologies and foundational knowledge needed to make practical fusion energy achievable.”

Supply chain1

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    CompanyAdvanced Light Source | Official laboratory

    Supports Facility · facility, Organization · research

    “The Advanced Light Source is a U.S. Department of Energy scientific user facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.”

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