Overseeing management and operation of the Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration
LLNS is a limited liability company managed by Bechtel National, Inc.; the University of California; BWXT Government Group, Inc.; and Amentum Environment & Energy, Inc. Battelle Memorial Institute also participates in LLNS as a teaming subcontractor. Cutting-edge science is enhanced through the expertise of the University of California and its 10 campuses and LLNS’ affiliation with the Texas A&M University system.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jay Sures
Board Chair
Regent, University of California
Vice Chairman of United Talent Agency
John Howanitz
Board Vice Chair
General Manager,
Nuclear Security & Environment’s
Nuclear Security and Operations
Bechtel National, Inc.
Dena Volovar
Member of the Business, Operations, and Security Committee
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear, Security, and Environment
Global Business Unit
Bechtel National, Inc.
Craig Leasure
Chair of the Nominations and Compensation Committee
Vice President for National Laboratories,
University of California,
Office of the President
Heatherly Dukes
Member of the Business, Operations, and Security Committee
President, BWX Technologies,
Technical Service Group
Robert Powell
Chair of the Science and Technology Committee
Professor of Chemical Engineering and
of Food Science and Technology,
University of California, Davis
Sandia VP Emeritus Miriam John Honored with Foster Medal
Members of the national security community honored Miriam “Mim” John as she was presented the John S. Foster Jr. Medal in September 2022. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Vice President Emeritus John was recognized for her decades of service, including leadership of SNL’s California Division and her expertise in a vast range of national-security related fields, such as nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, and chemical and biological defense. She is the seventh recipient of the Foster Medal.
