Annual LDRD Program Review Meeting

Oct 22, 2025, 8:00 AM → Oct 23, 2025, 2:30 PM US/Eastern

CEBAF Center

Latifa Elouadrhiri (Jefferson Lab), Roli Gostelow (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

The LDRD Annual Meeting is a key forum for showcasing progress, highlighting accomplishments, and shaping future directions for LDRD projects. It brings together LDRD managers, laboratory leadership, and researchers from across the DOE complex to collaborate on science and technology aligned with the missions of the national laboratories and the Department of Energy.

This year’s meeting will focus on innovation, collaboration, and impact.

This Year's Host: Jefferson Lab has been selected to host the 2025 LDRD Annual Meeting, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), sharing responsiblities.

Wed, October 22

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Check-in at CEBAF Center (starts at 8 am)

8:30 AM → 9:00 AM Working Breakfast: Welcome to JLab & Safety Briefing

Speaker: Jens Dilling (Laboratory Director, Jefferson Lab)

9:00 AM → 9:45 AM DOE Update

9:45 AM → 10:15 AM Jefferson Lab: Laboratory Overview

Speaker: David Dean (Deputy Director for Science, Jefferson Lab)

10:15 AM → 10:45 AM Jefferson Lab: Overview of LDRD Program

Speaker: Latifa Elouadrhiri (LDRD Program Manager, Jefferson Lab)

10:45 AM → 11:30 AM Break & Group Photo

11:30 AM → 12:30 PM Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Lab Overview & Overview of LDRD Program

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Working Lunch: Inter-Laboratory Collaboration Discussion

1:30 PM → 4:15 PM Parallel Session: Session 1

1:30 PM Tips & Tricks for Proposal Review Process

Speaker: Tony Huff (INL)

2:45 PM Break

3:00 PM Connecting Programs to Lab Strategy

Speaker: Doug Rotman (LLNL)

1:30 PM → 4:15 PM Parallel Sessions: Session 2

1:30 PM ROI/Metrics & Tracking Success

Speaker: Jacob Waltz (LANL)

2:45 PM Break

3:00 PM Program Structures, Operations, & Efficiencies

Speaker: Jackie Ramos (SRNL)

4:15 PM → 4:30 PM Break

4:30 PM → 5:30 PM Success Stories

5:30 PM → 8:00 PM Poster Session & Reception

Thu, October 23

8:00 AM → 8:30 AM Working Breakfast: Recap from Day 1

8:30 AM → 10:30 AM Report/Discussion from the Parallel Session

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM → 11:00 AM Lab Tour Briefing

11:00 AM → 1:00 PM Jefferson Lab Tour

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Working Lunch: Oak Ridge National Lab Virtual Tour

Host: Kate Evans

2:00 PM → 2:30 PM Final Discussion, Planning, & Closing Remarks