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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), situated in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley, is a premier multiprogram science facility supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. Founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron, the Lab has a long-standing tradition of pioneering interdisciplinary team science. Over its history, LBNL has been associated with 17 Nobel Prizes and continues to drive groundbreaking discoveries in physics, materials science, computing, and the biosciences. By fostering a deeply collaborative environment, the Laboratory tackles some of the world's most complex scientific challenges, ranging from fundamental explorations of the universe's building blocks to the development of sustainable energy technologies.

For attendees of the ICMFS2027 conference, LBNL is particularly renowned for its world-class user facilities that push the boundaries of magnetism and advanced materials research. The Advanced Light Source (ALS), a 3rd generation lightsource, generates brilliant beams of x-ray light that allow international researchers to probe the electronic, structural, and magnetic properties of materials at the nanoscale. An upgrade to a diffraction limited storage ring is underway to transform the ALS to the next level of x-ray science. Complemented by the Molecular Foundry for nanoscale science and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) for high-performance computing and simulations, LBNL provides an unparalleled ecosystem for investigating complex physical phenomena. This robust scientific infrastructure makes the Laboratory a vital hub for the global physics and materials science communities.