2022 J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Scholarship recipients pose with JROMC Lecturer Feryal Özel Thursday evening at Cottonwood on the Greens. Özel spoke Friday evening at Duane Smith Auditorium. The title of her lecture was Black Holes: from Oppenheimer’s Ideas to the First Direct Images. Scholarship recipients from left, Deshawn Sanchez, Jennie Gao, Phillip Ionkov, Özel, Mathias Mares, Cinyoung Huang, Aaron Philip and Olivia Koo. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
JROMC members Rebecca Shankland and Leon Heller in conversation after dinner. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
About the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee:
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) is a nonprofit organization that honors the intellectual and ethical legacy of the Scientific Director of the Manhattan Project.
Since 1971 we have been sponsoring annual lectures in Los Alamos, New Mexico, by internationally significant speakers, providing academic scholarships to students from Los Alamos, Pojoaque, and Santa Fe high schools, and promoting science education in other ways in the community.
The JROMC membership of up to 25 community members maintains the five-decade traditions of the organization while moving forward with new activities such as our recent panel discussion on climate change. The Committee owns a bronze bust of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a significant archive of historic photographs and other documents.
The JROMC worked for years to get Oppenheimer’s security clearance reinstated posthumously. Donations and participation are welcome.
County Councilor and JROMC Member Sara Scott, right, introduces Scholarship recipient Deshawn Sanchez, a graduate of Capitol High School as recipient Olivia Koo looks on. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
JROMC Member Wendee Brunish and Board Treasurer Ron Wilkins chat after dinner. Photo by Bonnie J. Gorson/ladailypost.com
J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Scholarship recipient Phillip Ionkov is introduced by JROMC Member Christine Hazard. From left, Feryal Özel’s daughter Selin, Cinyoung Huang and Olivia Koo look on. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Black hole experts Leon Heller and Feryal Özel have a lot to talk about. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
