Environmental Management Cleanup Forum July 20, 2023
EM-LA & N3B Los Alamos News:
The community is invited to join the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and its contractor N3B for a forum on the legacy cleanup mission at Los Alamos National Laboratory, 9-10:30 a.m. July 20.
William “Ike” White, head of the Department of Energy’s environmental cleanup program will participate in this forum!
This event will feature discussions on remediating historical contamination from the Manhattan Project and Cold War.
To view the meeting agenda and presentation, visit: n3b-la.com/EMCF_Jul_20_2023
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LANL’s John Sarrao Selected To Lead SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
John Sarrao
LANL News:
John Sarrao has been selected as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s sixth director. He will be leaving Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in mid-September for this exciting new opportunity.
Sarrao has served as the deputy director for Science, Technology, and Engineering overseeing the directorates for Chemistry, Earth & Life Sciences; Global Security; Physical Sciences; and Simulation & Computation as well as the Partnerships and Pipeline Office since the Triad transition.
His personal research and technical leadership career emphasize Read More
Scenes From ‘Toast To Technology At Demo Day’ As Part Of 2023 Los Alamos ScienceFest At Fuller Lodge
As part of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023, Scott Ziegler of Space Kinetic Corp. in Berkeley, Calif., is presenting a talk this morning at Toast to Technology at Demo Day that runs until 6 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge. All types of innovators and entrepreneurial-minded people are invited to attend this day of deep-tech presentations and roundtable conversations with Lab experts, area entrepreneurs investors and government leaders. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Scene from Toast to Technology at Demo Day that runs until 6 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge as part of Los Alamos ScienceFest 2023. Read More
LANL Hosts Toast Technology At Demo Day At Fuller Lodge
All types of innovators and entrepreneurial-minded people are invited to Los Alamos National Laboratory Showcase and Demo Day. The day of deep-tech presentations and roundtable conversations with Lab experts, area entrepreneurs investors and government leaders takes place 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, July 17 at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Read the full article here. Read More
Benson: Jobs For Northern New Mexico … Los Alamos Isn’t The Place For A Pit Factory
By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos
Hey! It’s Oppie month celebrating the geniuses who built the bomb. Los Alamos is still building bombs. Maybe we could rethink what requires genius.
On Tuesday at the County Council Work Session, Kelly Beierschmitt, LANL Deputy Director of Operations, will present TRIAD’s Growth and Mission Support report. His PowerPoint shows accomplishments such as salary distribution from Bernalillo to Taos, and investments in transportation, student programs, site modernization, and childcare.
A slide also talks about exploring federal off-site campuses for low-hazard, Read More
Stansbury Explains National Defense Authorization Act Vote
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
“This year’s National Defense Authorization Act is completely unprecedented. Over the last several days, this historically bipartisan defense bill has been filled with amendments attacking our servicemembers, targeting people of color, women and reproductive health, LGBTQ+ service members, and other threats to our national security.
“Today, extremists in the GOP put their MAGA Read More
Background To ‘Oppenheimer’ Movie Chapter 4: The Manhattan Project Comes To Los Alamos
The Oppenheimer House on Bathtub Row in 2023. Photo by Chris Judson
By CHRIS JUDSON
Presented by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Team Oppie
On the evening of Dec. 7, 1942, a letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson was read to the students and faculty of the Los Alamos Ranch School. It notified them that the school was being acquired for military use as part of the war effort. The purchase price, around $335,000, included the school’s buildings and all its property, including the land, equipment, and horses.
The school had only until Feb. 8 to arrange for the students, staff, and school obligations. Read More
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