Omega Laser Facility Completes Record 25,000 Experiments
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced Tuesday, that the Omega Laser Facility, a national user facility for NNSA that is located at and operated by the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) in Rochester, N.Y., recently conducted its 25,000th experiment to create and study extreme states of matter.
“The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics plays an important role in advancing NNSA’s national security missions. It has made significant contributions to the Stockpile Stewardship Program,” Read More
Geoengineering The Climate Would Reduce Vital Rains
Monsoon rainfall wets Beijing streets and passersby in 2011. New research indicates geoengineering to reduce global warming would also reduce average global precipitation. Photo by Sierra F
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although a significant build-up in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would alter worldwide precipitation patterns, a widely discussed technological approach to reducing future global warming would also interfere with rainfall and snowfall, new research shows.
The international study finds that a massive increase in greenhouse gases and warming of the planet would Read More
Handgun Missing From SOC’s Inventory
LAPD News:
Los Alamos Police Commander Preston Ballew has issued a press release related to a handgun missing from SOC’s inventory. SOC is the contracted physical security force for Los Alamos National Laboratory.
According to Ballew, an officer from his department took a report at approximately 6:35 p.m., Nov. 1 from SOC. The weapon was discovered missing during an inventory check earlier in the day, Ballew stated in the release. The Los Alamos Police Department is investigating this incident and working closely with LANL, DOE and SOC to locate and identify how this weapon became missing. Read More
LANL Foundation Offers $1,000 Awards for NNM Residents Wanting to Return to College
LANL FOUNDATION News:
Northern New Mexicans wanting to return to college for a certificate or two-year program are eligible for $1,000 awards from the Regional College/Returning Student program of the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund.
The application deadline is Dec. 2 to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation’s Regional College/Returning Student Scholarship Fund. Applications must be submitted on line at www.lanlfoundation.org.
The awards go to students returning to a formal education after an absence, such as business, the military or personal reasons. Candidates Read More
Popa-Simil Presents Micro-nano Technology Talk
NSEC News:
Dr. Liviu Popa-Simil, president of LAVM, will give a talk on “Harmony in Science and Engineering” 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Los Alamos Research Park, Conference Room 203A (second floor.)
“Micro-nano technology is much more than a fashionable term,” Popa-Simil writes in his abstract. “In the case of nuclear materials, this new scientific field may represent the path toward accelerated progress, yielding a fantastic increase in performance as well as application range.”
Read the full abstract here. This talk is unclassified and open to the public. Read More
NNSA Reaffirms CNS to Manage Oakridge and Pantex
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced Thursday that it has reaffirmed the award to Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS), to be the management and operating contractor for the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.
The contract includes project management of the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at Y-12 and an unexercised option for Savannah River Tritium Operations at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C.
“Our nuclear production capabilities are critical to our Read More
Three Lunchtime Seminars At SFI This Week
SFI News:
This week the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) will offer three lunchtime talks at 12:15 p.m. in the Collins Conference Room at the Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road. The public is welcome and invited to bring a lunch to the talks.
Eric Deeds
Monday, Nov. 4, Eric Deeds from the University of Kansas will present “The Dynamics of Assembly in Biological Networks.” Click here to read his abstract and learn more.
Luis F. Seoane
Thursday, Nov. 7, Luis F. Seoane of Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain will present “Multiobjective Optimization and Phase Transitions.” Click here to read his abstract Read More
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