J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Announces 2024 New Mexico National History Day Award Winners
New Mexico Connections Academy student Karma Bromwell with her teacher Desiree Hirdman. Courtesy/JROMC
Lordsburg High School student, Izabella Guerrero (co-recipient Richard Silvas, not shown), with National History Day exhibit poster. Courtesy/JROMC
JROMC News:
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) has announced the winners of its 2024 National History Day awards.
Izabella Guerrero and Richard Silvas, students at Lordsburg High School, won the JROMC Person or People in Science Award for “Frances Lee Glessner: A Woman Who Changed Forensics with Her Murder Dollhouses.” Read More
Los Alamos High School Freshman Tate Plohr Wins First Place In 2024 Supercomputing Challenge
Los Alamos High School freshman Tate Plohr, left, and his younger brother, Los Alamos Middle School student Linus Plohr with their 2024 Supercomputing Challenge awards, pose for a photo April 30 with their mother/mentor JeeYeon Plohr. Courtesy photo
2024 Supercomputing Challenge News:
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) freshman Tate Plohr is the first place winner in the 2024 Supercomputing Challenge.
The Supercomputing Challenge is an exciting academic year-long marathon open to all middle and high school students in New Mexico to solve real-world problems using computational science Read More
Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast May 7
LRG News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast social, between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 7 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.
LRG will pay for coffee and tea. Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.
Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information about this breakfast.
Catch Of The Week: AT&T Data Breach
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
In today’s digital age, the protection of personal data has become a paramount concern for individuals and corporations alike. The recent AT&T data breach has once again brought this issue to the forefront, underscoring the importance of robust cybersecurity measures in safeguarding sensitive information.
The breach, which occurred in 2019 or earlier, exposed the personal data of millions of AT&T customers, sending shockwaves through the telecommunications industry and raising questions about the efficacy of Read More
Scenes From Reception For Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe
New Mexico Consortium Executive Director and CEO John Engen, standing at center, welcomes attendees to the reception hosted Friday evening at Vanessie Restaurant & Piano Bar in Santa Fe by the New Mexico Consortium ahead its weekend event, ‘Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe’ at SALA in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dr. Michael Doyle, vice president for Research & Economic Development at New Mexico Tech and Chair of New Mexico Consortium Board of Directors speaks at the reception Friday evening at Vanessie Restaurant & Piano Bar in Read More Tales Of Our Times: The Secret Mix For ‘Peacemaking’ Is Still A Work In Progress
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
Oscar night was the second Sunday in March. We heard: “For Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role … the Oscar goes to … Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.” On that news, Mr. Murphy worked his way through the theatrical crowd to the stage, where colleagues presented him with the golden figurine. As had others, he thanked and praised film folks and family.
Then, he shifted and ended with an intriguing sentence. The Irish actor said: “We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb and, for better or for worse, we’re all living Read More
Sediment Management Decision Report For Calendar Year 2023 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.
For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.
- Sediment Management Decision Tree Annual Report for Calendar Year 2023
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-703202_N3B-2024-0111_2023_Sed_Mgt_Decision_Tree_Annual_Rpt_042324.pdf - Approval
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