Employment

LAPS Selects Kristen Martines As New Principal At Barranca Mesa Elementary

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Kristen Martines

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced that Kristen Martines has been selected as the new Principal at Barranca Mesa Elementary School.

Martines is a former Los Alamos Middle School Hawk and Los Alamos High School  Hilltopper. She graduated from New Mexico State University with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in reading. She earned her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from New Mexico Highlands University and then earned her administrative license.

“I am honored to join the Bobcat family as the new principal,” Read More

Battelle Names Newell Inventor Of The Year For Los Alamos

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LANL research scientist Raymond Newell, left, receives Inventor of the Year for Los Alamos award from Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Raymond Newell, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was recently named Battelle’s Inventor of the Year for Los Alamos. The annual award recognizes inventors from Battelle and from Battelle-managed laboratories, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Newell was honored in May Read More

Scenes From LANL’s Technology Showcase At ScienceFest

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Devin Fell, co-founder of Sentiré Medical Systems, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Fell discussed his company’s patented Perf-Alert, which is a monitoring system that alerts surgeons to bowel perforations during laparoscopic surgery. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scott Ziegler, co-founder of Space Kinetic, discusses his company and technology during Technology Showcase Day July 14 at Fuller Lodge. Ziegler is a NM LEEP fellow and Space Kinetic has become a cleared defense contractor with a vision for redefining Read More

Machinists Go From Apprentice To Expert Through Hands-On Training At Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Emma Womack, a machinist apprentice since 2022, works on a project in the Prototype Fabrication machine shop at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • On-the-job training at Los Alamos National Laboratory leads to long-term careers

When Alex Galindo emerged from the Machinist Apprentice Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he couldn’t have known the unique opportunities that lie ahead.

Galindo graduated from the program in mid-2022. The program trains new machinists in basic and advanced technology through hands-on apprenticeship instruction with veteran Read More

Three Los Alamos Companies Among Eleven In New Mexico Awarded State Job Training Funds In July

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Installed above plants in a greenhouse, UbiGro®, UbiQD’s first commercial product, is a layer of light that uses fluorescence to create a more optimal light spectrum for crops, converting under-utilized portions of sunlight to more photosynthetically efficient orange light that plants crave. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.

EDD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) approved its monthly allocations of job training funds at the July 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board meeting.

EDD Acting Secretary Mark Roper announced that 11 companies applied for nearly Read More

Los Alamos Home Town Hero LCDR Britton A. Girard

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Los Alamos native LCDR Britton A. Girard stands near his F/A-18 jet. Courtesy/Molly Girard

LCDR Britton A. Girard with his wife Molly and their daughters Maggie and Evie. Courtesy/Molly Girard

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos native LCDR Britton A. Girard returned last weekend from the Middle East where he was deployed as a F/A-18 pilot with the United States Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). 

The “Ike” and other naval vessels in the Carrier Strike Group (CGS-2) have been deployed to the Middle East and Mediterranean Read More

STEM Education Can Take Anyone, Anywhere

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Los Alamos County Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Danielle Duran, left, moderates a panel focused on STEM education Tuesday morning at Fuller Lodge. The panelists included second from left, Pueblo de San Ildefonso Lt. Governor and Director of Environmental and Cultural Preservation Raymond Martinez, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the DOE Office of Environmental Management Jeff Avery, Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities Manager Philo Shelton, Environmental Management-Los Alamos Field Office Deputy Manager Ellie Gilbertson and N3B President and General Read More

U.S. Sen. Luján Joins Leaders In New Mexico To Highlight Investments In Manufacturing, Technology And Jobs

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U.S. Sen. Luján speaking Monday at SolAero by Rocket Lab, an Albuquerque-based manufacturing company leading the globe in producing state-of-the-art, radiation-resistant compound semiconductors. Courtesy photo

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and White House CHIPS Coordinator Ryan Harper, along with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M) Monday to highlight a $24 million investment direct from the Read More

Dr. Allen Moss Tapped For Mesalands President

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Dr. Allen Moss

TUCUMCARI – The Mesalands Community College Board of Trustees has announced its selection of Dr. Allen Moss president of the college at the July 16, 2024, monthly board meeting. The selection was made from five candidates submitted on June 18, 2024, to the board by the Presidential Search Committee.

Dr. Moss was appointed Interim President on Feb. 14, 2023. He previously served as the Senior Executive Director of Concurrent Enrollment and Academic Outreach beginning July 15, 2022, for Mesalands Community College. As a part of that role, he oversaw both the dual enrollment and Read More

National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History Names Gabriel Nemiroff New Director Of Education

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National Museum of Nuclear Science & History new Director of Education Gabriel Nemiroff. Courtesy/NMNS&H

NMNS&H News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (NMNS&H) announced Gabriel Nemiroff as its new director of education. Nemiroff joined the Museum July 8, 2024.

“The Museum is excited to welcome Gabe to this integral role,” NMNS&H President and CEO Jennifer Hayden said. “This critical position connects educational programs to the Museum’s mission and sets the pace for informal learning. Gabe’s experience is a natural fit for this Read More