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Rotarian Kurt Schoenberg Invites Markus Roth of Technische Universität Darmstadt To Tuesday’s Rotary Club Meeting

Los Alamos Rotarian Kurt Schoenberg, left, physicist and professor, invited fellow Rotarian Markus Roth of Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany to the Rotary Club meeting Tuesday, May 23 at Cottonwood on the Greens. Schoenberg and Roth, friends and researchers, work together in Germany, and it was Roth who encouraged Schoenberg to join the local Rotary Club. Roth visits the Los Alamos meetings as often as his international schedule allows. He and Schoenberg are currently attending the annual International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) in Santa Fe. Photo by Linda Hull Read More

Cornell Lab Of Ornithology’s Merlin Bird ID App Achieves Worldwide Coverage

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology News:

Ithaca, NY—The free Merlin Bird ID app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology just hit a major milestone. This digital field guide and ID assistant can now help users identify birds in any country—a grand total of 10,315 species. Merlin provides detailed descriptions, photos, and sounds of each bird, and innovative features to help users identify what they saw.

“The original idea for Merlin was all about helping you figure out ‘What’s that bird I’m seeing’ in a quick and simple way,” Read More

LANL: Did Rising Seas Play Role In Viking Abandonment Of Greenland Settlements?

Science: Did rising seas play a role in Viking abandonment of Greenland settlements?

The Vikings’ final disappearance from Greenland remains enigmatic. Historians and archaeologists attribute their departure to a range of environmental factors—worsening weather in a changing climate, flooding, erosion, shrinking markets for walrus ivory (a staple trade good) and ongoing conflict with the indigenous Inuit people. The story, it turns out, is a bit more complicated. New research adds another, surprising factor: Sea-level rise, driven counterintuitively by advancing glaciers, may
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Well R-44 Report Added To LANL Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces 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:

  • Well R-44 Maintenance Report (Link)
  • Submittal of the Investigation Report for Lower Water/Indio Canyons Aggregate Area, Revision 1 (Link)

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New Docs Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

 LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

          • Submittal of the Phase II Investigation Report for Middle Los Alamos Canyon Aggregate Area, Revision 3
            • Submittal of the Phase II Investigation Report for Middle Los Alamos Canyon Aggregate Area, Revision 3 (Link)
            • Figs,Apps,Atts-Submittal of the Phase II Investigation Report for Middle Los Alamos Canyon Aggregate Area, Revision 3 (Link)
  • Submittal of Toxic Substances Control Act Self-Implementation
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Los Alamos County Dedicates Memorial To Commemorate Tragic Crash Of Ross Aviation Flight 7 On May 19, 1972

Los Alamos County and LANL officials and family members, friends and colleagues of those killed in the tragic crash of Ross Aviation Flight 7 in 1972 gathered this afternoon to dedicate a memorial in their honor at the Los Alamos County Airport. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Council Chair Denise Derkacs delivers remarks at today’s memorial unveiling to commemorate the tragic crash of Ross Aviation Flight 7. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

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Los Alamos County dedicated a memorial this afternoon at the Los Alamos County Airport to commemorate the Read More

Fee Assessment Request Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.

The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory:

Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More

LANL Foundation Awards 41 Students With Career Pathways Scholarships

LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is awarding 41 Northern New Mexico students Career Pathways Scholarships.

These awards are for individuals who have a specific career in mind and are committed to earning an associate’s degree or certification in any field or trade. They are available to high school students and adult learners with a high school diploma or GED/High School Equivalency (HSE).

“Our Career Pathways Scholarship recipients represent a wide array of disciplines,” Mike Ammerman said, Scholarship Program Director at LANL Foundation. Read More

Back By Popular Demand: Oppenheimer After Trinity Returns To SALA Event Center May 25-28

COUNTY News:

Following its sold-out world premiere showings in Los Alamos on Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s birthday, Oppenheimer After Trinity is returning to Los Alamos by popular demand.

The thought-provoking and insightful documentary, which features rare and intimate views into the mind of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, will show twice a day at SALA Event Center in Los Alamos May 25 to May 28. Showings  are 4-6:30 p.m. each day, and tickets are $12 per person.

Created by native New Mexican and descendant of a Manhattan Project worker, Larry L. Sheffield, the film features rare footage and photographs, Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group To Host Annual Meeting May 19

LRG News:

Save the date! The Los Alamos Laboratory Retiree Group’s (LRG) 2023 Annual Meeting is 2 p.m., Friday, May 19. The speaker will be Kelly Stewart, Film Liaison for Los Alamos County, who will discuss her adventures in working with the “Oppenheimer” movie production.

The meeting is open to all LRG members. All retirees who have ever worked at LANL are urged to go to the LRG website (lalrg.org) and join the LRG.

The meeting will be held virtually again this year via Zoom. anyone who wishes to attend should contact David Schiferl at drdaveschiferl@gmail.com by May 18, 2023, and he will send a Read More