NNSA extends Triad’s management and operating contract to Oct. 30, 2028. Courtesy/LANL
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced today it has exercised Option Periods 1 through 5 of Triad National Security, LLC’s management and operating contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Triad is made up of three members:
The exercise of Option Periods 1 through 5 extends the period of performance of Triad’s contract Read More
MPNHP Superintendent Wendy Berhman
NPS News:
DENVER, Colo. – National Park Service (NPS) Acting Regional Director Kate Hammond announced the selection of Wendy Berhman as the new superintendent for Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
The park includes three sites at Hanford, Wash.; Los Alamos and Oak Ridge, Tenn., and is administered through a collaborative partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE).
Berhman has worked for the National Park Service for more than 30 years, most recently as program planner for the NPS Washington Office. She began her new assignment today. Read More
Staff of the LANL Foundation present Communities in Schools of New Mexico with a $10,000 check Wednesday, Nov. 30. From left: Julia Bergen (Executive Director of CISNM), Lauren Iversen (Community Resource Manager of CISNM), Jenny Parks (President and CEO of LANL Foundation), Sylvan Argo (Grants Manager at LANL Foundation), and Michael Dabrieo (Education Enrichment Director at LANL Foundation). Courtesy/LANL Foundation
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA — The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, in recognition of the extreme circumstances facing Northern New Mexican school Read More
History: Remembering WWII’s Navajo Code Talkers
Every year, November is recognized as Native American Heritage Month. This year, the National Security Research Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory honors the occasion with a look back at the incredible history of the Navajo Code Talkers — a group of Native American servicemembers who used simple words and phrases from their unique tribal language to baffle Japanese code breakers and spur Allied victory in World War II’s Pacific theater. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares Read More
Twelve postdoctoral researchers representing the AFRL, SNL, LANL (Kristina Meier, Mary O’Brien, Aaron Patel) and the New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research compete in the inaugural Rio Grande Research SLAM, a postdoctoral speech competition Nov. 5 in Albuquerque. The event spotlighted the research performed in New Mexico and provided professional development opportunities to the next generation of scientists. Courtesy/SNL
Maj. Joshua Reding of AFRL Directed Energy Directorate presents Tessily Hogancamp, a chemist from SNL, a trophy as the first-place Read More
LANL News:
The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration proposes to contract with potential offsite vendors to conduct graphite machining of components for mission support at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Offsite graphite machining would provide flexibility and efficiency for the non-hazardous machining in support of LANL mission activity. Contracting with offsite vendors for offsite machining of graphite components would support the capabilities of the Sigma Complex at LANL. Potential vendors would need to be certified to conduct machining Read More
Scene of Small Business Saturday of Gadgets Gift Shop inside the Bradbury Science Museum at 1350 Central Ave. The Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) operates Gadgets and is offering 10 percent off Newton’s Discovery and everything else in the shop today, Nov. 27, for Museum Store Sunday. BSMA members receive 20 percent off. The BSMA supports STEM education in Northern New Mexico, learn more at www.bradburyassociation.org. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Squishy Einsteins are among the many items available for purchase at Gadgets inside the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Read More
LANL Community Partnerships Office in collaboration with nonprofits New Mexico Ramp Project and Mesa to Mesa organize volunteers to help build a ramp for a Northern New Mexican woman with mobility challenges. Courtesy/LANL
LANL volunteers build a ramp for a Northern New Mexican woman with mobility challenges. Courtesy/LANL
BY DAVID MOORE
LANL
When asked what she liked most about her day helping build a ramp for a Northern New Mexican with mobility challenges, Laboratory employee Rebecca Chamberlin is clear: “A team of strangers from across the Lab came together to complete a project Read More
Light, Gravity, and Magnetism, 3 toys in one package! Discover Science all over again at Gadgets Gift Shop, inside the Bradbury Science Museum at 1350 Central Ave. in downtown Los Alamos. The Bradbury Science Museum Association (BSMA) operates Gadgets and is offering 10 percent off Newton’s Discovery and everything else in the shop – only on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26 and Museum Store Sunday, Nov. 27. BSMA members receive 20 percent off. The BSMA supports STEM education in Northern New Mexico, learn more at www.bradburyassociation.org. Courtesy/BSMA Gadgets Gift Shop Read More
Chair of the LANL Foundation Board of Directors Kathryn Harris Tijerina
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA – Kathryn Harris Tijerina has been named the Chair of the Board of Directors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation.
Tijerina previously held the position of vice chair on the Foundation’s Board.
“We are so thrilled that Kathryn is leading our Board at this critical time,” said Jenny Parks, President and CEO of the LANL Foundation. “In the wake of numerous crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and devastating wildfires, our Foundation is crafting strategies and supporting Read More