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Trinity Site Tour Reservations Now Available

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The obelisk monument at Trinity Site. Courtesy/LAHS

LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

The annual Los Alamos Historical Society escorted bus tour to the site of the first atomic test, Trinity Site, will be April 3-4, this time via Alamogordo. 

The cost is $385, which includes transportation, lodging in Alamogordo, and some meals. Experts and resources about the area and the test will be on board.

Reservations must be made with full payment by March 15 to the Los Alamos Historical Society, 505.662.6272 or info@losalamoshistory.org.
 
For more information, visit www.losalamoshistory.org
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Letter To The Editor: LANL Highlights CASL Scientists And Engineers

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By LANL Public Affairs Office

In response to Bill Johnson’s letter published in this morning’s edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post, LANL’s Public Affairs Office issued the following:

Thank you for the opportunity to highlight the names of the many individuals who have contributed to the success of this excellent program. Usually in articles and press releases we don’t have this luxury, but this is a good chance to get their names into the spotlight. 

As with most complex science projects, there are many people who work hard to make things happen on many levels, Read More

Letter To The Editor: Giving Credit Where It Is Due

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By BILL JOHNSON
Los Alamos

In the article “Los Alamos Boosts Light-Water Reactor Research With Advanced Modeling And Simulation Technology,” nominally highlighting some science and engineering advances made at the lab in support of a national reactor program, I note that exactly zero (0) day-to-day lab scientists and engineers are named, only someone calling herself a “software business development executive.” 

This seems odd. Are we to assume that Ms. Kathleen McDonald, the bearer of this lofty title, somehow managed to do all this work by herself? Or Read More

Los Alamos Boosts Light-Water Reactor Research With 
Advanced Modeling And Simulation Technology

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A simulation demonstrates the volume fraction of a bubble phase in the region downstream of a 3×3 rod bundle after a short burst of bubbles has been introduced into the flow field upstream. In a reactor, a large number of entrained bubbles reduce the heat transfer to the coolant, resulting in a lower efficiency in power production. Excessive bubble production through subcooled boiling can result in undesirable local hotspots and the accumulation of excess corrosion and contaminants.

LANL News:

  • Simulated nuclear reactor project benefits from funding extension

Hard on the heels of a five-year Read More

Dinner Held For Students Enrolled In LANSCE School of Neutron Scattering

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Students and instructors in the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) School of Neutron Scattering enjoy dinner Wednesday night at Fuller Lodge. photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Students and instructors in the LANSCE School of Neutron Scattering Wednesday night at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

When 36 young scientists and engineers paid a recent visit to Los Alamos, it was more than just an opportunity to step outside the classroom.

Participants in the 11th Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) Read More

Former Singer/Guitarist Of ‘Wardog’ Releasing Old Song: ‘Clouds Of Magellan’ Sung In Klingon

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Musician Tom Gattis of Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
MUSIC News:
 
Tom Gattis, former singer/guitarist for 90’s Heavy/Power Metal band Wardog announces the upcoming release of an old song titled “Clouds Of Magellan,” which is sung in the Klingon language.
 
Klingon is a well-known language originating from the Star Trek television series.
 
Wardog originated from Phoenix, Ariz., in 1994, but disbanded in 2000. Tom Gattis has lived in Los Alamos since 2009 and works at Los Alamos National Laboratory
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WIPP Hosts All-Hazards Planning Meeting

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WIPP News:
 
WIPP hosted the first annual All-Hazards, Offsite Interface Briefing and Regional Radiological Response Planning Meeting Feb. 20 to provide information on changes and enhancements to WIPP’s Emergency Management Program and how these changes would be coordinated with WIPP’s offsite partners.
 
The meeting was attended by local, state and federal agencies with emergency response roles related to incidents or accidents at the WIPP facility. Other organizations attending the event included the Carlsbad
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Venture Acceleration Fund Awards Spur Investment In Northern New Mexico

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LANL News:

  • Proposals due by March 20

Companies located in Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, Taos, San Miguel and Mora counties have until March 20 to submit proposals for Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) awards for calendar year 2015.

Preference for funding are given to businesses in these counties, as are technology and manufacturing firms that can demonstrate their ability to stimulate job growth and attract additional revenue to the region.

“The VAF has become a very important and popular economic development resource and we expect that this year will be our most competitive to Read More

LANL Major Subcontractors Report ‘Washington Got The Message’

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LANL MSC members in Washington, D.C., from left, Jeff Lunsford, Joseph Sanchez, Liddie Martinez, Floyd Archuleta and Aaron Scutt. Courtesy photo

LANL MSC News:

  • Local Subcontractors Trip to DC Yields Big Results in Protecting Local Businesses from Contract Loss

The Los Alamos National Laboratory Major Subcontractors Consortium (LANL MSC), a collaborative of the 35 largest LANL subcontractors travelled to Washington, D.C. the week of Feb. 9 to speak to the New Mexico Congressional delegation and DOE leadership regarding two issues, the environmental clean-up transition from Read More

SFI Colloquium: Evolution Of Multicellularity And Cellular Differentiation In The Volvocine Algae

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Matthew Herron 
University of Montana

SFI News:

The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) is hosting a colloquium with Matthew Herron at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the Noyce Conference Room in Santa Fe.

Abstract: The transition to multicellular life was one of a few major events in the history of life that created new opportunities for more complex biological systems to evolve. Indeed, multicellularity is a prerequisite for the evolution of large, complex organisms such as plants and animals.

An understanding of the ecological conditions and evolutionary mechanisms that favor this key innovation Read More