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Community and Historical Society Discuss Second Episode of WGN’s ‘Manhattan’

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Courtesy/wgnamerica.com

LAHS News:

There was another amazing turnout for the Los Alamos Historical Society’s viewing of the second episode of WGN’s new series, “Manhattan,” a fictionalized look at life in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

Below are some of the common questions heard that night and on social media. Every week the Society will be updating a bulletin board in the Museum to continue exploring questions and reactions as the 13-episode series continues. Previous episodes are discussed at www.losalamoshistory.org, on the LAHS Facebook page and in the museum.

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Two Sandia Researchers Win Nation’s Most Prestigious ‘Early Career’ Awards

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Recipients of the PECASE. Courtesy/whitehouse.gov

SNL News:

Of eight DOE researchers selected to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), two were researchers at Sandia National Laboratories.

The awards, presented at a White House ceremony in mid-December, are the U.S. government’s most prestigious commendation for scientists and engineers at early stages in their career. PECASE winners — this year, there were 67 — receive up to five years of funding from their agency to advance their research.

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NIST Ion Duet Offers Tunable Module for Quantum Simulator

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Physicist Andrew Wilson in a NIST quantum information laboratory. Courtesy/NIST

NIST News:

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a pas de deux of atomic ions that combines the fine choreography of dance with precise individual control.

NIST’s ion duet, described in the Aug. 7 issue of Nature, is a component for a flexible quantum simulator that could be scaled up in size and configured to model quantum systems of a complexity that overwhelms traditional computer simulations. Beyond simulation, the duet might also be used to perform logic Read More

Longtime Scientist Leaves LANL Foundation Bequest

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LANLF News:

Donald Rose, a retired longtime scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory named the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation and two other nonprofits as beneficiaries of a $700,800 annuity.

Mr. Rose died in April at the age of 91. He came to LANL in 1956, joined the Weapons Subsystem Group (WX-5) in 1982 and was named Assistant to the Deputy Associate Director for Defense Construction Programs in 1984. He retired in 1990, returning as an associate and later guest scientist at LANL until 2000.

His obituary said, “Don will always be remembered for his warmth, his smile and childlike Read More

Los Alamos Scientists Selected As American Chemical Society Fellows

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LANL News:

Chamberlin and Porterfield named ACS Fellows

Rebecca Chamberlin and Donivan Porterfield, both of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Actinide Analytical Chemistry group, have been selected as a 2014 Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Rebecca Chamberlin

An inorganic chemist and radiochemist, Chamberlin is currently the co-principal investigator for development of novel microreactor-based systems for plutonium process chemistry and one-step extraction and separation of rare earths at the Laboratory. She is also managing the startup of newly constructed nuclear Read More

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets Aug. 15

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RCLC News:

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Regular Business Meeting is 9-11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15 in the Santa Fe County Chambers, 102 Grant Ave., in Santa Fe.

The meeting will include up-to-date presentations on the WIPP situation.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing of the meeting, contact the Coalition Office at 505.577.1347 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.

Public documents including

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Safety Enhancements Continue at WIPP

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WIPP News:

The Accident Investigation Board report for the underground truck fire was issued in March and the Radiological Release (Phase I) report was issued in May.

Corrective Action Plans have been developed and are currently being reviewed, awaiting final approval from the U.S. Department of Energy. Although these plans are still undergoing formal reviews, a number of organizational and safety related actions have already been implemented.

The site developed an Executive Safety and Quality Review Board to ensure adequate oversight as changes and updates to all safety related programs Read More

LANL Employees Team With Smith’s Marketplace to Provide Backpacks & Supplies to Area Students

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Members of LANL Quality Performance Assurance Group teamed up with Smith’s Marketplace employees to load backpacks with school supplies to be donated to elementary school students who need assistance to purchase school essentials. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Members of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality Performance Assurance Group were at Smith’s Marketplace this morning to join with Smith’s employees in filling backpacks with school supplies. The backpacks will be donated to elementary school Read More

LANL: Forest Death, Wildfires & Changing Climate

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LANL News:

As the climate becomes warmer and drier, living with the constant threat of devastating wildfire is becoming a reality for communities across the American West.

To better understand how the changing climate affects and is affected by this increase in wildland fire, scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory are performing research on everything from the “brown carbon” emitted from the burning of biomass, to the processes governing forest mortality and survival. Through their work, we may soon know more about the underlying causes of wildfires, and what can be done to help Read More

DOE Secretary Visits WIPP Aug. 12

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Sec. Moniz. Courtesy/wikipedia.com
 
STATE News:
 
Energy Sec. Ernest Moniz will host several meetings on the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) and visit the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad this month.
 
Friday, Aug. 8, Moniz will join other federal and local officials, including Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx for two public meetings to receive public input on the QER, an administration-wide effort to make recommendations regarding key infrastructure needed for transmission, storage and distribution of energy.
 
In Chicago, the discussion will focus
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