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Pongratz: Need Help Helping Our Schools?

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By MORRIE PONGRATZ
LAPS Foundation Board Member

As Giving Tuesday approaches you may be wondering how to best help Los Alamos Public Schools. If you moved here to work at LANL, you may not know that Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is at the 33.6th percentile for per-pupil spending compared to the national distribution. This means that LAPS spends more per student than about 33.6% of school districts nationwide but less than the remaining 66.4%!

The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation was established in 2005 to enable folks to address this disparity through personal, tax-deductible contributions. Read More

Los Alamos Team Honors Marine Reservist

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Both veterans and non-military colleagues of Marine reservist Robert Carian, center, surprised him in the parking lot of the technical area where Carian and his colleagues support capital projects required to meet the nation’s plutonium pit production goals. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Veterans and non-military employees at Los Alamos National Laboratory came together to celebrate colleague’s military promotion to gunnery sergeant

A team in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Plutonium Infrastructure associate directorate came together to honor a colleague who received a promotion Read More

LANL’s Yu Seung Kim Receives 2024 Electrochemical Society Award For Sustainable Energy Technology

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LANL researcher Yu Seung Kim received the sustainable energy technology award in October at the Electrochemical Society’s PRiME conference. Photo by Hui Xu/Paul Kenis

LANL News:

  • The recognition highlights innovations in fuel cell development

Yu Seung Kim, materials scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been honored by the Electrochemical Society (ECS) for his significant contributions to fuel cell innovation. Kim received the Energy Technology Division Walter van Schalkwijk Award in Sustainable Energy Technology. His research, validated through both theoretical and Read More

New Docs Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify the public that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Electronic Reading Room.

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

These documents and many others may be viewed at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More

Investors & Scientists Converge At Lab Tech-transfer Event

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Sangeeta Negi, right, won the 2024 DisrupTECH award for Most Fundable Technology and is pictured here with Jerome Garcia, program director of the Feynman Center for Innovation, left, and Laboratory Director Thom Mason Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Laboratory technologies offer solutions to challenges such as vaccine development, food production

Cutting-edge tech-transfer technologies — including petrochemical-free fertilizers, better vaccines and safer detection of nuclear materials — were among five presentations made by Los Alamos scientists as part of the recent 2024 DisrupTECH Read More

LANL Foundation Celebrates New Leadership And Strategic Restructuring To Amplify Impact Across New Mexico

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LANL FOUNDATION News:

  • Organizational Realignment Strengthen the Foundation’s Commitment to Education and Community Support

ESPAÑOLA – The LANL Foundation has announced the creation of four new vice presidents and divisions this month as part of a strategic restructuring to better address education needs across Northern New Mexico. 

Under the leadership of President and CEO Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment and with the approval of the LANL Foundation Board of Directors, the organization has undergone a strategic restructuring designed to maximize its impact across New Mexico.

This transformation Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Dec. 3

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (LRG) (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the LRG monthly breakfast social, Tuesday Dec. 3 between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Drive.

Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees. LRG will pay for coffee and tea. Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information.

More information about the LRG can be found on the LRG website. Read More

Catch Of The Week: Black Friday Email Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Oh boy it’s almost the most wonderful time of the year for consumerism- Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals! But be careful, some of these deals are straight up scams.

According to a report from Bitdefender 77% of Black Friday spam emails have been identified as scams, with the remainder being marketing lures. That’s up by 7% from 2023. These scams are intended to steal victims’ personal info, such as login credentials and banking information, or directly steal their money with fake purchases or banking trojans.

Be cautious of any unsolicited Read More

Bradbury Science Museum Provides Space For Memories Of Former Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan

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The Charlie McMillan Memorial Wall at the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

From now until the new year, visitors to Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum are invited to share their memories, tributes and condolences to commemorate former Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan.

The Public Forum area of the museum has become a memorial wall for McMillan, who died unexpectedly in a traffic accident in September.

“The Public Forum wall is always a place to write your thoughts and share with others,” Museum Director  Patrick Moore said. “Since his sudden Read More

Chamisa Elementary School 6th Graders Garner Trophy For Teamwork At New Mexico Electric Car Challenge!

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Chamisa Elementary School 6th grade students received a trophy for Teamwork at the New Mexico Electric Car Challenge. Chamisa Elementary GATE teacher Susan Hettinga, back row, left, attended with the students. Students back row from left, Lissy Munoz, Zain Shrader, Evelyn Stupka, Mimi Martinez, Sebastien Thibodeaux, Sophie Stewart. Front row from left, Meredith Clayton, Dawson Belobrajdic, Ariana Archuleta and Iliana Hinde. Courtesy/LAPS 

 

 

Team one. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Chamisa Elementary School GATE teacher Susan Hettinga’s 6th grade students participated Read More