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SALA Shares Results Of Oppenheimer Festival 2024

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This year’s Oppenheimer Festival was made possible with the generous support of TechSource, Inc. Gathered for a photo at SALA, from left, TechSource Vice President and Managing Director Los Alamos PMO Curtis Christensen, Deputy Director Los Alamos PMO Frank Tarantello, SALA owner Allan Saenz, TechSource Office Administrator Kella Romero and TechSource Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian D’Andrea. Courtesy/SALA

By ALLAN SEINZ
Owner
SALA Los Alamos Events Center

After two weeks of wrapping up the Second Annual Oppenheimer Festival, I am excited to share the highlights and successes Read More

NNSA Publishes Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Factsheet With Answers To Frequently Asked Questions

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NNSA News:

The National Nuclear Security Administration has developed a factsheet with answers to frequently asked questions about the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade project.

The NNSA, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, and the Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office, has completed an Environmental Assessment for the project.

The EA is undergoing further National Environmental Policy Act requirements with Santa Fe National Forest.

The factsheet is available at Powering Los Alamos National Laboratory (energy.gov) Read More

Tribute To Former LANL Director Charlie McMillan

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Former LANL Director Charlie McMillan

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

The community is mourning the loss of former Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan since learning he lost his life early in the morning of Sept. 6, 2024, in a traffic accident on the Main Hill Road in Los Alamos.

His passing brought to mind fond memories from members of the Post’s news team of their interactions with him through the years.

“He was kind, he was respectful, he was accessible, he was super intelligent, he loved photography, he loved astronomy, he loved music, Read More

Kenneth L. ‘Ken’ Groves Receives 2024 HPS Distinguished Public Service Award

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Ken Groves 

Staff Report

Kenneth L. “Ken” Groves, Fellow of the Health Physics Society (HPS), retired U.S. Navy Commander and former Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) senior manager is the 2024 recipient of the HPS Distinguished Public Service Award. 

Groves joins two other New Mexicans, Senator Pete Domenici, and Pete Lyons, distinguished scientist at Los Alamos, as well as a former commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and DOE Nuclear Energy’s assistant secretary as one of the 11 recipients of this award.

This award is intended to acknowledge outstanding (1) contributions Read More

Los Alamos-Based UbiQD Is Runner Up At Japan’s CFS Open Innovation Pitch 2024

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UbiQD, Inc. investor Takeshi Kato of Sonar Advisors receives the second-place award of 1 million yen in Tokyo on July 26, 2024. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.

The award, which included 1 million yen, New Mexico-based UbiQD garnered at the CFS Open Innovation Pitch 2024 held July 26, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Courtesy/UbiQD, Inc.

International Business News:

  • New Mexico-based UbiQD achieves second place prize for its quantum dot cleantech pitch

UbiQD, Inc., the New Mexico-based leader in quantum dot (QD) technology and manufacturing, announced today its runner-up finish at the CFS Open Innovation Read More

County Council Chair Denise Derkacs Opens Meeting By Honoring Former LANL Director Charles McMillan

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Former Laboratory Director Charles McMillan

Los Alamos County Council Chair Denise Derkacs opened the County Council meeting this evening by honoring the memory of former Laboratory Director Charles McMillan:

Before we begin tonight’s meeting, let’s take a moment to remember former Laboratory Director Charles McMillan, who died tragically Friday morning in a traffic accident on NM502.

Charlie served as Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory from June 2011 to December 2017. He joined the Laboratory in June 2006 as the Associate Director for Weapons Physics under the new management Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory, NNSA And Northern New Mexico College To Establish Center For Information Technology And Cybersecurity

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Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) Crossroads supercomputer is in a room roughly the size of a football field. At the Laboratory, more than 1,200 employees work with supercomputers or in another aspect of computing — all of which require cybersecurity professionals to keep operations running. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Collaboration creates the region’s first cybersecurity education program

LANL, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Northern New Mexico College (Northern) are joining forces to develop a new cybersecurity training center through the Lab’s Read More

LANL: Floodplain Statement Of Findings Issued For Travel-Time Equipment Installation

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LANL News:

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is proposing new construction at several locations across Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to estimate travel times.

Two of the locations are within the lower Sandia Canyon floodplain. The proposed installations are intended to estimate vehicle travel times and post the information on existing electronic message signs to inform LANL commuters with traffic updates and gather data for current and future transportation planning.

The project activities within the 100-year floodplain include installation of two wood Read More

Catch Of The Week: Facebook Spam On The Rise

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Have you been noticing more garbage than usual in your Facebook feed? You aren’t imagining it, between spam accounts and AI generated junk, there’s a definite increase.

This summer I noticed something a little creepy in my feed. I’d get notifications that a page had changed its name, and it was always something wildly different than what the original page had been.

One page had been a cartoon and joke page, the other had been a page for an owl refuge. 

Both changed to something completely different than the original intent of the Read More

LANL’s Jennifer Hollingsworth Named Fellow Of American Chemical Society, Recognized For Quantum Dot Research, Service And Leadership

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LANL scientist Jennifer Hollingsworth was honored in August at the ACS Fall 2024. Courtesy/epnac.com

LANL News:

  • Laboratory fellow recognized for quantum dot research, service and leadership

Jennifer Hollingsworth of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies in the Materials Physics and Applications division at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been selected as a fellow of the American Chemical Society. Hollingsworth’s recognition stems from her nanomaterials work with quantum dots, her mentorship and leadership within the chemistry community and her service to the society. Read More