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N3B Bids Farewell To Three Summer Interns Who Made Significant Contributions

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Student intern Sam Gervais, left, with mentor N3B Engineering Director Brian Caldwell. Gervais designed a generator UPS system for the Technical Area (TA)-54 Operations Center and supported the replacement of the HVAC unit at Building 2 in TA-54 during his 10-week internship. Courtesy/N3B

Student intern Sofia Enriquez, right, with mentor N3B Environmental Remediation Water Program Director Mike Erickson. Enriquez created a program for users to generate geophysical well log cross-sections to support the analysis of the aquifer beneath Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/N3B Read More

J. Robert Oppenheimer: Rare View Of LANL’s First Director

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SALA News:

As part of the Oppenheimer Festival 2024, the SALA Event Center is proud to present a unique event titled “J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Rare View of the Laboratory’s First Director.” This exclusive presentation, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29, will offer attendees an unparalleled look into the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the first director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

Alan B. Carr, a distinguished historian from LANL, will connect via Zoom to lead this presentation. He will provide insights into Oppenheimer’s life through an array of primary source Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Sept. 3

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LRG News:

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

LRG will pay for coffee and tea and 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 at https://lalrg.org. Read More

NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Approves Proposal For Fiber Optic Cable And Waterline Replacement Projects

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office News:

NNSA’s Los Alamos Field Office (NA-LA) has approved proposals by San Ildefonso Services to install a fiber optic line, and for Los Alamos County to replace a waterline.

These lines would be located within Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Technical Area 72 and the New Mexico Department of Transportation rights-of-way for N.M. 4 and N.M. 502. The waterline and fiber optic line would be collocated for a portion of their length.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is conducting an environmental analysis for the fiber Read More

LANL Foundation Names Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment As President And Chief Executive Officer

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Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment

LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA – The LANL Foundation has selected Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment to serve as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer following an extensive national search to identify the Foundation’s next leader.

Dr. Perea Warniment returns to the LANL Foundation after serving as Director of the influential Legislative Education Study Committee, the staff organization responsible for advising public education policy statewide. Previously, she served as Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at Read More

Notice Of TA-63 Monitoring System Report Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this e-mail is to notify you that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory 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

Los Alamos National Laboratory Teams With Georgia Institute Of Technology For AI Energy-Grid Research

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Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Agreement with AI4OPT will drive research and training on AI problem-solving

A new agreement between Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Science Foundation’s  Artificial Intelligence Institute for Advances in Optimization, or AI4OPT, at Georgia Institute of Technology will drive research in applied artificial intelligence and engage students and other professionals in the future of the burgeoning field.

“This collaboration will help develop new artificial intelligence technologies for the next generation of scientific discovery and the Read More

Los Alamos Projects Win Eight 2024 R&D 100 Awards … The ‘Oscars Of Innovation’

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Space plasma physicist Anthony Rogers connects a testing frame on a prototype compact space plasma analyzer in the Low Earth Orbit test chamber. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • From clean energy technology to monitoring space weather, the Lab’s winning innovations exemplify the Lab’s cutting-edge science and technology

LANL News:

Eight Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) led technologies won R&D 100 Awards, including three special recognition awards for corporate social responsibility, market disruptor and green technology. Often called the “Oscars of Innovation” – these awards Read More

NNSA Issues Update On US 84/285 Tractor-Trailer Rollover

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office News:

At 11 p.m. local time on Aug. 19, 2024, members of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Radiological Assessment Program completed a survey of the incident site on U.S. 84/285 outside Santa Fe following that day’s truck accident. (The truck was carrying demolition debris from Los Alamos National Laboratory).

Based on swipes, air samples, and radiation detection tools, it was determined there was no radiological contamination at the scene. There was not and is no threat to the public.

The scene has been physically cleared and the highway has been Read More

Delving Into The Legacy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer: An Evening With Nicholas Lewis, Historian At Los Alamos National Laboratory Aug. 22 At SALA 

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SALA News:

As part of the ongoing Oppenheimer Festival 2024, the SALA Event Center will present an enlightening evening with Nicholas Lewis, Historian at Los Alamos National Laboratory, who will explore the lasting impact of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the visionary mind behind the atomic bomb.

Although Oppenheimer’s directorship at Los Alamos concluded in 1945, his pioneering approach to Big Science continues to influence the Lab’s operations and culture. Nicholas Lewis will offer an in-depth analysis of how Oppenheimer’s leadership and scientific strategies were not only crucial to the Read More