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SALA Presents Oppenheimer Festival: Celebrating The Legacy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Courtesy/SALA

SALA News:

SALA Los Alamos Event Center announces the Oppenheimer Festival, an ambitious project that aims to transcend the traditional movie-watching experience and create a captivating journey into the life and legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

This festival holds immense importance for Los Alamos, as it celebrates the town’s historical significance and the inspiration drawn from Oppenheimer’s presence during the making of the movie within the community.

Spanning Thursday, July 20 to Saturday, July 30, the Oppenheimer Festival promises to captivate audiences with Read More

Background To The Movie ‘Oppenheimer’ Chapter 2: The Los Alamos Ranch School 

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The center section of Fuller Lodge was built for the Los Alamos Ranch School in the late 1920s. The wings on the structure were added after World War II. Photo by Chris Judson

By CHRIS JUDSON
Presented by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Team Oppie

Historical Background: Chapter 2, The Los Alamos Ranch School 

In 1917, Ashley Pond Jr. founded a school for boys on the Pajarito Plateau. The Los Alamos Ranch School would become a prep school where students not only received a fine academic education but also spent time outdoors to become strong and well-rounded young men ready to take on the responsibilities Read More

Video: LANL Robot Boogies To The Beat At ChamberFest

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The Emergency Response Group in the Hazmat Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory has its Boston Dynamics Spot robot boogie to the beat of live music performed Saturday during ChamberFest in downtown Los Alamos. Dan McDonald of the Hazmat Division said the robot is fairly new and used for reconnaissance in order to determine whether  environments are clear and safe for people, he added. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More

LANL Foundation Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund

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LANL Foundation News:

SANTA FE – LANL Foundation celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund (LAESF) with a celebration at the Governor’s Mansion in Santa Fe on Tuesday evening.

More than 125 guests gathered to celebrate the Fund, which has awarded more than $11 million to more than 2,300 students. Distinguished guests and speakers included State Rep. Susan Herrera, who was also the Founding Executive Director of LANL Foundation, State Sen. Leo Jaramillo, co-founder of LAESF Bob Romero, current and former members of the LAESF Advisory Committee, donors, Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Exclusive Event ‘Oppenheimer Conversations’ Featuring Kai Bird June 20

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Tim Rieser, right, with U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy. Courtesy/Rieser by The World and Viet Nam Report

Author Kai Bird

LAHS News:

Los Alamos Historical Society will sponsor an exclusive event, “Oppenheimer Conversations” featuring Kai Bird, author of American Prometheus, the book on which the upcoming “Oppenheimer” movie is based.

Special guest at the talk, to be moderated by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) National Security Research Center Director Brye Steeves, is Tim Rieser, U.S. Senate staffer who was instrumental in the recent vacating of the revocation of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Read More

LANL Materials Scientist Yu Seung Kim Named Battelle’s 2023 Inventor Of The Year

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Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer, right, presents Battelle’s 2023 Inventor of the Year award to LANL Materials Scientist Yu Seung Kim. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • LANL’s Yu Seung Kim honored for innovative fuel cell research

Yu Seung Kim, a Los Alamos National Laboratory materials scientist, was recently honored as Battelle’s Inventor of the Year. The annual award is given by Battelle to recognize inventors from Battelle and the national laboratories it manages, which in addition to Los Alamos include Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, the National Renewable Read More

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Gives Visitors A Glimpse ‘Behind The Fence’

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Manhattan Project National Historical Park Interpreters Samantha Linford and J.T. Stark discuss the cavates, the remains of the ancestral Pueblos behind them, during the May 11 ‘behind the fence’ tour in Pajarito Canyon, which included members of the media and Los Alamos County representatives. Courtesy/LANL

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Interpreter Jeremy Brunette discusses Ashley Pond’s cabin during the May 11 ‘behind the fence’ tour. Courtesy/LANL

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Every place has a story to tell, but Los Alamos Read More

Approval Request For Class 1 Permit Modification At TA-54 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Electronic Reading Room.

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

Members of the public may view these documents and many others at LANL’s Electronic Public Reading Room. Read More

Update: All Lanes Now Open On Truck Route

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Update: All Lanes Now Open On Truck Route.

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) reports that all lanes are now open on the Truck Route following the shutdown that occurred this morning.

The cause of the shutdown was a dump truck that overturned at the bottom of the Truck Route (East Jemez) at mile marker # 9.

One person was transported for injuries.

There was also a diesel spill that LANL Hazmat had to clean up.

Traffic is now flowing smoothly. Read More

Scene Of Overturned Dump Truck At Bottom Of Truck Route

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Scene of a vehicle crash this morning in which this dump truck overturned at the bottom of the Truck Route (East Jemez) at mile marker # 9. One person was transported for injuries. There is also a diesel spill. Los Alamos Police, Santa Fe Sherriff’s Office, Los Alamos Fire Department and LANL Hazmat are on the scene. The Truck Route is now closed in both directions … with the western roadblock on East Jemez just east of Elk Ridge Mobile Home Park to allow residents to access Elk Ridge. Driver’s are instructed to please avoid the area and seek alternate routes. A notification will be provided Read More