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PEEC: Celebrate Upcoming Launch Of James Webb Space Telescope At White Rock Branch Library Saturday Nov. 20

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The fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield and unitized pallet structures that fold up around the telescope for launch, are seen partially deployed to an open configuration to enable telescope installation. Courtesy/NASA/Chris Gunn

PEEC News:

The community is invited to join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos County Library to celebrate the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.

This family-friendly celebration is 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday Nov. 20 at the White Rock Public Library on Sherwood Boulevard.

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U.S. Nuclear Security Agency Expands Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program In Effort To Strengthen Its Workforce

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON — The Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has awarded nine new grants totaling $38.8 million to build more partnerships with Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), leverage untapped students, and expand its talent pipeline.

The program now has a total of 24 active consortia partnerships, encompassing 46 schools.

These efforts are designed to support the development of a diverse, highly skilled, and enduring stream of talented students in science, Read More

Explore Black Holes At Nature Center’s Planetarium Tonight

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Experience the wonders of black holes at a screening of the full-dome movie ‘Black Holes’ , 7 p.m. today in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center followed by a discussion and Q&A session. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Explore the mysteries of black holes at 7 p.m. today, Nov. 12, in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

Join Rick Wallace for a presentation of the full-dome movie “Black Holes”. After the movie, Wallace will host a short discussion and Q&A session on the origin, properties and evidence for black holes.

The film “Black Holes” takes the audiences on a fully immersive Read More

BSMA: Night With A Nerd Features Jack Shlachter Dec. 9

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BSMA News:

The community is invited to join LANL in a special presentation of Night With A Nerd with Jack Shlachter, 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 Register now here.

Abstract: A snapshot of the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos in 1945 reveals a leadership structure that is disproportionately of Jewish heritage; the division leader, deputy division leader, chief consultant, and six of the eight group leaders were “Jewish” by some definition of the term. Of the roughly 80 individuals in the division, four (all “Jewish”) would go on to become Nobel Laureates. These colorful individuals were unique Read More

LANL: Researchers At Los Alamos Are Applying Machine Learning To Refine Earthquake Detection Capabilities

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An image showing improved detection of a slow earthquake in Turkey. Courtesy/LANL 

LANL News:

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are applying machine learning algorithms to help interpret massive amounts of ground deformation data collected with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) satellites; the new algorithms will improve earthquake detection. 

“Applying machine learning to InSAR data gives us a new way to understand the physics behind tectonic faults and earthquakes,” Bertrand Rouet-Leduc said, a geophysicist in Los Alamos’ Geophysics group. Read More

LANL: Eight Los Alamos Projects Win R&D 100 Awards

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LANL researchers brought home eight of the coveted R&D 100 awards this year, plus five special-recognition awards. Pictured above, engineer Clara Safi was among the winners with the Quantum Ensured Security for the Smart Electric Grid project, which relies on the quantum realm to provide cybersecurity for control signals on the nation’s electric grid.

LANL News:

Eight Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) technologies won R&D 100 Awards, and five inventions received Special Recognition Awards, including a Gold Award for Corporate Social Responsibility, a Gold Award for Battling Read More

AFRL Holds First-Ever Space Cyber Summit

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AFRL Space Control Branch Chief Brian Engberg facilitates the research lab’s first-ever Space Cyber Summit Oct. 13-14 at Kirtland AFB. He addresses visitors during the ribbon-cutting event for the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development (SWORD) Lab held earlier this year. Courtesy/AFRL

AFRL News:

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate held its first-ever Space Cyber Summit Oct. 13-14 at Kirtland AFB.

More than 140 space professionals participated in the in-person and virtual event.

The gathering included space Read More

LANL Physicist Wojciech Żurek Honored In Poland

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LANL physicist Wojciech Żurek recently received two Doctor Honoris Causa honors in Kraków Poland. Courtesy photo

Prof. Wojciech Żurek accepts one of two Doctor Honoris Causa honors recently in Kraków Poland. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) theoretical physicist Prof. Wojciech Żurek recently received two Doctor Honoris Causa honors.

AGH University of Science and Technology presented Żurek with his first Doctor Honoris Causa Oct. 22 in in Kraków Poland.

Jagiellonian University also presented Żurek with a Doctor Honoris Causa honor during an award Read More

Report Gives New Mexico High Marks For Making Significant Strides In Computer Science Education Access

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico earned high marks for improving computer science education access in a new report that documents computer science education efforts in all 50 states.

Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance, released the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy this week.

The report noted the following improvements in New Mexico:

  • 44 percent of public high schools offered a foundational computer science course in 2020-21, compared to 32 percent in 2019-20 and
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Dark Sky Program At Spirio Field In White Rock Saturday!

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Pajarito Astronomers News:

Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Parjarito Astronomers for the Dark Sky/Night program.

Anyone with an interest in star gazing and the chance to look for stars through a telescope is invited to come out Saturday night to Spirio Soccer Field at Overlook Park in White Rock.

Arrive at nightfall for viewing, or around sunset for setting up. If arriving at night and approaching Spirio Field, please use parking lights.

Bring a red flashlight for safety.

This gathering is weather permitting (if it’s partly cloudy it will Read More