Science

LAHS Student Helena Welch Places 3rd In Mathematics At International Science And Engineering Fair In Los Angeles

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LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School 10th grader Helena Welch placed 3rd in Mathematics at the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles.

She was awarded $1,000 for her project, “Virtually Reconstructing an Ancient Musical Instrument”. In addition, she received a special award of $500 from the American Mathematical Society. There were 61 countries represented and over 1600 participants.

The ISEF draws high school scientists from around the world. This year’s winners shared more than $9 million in awards. Read More

LAHS Junior Jane Mocko Awarded 2024 Rensselaer Medal

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LAHS Junior Jane Mocko receives the Rensselaer medal for 2024 as well as a Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit. Celebrating with her are Physics Teacher Debbie Grothaus, Chemistry Teacher Michela Ombelli, Principal Renee Dunwoody,  Math Teacher Ethan Honnell, Biology Teacher Stephanie Mitchell and Math Teacher Stephanie Abney. Courtesy/LAPS

LAHS Principal Renee Dunwoody presents the Rensselaer award to junior Jane Mocko for her accomplishments in math and science. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School Junior Jane Mocko has been selected to receive the 2024 Read More

2024 Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum Summer Lecture Series Begins June 5 With Speaker Dr. Charles ‘Chick’ Keller

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Courtesy/LAF&SF

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum News:

The 2024 Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum Summer Lecture Series begins Wednesday, June 5 at SALA Event Center.

The opening speaker is Dr. Charles “Chick” Keller who will present a talk on “Galaxies vs. People Interacting with the Creator” preceded at 6 p.m. with a light meal.

2024 Summer Lecture Series Schedule of Speakers
6 p.m. Tuesdays at SALA Events Center

  • June 11 … Dr. James Carroll – An Ancient Near Eastern Cultural Context for Israelite Temple Worship
  • June 18 … Dr. (Rabbi) Jack Shlachter – Antisemitism and Anti-Science:
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Nature & Nature-Inspired Science Presentation June 26

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Friends of Bosque del Apache News:

The community is invited to join Friends of Bosque del Apache on Wednesday, June 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at SALA Events Center in Los Alamos. Come learn about the many things there are to see and do year-round at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, a “Refuge for All Seasons”!

We’ll also highlight several exciting research projects occurring at the refuge and the important partnership between Friends and New Mexico Tech in Socorro. During the last hour, Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian will share his inspiring work in the fields of biomimicry, robotics and beyond, Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Notorious Smogs In Donora And Desert Parks Keyed Air Research

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Tales Of Our Times

By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water, Inc.

Our citizens group learned the ways of air issues, inside and out. Large issues are part history, law, science, business, and emotions. Each of these has its own jargon, which impedes the exchange of information. Clean air made headway after events helped break these barriers. A notorious case was Donora.

Donora was a hilly town of industrious folks on a horseshoe bend in the Monongahela River 24 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Donora and nearby Webster were home to U.S. Steel  Corporation’s Donora Zinc Works Read More

Heinrich Presses Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm On Housing Shortages In Los Alamos, Questions Proposal To Build Transmission Line Through Caja Del Rio, Emphasizes Need To Invest In American-Made Grid Components, Highlights New Mexico’s Potential To Lead In Geothermal

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VIDEO: Heinrich questions Secretary Granholm at Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to review the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Jill Hruby on a number Read More

Santa Fe Institute To Host Community Lecture ‘Just Machine Learning’ With Tina Eliassi-Rad Tuesday June 4

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Detail from ‘Bunte Stäbchen (Colored Sticks)’ Wassily Kandinsky. 1928. Tempura. Courtesy/The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY

SFI News:

Santa Fe Institute (SFI) presents Community Lecture “Just Machine Learning” with Tina Eliassi-Rad, Northeastern, SFI, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at The Lensic Performing Arts Center.

We live in the age of algorithmically infused societies in which human and algorithmic behavior are intertwined. Can we shape the use of such tools to improve our society? Consider generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini. They have no expertise in any field, Read More

AFRL, NASA Unlock Innovation, Propel Universities

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Air Force Research Laboratory staff stand with university students and their professors from a variety of academic institutions across the nation in front of Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Merrit Island, Fla. in May 2023. AFRL and NASA announced their collaboration with eight universities for a new Mission Concept Program that ran from May 15 to July 28, 2023. The program, sponsored by AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate, was held under the University Nanosatellite Program, which started in 1999 and has collaborated with 53 universities since its inception. Courtesy/ Read More

Wonders On Wheels On The Road Across New Mexico

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WOW News:

Wonders On Wheels! (WOW) Museum on the Move, is on the road visiting communities across New Mexico.

Schedule of community visits:

  • Wednesday, May 22: Leyendecker Plant Sciences Center Field Day, Las Cruces
  • Tuesday, May 28: Roswell Public Library
  • Wednesday, May 29: Artesia Public Library, 10am-4pm
  • Thursday, May 30: Hobbs Public Library, 10am-1pm
  • Thursday, May 30: Tatum Community Library, 3pm-5pm
  • Friday, May 31: Carlsbad Public Library, 3pm-8pm
  • Saturday, June 1: Desert Willow Wildlife Refuge, Carlsbad, 11am-3pm
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Verus® Research Announces $2.5 Million Science And Technology Contract To Support Defense Department’s Test Resource Management Center

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VERUS RESEARCH News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Verus® Research, a New Mexico-based team of scientists and engineers specializing in advanced research and development, announces the award of a $2.5 million science and technology contract with the Defense Department’s Test Resource Management Center (TRMC).

The 18-month agreement will support TRMC’s need for high-power microwave (HPM) attack instrumentation on medium unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

“Verus Research is honored to receive a new HPM contract that continues our research and development work with the Defense Department and leverages Read More