Science

LAFSF: Dr. Eric Ferm Presents ‘Images Of God In The Bible, Art And In Our Scientific Work’ At Kelly Hall Wednesday

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Eight spokes of the dharma wheel represent the Noble Eightfold Path. Courtesy/LAFSF

LAFSF News:

Last Wednesday the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum (LAFSF) attendees heard former LANL physicist, Dr. John Ambrosiano, speak on “The Science of Buddhism”. He said that Buddhism, considered one of the world’s four great religions, is at its core not a religion at all. Professed to be non-theistic (neither atheistic nor agnostic) it is a blend of spirituality, eastern philosophy, and empirical psychology. Its spiritual roots lie in the mystical traditions of India, to which the historical Buddha Read More

LANL: Why Didn’t Oppenheimer Ever Win A Nobel Prize?

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In the fall of 1942, Groves, right, hired Robert J. Oppenheimer, who recommended Los Alamos as the site for the clandestine lab, and recruited science’s greatest minds to join him there. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Why didn’t Oppenheimer ever win a Nobel Prize?

For his world-changing scientific achievements, J. Robert Oppenheimer would be forever known as the “father of the atomic bomb”.

But, despite his many accomplishments, he never rose to the level of Nobel laureate.

By LANL’s National Security Research Center staff:

For his world-changing scientific achievements, J. Robert Oppenheimer  Read More

Four Los Alamos High School Students Named Finalists In 2022 Supercomputing Challenge

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LAHS News:

Four students from Los Alamos High School were named finalists in the 2022 Supercomputing Challenge.

The Supercomputing Challenge is a program for middle and high school students across New Mexico to come up with a computational science project and work on it all year long.

This is the 32nd year for the challenge.

LAHS senior Robert Strauss earned the High-Performance Computing Award for, “Designing Proteins with Quantum and Neuromorphic Computing”.

 

 

 

 

 

Tenth graders Daniel Kim and Andres Iturregui were named Overall First Place Winners for their Read More

NNSA Completes Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Exascale Computing Facility Modernization Project

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration Wednesday announced the formal completion of construction on the Exascale Computing Facility Modernization project at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California.

The project upgraded the electrical and mechanical capabilities of the Livermore Computing Center, which will enable the facility to power the first NNSA exascale system, named El Capitan, and to provide exascale-class computing service (of performance of at least one quintillion calculations Read More

SFCC: Free Virtual Distributed Energy Summit 2022

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Collage of energy options. Courtesy/SFCC

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College announces the third annual Virtual Distributed Energy Summit 2022 for the NM EPSCoR SMART Grid Center with a focus on Net Zero Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24.

While free, registration is required by 5 p.m. Friday, June 17 at Distributed Energy Summit 2022 (Virtual) | New Mexico EPSCoR (nmepscor.org). Registrants will receive a link to participate.

A special aspect of the summit is the option of free, in-person tours between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 24 of SFCC’s Smart and Microgrid Training Read More

NNSA To Conduct Routine Aerial Radiation Survey Of Los Angeles Through Saturday June 4

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas June 1 through June 4.

Flight dates are subject to change based on weather conditions.

The aerial surveys are being conducted in support of the Ninth Summit of the Americas. NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure background radiation as part of standard preparations to protect public health and safety during the event. 

People may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow Bette Korber Honored By Caltech With Distinguished Alumni Award

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Los Alamos National Laboratory fellow Bette Korber honored by her doctoral alma mater, the California Institute of Technology, as one of three distinguished alumni for 2022. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Bette Korber, a Laboratory fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), has just been honored by her doctoral alma mater, the California Institute of Technology, as one of three distinguished alumni for 2022.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is Caltech’s highest honor, presented each year to a small number of alumni in recognition of personal and professional accomplishments that Read More

Stars Of The Show: Dark Sky Stargazing Resumes At Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument June 2

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Dark sky stargazing resumes at the Gran Quivira unit at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Courtesy/NPS

NPS News:

MOUNTAINAIR — After cancellations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this week the popular dark sky stargazing events resume at the Gran Quivira unit at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.

The free event is the first dark skies night of the season as the national monument welcomes visitors back at Gran Quivira Thursday, June 2. 

In a state known for dark skies because of less light pollution, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument stands out as particularly Read More

Pajarito Astronomers: Dark Night At Overlook Park Tonight

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Pajarito Astronomers News:

Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pararito 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 tonight 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. Tonight we will be viewing the globular Read More

LANL News Roundup: May 16-23, 2022

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Community: Supercomputing history unveiled at Bradbury Science Museum

A diverse crowd of computing experts and enthusiasts gathered at the Bradbury Science Museum recently to celebrate the opening of a revamped supercomputing exhibit. Leadership, designers, historians and scientists from the Laboratory’s past and present ate cupcakes and talked petaflop clusters while exploring the exhibit’s newest features and stories. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

Science: Validation brings new predictive capability to global megafire smoke impacts

New research modeling smoke Read More