Technology

Four Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientists Win DOE Early Career Research Awards

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LANL scientists who received the 2023 DOE Early Career Research Awards include from left, Andrey Lokhov, Rich Fiorella, Yu Zhang and Kun Liu. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Multiyear funding supports projects in environmental science, applied mathematics and particle physics

In a banner year for Los Alamos National Laboratory in the competition for Department of Energy Early Career Research Awards, four scientists nabbed multiyear funding for their projects.

“Early-career scientists are the lifeblood of the Lab’s future, so it is particularly gratifying to see these four researchers acknowledged Read More

SFI Community Lecture: ‘How The Brain Makes You…’ By Vijay Balasubramanian Aug. 23

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Detail ‘purkinje neuron from the human cerebellum’. Ramon y Cajal ca. 1900. Courtesy Cajal Institute/Madrid

SFI News:

SFI Community Lecture, “How the Brain Makes You: Collective Intelligence and Computation by Neural Circuits” with Vijay Balasubramanian University of Pennsylvania will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Santa Fe Institute (SFI), 1399 Hyde Park Road. 

The human brain consists of a 100 billion neurons connected by a 100 trillion synapses. In its computational function, each neuron is a simple electrical device. In this sense it is no different, in its conceptual Read More

National Science Foundation Announces Space Valley Coalition A Finalist For Potential $160 Million Federal Grant

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New Mexico Trade Alliance President Randy Trask

New Mexico Trade Alliance News:

          • The Space Valley Coalition is comprised of government, industry and academia from throughout the Rio Grande Valley, a region critical to the nation’s space strategy and research, development and testing infrastructure. 

ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. National Science Foundation announced Wednesday the Space Valley Coalition as a finalist of its first-ever Regional Innovation Engines Competition.

The NSF Engines program is anticipated to be transformational for the nation, ensuring the U.S. remains globally Read More

IT Pro By Day … Sci-Fi Writer By Night

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Information Technology Support Specialist Ryan McHargue shows off his newly published book, ‘The Factionist Old Recruit’ in his office Tuesday at the Municipal Building. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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

Los Alamos County Information Technology Support Specialist  Ryan McHargue said science-fiction stories – whether on the screen or in the pages of book – captivated his imagination while he was growing up.

Movies such as Total Recall and Blade Runner were his favorite to watch, and he was a fan of books such as Neromancer Read More

More Scenes From ScienceFest’s ‘Toast To Technology’

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Deputy Director for Science, Technology and Engineering John Sarrao presents closing remarks at ‘Toast to Technology’ Demo Day Monday at Fuller Lodge. This was part of Los Alamos ScienceFest events held around downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Kevin Holsapple looks over posters on display Monday on the patio at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scene from the reception on the patio at ‘Toast to Technology’ Demo Day Monday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

projectY cowork Los Alamos Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Announces $1 Million In Broadband Infrastructure To Tribal Communities In New Mexico

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband, has announced $1 million in grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) to the Pueblo of Jemez and Pueblo of Nambé.

Each Pueblo will receive $500,000.

The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is a $3 billion grant program directed to Tribal governments for broadband deployment, broadband affordability, and digital inclusion on Tribal lands. Read More

Spaceport America Announces Completion Of First Successful Stratospheric Flight

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The HAPS Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) – PHASA-35. Courtesy/Spaceport America

SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

LAS CRUCES — Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, recently added another success story to its growing list of high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) systems launched from the Land of Enchantment.

In June of 2023, British engineers from BAE Systems utilized Spaceport America, and its partner U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range, as a proving ground to complete a stratospheric flight of its HAPS Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) – PHASA-35.

Attaining a peak Read More

It’s A Whole New Game For National Laboratories

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LANL Director Thom Mason speaks to a crowd Monday afternoon at Fuller Lodge during the LANL Showcase and Demo Day, which was a part of ScienceFest. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Fuller Lodge was filled during LANL Director Thom Mason’s talk Monday afternoon. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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

During the Cold War, the U.S. enjoyed being the biggest, best player on the world stage but then the Cold War ended, and the U.S. found itself in a completely different playing field.

During his talk for the Los Alamos National Read More

Santa Fe Community College Offers Coding & Creativity Opportunities With Support From Apple

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SFCC News:

SANTA FE — This fall, Santa Fe Community College will offer the Santa Fe region new learning opportunities around coding and creativity, with the support of Apple’s Community Education Initiative.

Community partners include Santa Fe Public Schools, Santa Fe Indian School, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Fe/Del Norte, and STEM Santa Fe, which will work with the college and Santa Fe Community College Foundation to cultivate digital literacy, digital equity, and coding and creativity experience to Santa Fe’s diverse community.

SFCC President Becky Rowley, Ph.D., said, “Santa Read More

LANL’s John Sarrao Selected To Lead SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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John Sarrao

LANL News:

John Sarrao has been selected as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s sixth director. He will be leaving Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in mid-September for this exciting new opportunity.

Sarrao has served as the deputy director for Science, Technology, and Engineering overseeing the directorates for Chemistry, Earth & Life Sciences; Global Security; Physical Sciences; and Simulation & Computation as well as the Partnerships and Pipeline Office since the Triad transition.

His personal research and technical leadership career emphasize Read More