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Los Alamos Rotary Hears Talk By Astrophysicist Dr. Rick Wallace On ‘The James Webb Space Telescope, First Images 2022’

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Astrophysicist Rick Wallace recently gave a presentation about the deep space images from the James Webb Space Telescope to the Rotary Club. Here he assures his audience that there will only be a ‘tiny bit of physics’. Photo by Linda Hull

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos 

Promising his presentation would only include “tiny bit of physics”, Dr. Rick Wallace, retired Los Alamos National Laboratory astronomer and astrophysicist, spoke Aug. 2 at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos about “The James Webb Space Telescope, First Images 2022”.

With PowerPoint slides that featured James Read More

NNSA Administrator Hruby Addresses Visit To Hiroshima

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Under Secretary & Administrator Jill Hruby

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON — Jill Hruby, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security for the Department of Energy and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), made the following remarks after her Aug. 9 visit to  the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Memorial Centopath:

“This is a solemn week for the people of Japan, the United States, and around the world. It is important that we remember those who lost their lives in the deadliest conflict in human history and work to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again.

“As the Administrator Read More

Take A Closer Look At James Webb Space Telescope Images At NM Museum Of Natural History & Science Aug. 20

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The James Webb Space Telescope. Courtesy/NMMNHS

NMMNHS News:

If the photos of far-distant galaxies taken by the James Webb Space Telescope left you wanting more, head to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Saturday, Aug. 20 for a deeper look at the unique images, led by experts who assisted with the mission.

The Museum is hosting a special Space Science event Aug. 20 featuring experts from the University of New Mexico who participated in the mission itself. UNM professors Dr. Diana Dragomir, who works on the team of astronomers interpreting Webb’s images, and Tony Read More

NNSA: 45 Kilograms Of Highly Enriched Uranium Removed From Japan, Returned To United States

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NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby in the KUCA reactor room with Professor Hironobu Unesaki, left, and Ken Nakajima, Director of the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science at Kyoto University. Courtesy/NNSA

Kyoto University and Y-12 National Security Complex technical experts prepare the highly enriched uranium shipping containers for transportation. Courtesy/Kyoto University

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fulfilling a commitment made at the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Japan’s Read More

LAHS Student Teresa Austin Presents Plans To Study In Finland As Part Of Rotary Youth Exchange Program

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LAHS student Teresa Austin speaking July 26 to Rotary at Cottonwood on the Greens about her plans to study abroad in the upcoming school year as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Photo by Linda Hull

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

Teresa Austin, one of four Los Alamos High School students studying abroad in the upcoming school year, spoke at the July 26 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, the club sponsoring this youth exchange program made possible by Rotary District 5520 and Rotary International.

Austin departs for Helsinki, Finland this month to live with Read More

Los Alamos High School Cheerleaders Selected To Perform In London New Year’s Day Parade In England

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LAHS Cheerleaders Allyson Harbert, Megan Martinez and Sophia Sisneros have been selected as All-Americans and will represent Varsity Spirit in the London New Year’s Day Parade in London, England. Courtesy photo

LAHS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAHS) has announced that three Varsity Cheerleaders, senior Megan Martinez and freshmen Allyson Harbert and Sophia Sisneros have been selected as All-Americans.

The trio will represent Varsity Spirit, the global leader in cheerleading, dance team and band apparel, camps and competitions, and a division of Varsity Brands, the market leader Read More

Rotary: Deborah Simon And Dick Jones Speak About Team Guatemala 2022

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Deborah Simon of Rotary Team Guatemala 2022 listens as villagers propose projects that they and Rotary can work on together. Photo by Jim O’Donnell 

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

Santa Fe Rotarians Deborah Simon and Dick Jones spoke at the July 19 meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos about the April trek Team Guatemala 2022 (TG22) made to Uspantán, a municipality in El Quiché, an expansive department, similar to a state or province, in the country’s highlands. 

TG22 was there to review the projects that began as a Rotary International Global Grant 25 years ago in this remote Read More

James Webb Space Telescope & The Manhattan Project

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Image of the ‘Cosmic Cliffs’ taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Courtesy/Atomic Heritage Foundation

By CYNTHIA C. KELLY
President and Founder
Atomic Heritage Foundation

After 20 years and $10 billion, the unfolding of the 18 gold-coated beryllium hexagons of telescope’s sunflower-like mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in early January 2022 went flawlessly. 

Like a modern-day Manhattan Project, the project involved an interdisciplinary team of engineers, astronomers, mathematicians, technicians, and government officials.

The telescope will allow scientists Read More

Refugee Students Need Backpacks & School Supplies

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Interfaith Los Alamos is requesting donations for backpacks loaded with school supplies for newly arrived refugee students. Courtesy/Interfaith Los Alamos

Interfaith Los Alamos News:

Interfaith Los Alamos, for the fifth year in a row, is requesting that the very generous folks of Los Alamos consider once again donating backpacks loaded with school supplies for newly arrived refugee students.

This year there will be about 150 refugee students starting in Albuquerque public schools next week, including boys and girls ages K-12.

The organization that resettles immigrants and refugees Read More

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Hosting Days Of Peace & Remembrance In Observance Of Atomic Bombings Of Japan 7:30-8:30 PM Aug. 8 At Ashley Pond Park

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Luminarias will be lit in remembrance and acknowledgement of the atomic bombings of Japan in August of 1945. This year, luminarias will feature messages of peace written by the public ahead of the August events. Courtesy/Manhattan Project National Historical Park/NPS

NPS News:

DENVER — Manhattan Project National Historical Park will partner with Pearl Harbor National Memorial to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, which occurred in August 1945 in the waning days of World War II.

The commemoration will include luminaria ceremonies hosted at each of the Manhattan Read More