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Special Opportunity For ‘Team Intergalactic’

National Science Foundation Director Dr. France A. Córdova, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, Dominic Larrañaga, Larry Romero, Benjamin Sandoval and Christian Cordova. Courtesy photo
 
YMCA News:
 
Española YMCA Teen Center Director Ben Sandoval along with “Team Intergalactic” members Dominic Larrañaga, Larry Romero, Benjamin Sandoval and Christian Cordova were fortunate to spend a portion of their afternoon Monday, Aug. 22, with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and National Science Foundation Director Dr. France
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LANL And SFCC Partner To Build Work Place Skills

LANL News:

Los Alamos Laboratory is partnering with Santa Fe Community College and Innovate+Educate to offer an Engineered Systems Technician course beginning Saturday, Sept. 10. The course offers workplace skills that will prepare students for level 1 or 2 engineered systems technicians at the Laboratory.

The course meets from 8 a.m. to noon for four consecutive Saturdays (Sept. 10-Oct. 1) at Santa Fe Community College. To register, call 428-1676 (Skill-Up Course SC 342 01/CRN 21627). Cost of the course is $49 and students will receive

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Dr. Bob Carlson Receives AFMS’ Highest Award

AFMS awards its highest honor to Dr. Robert Carlson of Los Alamos during a special ceremony July 31 in Albany, Ore. Courtesy/Carolyn Weinberger – AFMS

 

By MARION ROBERTS
Immediate Past President – AFMS

At this year’s awards banquet of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS), July 31 in Albany, Ore., the Federation awarded Dr. Robert (Dr. Bob) Carlson of Los Alamos the Societies’ most prestigious award, the 2017 AFMS Recognition Award, given on rare occasions for exemplary service and achievement. 

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LANL’s James TenCate Elected Fellow By ASA

LANL mechanical engineer James TenCate was recently elected fellow by the Acoustical Society of America. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory mechanical engineer James TenCate was recently elected fellow by the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).

TenCate, who leads the Modeling and Simulation Team in the Geophysics Group in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division (EES), was honored for his contributions to nonlinear acoustics of earth materials.

“Jim’s research over the years has been critical to our understanding of nonlinear acoustics, which affects Read More

NNSA Rescinds Contract Award For NNSS Management To NVS3T Following Discovery Of New Ownership

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Aug. 26, 2016, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) awarded the contract for the management and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) to Nevada Site Science Support and Technologies Corporation (NVS3T). 

The winning proposal identified NVS3T as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. In making the award, NNSA evaluated past performance and other factors based upon the proposal as submitted.

After the award, DOE/NNSA learned that Leidos Innovations Corporation Read More

DOE Exercises Both Option Periods On LANL Cleanup Bridge Contract

EM-LA News:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Management – Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) exercised both the first and second option periods on the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Bridge Contract today.

Each option period is for six-months and have a combined total value of $154.7 million. Exercising both option periods now extends the contract to Sept. 30, 2017. Prior to exercising these two options, the contract would have expired Sept. 30, 2016.

The Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Bridge Contract is a Cost-Plus-Award Fee (CPAF) contract that is for the Read More

Deputy Under Secretary Of Energy To Provide Keynote At 2016 National Cleanup Workshop

Deputy Under Secretary of Energy David Klaus
 
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Deputy Under Secretary of Energy for Management and Performance David Klaus is set to provide a keynote address at the 2016 National Cleanup Workshop, scheduled for Sept. 14-15 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Va.
 
The workshop is being hosted by the Energy Communities Alliance, and cooperating organizations for the event include DOE and the Energy Facility Contractors Group.
 
Klaus joins a long list of confirmed participants for the workshop
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