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Final EA And Finding Of No Significant Impact For LANL Photovoltaic System Available Now To Public

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 13, 2019

LANL News:

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has completed the Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzed the potential impacts of construction and operation of a 10 megawatts ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array and associated power transmission line.

Based on the analysis presented in the final EA NNSA is issuing a finding of no significant impact (FONSI).

NNSA requires a reliable, efficient, diversified, and sustainable electrical supply to

Los Alamos National Laboratory All-Woman Team Commands Rock-Zapping Laser On Mars

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 12, 2019

Members of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s ChemCam Engineering Operations team, from left, Suzi Montano, Adriana Reyes-Newell, Roberta Beal, Lisa Danielson, Nina Lanza and Cindy Little. Not pictured is Margie Root. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

The laser that zaps rocks on Mars is commanded by a talented group of engineers and scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory—who also happen to all be women, a rarity in the engineering field.

“It’s unusual, simply because engineering still tends to be male-dominated,” said Nina Lanza, a planetary scientist on the team who has helped recruit Read More

Military Order Of The World Wars Meets June 18

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 12, 2019

LANL Director Emeritus Dr. Terry Wallace Jr.

MOWW News:

The speaker at the Military Order of the World Wars June 18 dinner meeting is LANL Director Emeritus Dr. Terry Wallace Jr. His broad background in global security should provide a very interesting and informative presentation on the future of warfare.

Note change in location: the meeting will be held in the dining room of American Legion Post 90 at 1325 Trinity Dr., behind Pasta Paradiso. Use the west side door to enter the dining room.

The meeting begins with a social period at 6 p.m. followed by a brief business

Science On Tap With Antonio Redondo June 17

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 12, 2019

LANL researcher Antonio Redondo

Creative District News:

The community is invited to join the Bradbury Science Museum and Los Alamos Creative District for Science On Tap at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 17, at projectY cowork in Central Park Square.

This On Tap will feature a conservation with Antonio Redondo about the use of super-computer simulations in the study of chemical processes.

Many are familiar with the M&M’s tagline, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand,” but most don’t give much thought to the science responsible for that crunchy candy shell. At Los Alamos,

What’s At The Bradbury This Month

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 11, 2019

BSM News:

Night with a Nerd

Each summer, monsoon season arrives in New Mexico, bringing torrential rains, intense thunderstorms, damaging hail storms, and deadly tornados with it. In spite of these extreme and intimidating weather events, locals are generally glad to see the start of the monsoon. As the source of over half the year’s precipitation, the monsoon brings life-giving water to a state which is often parched.

The Bradbury’s National Outreach Traveling Exhibits Program (NOTEs)

Over the course of 4 months, Building Immunityguided over 200,000 visitors

LAPSF: Three Outstanding Students Awarded The 2019 Jim Sims Memorial Engineering Scholarship

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 10, 2019

2019 Jim Sims Memorial Engineering Scholarship recipients Aaron Lauritzen, left, Leah Wolfsberg and Jonathan Doorn pose with Becky Sims. Courtesy/Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography.com

LAPS FOUNDATION News:

The 2019 Jim Sims Memorial Engineering Scholarship has been awarded to Jonathan Doorn, Aaron Lauritzen and Leah Wolfsberg.

The scholarship was created to honor long time Los Alamos resident and LANL engineer Jim Sims.

Sims worked for 34 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a design engineer and leader of project engineering teams. He was a gifted Read More

LANL Experts To discuss ‘The Science Of Vintage Space’ On Santa Fe Institute Panel 4:15-5:15 P.M. June 15

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on June 7, 2019

Norris Bradbury, left, in front of the Kiwi B4-A reactor used to power a nuclear rocket in the 1960s as part of Project Rover. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory will host a panel at the Santa Fe Institute’s InterPlanetary Festival about the Science of Vintage Space June 15 in Santa Fe.

The event is free and open to the public.

Both current and retired experts from the Laboratory will talk about the critical role LANL played in the early days of the space race, such as developing sensors for satellites to detect nuclear explosions in Read More

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