LAPSF: Three Outstanding Students Awarded The 2019 Jim Sims Memorial Engineering Scholarship
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
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
Thomas Intrator Scholarship Winners For 2019 Are Joseph Sarrao And Javier McTeague-Vasquez
The 2019 Thomas Intrator scholarship recipients Joseph Sarrao, left, and Javier McTeague-Vasquez. Jessica Booton Photography, www.jessicabootonphotography.com/
LAPS Foundation News:
The family of Thomas Intrator has announced its selection for this year’s Thomas Intrator Scholarship are 2019 Los Alamos High School graduates Joseph Sarrao and Javier McTeigue-Vasquez.
The scholarship honors Thomas Intrator, who was a distinguished plasma physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He encouraged, fostered and practiced a sense of curiosity. His inquisitiveness Read More
Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Meets Friday
RCLC News:
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities meets at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 7 in City Council Chambers at the Española City Hall, 405 N. Paseo De Onate.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda
Call to Order – Chair Henry Roybal at 1:30 p.m.
B. Confirmation of Quorum – Chair Henry Roybal at 1:32 p.m.
C. Approval of Agenda – Chair Henry Roybal at 1:35 p.m.
D. Approval of Meeting Minutes – Chair Henry Roybal at 1:40 p.m.
- a. Draft minutes for March 1 meeting
- b. Draft minutes for April 26 meeting
E. Public Comment (20 min.) 1:50-2:10 p.m.
F. Treasurers Report – Treasurer Peter Ives at 2:10 p.m.
- a. Treasurers
Oak Ridge Transforming Former Uranium Enrichment Area For Development
Oak Ridge crews began removing trailers and tearing up a 6.5-acre slab and asphalt at the Building K-29 site in October 2018. Courtesy photo
A view of the Building K-29 demolition site as the teardown was nearly finished in 2006. The building was surrounded by Building K-27, the K-731 Switch House, and the Poplar Creek facilities, which are now cleared away. Courtesy photoCommunity Leaders Briefed On Safety, Workforce Development At LANL Community Conversation Event
LANL Director Thom Mason, left, and DOE/NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Steve Goodrum field questions from community leaders at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Conversation event Thursday morning at Buffalo Thunder Resort. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Community leaders from throughout Northern New Mexico at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Conversation event Thursday morning at Buffalo Thunder Resort. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comStaff Report
LANL Director Thom Mason and DOE/NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager
FBI: Former LANL Scientist Charged With Making False Official Statements About His Contacts And Involvement With A Chinese Government Program
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Turab Lookman, 67, of Santa Fe, made an initial appearance in federal court today on charges of making false official statements about his involvement with a program established by the Chinese government to recruit people with access to and knowledge of foreign technology and intellectual property.
The FBI arrested Lookman yesterday after a grand jury indicted him on Wednesday on three counts of making false official statements about being recruited by and applying to participate in China’s Thousand Talents Program for personal compensation.
The indictment alleges
