Historical Society Lecture Features LANL Historian Alan Carr Tuesday at Fuller Lodge
LANL Historian Alan Carr
LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society presents Alan B. Carr, author of “On The Front Lines of the Cold War,” 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Fuller Lodge.
Carr will explore the political landscape of the later Cold War years from the Los Alamos perspective by introducing the Laboratory leaders and technologies that helped win history’s most dangerous conflict.
Carr is the Historian for Los Alamos National Laboratory. During his tenure as Laboratory Historian, Carr has produced several publications pertaining to the Manhattan Project, early Read More
Science Cinema Draws Locals to the Bradbury
Charles Arnold and his sons, Judah, 4 and Samuel, 2, take part in Saturday’s Science Cinema at the Bradbury Science Museum. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comThe Bradbury Science Museum sees a lot of traffic throughout the year – about 80,000 people – a large chunk of whom are tourists. In an effort to attract more Los Alamos residents through its doors, the Bradbury recently began a series called Science Cinema.
The series is 10:30 a.m. every Saturday in the museum’s auditorium. A short film addressing a topic in Read More
‘Experimental Physical Sciences Vistas’ Presents 70 Years of Los Alamos Milestones
LANL News:
Making, measuring and modeling are inextricably linked throughout the history of Los Alamos National Laboratory. These scientific endeavors were instrumental in fulfilling the objectives of the Manhattan Project and they remain so today in executing the Laboratory’s national security mission.
The new issue of “Experimental Physical Sciences Vistas” presents 70 years of Los Alamos milestones in making, measuring and modeling; highlights the people who perform this science; and it outlines the evolution of the Laboratory’s signature facilities Read More
Annual ‘La Noche Encantada’ Draws 2,000 VIPs
Representatives from Los Alamos National Laboratory and spouses from left, James Kloeppel, Jo Ann Archuleta, Michael Cisneros, Doug McCray, Chris Fresquez, Renee Fresquez, Paula Padilla, Patrick Padilla, Yvonne Gonzales and Joseph Gonzales. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Chamber Director Katy Korkos, right, with New Mexico Attorney General Gary King and his wife Yolanda Jones King. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Dr. Paul Daly of Northern New Mexico Medical Associates and Chief of Staff of Los Alamos Medical Center with his wife Linda Daly, executive Read More
Bradbury Science Museum Lecture: HIV Genetic Research Feb. 12
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Tanmoy BhattacharyaScience of Signatures Seminar Feb. 12
IGPPS News:
NSEC – Institute for Geophysics, Planetary Physics and Signatures, announces the Science of Signatures Seminar Series 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Research Park, 2nd Floor, 203A Conference (Hot Rocks Cafe.)
Speaker Sanna Sevanto, EES-14, will discuss “Watching Water Flow Through Trees to Assess Climate Change.”
Water vapor flux through the stomata of plants (transpiration) is one of the key components linking the atmosphere to the land surface. In global scale, plants return about 60 percent of the annual precipitation to the atmosphere, helping control Read More
NNSA Reaches B61-12 LEP Milestone
The B61-12 LEP. Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories successfully completed the first full-system mechanical environment test of the B61‑12 as part of the NNSA’s ongoing effort to refurbish the B61 nuclear bomb.
Dr. Donald L. Cook
This first full-system mechanical environment test is one of several critical milestones for the B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP.) The B61-12 LEP is an essential element of the U.S. strategic nuclear deterrent and of the U.S.’s commitments Read More
