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Los Alamos Physicist Wins 2016 Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances In Measurement Science

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 15, 2015

LANL physicist Albert Migliori, having led the development of a powerful tool for important measurements in condensed matter physics including superconductivity, is being given the Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science, the top instrumentation prize of the American Physical Society. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Honors to Albert Migliori, developer of resonant ultrasound spectroscopy

Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Albert Migliori, having led the development of a powerful tool for important measurements in condensed matter physics including superconductivity, Read More

W80-4: Sandia California Works On Nuclear Weapon Life Extension Program

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 15, 2015

The W80-4 mechanical team at Sandia National Laboratories reviews the results of thermal analysis. From the top center, counterclockwise, are Ryan Johnson, Bryn Miyahara, Alvin Leung and Matt H. Jones. Photo by Randy Wong

SANDIA LABS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Sandia National Laboratories is doing what it hasn’t done in decades: extending the life of a nuclear warhead at the same time the U.S. Air Force develops a replacement cruise missile that will carry the weapon.

The goal of the W80-4 Life Extension Program (LEP) is refurbishing the W80 warhead with replacement components for aging technology Read More

Panel Discussion On Women In Science Thursday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 14, 2015

LIBRARY News:

Are women in science achieving their goals in careers and research today? Attend the panel discussion at 7 p.m., Thursday, October 15, at Mesa Public Library and hear what three women who work in science and engineering have to say about the topic.

The program is held in conjunction with Ada Lovelace Day celebrations at the Los Alamos County Library System. Ada Lovelace is considered the first computer programmer because of her work with Charles Babbage on an analytical machine.

The three panelists for Thursday’s discussion are Sandy Frost, Nicole Lloyd-Ronning and Teri Roberts. Read More

Udall Highlights Push To Expand Tech Transfer At DOE Labs, Build NM’s Economy

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on October 14, 2015

U.S. Senator Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

  • Udall seeks input from roundtable on tech transfer legislation 

ALBUQUERQUE – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall hosted U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairwoman Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and DOE Acting Director of the Office of Technology Transitions Jetta Wong at Sandia National Laboratories for a roundtable discussion about improving technology transfer and creating jobs.

Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) officials joined several local businesses that were created based on technology developed at the labs to discuss Read More

Science On Tap At UnQuarked Thursday Oct. 15

Submitted by Chris Clark on October 14, 2015
 
LACDC News:
 
Thomas Leitner will speak at Science on Tap beginning at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, at the UnQuarked Wine Room at 145 Central Park Square in downtown Los Alamos.
 
Leitner works in LANL’s Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group and has been tracking phylogenetics and epidemics. He leads a team of researchers at the Lab who are investigating the complex relationships between the spread of the HIV virus in a population (epidemiology) and the actual, rapid evolution of the virus
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Oak Ridge 3 Peace Protesters Headline Awards Ceremony On Capitol Hill

Submitted by Chris Clark on October 14, 2015
NFFAF News:
 
TAKOMA PARK, Md., ― Peace protesters Megan Rice, Michael Walli and Greg Boertje-Obed are among those to be honored at this year’s Nuclear-Free Future Awards in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Nuclear-Free Future Award Foundation (NFFAF).
 
The Nuclear-Free Future Awards are given annually to individuals who, through courage, integrity and conviction, have acted to rid the world of uranium mining, nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
 
This year’s Nuclear-Free Future Award ceremony is Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Rayburn House
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DOE Invests Over $34 Million To Improve Protection Of Nation’s Energy Infrastructure

Submitted by Chris Clark on October 13, 2015
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to protecting America’s energy critical infrastructure, the Energy Department (DOE) announced more than $34 million for two projects that will improve the protection of the U.S. electric grid and oil and natural gas infrastructure from cyber threats.
 
The University of Arkansas and the University of Illinois will assemble teams with expertise in power systems engineering and the computer science of cybersecurity to develop new technologies that will help protect energy delivery systems
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