Jack Shlachter

CHAMBER News:

Like people, materials contain defects or imperfections not visible to the human eye.

These variations can come into play during material creation and use for many applications including nuclear reactors and weapons.

Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing a concept for a large-scale facility, called MaRIE (short for Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes), to probe materials during processing and while they are undergoing high stress to follow in real time the evolution of their defect structures. This work will help build design tools to predict the performance of real-life materials under important conditions.

Jack Shlachter, with LANL’s Theoretical Division, will help explore this topic at the next Science On Tap at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at UnQuarked the Wine Room, 145 Central Park Square. The community is invited to attend and join in the discussion where small things really do matter.

Science On Tap is sponsored by the Los Alamos Creative District and hosted by the Bradbury Science Museum. The On Tap series begins each evening with an informal 10-15 minute lecture followed by a lively group discussion. All ages are welcome. On Tap is a way for people to get out and about in the community, learn something new, and meet people with similar interests. The “On Tap” series happens twice a month. The discussions are supported by Bradbury Science Museum, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos Historical Society and PEEC at The Nature Center.

The Los Alamos Creative District is a program of Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; a private, not-for-profit economic and community development organization serving the Los Alamos area since 1983. LACDC serves as the umbrella organization for the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce, Los Alamos MainStreet, the Los Alamos Meeting & Visitors Bureau, Los Alamos Small Business Center and the Los Alamos Research Park.