LRG News:
Fully vaccinated Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Los Alamos Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7 at the Morning Glory Restaurant, 1377 Diamond Dr. across from Los Alamos High School.
Morning Glory serves a full breakfast and pastries. Retirees buy their breakfast; LRG will pay for coffee or tea.
Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information. Read More
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
SANTA FE – Today U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM-03) hosted a roundtable discussion with U.S. Secretary of Energy (DOE) Jennifer Granholm to discuss the future of local innovation and technology commercialization through the Department of Energy in New Mexico.
Roundtable participants included the Secretary, the Governor of Pueblo of Santa Ana, Joseph Sanchez, representatives from Los Alamos and Sandia National laboratories, and several stakeholders from the private and public sectors.
During the roundtable, Leger Fernández Read More
Community: Supercomputing history unveiled at Bradbury Science Museum
A diverse crowd of computing experts and enthusiasts gathered at the Bradbury Science Museum recently to celebrate the opening of a revamped supercomputing exhibit. Leadership, designers, historians and scientists from the Laboratory’s past and present ate cupcakes and talked petaflop clusters while exploring the exhibit’s newest features and stories. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL
Science: Validation brings new predictive capability to global megafire smoke impacts
New research modeling smoke Read More
Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
The many respiratory viruses that cause influenza-like illness are generally reported and tracked by health professionals as one generic entity, despite the fact that the viruses and their various treatments can vary dramatically.
In the United States alone, some form of influenza-like illness, or ILI, infects nearly 50 million people every year. Now, new work from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the University of New Mexico shows that more detailed Read More
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that it is canceling its November 2020 contract solicitation for management and operation of the Pantex Plant and Y-12 National Security Complex and terminating the contract award announced in November 2021 for the two sites.
NNSA intends to hold two new competitions for separate contracts to manage each site.
In December 2021, the Government Accountability Office received protests of NNSA’s contract award. In January 2022, NNSA announced that it was taking voluntary Read More
Scene of a Monday night at the Pit volleyball game played July 12, 2021 at United Church. Courtesy/UCLA
By GEORGIA STRICKFADEN
The United Church of Los Alamos
For many summers, LANL summer interns, graduate students and the like have been hosted by The United Church of Los Alamos at a Monday evening meal to socialize, and play volleyball (optional).
This summer, the action kicks off 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 6 and every Monday throughout the summer. The church maintains a sand volleyball court with adjacent picnic tables located in the 2500 block of Canyon Road across from the Aquatic Center and the Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich participating in an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Wednesday to review the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Submission for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Screenshot/LADP
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) participated in an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Wednesday to review the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Submission for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
To watch the video, click here. Download link here.
During the hearing, Sen. Heinrich asked Under Read More
J. Arthur Freed
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Today marks the 50th anniversary of a profound tragedy in the history of Los Alamos. On May 19, 1972, a twin‐engine Beechcraft Queen‐Air, chartered by the Atomic Energy Commission to fly personnel to the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, lost an engine and nosedived into an open field.
Along with the pilot, eight Laboratory employees died at the scene, including Dr. Wright. H. Langham, associate division leader for biomedical research.
“Instantly nine widows and more than 20 fatherless children were created,” Read More
Scene of Los Alamos County Council Chair Randall Ryti speaking to firefighters and officials at Tuesday’s base camp briefing on the Cerro Pelado Fire. Photo by Chief Troy Hughes/LAFD
Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason speaking this morning to firefighters and officials gathered at base camp for a briefing on the Cerro Pelado Fire. Photo by Chief Troy Hughes/LAFD
Incident Commander Rich Harvey of Great Basin Team 1 speaking to firefighters and officials at Tuesday’s base camp briefing on the Cerro Pelado Fire. Photo by Chief Troy Hughes/LAFD
Los Alamos County Council Read More
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