Science

Verus® Research Of New Mexico Announces $28 Million Contract With U.S. Army For Simulation, Training & Implementation

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VERUS RESEARCH News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Verus® Research, a New Mexico-based team of scientists and engineers specializing in advanced research and development, announces the award of a five-year $28 million contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI).

Under the new Airborne Non-Kinetic Systems for Test (ANKST) contract, Verus Research will support the Defense Department Test Resource Management Center’s investments in test and evaluation (T&E) of directed energy technologies.

“We are honored to receive the new contract Read More

Scenes From Reception For Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe

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New Mexico Consortium Executive Director and CEO John Engen, standing at center, welcomes attendees to the reception hosted Friday evening at Vanessie Restaurant & Piano Bar in Santa Fe by the New Mexico Consortium ahead its weekend event, ‘Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe’ at SALA in Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 
Dr. Michael Doyle, vice president for Research & Economic Development at New Mexico Tech and Chair of New Mexico Consortium Board of Directors speaks at the reception Friday evening at Vanessie Restaurant & Piano Bar in
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Los Alamos High School Graduate Eric Talley Elected To American Academy Of Arts & Sciences

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Los Alamos High School 1984 graduate and Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos High School Alumni News:

Los Alamos High School 1984 graduate and now Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.

Talley teaches and writes in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, machine learning and contract and corporate law and finance. As co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Market and Corporate Read More

Seven Los Alamos Seniors Earn National Merit Scholarships 

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NMHED News:

SANTA FE – The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced today that Seven Los Alamos Seniors and one from Albuquerque have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards. They are among approximately 770 distinguished high school seniors to receive the honor.

“I applaud both Batelle and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their celebration of academic excellence,” NMHED Secretary Arsenio Romero said. “Their commitment to nurturing talent and fostering student success exemplifies the essence of corporate responsibility.” 

National Read More

Get Ready … ScienceFest 2024 Runs July 12-16

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Scene of a previous ScienceFest. Courtesy/MainStreet

Scene of a previous ScienceFest. Courtesy/MainStreet

MAINSTREET News:

Get ready for an exciting week of science this summer in Los Alamos! Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District is eager to bring the 17th annual ScienceFest to the community and region on July 12-16, 2024.

ScienceFest kicks off on the evening of July 12 with the weekly Summer Concert Series at Ashley Park Pond and the debut of the Night Market. Headlining the Friday Night Concert is Led Zepagain, a world-famous tribute band with over 30 years of experience portraying Read More

Explore With Stephen Hawking & The Universe April 27-28 At SALA

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COMMUNITY News:

The New Mexico Consortium reminds all who are interested to join its upcoming event, Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe is April 27-28 at SALA Los Alamos Event Center.

While attending the event in person offers a unique opportunity to immerse in the atmosphere of scientific discovery and interact with experts in the field, the event will also be live-streamed on YouTube for viewers to tune in and participate in the cosmic journey. Join the live stream on YouTube via the link on the Cosmic Frontiers main website: https://cosmicfrontiers.org/ or go directly Read More

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Closest Approach To Sun April 21

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12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodiccomet with an orbital period of 71 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with an orbital period between 20 and 200 years, and is also one of the brightest known periodic comets, reaching an absolute visual magnitude ~5 in its approach to perihelion. Courtesy/wikipedia

Space News:

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to the sun on April 21. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type periodic comet that was first discovered by Jean-Louis Pons on July 12, 1812, and then independently rediscovered by William Robert Brooks in Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Unveils Venado Supercomputer And Opens Door For AI Applications

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From left, LANL Interim Deputy Director for Science, Technology and Engineering Mark Chadwick, DOE Secretary David Turk, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, LANL Director Thom Mason, Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri and NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager Ted Wyka at the 2024 Venado ribbon cutting event held Monday at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

National Security AI Office Director Jason Pruet, left, serves as the moderator for the panel discussion held during the unveiling of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s newest supercomputer, Venado, Monday at LANL. Read More

Verus® Research Announces $1 Million Contract With Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate

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VERUS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Verus® Research, a New Mexico-based team of scientists and engineers specializing in advanced research and development, announces the award of a two-year, $1 million contract from the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

The contract is a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) agreement for the next iteration of Verus Research’s Satellite Software for Anomaly Monitoring (Sat-SAM) software. The software receives satellite telemetry and runs analysis to detect, identify and predict causal indicators for failures Read More

Los Alamos High School Astronomy Club Views 2024 Total Solar Eclipse From Fort Worth, Texas – Shares Photographs

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Los Alamos High School Astronomy Club members traveled to view and photograph the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse in Fort Worth, Texas. The photos were taken with a Canon Rebel 8 and Canon 500mm lens and edited with Adobe Lightroom Classic. More photos taken by LAHS Astronomy Club members can be found at www.lahsastronomy.com. Photo by Gavin Bent/LAHS Class of 2027, Astronomy Club Board member

The solar eclipse viewed April 8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Gavin Bent/LAHS Class of 2027, Astronomy Club Board member

The solar eclipse viewed April 8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Gavin Bent/LAHS Read More

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