Laboratory scientist appointed Governor's science adviser

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LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 21, 2000 -- A scientist at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has been appointed science adviser to New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson.

Larry Winter of Los Alamos' Mathematical Modeling and Analysis group succeeds fellow Los Alamos scientist Paul T. Cunningham as science adviser to Governor Johnson.

"It's a great opportunity to help extend our scientific knowledge and capabilities to the state of New Mexico," Winter said of the appointment. "There is a lot we can do in the areas of natural resources, including water, space sciences and computer technology."

In his role as science adviser to the governor, Winter provides advice and assistance to the governor and state government on general science and technology matters.

Winter said one of his first efforts will be to help the State Engineer's Office to become a partner in the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Center. The Laboratory already is a major partner in a $16 million, five-year project focusing on sustainability of water resources in semi-arid regions such as the southwestern United States.

Winter also is organizing a workshop on carbon sequestration -- scientific efforts to isolate and dispose of carbon dioxide before it ever reaches the air, and also to directly remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere -- this fall at Los Alamos for state and university employees, and personnel from New Mexico's national laboratories.

"A lot of my job is to work on water supply and other water issues and that fits in very neatly with what we're doing," said Winter.

Winter joined Los Alamos in 1990. While at the Laboratory, Winter has been a group leader of the Geoanalysis Group and was an acting group leader of Los Alamos' Scientific Computing and Computer Research and Applications groups.

He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from University of Arizona; master's degrees in geoscience and applied mathematics from the same school; and a doctoral degree in applied mathematics also from the University of Arizona. Winter is a member of the executive committee of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology center for the Hydrology of Semi-Arid Regions.

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