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Releases Scientists take a giant step forward in understanding plutonium
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 21, 2012—Plutonium is the most complex element in the periodic table, yet it is also one of the most poorly understood ones. But now a well-known scientific technique, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, may turn out to be the perfect tool for uncovering some of plutonium’s mysteries.
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Blue Star Museums program
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 16, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum is partnering with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families Foundation and the Department of Defense in the Blue Star Museums program to host active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 28, through Labor Day, Sept. 3.
Manvendra Dubey selected as Fulbright-Nehru Fellow
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 15, 2012—Manvendra Dubey, a Los Alamos National Laboratory climate scientist, has received a J. William Fulbright scholarship to conduct monsoon-related research in India.
Sixty-five New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 1, 2012—Sixty-five students from seven Northern New Mexico counties are recipients of Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships. Los Alamos High School senior Scott Carlsten received the top award, the platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years.
Los Alamos, Sandia National Laboratories recognize New Mexico small businesses for innovation
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 30, 2012—Ten projects developed by New Mexico small businesses using technical expertise and assistance of Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories will be recognized at the 11th Innovation Celebration Tuesday (May 1) sponsored by the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program at Encantado Resort in Tesuque.
Albuquerque Manzano High School student takes top award in 22nd New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 24, 2012—Jordan Medlock of Albuquerque’s Manzano High School took the top prize in the 22nd New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge for his computer algorithm that automates the process of counting and analyzing plaques in magnetic resonance images of persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
Students descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 23-24 for Supercomputing Challenge Expo and Awards Ceremony
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 17, 2012—More than 200 New Mexico students and their teachers will convene at Los Alamos National Laboratory April 23 and 24 for judging and the awards ceremony in the 22nd annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.
Cyber security exercise puts laboratories to the test
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 12, 2012—Intense pressure creates diamonds from coal, they say, and for Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory cyber security programs, it’s an apt comparison. Fending off thousands of computer attacks from around the world, controlling vast libraries of sensitive information, yet keeping the scientific flow of knowledge moving, cyber teams such as those at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and elsewhere in the government complex feel the squeeze.
Cancer therapy gets a boost from new isotope
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 11, 2012—A new medical isotope project at Los Alamos National Laboratory shows promise for rapidly producing major quantities of a new cancer-treatment agent, actinium 225 (Ac-225).
Los Alamos National Laboratory's environmental data now viewable by the public
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 2, 2012—"Intellus New Mexico," the new, web-based application, will display the same internal data that Laboratory scientists and regulatory agencies see and use for environmental analysis and monitoring of the LANL site.
Three small businesses selected for Los Alamos National Laboratory environmental work
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 29, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory has awarded a master task order agreement for up to $250 million to three small businesses with offices in Northern New Mexico. The companies include ARS Cavanagh Environmental Services, LLC; Portage, Inc.; and Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc.
Lab announces results of Voluntary Separation Program
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 26, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced that 557 employees will leave the Lab as part of a voluntary separation program announced last month. The employees come from nearly all Lab functions, excluding certain essential areas.
Lab begins security enhancements: Including Increased random vehicle inspections
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 23, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory began implementing several changes to its security procedures on Friday, March 16. The most prominent change is the increase of random inspections of all vehicles transiting the Laboratory, to include West and East Jemez Roads and roadways leading to the main Laboratory administrative area, Technical Area 3.
Magnetic field researchers target Hundred-Tesla goal
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 22, 2012—Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s biggest magnet facility today met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla while conducting six different experiments. The hundred-tesla level is roughly equivalent to 2 million times Earth’s magnetic field.
Hazmat team responds to chemical reaction at Los Alamos Laboratory’s Technical Area 21
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 14, 2012—A small chemical reaction in a bottle containing liquid drawn from a 60-year-old cylinder at Los Alamos Laboratory’s Technical Area 21 caused Laboratory officials to call in hazardous material personnel today.
IX Power LLC and Los Alamos National Laboratory sign Cooperative Research Development Agreement for power and water technologies
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 14, 2012—Innovative water and energy technologies created by U.S. scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) now have a new development option for bringing their inventions to market. Today, New Mexico-based IX Power LLC signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Laboratory for commercializing new water and energy technologies.
LANL schedules community forums
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 8, 2012—Starting Monday, March 12, Los Alamos National Laboratory will host a series of three Northern New Mexico community forums about the Lab’s voluntary workforce separation program now under way. Employees, spouses, and the general public are welcome to attend.
LANL names new head of nuclear and high hazard operations
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 7, 2012—Following a national search, Charles Anderson has been selected as associate director for Nuclear and High Hazard Operations (ADNHHO). Anderson has been in the acting role since July 2011. Prior to the acting position he served as the deputy associate director in ADNHHO.
Bradbury Science Museum hosts talk March 15 by former New York Times reporter Philip Taubman
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 7, 2012—Former New York Times reporter Philip Taubman talks about the current state of nuclear threats, including Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and the possibility of a nuclear 9-11 at a presentation March 15 at Los National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum.
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Community Programs Office receives Piñon Recognition from Quality New Mexico
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 6, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Community Programs Office received Piñon Recognition from Quality New Mexico. LANL will be recognized at QNM’s annual learning summit and awards ceremony April 3-4 in Albuquerque.
Next Frontiers in Science lectures focus on imaging technology and the world's fastest camera
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 5, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory research and development engineer Scott Watson talks about the remarkable history of imaging technology and the relatively new fields of high-speed photography and flash radiography at a Frontiers in Science series talk at 7 p.m. Thursday (March 8) in the Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Albuquerque.
Oxygen detected in atmosphere of Saturn’s Moon Dione
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 2, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists and an international research team have announced discovery of molecular oxygen ions (O2+) in the upper-most atmosphere of Dione, one of the 62 known moons orbiting the ringed planet.
LANL names new head of plutonium science and manufacturing
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 2, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory Principal Associate Director for Weapons Programs Bret Knapp has announced the hiring of Jeff Yarbrough as the new Associate Director for Plutonium Science and Manufacturing (ADPSM).
NNSA approves LANL workforce reduction plan
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 1, 2012—A plan to reduce the Laboratory workforce by between 400 and 800 employees this spring through a voluntary separation program has been approved by the National Nuclear Security Administration, LANL Director Charlie McMillan announced today.
LANL researchers to develop detection tools for pathogenic E.coli in the beef production chain
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 29, 2012—Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) received a portion of a recent $25 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture to study E. coli in the beef industry.
Light-Emitting Nanocrystal Diodes Go UltraViolet: Biomedical device potential for robust, implantable product
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 24, 2012—A multinational team of scientists has developed a process for creating glass-based, inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that produce light in the ultraviolet range. The work, reported this week in the online Nature Communications, is a step toward biomedical devices with active components made from nanostructured systems.
Lab announces security changes
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 23, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory is implementing several changes to its security procedures as the result of a recent security assessment conducted jointly by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy.
LANL announces plans for workforce reduction
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 21, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan today said the Lab has submitted a plan to the National Nuclear Security Administration proposing to reduce its workforce by between 400 and 800 employees this spring through a voluntary separation program.
More grapes, less wrath: Hybrid antimicrobial protein protects grapevines from pathogen
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 20, 2012—A team of researchers has found a way to ensure that your evening glass of wine will continue to be available, despite the potential attack of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a bacterium that causes Pierce’s Disease and poses a significant threat to the California wine industry’s valuable grapevines.
Los Alamos National Laboratory selects small businesses for nuclear waste services
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 16, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has selected four small businesses to compete for up to $200 million in services related to safely packaging Cold War-era wastes for final disposal.
New facility boosts Lab’s ability to ship transuranic waste
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 9, 2012—Construction has begun on a new facility that will help Los Alamos National Laboratory accelerate the shipment of transuranic (TRU) waste stored in large boxes at Technical Area 54, Area G.
IBEX probe glimpses Interstellar Neighborhood
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 31, 2012—Space scientists, including researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, today described the first detailed analyses of captured interstellar neutral atoms—raw material for the formation of new stars, planets and even human beings.
Los Alamos honors four for science leadership, research
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 30, 2012—Laboratory Director Charles McMillan and the Laboratory’s Fellows organization have awarded the 2011 Fellows Prize for Leadership in Science or Engineering to John Gordon and Geoffrey Reeves. The 2011 Fellows Prize for Research goes to Stephen Doorn and David Jablonski.
Venture Acceleration Fund associated with LANL now accepting applications for 2012
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 23, 2012—The Venture Acceleration Fund of Los Alamos National Security, LLC, the company that manages and operates Los Alamos National Laboratory for the National Nuclear Security Administration, is now accepting applications for the 2012 calendar year. The three companies selected in the completion will receive up to $100,000 each to commercialize technology and take it to market faster.
LANL achieves milestone on path to zero wastewater discharge
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 20, 2012—Millions of gallons of industrial wastewater will be recycled at Los Alamos National Laboratory as the result of a long-term strategy to treat wastewater rather than discharging it into the environment.
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Christine Anderson-Cook named Fellow of American Society for Quality
Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 17, 2012—Christine Anderson-Cook of Los Alamos National Laboratory was recently selected as a Fellow of the American Society for Quality, or ASQ. Anderson-Cook, who works in the Statistical Sciences Group at LANL, was recognized for research in quality in the areas of design of experiments and reliability, for interdisciplinary collaboration and training of statistical thinking and quality ideas, and for dedicated service to the growth and practice of the quality profession.
Five honored as LANL Fellows for 2011
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 13, 2012—Five scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory have been honored by Laboratory Director Charles McMillan as Laboratory Fellows.
Los Alamos and Malaysian University collaborate to find genetic markers for dwarfism
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 12, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Centre for Chemical Biology at Universiti Sains Malaysia (CCB@USM) have launched a human genome project to study an individual with achondroplasia disorder, the most common form of dwarfism.
Nanotube "glow sticks" transform surface science tool kit
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 10, 2012—Many physical and chemical processes necessary for biology and chemistry occur at the interface of water and solid surfaces. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory publishing in Nature Nanotechnology have now shown that semiconducting carbon nanotubes—light emitting cylinders of pure carbon—have the potential to detect and track single molecules in water.
Los Alamos National Laboratory announces Top 10 science stories of 2011
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 23, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s top 10 science stories of 2011 illustrate the broad variety of scientific excellence that’s the hallmark of the Laboratory. This year’s stories include alternative energy research, world record magnetic fields, disease tracking, the study of Mars, climate change, fuel cells, solar wind, and magnetic reconnection.
Los Alamos scientists monitor Santa’s magical journey
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 21, 2011—Los Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken by St. Nick and his eight tiny and highly efficient reindeer. Visit http://santa.lanl.gov beginning at 6 a.m. December 24 to see his whirlwind journey.
Los Alamos and EMC collaborate to advance high-performance computing
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 21, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced the signing of a new Umbrella CRADA (Cooperative Research and Development Agreement) with EMC Corporation. Together, LANL and EMC will enhance, design, build, test, and deploy new cutting-edge technologies in an effort to meet some of the nation’s most difficult information technology challenges.
Do you see what I see?
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 20, 2011—An essential question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is how objects can be identified by simply "looking" at an image. Introspectively, we know that the human brain solves this problem very well. We only have to look at something to know what it is.
Seven Los Alamos scientists earn AAAS honors
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 15, 2011—The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded the distinction of Fellow to seven scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory for advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
LANL employees pledge record $2.8 million during 2012 employee giving campaign
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 13, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory employees have again demonstrated concern for their communities and those in need by pledging a record $1.81 million to United Way and other eligible nonprofit programs.
Los Alamos National Laboratory names new head of weapons programs
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 1, 2011—Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan today announced the selection of Bret Knapp as the new principal associate director for Weapons Programs. Knapp has been acting in that position since June 2011 when McMillan left the post to become Laboratory director.
Christmas burst reveals neutron star collision
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 1, 2011—A strangely powerful, long-lasting gamma-ray burst on Christmas Day, 2010 has finally been analyzed to the satisfaction of a multinational research team. Called the Christmas Burst, GRB 101225A was freakishly lengthy and it produced radiation at unusually varying wavelengths.
LANL scientists win two prestigious E.O. Lawrence Awards from the Department of Energy
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 28, 2011—U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today that Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists Mark Chadwick and David Chavez are winners of 2011 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awards.
Los Alamos instrument to shine light on Mars habitability
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 28, 2011—With the successful launch of the Mars Science Laboratory on Saturday, Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers and scientists from the French space institute IRAP are poised to begin focusing the energy of a million light bulbs on the surface of the Red Planet to help determine whether Mars was or is habitable.
Is sustainability science really a science?
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 22, 2011—The idea that one can create a field of science out of thin air, just because of societal and policy need, is a bold concept. But for the emerging field of sustainability science, sorting among theoretical and applied scientific disciplines, making sense of potentially divergent theory, practice and policy, the gamble has paid off.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits Los Alamos National Laboratory
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 17, 2011—Second highest-ranking U.S. military officer gets a series of classified briefings, tours TA-55 plutonium operations. Admiral James A. Winnefield, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Los Alamos National Laboratory today. Winnefield is a four star Navy Admiral, and as Vice Chairman is the second highest-ranking U.S. military officer.
Los Alamos researchers unravel the mystery of quantum dot blinking
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 9, 2011—Research by Los Alamos scientists published today in the journal Nature documents significant progress in understanding the phenomenon of quantum-dot blinking. Their findings should enhance the ability of biologists to track single particles, enable technologists to create novel light-emitting diodes and single-photon sources, and boost efforts of energy researchers to develop new types of highly efficient solar cells.
New Algal Research journal has LANL scientists at the helm
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 8, 2011— A new research journal in the burgeoning field of algae science will begin publication in 2012, steered by editors-in-chief José Olivares and Richard Sayre of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Two Los Alamos National Laboratory engineers recognized for helping New Mexico small businesses
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 1, 2011—Charles Lucero, formerly of the Laboratory’s Applied Engineering and Technology Division, and G. Loren Toole, of the Computer, Computational, and Statistical Sciences Division, received Principal Investigator Excellence (PIE) Awards for assisting several New Mexico small businesses.
Antibody library project could unlock mysteries of human gene function
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 31, 2011—A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to Los Alamos National Laboratory Bioscience Division could help unravel the gnarly secrets of how many human genes function.
Experience hands-on halloween science Oct. 28 at Bradbury Science Museum
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 24, 2011—Are you ready for some spooky science? Then climb into your costume and head on over to the Bradbury Science Museum for "High-Tech Halloween!" Back for its 18th year, the creepy-cool event is from 4 to 7 p.m. on October 28.
LANL spinoff receives NIH grant for respiratory disease diagnostic device
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 19, 2011—A spinoff of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mesa Tech, has been awarded a $300,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Elizabeth Sellers appointed deputy director of Los Alamos National Laboratory; Bechtel to announce new appointment for Ike Richardson next week
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 13, 2011—Elizabeth (Beth) Sellers has been named the new deputy director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and is scheduled to start December 5. Current Deputy Director Ike Richardson will be taking an overseas project leadership position with Bechtel to be announced next week.
Los Alamos National Laboratory completes demolition, recycling of former Administration Building
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 11, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed demolition of its former Administration Building. Demolition of the 316,500-square-foot building that was home to seven Laboratory directors was completed five months ahead of the original schedule and significantly under budget.
Algal Biology Program at Los Alamos gets a star
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 11, 2011—Richard Sayre, one of the nation’s top specialists in algae and energy-producing plant research, has joined the Bioscience Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory to help boost cutting-edge research in this area.
LANL disassembles "pits," makes mixed-oxide fuel
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 7, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory has successfully disassembled nuclear weapons "pits" and converted them into more than 240 kilograms of plutonium oxide, an initial step in permanent plutonium disposition.
LANL sets TRU waste hauling record
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 4, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory has set a new LANL record for the amount of transuranic (TRU) waste from past nuclearoperations shipped in a single year to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, NM. In fact, the Laboratory has shipped record numbers of transuranic waste each of the past three years.
Los Alamos researcher nets Presidential Early Career Award
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 28, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Evgenya Simakov has been named by President Barack Obama as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Simakov, of the Laboratory’s Acceleration and Operations Technology Division, was one of 94 scientists within 16 federal agencies nationwide to receive the honor.
Los Alamos National Laboratory announces Venture Acceleration Fund recipients
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 26, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has selected Ideum and OnQueue as its latest recipients of awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF). "Our VAF program provides much-needed capital to these promising companies, reducing their risk without the strings typically attached to equity investments," said David Pesiri, the Laboratory’s Technology Transfer Division leader. "Further, our team of experts is working closely with both companies to connect them with other resources—like mentors, customers, and contacts—to help make them sustainable and successful."
LANL completes CRADA with Biomagnetics, Inc.
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 23, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory successfully completed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Biomagnetics Diagnostics, Inc., in June 2011. The CRADA followed the licensing to Biomagnetics of a LANL-developed prototype waveguide-based optical biosensor — an instrument designed to help in the detection of biological molecules associated with disease using the superior optical properties of single mode planar waveguides.
LANL completes excavation of 1940s waste disposal site
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 22, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed excavation of its oldest waste disposal site, Material Disposal Area B (MDA-B). The excavation removed about 43,000 cubic yards of contaminated debris and soil from the six-acre site.
Bradbury Science Museum opens two exhibits, hosts talk September 27-29
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 22, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum unveils two exhibits next week and hosts a talk about Manhattan Project physicist Richard Feynman on September 29. All the events are open to the public and coincide with Los Alamos County’s "See You In September" celebration of Cultural Heritage Month.
Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Sept. 24
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 19, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum is participating for the third year in the seventh Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day on Saturday, September 24.
Lab to host annual LDRD Day September 13
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 6, 2011—Some of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s most innovative scientists will explain and present their cutting-edge work to the public on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, during LANL’s third annual LDRD Day.
Los Alamos National Laboratory attracts 1,350 students this summer
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 1, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory this summer attracted 1,350 student interns in both technical and nontechnical fields, giving them the opportunity to conduct exciting and important research in a wide range of disciplines. In addition, a record number of postdocs–452–are working at Los Alamos this year.
Los Alamos achieves world-record pulsed magnetic field
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 23, 2011—Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory’s Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory have set a new world record for the strongest magnetic field produced by a nondestructive magnet.
Eleven organizations to receive checks from Las Conchas Recovery Challenge Fund
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 23, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory Director and Los Alamos National Security, LLC President Charlie McMillan will present checks totaling $57,934 to businesses from Los Alamos, Española, and Santa Fe that provided goods and services during the Las Conchas Fire at the "Los Alamos Says Thanks" community event Thursday (August 25) at Ashley Pond in downtown Los Alamos.
Thomas selected as American Chemical Society Fellow
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 16, 2011—Kimberly Thomas, director of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Science and Technology Base Programs Office, has become the first Los Alamos researcher to be named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Twitter and the Flu: Can Social Media Messaging Impact Epidemics?
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 15, 2011—Connecting social media and epidemiological research, a new study by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Tulane University will attempt to predict the future, i.e. people's social behavior during an epidemic, using Twitter, the social media messaging site. If successful, the results will improve the computer models used to plan and respond to disease outbreaks. Understanding human behavior can help save people's lives and the government millions of dollars in vaccine costs and epidemic response planning.
Los Alamos National Laboratory names Nan Sauer associate director for Chemistry, Life, and Earth Sciences
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 9, 2011—Nancy ("Nan") Sauer is the new associate director for Chemistry, Life, and Earth Sciences (ADCLES) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In her 25-year career at LANL, Sauer has held several positions of increasing responsibility. After working as a director's postdoctoral fellow, she advanced to a principal investigator and team leader in the Chemistry Division to leader of several projects. Most recently she has been the director of the LANL Institutes Office from its inception, responsible for oversight and strategic engagement of six institutes and three innovation centers.
Awards recognize outstanding innovation in Technology Transfer
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 9, 2011—The 13th Annual Outstanding Innovation Technology Transfer Awards reception honored Laboratory inventors of patented, licensed, and copyrighted technologies for their important role in transferring science and technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory to industry. The awards reception took place on August 4, 2010 at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos.
Researchers use neutrons to spy on the elusive hydronium ion
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 8, 2011—A Los Alamos National Laboratory research team has harnessed neutrons to view for the first time the critical role that an elusive molecule plays in certain biological reactions. The effort could aid in treatment of peptic ulcers or acid reflux disease, or allow for more efficient conversion of woody waste into transportation fuels.
Los Alamos National Security, LLC partners with Los Alamos National Bank on Las Conchas Recovery Challenge Fund
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 28, 2011—Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) has given $50,000 as seed money to establish a fund at Los Alamos National Bank to reimburse area businesses that provided goods and services during the Las Conchas Fire. Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and the public can make a donation to the fund at any LANB branch in Los Alamos, Santa Fe, or Albuquerque.
Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 15th Hazmat Challenge
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 27, 2011—Twelve hazardous materials response teams from Missouri, New Mexico, and Oklahoma will test their skills at the 15th annual Hazmat Challenge August 2-5 sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory. The challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment.
From Detonation to Diapers: Los Alamos computer codes at core of advanced manufacturing tools
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 27, 2011—Computational tools developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to help ensure the reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons deterrent in the absence of testing are helping industry giants ensure the reliability of their manufacturing processes.
Los Alamos National Laboratory employees pledge $272,000 in this year’s LAESF scholarship drive
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 25, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory employees pledged a record $272,000 during the 2011 Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund drive. The drive encourages LANL employees, retirees, and subcontract personnel to donate to a fund that awards college scholarships to Northern New Mexico students. Further, more employees donated to the fund this year than in past years.
LANL installs additional protective measures
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 20, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory work crews completed additional flood and erosion-control measures this week to reduce the environmental effects of any flash floods following the Las Conchas Fire.
Imagine Education recognized for innovative approach to math education
TAOS, New Mexico, July 20, 2011—Imagine Education, a Taos-based educational game startup company that seeks to change the way middle-school math is taught, last month earned a half-million-dollar Next Generation Learning Challenges grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Researchers find potential key for unlocking biomass energy
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 20, 2011—Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a potential key for unlocking the energy potential from non-edible biomass materials such as corn leaves and stalks, or switch grass.
LANL completes high-priority flood and erosion control work
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 11, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory work crews over the weekend installed 600 feet of water diversion barriers and removed more than 1,200 cubic yards of sediment in anticipation of flash flooding because of damage from the Las Conchas Fire.
LANL closes road, trails for safety reasons; flooding and erosion control work under way
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 8, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced the closure of all publicly-accessible trails on Lab property as well as West Road, which leads from the Los Alamos town site into Los Alamos Canyon. The closure is in response to the increased fire risk and danger of flash flooding in these areas following damage to canyon headlands during the Las Conchas Fire.
Fire updates from the Emergency Operations Center
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 27, 2011—For fire updates click here.
Solar wind samples give insight into birth of solar system
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 23, 2011—Two papers in this week’s issue of Science report the first oxygen and nitrogen isotopic measurements of the Sun, demonstrating that they are very different from the same elements on Earth. These results were the top two priorities of NASA’s Genesis mission, which was the first spacecraft to return from beyond the Moon, crashing in the Utah desert in 2004 after its parachute failed to deploy during re-entry.
Los Alamos National Laboratory earns three R&D 100 Awards
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 22, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have won three of R&D Magazine’s 2011 R&D100 Awards. The winning Laboratory technologies include a molecular beacon that targets specific nucleic acids, a spacer fluid for oil wells that shrinks when heated, and a better way to produce thorium, an elemental sustainable energy source.
Los Alamos and NNSS team up to resume critical experiments at new location
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 17, 2011—At 4:14 p.m. Pacific Time on June 15, a team of researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory brought the Planet criticality assembly machine located at the Nevada National Security Site to a supercritical point for approximately eight minutes, successfully repeating an experiment last conducted at Los Alamos in 2004.
More than 200 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLC
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 16, 2011—Nonprofit organizations are receiving more than $153,000 from Los Alamos National Security, LLC during a recognition event beginning at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (June 22) at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. The monetary donations from LANS are tied to the number of volunteer hours logged by Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees through an organization called VolunteerMatch.
Los Alamos National Laboratory announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipients
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 15, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has selected Manhattan Isotopes Technology, LLC and Vista Therapeutics, Inc. as recipients of $100,000 awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund.
Christina Behr-Andres named science advisor to Governor
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 9, 2011—Christina B. Behr-Andres has been selected to serve as science advisor to New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. Behr-Andres will aid indevelopment and promotion of science and technology policies for economic and educational opportunities, among other responsibilities in her new role.
Laboratory program helps small businesses
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, June 6, 2011—The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program is ready to help small New Mexico enterprises overcome technical challenges. The free program, run jointly by Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, leverages the laboratories' expertise and capabilities to promote regional economic development.
LANL reaches waste shipment milestone
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 31, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory has reached an important milestone in its campaign to ship transuranic (TRU) waste from Cold War-era nuclear operations to the U.S. Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico.
New Director Named at Los Alamos National Laboratory: McMillan to become director June 1
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 26, 2011—Charles McMillan has been appointed director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and president of Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), the company that manages and operates the Lab for the National Nuclear Security Administration. The appointments were announced today by Norman Pattiz, chairman of the LANS Board of Governors, and are effective June 1, 2011.
Supercomputing exhibit at Bradbury Science Museum gets updated
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 19, 2011—For decades, Los Alamos National Laboratory has been synonymous with supercomputing, achieving a number of milestones along the way. Those milestones and more are now showcased in a new, updated supercomputing exhibit on display at the Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum.
Los Alamos National Laboratory receives top 2010 award for Employee Volunteer Program from VolunteerMatch
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 18, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory has earned an award as the top corporate volunteer organization among large employers in VolunteerMatch’s network of more than 140 leading companies and brands.
Research questions reality of 'supersolid' in Helium-4
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 17, 2011—The long-held, but unproven idea that helium-4 enters into an exotic phase of matter dubbed a "supersolid" when cooled to extremely low temperatures has been challenged in a new paper published recently in Science.
Public to have rare opportunity to tour Neutron Science Center
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 10, 2011—Members of the public will have an unusual opportunity to tour the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2011, as part of Rosenfest, a celebration of LANSCE founder Louis Rosen and the remarkable facility he conceived.
Beard selected to lead Business and Operations Directorate, Girrens named head of engineering
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, May 4, 2011—Carl Beard is the new principal associate director for business and operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lab Director Michael Anastasio also announced that Steve Girrens will become the Lab's new associate director for engineering.
Sixty-seven New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 28, 2011—Taos High School senior Majdolene Khweis received this year's Los Alamos Employees’ platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years.
Parties agree to settle stormwater lawsuit
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 27, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has reached a settlement that will result in the dismissal of a 2008 environmental lawsuit by nine citizens groups and individuals.
Los Alamos National Laboratory accounts for nearly $3 billion of New Mexico’s economy
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 27, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory is crucial to New Mexico's economic health, creating a $2.9 billion impact on the state's economy and supporting about 24,000 jobs, according to a new University of New Mexico study.
Los Alamos schools capture top awards in 21st New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 26, 2011—Los Alamos Middle School student Cole Kendrick captured the top prize in the 21st New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Say hello to cheaper hydrogen fuel cells
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 22, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a way to avoid the use of expensive platinum in hydrogen fuel cells, the environmentally friendly devices that might replace current power sources in everything from personal data devices to automobiles.
Students descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 25-26 for Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 20, 2011—More than 200 New Mexico students and their teachers are at Los Alamos National Laboratory April 25 and 26 for judging and the awards ceremony in the 21st annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.
Treasures from the past: Kennedy memorabilia unveiled at Bradbury Science Museum
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 19, 2011—For almost a half-century, no one except a handful of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees even knew it existed—a collection of lovingly preserved artifacts from President John F. Kennedy's 1962 visit to Los Alamos. For the first time, LANL is making the collection available to the public, who can see it until this August at the Bradbury Science Museum.
Preliminary study assesses potential impact of seismic event at Los Alamos
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 15, 2011—As part of its commitment to maintaining the highest possible safety standards at all of its facilities, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) adopted an updated site-wide seismic hazard analysis standard in 2007. In response to that effort, LANL’s Seismic Analysis of Facilities and Evaluation of Risk (SAFER) Project has been conducting a detailed multiyear analysis of the seismic design loads on every existing facility at the site.
Los Alamos scientists propose new theory for development of turbulent magnetic reconnection
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 15, 2011—New 3D simulations of magnetic reconnection published in the scientific journal Nature Physics describes how "flux ropes" are spontaneously generated; work supports upcoming NASA spaceflight.
Christine Anderson-Cook: An outstanding New Mexico woman
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 14, 2011—The New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women selected Los Alamos National Laboratory research statistician Christine Anderson-Cook as one of 20 women to receive the 26th Annual Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women.
LANL selects two small businesses for water monitoring work
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 12, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has selected two small businesses to compete for up to $80 million in well drilling and groundwater monitoring work. The two companies selected are TerranearPMC, LLC and Eberline Services, Inc.
LANL sponsors Quality New Mexico performance excellence conference April 19, 20
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 12, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory is the lead sponsor of the 17th annual Quality New Mexico Learning Summit and New Mexico Quality Awards ceremony, to be held April 19 and 20 at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North.
Manhattan Project truck unearthed at landfill cleanup site
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 8, 2011—A Los Alamos National Laboratory excavation crew working on a Recovery Act cleanup project has uncovered the remnants of a 1940s military truck buried in a Manhattan Project-era landfill.
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bart Torres named NNSA Security Professional of the Year
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 8, 2011—Bartolo "Bart" Torres of the Laboratory's Associate Directorate for Safeguards and Security is the 2010 National Nuclear Security Administration Security Professional of the Year.
LANL researchers improve path to producing uranium compounds, candidates for advanced nuclear fuels
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 7, 2011—Advances made by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory could enhance the ability of scientists to develop advanced nuclear fuels in a safer, simpler manner.
LANL, Sandia celebrate 10 years of success at New Mexico Small Business Assistance fest
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, April 4, 2011—The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program is celebrating "10 Years of Innovation" from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW, Albuquerque.
The drive toward hydrogen vehicles just got shorter
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 21, 2011—Researchers have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane. The breakthrough makes hydrogen a more attractive fuel for vehicles and other transportation modes.
Paul Henry named principal associate director for capital projects
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 18, 2011—Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio announced the creation of a new senior leadership position-principal associate director for capital projects (PADCAP)-and an internal restructuring that will combine project management and environmental cleanup functions under the new directorate.
Apply by March 31 for nontraditional student scholarship
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 16, 2011—Employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory or students working at the Laboratory who have interrupted their education and now want to obtain a degree from Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) have a chance to receive a $750 scholarship.
New Human Resources division leader selected
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 16, 2011—Donna J. Hampton has been named the new Human Resources Division leader. Hampton comes to LANL with more than 20 years of Human Resource management experience.
Zerkle to lead LANL’s Information Technology organization
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 14, 2011—Director Mike Anastasio announced that veteran Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Carolyn E. Zerkle has been selected as Associate Director for Information Technology.
LANL Director Anastasio’s commitment to diversity recognized
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 11, 2011—Profiles in Diversity Journal is recognizing Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio for his commitment to workplace diversity.
Next Frontiers in Science lectures focus on wind energy
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 10, 2011—How does a modern wind turbine work? Why are turbines becoming so big? At a Frontiers in Science series talk, Los Alamos National Laboratory engineer Curtt Ammerman will explore these and other questions.
Stellar science unveiled at space conference
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 8, 2011—This week Los Alamos National Laboratory will be represented in more than 20 papers to be given at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston.
LANL wins six national Pollution Prevention awards
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 7, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory has captured six 2010 National Nuclear Security Administration Pollution Prevention awards for projects ranging from energy savings to creating fuels from algae.
Los Alamos National Laboratory communicators capture five awards from Society for Technical Communication
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, March 7, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory employees received five awards in the 2010 Technical Publications and Online Communication competition sponsored by the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).
Dry lake reveals evidence of Southwestern ‘megadroughts’
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 28, 2011—There’s an old saying that if you don't like the weather in New Mexico, wait five minutes. Maybe it should be amended to 10,000 years, according to new research.
Intelligence team given national honor
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 28, 2011—A team known as the LANL Field Intelligence Element is being honored with the Department of Energy Exceptional Service Award, cited for its "vital role in providing critical information to the Nation's most senior national security policymakers and makes possible informed judgments on matters of necessary secrecy and urgent consequence."
LANL to certify automated influenza surveillance system
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 31, 2011—A compact, self-contained, automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality, thanks to an agreement between Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health, and HighRes Biosolutions of Boston, Massachussets.
New LANL scholarship supports returning students
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 24, 2011— The Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, through the Los Alamos Employees Scholarship Fund (LAESF), is launching a scholarship for students who plan to return to formal education after taking a break.
Lab completes Recovery Act-funded demolition
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 19, 2011— With a not-so-gentle tug from a piece of heavy equipment, the last bit of the 24th building crashed to the ground. The final building demolished under the Recovery Act program at Los Alamos National Laboratory is now a pile of rubble.
LANL selects New Mexico firm to support design of new waste staging facility
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 18, 2011— Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected an Albuquerque small business, Weidlinger-Navarro Northern New Mexico Joint Venture, to perform architectural and engineering work for the Lab’s new transuranic (TRU) waste staging facility.
Alan Bishop selected as Institute of Physics Fellow
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 18, 2011—Alan Bishop, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s associate director for theory, simulation, and computation, has been selected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
AAAS and LANL announce 2010 Fellows
Washington D.C., January 11, 2011—William S. Rees, Jr. of Los Alamos National Laboratory has been awarded the distinction of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow.
Michael Anastasio to retire in June as Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, January 5, 2011—Michael Anastasio announced today that he will step down in June as director of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Bradbury Science Museum announces winter opening hours
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 21, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum will be closed on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year’s Day (January 1, 2011).
LANL Announces Top 10 Science & Technology Developments of 2010
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 20, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory has named its Top 10 science and technology developments of 2010 based on major programmatic milestones, strategic potential, scholarly accounts, and associated news coverage.
Lab scientists track Santa’s magical journey
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 20, 2010—For the 55th consecutive year, millions of people all over the world over will be able to keep tabs on Santa as he treks around the globe delivering presents to good girls and boys. And scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory are again part of the effort!
Lab completes record year for environmental cleanup
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 16, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory finished 12 months worth of environmental cleanup by breaking LANL records in several areas as fiscal year 2010 ended.
Research Library teams shares 2010 Digital Preservation Award
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 15, 2010—A team of researchers responsible for enabling “time travel" for the world wide web has received the 2010 Digital Preservation Award from the Institute for Conservation and Digital Preservation (DPC) at a ceremony held at the Royal Institute in London.
LANL selects local small business for post-Recovery Act cleanup contract
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 14, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has selected a local small business, Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA), to perform follow-on cleanup work through 2014 at the site of the world’s first large-scale plutonium processing lab.
Los Alamos National Laboratory purchases nearly $1 billion in goods and services last fiscal year
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 6, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory purchased nearly $1 billion in goods and services in the 2010 fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. The $925 million in purchases was helped in part by funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act the Laboratory received for environmental remediation and basic research.
Los Alamos Neutron Science Center gets capacity boost
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 2, 2010—The Los Alamos Site Office and Los Alamos National Security, LLC have agreed to allocate money LANS could have earned from its prime contract fee to upgrade a facility serving industrial designers and researchers at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center that helps ensure the reliability of semiconductor chips.
Scientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factory
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, December 2, 2010—Theoretical biologists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have used a New Mexico supercomputer to aid an international research team in untangling another mystery related to ribosomes—those enigmatic jumbles of molecules that are the protein factories of living cells.
LANL debuts hybrid garbage truck
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 19, 2010— Los Alamos National Laboratory has begun using a diesel-hydraulic hybrid truck for daily garbage pickup, improving fuel efficiency by 30 percent and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by even more.
Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, Lab contractor pledge record $2.5 million to local United Way organizations, other nonprofits
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 18, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory employees have again demonstrated concern for their communities and those in need by pledging a record $1.5 million to United Way and other eligible nonprofit programs.
Five selected as Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 16, 2010—Five Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists from diverse fields of research have been named Laboratory Fellows. The five researchers are Brenda Dingus, William (Bill) Louis, John Sarrao, Dipen Sinha, and Giday Woldegabriel.
FBI officer accepts LANL counterintelligence post
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 10, 2010—Daniel Lee Cloyd has been named as leader of the Laboratory’s Office of Counterintelligence starting January 2011.
Scientists produce transparent, light-harvesting material
November 3, 2010—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area. The material, described in the journal Chemistry of Materials, could be used in development of transparent solar panels.
Los Alamos National Security awards protective force contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory to SOC Los Alamos
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 28, 2010—SOC LLC has been awarded a contract to continue providing protective force services at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum scares up Halloween fun
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 25, 2010—When does science get spooktacular? To find out, climb into your costume and head on over to Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum for “High-Tech Halloween!�? Back for its 17th year, the creepy educational event is from 4 to 7 p.m. October 29.
Five Los Alamos researchers receive 2010 LANL Fellows Prize
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, OCTOBER 19, 2010—The Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows organization has selected five researchers as recipients of the 2010 Fellows Prizes, which honor exemplary scientific research and leadership.
Consortium to design human trials of mosaic HIV vaccine
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, OCTOBER 18, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Bette Korber is part of an international team of investigators working to design and implement the first human trial of a mosaic HIV vaccine candidate.
Los Alamos National Laboratory receives Department of Energy environmental sustainability award
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 14, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory recently received an Environmental Sustainability (EStar) award from the Department of Energy for integrating sustainable practices in its design for the Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building (RLUOB).
Security Demo at Sunport October 13
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 8, 2010—A potential next-generation liquid- and gel-scanning system for airport travelers will be demonstrated at the Albuquerque International Sunport for the public, media, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday, October 13 at 11:00 a.m.. Los Alamos National Laboratory’s MagViz (Magnetic Vision) Bottled Liquid Scanner (BLS) will be displayed, employing ultra-low-field nuclear magnetic resonance technology for the checkpoint detection of liquid explosives.
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Safety Short program wins Department of Energy Innovation Award
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, October 7—Los Alamos National Laboratory received the U.S. Department of Energy Voluntary Protection Program’s Innovation Award for its Safety Short program of videos, fliers, and posters at a recent DOE-VPP conference in Orlando, Florida.
Renewable energy is focus of New Science on Wheels programs offered by Bradbury Science Museum
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 23, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum Science on Wheels educational program is offering new, renewable energy-related workshops during the 2010-11 school year.
Mars mission laser tool heads to JPL
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 21, 2010—The ChemCam instrument has completed the first short leg of its long trip to Mars, arriving at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from Los Alamos National Laboratory for installation aboard the next Mars rover, due to launch in 2011.
Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian’s Museum Day September 25
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 21, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum is participating for the sixth year in the Smithsonian’s Museum Day on Saturday, September 25.
Understanding of solar wind structure might be wrong Bookmark and Share
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 9, 2010—A scientist examining the solar wind suggests that our understanding of its structure may need significant reassessment.
Los Alamos National Laboratory attracts record number of students this summer
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 7, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory this summer attracted a record number of student interns, giving them the opportunity to conduct exciting and important research in a wide range of disciplines.
Lab to host second annual LDRD Day September 8
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 2, 2010—Some of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s most innovative scientists will explain and present their cutting-edge work to the public on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, during LANL’s second annual LDRD Day.
Lab obtains approval to begin design on new radioactive waste staging facility
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, September 1, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has obtained Department of Energy approval to begin preliminary design of a new transuranic (TRU) waste staging facility.
Climate researcher McDowell receives Fulbright Scholar Award
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 31, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory climate scientist Nathan G. McDowell recently received a Fulbright Scholar Award.
Awards recognize outstanding LANL Tech Transfer
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 23, 2010—The 12th Annual Technology Transfer Recognition and Awards reception honored Laboratory scientists and technicians who develop scientific technologies in support of the Laboratory’s mission that have potential for commercialization in business and industry.
Lab sets new record for waste shipments
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 20, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory set a new LANL record on Friday by completing its 132nd transuranic (TRU) waste shipment of fiscal year 2010 to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Laboratory employees collect backpacks, school supplies for area school children
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 20, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory employees donated more than 1,000 backpacks and thousands of school supplies, including pencils, pens, and notebooks during the Lab’s annual School Supply Drive.
Mimicking the Moon’s surface in the basement
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 5, 2010—A team of scientists used an ion beam in a basement room at Los Alamos National Laboratory to simulate solar winds on the surface of the Moon.
Lab completes first Recovery Act cleanup project
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 4, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has completed the first of four major environmental cleanup projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Los Alamos National Laboratory acknowledged for progress in safety excellence by Department of Energy
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 4, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory has received Merit-level recognition from the Department of Energy as part of DOE’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).
LANS Venture Acceleration Fund announces "Call for Ideas"
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, August 2, 2010—Through September 1, 2010, Northern New Mexico Connect (NNM Connect) is accepting idea statements for the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF).
Zurek Awarded Albert Einstein Professorship Prize
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 30, 2010—Wojciech Zurek of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Theoretical Division has been awarded the Albert Einstein Professorship Prize by the Foundation of the University of Ulm in Germany.
Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 14th Hazmat Challenge
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 22, 2010—Fourteen hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico and Oklahoma will test their skills at the 14th annual Hazmat Challenge July 27-30 sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Researchers use light to create rare uranium molecule
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 12, 2010—For the first time ever, scientists have used light energy to create a rare molecular uranium nitride (U-N) complex containing a discrete terminal U-N unit, where the nitrogen atom is bonded only to the one uranium atom, versus prior work where the nitrogen atom has always been bonded to two or more uranium atoms.
Lab captures five R&D100 awards for 2010
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 8, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have won five of R&D Magazine’s R&D100 Awards. Winning Laboratory projects are DAAFox, MOXIE, Solution Deposition Planarization, Ultraconductus, and Ultrasonic Algal Biofuel Harvester.
Recovery Act milestone: Excavation begins at Manhattan Project landfill
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 1, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory today began excavating a World War II-era landfill that could contain an entire truck used at the Trinity atomic bomb test—the world’s first test of an atomic weapon.
Los Alamos National Laboratory again top contributor to United Way of Santa Fe County
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 1, 2010—Employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory for the ninth consecutive year are the largest contributors to the United Way of Santa Fe County’s annual giving campaign.
Recovery Act funds advance cleanup efforts at Cold War site
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 29, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory this week began demolishing a cluster of 65-year-old buildings that once housed the world’s first full-scale plutonium processing line.
Laboratory program helps small businesses
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 23, 2010—The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program, a joint program of both Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, is looking for small businesses in need of technical assistance from the Laboratories.
Haiti earthquake survivor to speak
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 14, 2010—When an earthquake struck Haiti last January, Christa Brelsford, a LANL student employee, was almost instantly trapped and partly crushed in the falling concrete of a building. She was saved by her brother and a friend, who hauled away debris for more than an hour before she was free.
SAGE mission to Venus
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 11, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed instruments for Earth, the Moon, the Sun, Mars, Saturn, interstellar space, and the driving solar wind that flies between the planets. Now they’re setting their sights on the planet Venus.
Nearly 200 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLC
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 7, 2010—Nonprofit organizations are receiving more than $117,000 from Los Alamos National Security, LLC during a recognition event beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. The monetary donations are being made to the nonprofits as a result of the volunteer efforts of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees.
Los Alamos expertise integral to Nuclear Energy Innovation Hub
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 3, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory materials scientists and computer modeling experts have been selected to participate in an effort by the U.S. Department of Energy to create a "virtual" reactor that could lead to the next generation of safer, longer-lasting, and less-expensive nuclear reactors.
Glimpse of heavy electrons reveals "hidden order"
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 3, 2010—Unconventional use of a well-known scientific instrument has helped scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and other institutions unravel a 25-year-old physics mystery and reveal a "hidden order" of the electronic structure inside an unusual superconducting material.
Los Alamos National Laboratory to host forum June 16
Los Alamos, New Mexico, May 28, 2010—Area business owners can learn about planned construction projects and potential economic opportunities at Los Alamos National Laboratory during a community forum from 10 a.m. to noon, June 16 at the Santa Claran Hotel in Española.
Los Alamos-Argonne partnership will aid understanding of complex materials
Los Alamos, New Mexico, May 27, 2010—An intimate understanding of complex materials that lie at the heart of pharmaceuticals or even nuclear weapons can occur more quickly and efficiently thanks to an agreement between Los Alamos and Argonne national laboratories.
Los Alamos National Laboratory to host robot rodeo
Los Alamos, New Mexico, May 21, 2010—Hazardous devices teams from around the Southwest will wrangle their bomb squad robots at the fourth annual Robot Rodeo beginning May 26 at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Fifty-five New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarships
Los Alamos, New Mexico, May 3, 2010—Fifty-five New Mexico students are receiving scholarships thanks to the generosity of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees who donated to the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund.
Los Alamos National Laboratory participates in National Lab Day to increase awareness of science across the nation
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 29, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory is joining other Department of Energy labs and several other organizations nationwide in National Lab Day with events May 4 and 5 at the Bradbury Science Museum.
Melrose High trio named top team in 20th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 27, 2010—A trio of students from Melrose High School captured the top prize in the 20th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Laboratory Technologies ENDURE™ SCR Catalyst and Hyperion Power Module Garner Federal Laboratory Consortium Awards
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 27, 2010—Two Los Alamos National Laboratory technologies, ENDURE SCR Catalyst and Hyperion Power Module, received Awards of Excellence in Technology Transfer from the Federal Laboratory Consortium.
Students descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 26-27 for Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremony
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 21, 2010—More than 250 New Mexico middle- and high-school students and their teachers are at Los Alamos National Laboratory April 26 and 27 for judging and the awards ceremony in the 20th annual New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.
Laboratory awards final Recovery Act demolition contracts
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 20, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has awarded its final two demolition contracts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The two winning bidders will each demolish a portion of the remaining unused buildings at the Lab’s historic Technical Area 21.
Earth Day event showcases LANL energy work
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 19, 2010—The public is invited to learn about projects in energy conservation, generation, research, and management at an Energy Town Hall April 21. The event, entitled "A Public Forum of Energy on the Pajarito Plateau," is from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Jemez and Cochiti Rooms at the Lab’s J. Robert Oppenheimer Study Center.
Los Alamos National Laboratory communicators capture numerous awards from Society for Technical Communication
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 15, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory employees received a number of awards in the 2009 Technical Publications and Online Communication competition sponsored by the East Tennessee chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).
Tri-Lab Directors' Statement on the Nuclear Posture Review
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 9, 2010—The directors of the three Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories – Dr. George Miller from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Dr. Michael Anastasio from Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Dr. Tom Hunter from Sandia National Laboratories – today issued the following statement on the Nuclear Posture Review.
Learn about business networking opportunities at Los Alamos National Laboratory small business forum April 20 in Española
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 9, 2010—Small business owners can get first-hand information about doing business with Los Alamos National Laboratory at a small business forum April 20 at Ohkay Owingeh Conference Center in Española.
New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program to recognize outstanding companies at Innovation Celebration
Los Alamos, New Mexico, April 7, 2010—The New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program (NMSBA) helped 320 companies in 25 counties last year to solve technical challenges. Nine companies that participated in the program in 2009 will be honored for their outstanding achievements April 8 at the NMSBA’s Innovation Celebration. Journalists are invited to meet small business owners, scientists, and LANL and Sandia officials at the NMSBA program’s Innovation Celebration from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 8 at The Bishop’s Lodge in Tesuque.
Carbon nanostructures—elixir or poison?
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 31, 2010—A Los Alamos National Laboratory toxicologist and a multidisciplinary team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from “fullerenes�?—soccer-ball-shaped, cage-like molecules composed of 60 carbon atoms. The team also noted that this particular type of damage might hold hope for treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or even cancer.
Investor and entrepreneur visits Los Alamos for Open Coffee
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 29, 2010—Brad Feld, a renowned early-stage investor and entrepreneur, will attend a meeting of the Open Coffee Club networking event from 10 a.m. to noon April 1 at Los Alamos Research Park, 4200 West Jemez Road. The event is a first of its kind in Los Alamos and is open to anyone interested in startup companies in New Mexico.
Safer nuclear reactors could result from Los Alamos research
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 25, 2010—Self-repairing materials within nuclear reactors may one day become a reality as a result of research by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists. In a paper appearing today in the journal Science, Los Alamos researchers report a surprising mechanism that allows nanocrystalline materials to heal themselves after suffering radiation-induced damage.
Washington Post editor David E. Hoffman talks about new book, The Dead Hand
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 22, 2010—David E. Hoffman will present his new book, The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy, during a talk at 5:15 p.m. March 25 at the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos.
Director's Colloquium March 18 Large Hadron Collider
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 10, 2010—In an unclassified Director’s Colloquium on March 18, Lyndon Evans of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, will talk about the most complex scientific instrument ever built—the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The talk, entitled “The Large Hadron Collider Adventure,” is at 1:10 p.m. in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Physics Building Auditorium.
LANL awards Recovery Act contract worth up to $100 million
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 10, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected a small business to perform up to $100 million in waste transportation and disposal work under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the Lab announced today.
LANL exceeds early Recovery Act recycling goals
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 9, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory announced today that Lab demolition projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have recovered more than 136 tons of recyclable metal since work began last year, largely due to the skill of heavy equipment operators and efforts to gut the buildings before they come down.
Laboratory announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipients
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 8, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has selected Simtable and Southwest Bio Fuels as recipients of $100,000 awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund.
LANL gets young women involved in math and science at 31st Expanding Your Horizons Conference April 6
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 4, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory is again cosponsoring the Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science™ Conference to give middle- and high-school girls from Northern New Mexico an opportunity to learn more about careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
HIV vaccine strategy expands immune responses
Los Alamos, New Mexico, March 3, 2010—Two teams of researchers—including Los Alamos National Laboratory theoretical biologists Bette Korber, Will Fischer, Sydeaka Watson, and James Szinger—have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys. Rhesus monkeys provide the best animal model currently available for testing HIV vaccines.
Laboratory Fellow Rusty Gray named president of TMS
Los Alamos, New Mexico, February 24, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow George T. “Rusty” Gray III was selected as 2010 president of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) during the society’s annual meeting this month in Seattle, Washington.
LANL Medal recipient George Cowan, 90, presents memoirs at talk, book signing February 25 in Los Alamos
Los Alamos, New Mexico, February 17, 2010—Scientist, businessman, and philanthropist George Cowan will talk about his new book, Manhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute, at 5:15 p.m. February 25 at the Bradbury Science Museum in downtown Los Alamos.
Laboratory increases shipments of waste to WIPP repository
Los Alamos, New Mexico, February 11, 2010—In a seven-week push starting this week, Los Alamos National Laboratory will nearly double its number of weekly shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, NM, Lab officials said today. The campaign will eliminate LANL’s existing backlog of approximately 1,500 drums of legacy transuranic waste awaiting shipment to WIPP.
Cyber sleuths face off
Los Alamos, New Mexico, February 10, 2010—Cyber-security first responders will be put to the test in an upcoming training-and-competition event hosted by Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories. Federal, industry, and New Mexico state computer specialists will meet for a grueling week that combines state-of-the-art training with opportunities to team up, solve relevant cyber problems, and attack one another. In a friendly and collaborative competition, participants will hone their skills against the best in the business.
Five Los Alamos researchers receive Early Career Awards
Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 21, 2010—Five Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have been awarded five-year research grants under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act through the U.S. Department of Energy’s prestigious Office of Science Early Career Research Program, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced recently. The awards represent a significant investment of Recovery Act funding to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce.
LANL to play key role in biofuel development
Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 14, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory will play a key role in helping develop advanced biofuels for transportation, thanks to funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).
LANL announces Top 10 science stories of 2009
Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 8, 2010—Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified the Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.
Attune acoustic focusing cytometer brings technology developed at LANL to the marketplace
Los Alamos, New Mexico, January 7, 2010—Life Technologies Corporation recently announced the release of the AttuneTM Acoustic Focusing Cytometer, a first-of-its-kind cytometer system that uses acoustic waves to precisely control the movement of cells during analysis. The Attune Acoustic Focusing Cytometer is based on a portfolio of intellectual property developed at LANL, for which Life Technologies holds the exclusive commercial license rights. Read more
Unique LANL pathogen detector gains corporate partner
Los Alamos, New Mexico, December 14, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory has executed an agreement with Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corporation (BMGP) for the further development of a diagnostic tool known as an optical biosensor.
Eleven nonprofit organizations receive Community Giving grants from Los Alamos National Security, LLC
Los Alamos, New Mexico, December 15, 2009—Eleven local nonprofit organizations with projects supported by Los Alamos National Laboratory employee volunteers received $75,000 in Community Giving grants from Los Alamos National Security, LLC, the company that manages the Lab for the National Nuclear Security Administration.
NNSA, LANL announce successful first Dual-Axis hydrodynamic test
Washington, D.C. - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced today that Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) fired its first-ever double-viewpoint hydrodynamic test of a nuclear weapon component mockup. The test, conducted by LANL scientists and engineers, took place at the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) facility at Los Alamos.
Lab begins demolition of Cold War-era buildings
Los Alamos, New Mexico, December 1, 2009— Los Alamos National Laboratory today began full-scale demolition of a Cold War-era complex of buildings that once housed plutonium production and historic, nonweapons research.
Los Alamos National Laboratory employees, Lab contractor pledge record $2.3 million to local United Way organizations, other nonprofits
Los Alamos, New Mexico, December 1, 2009— Los Alamos National Laboratory employees once more demonstrated concern for their communities and those in need by pledging a record $1.3 million to United Way and other eligible nonprofit programs.
Lab receives $25,000 for Math and Science Academy from Chevron Energy Technology Company
Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 30, 2009— LANL recently accepted a $25,000 contribution from Chevron Energy Technology Company, a Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) subsidiary, to the LANL Foundation to support the Northern New Mexico Math and Science Academy, a professional development program for K-12 teachers. The program is conducted by LANL in cooperation with its regional education, business, and government partners.
Lookman and Moore named 2009 LANL Fellows Prize recipients
Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 23, 2009— Commendations for exemplary scientific research and leadership have been bestowed upon Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers Turab Lookman and David S. Moore by the Laboratory Fellows organization.
One of the largest-ever computer models explores "turbulent flames" as they occur in early stages of a supernova
Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 16, 2009— Scientists use the Roadrunner supercomputer to model the seemingly random motion of fluid flows, a fundamental process in physics called turbulence, that could help explain how stars being to explode into supernovae.
New funding will stimulate alternative energy research: Los Alamos to play key role in four geothermal projects funded by ARRA
Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 16, 2009— Initiatives to provide geothermal heating or power at the Pueblo of Jemez and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology campus are receiving Los Alamos National Laboratory assistance, thanks to recent American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding.
LANL breaks ground on key sediment control project
Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 5, 2009— Crews broke ground this week on one of two engineered structures in a Los Alamos National Laboratory environmental project to reduce the flow of sediments down two canyons toward the Rio Grande.
Los Alamos National Laboratory names six scientists as 2009 Fellows
Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 5, 2009— Antoinette “Toni” Taylor, Stephen Becker, Joachim Birn, Lowell Brown, Patrick Colestock, and Samuel “Tom” Picraux have been designated 2009 Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows in recognition of sustained, outstanding scientific contributions and exceptional promise for continued professional achievement.
Laboratory adds a sixth R&D 100 Award to its 2009 count
Los Alamos, New Mexico, November 4, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory recently learned that codevelopment of a high-resolution UV holography lens with National Security Technologies (NSTec) earned the Lab a sixth R&D Magazine 2009 R&D 100 Award.
Multibillion-atom molecular dynamics simulations of how extreme shock waves break materials into pieces
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 30, 2009— The fundamental properties of any given material are explored to better understand their basic strengths and weaknesses, potentially giving rise to new kinds of materials that perform at their extreme limits.
LANL sponsors Recovery Act job fair
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 30, 2009— Nearly 500 job seekers turned out for a LANL-sponsored job fair near Española, New Mexico, on Thursday.
Magnetic process plays key role in the earth's magnetosphere, solar flares, magnetic fusion machines, and variety of astrophysical problems
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 30, 2009— Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process in physics, the continuous breaking and rearrangement of magnetic field lines in a plasma; plays central role in new discoveries.
Los Alamos National Laboratory awards subcontracts for architectural and engineering services
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 29, 2009— Six small businesses are receiving subcontracts totaling up to $200 million for providing architectural and engineering services to Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Zerkle wins Governor's Distinguished Public Service Award
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 29, 2009— Carolyn E. Zerkle, leader of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Stimulus Project, has been named a 2009 winner of the Governor’s New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award.
Scientists use world's fastest computer to simulate nanoscale material failure
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 29, 2009— Very tiny wires, called nanowires, made from such metals as silver and gold, may play a crucial role as electrical or mechanical switches in the development of future-generation ultrasmall nanodevices.
Scientists use world's fastest computer to understand nonlinear physics of high-power lasers
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct 28, 2009—For years scientists have struggled with the difficult physics of inertial confinement fusion. This is the attempt to compress a target capsule containing isotopes of hydrogen with high-powered lasers to high enough pressure and temperature to initiate fusion burn.
Neutron stars is focus of Los Alamos National Laboratory Frontiers in Science lectures
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 27, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Sanjay Reddy talks about the nature of neutron stars in a Frontiers in Science lecture at 7 p.m., November 3, in the Duane Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School.
Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to create the largest HIV evolutionary tree
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 27, 2009— Supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory’s role in the international Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) consortium, researchers are using the Roadrunner supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas.
Scientists use world’s fastest supercomputer to model origins of the unseen universe
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 26, 2009—Understanding dark energy is the number one issue in explaining the universe, according to Salman Habib, of the Laboratory’s Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology group.
Science at the petascale: Roadrunner results unveiled
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 26, 2009—The world’s fastest supercomputer, Roadrunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed its initial “shakedown” phase doing accelerated petascale computer modeling and simulations of a variety of unclassified, fundamental science projects.
At LANL-sponsored networking forum— Businesses make their pitch for Recovery Act work
Pojoaque, New Mexico, Oct. 22, 2009— Los Alamos National Laboratory today hosted a business “speed-dating” event for Recovery Act subcontractors—a rapid-fire networking forum where each company in attendance got three minutes to make a pitch.
Standards for a new genomic era
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 21, 2009— A team of geneticists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, together with a consortium of international researchers, has recently proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the quality of publicly available genetic sequencing information. The new standards could eventually allow genetic researchers to develop vaccines more efficiently or help public health or security personnel more quickly respond to potential public-health emergencies.
Stopping executions, saving computers with new malware detection tool
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2009— In the cyber security world, looking for viruses or other malicious files on computers opens the door to potentially releasing the file and contaminating one’s system. In classical terms, if you peer into Medusa’s eyes, you’re turned to stone. Greek hero Perseus turned a mirror on the monster to protect himself, and in similar fashion a team of scientists from LANL’s International, Space, and Response Division and LANL’s Advanced Computing Laboratory has patented a computer tool that allows the machine to identify malicious executable files without being exposed to their harmful actions.
IBEX Satellite finds ribbon-like structure at edge of heliosphere
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 15, 2009— The invisible structures of space are becoming less so, as scientists look out to the far edges of the solar wind bubble that separates our solar system from the interstellar cloud through which it flies. Using the High Energy Neutral Atom Imager, led by Los Alamos National Laboratory, the NASA Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has sent back data that indicates a “noodle soup” of solar material has accumulated at the outer fringes of the heliosphere bubble.
NNSA and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Certifications free up $47 million in previously allocated funding
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 2, 2009 — The Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement project at Los Alamos National Laboratory has received certification of design issue closure from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the National Nuclear Security Administration, freeing up $47 million in previously allocated funding.
Oldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolution
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oct. 1, 2009— A Los Alamos National Laboratory geologist is part of an international research team responsible for discovering the oldest nearly intact skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus, who lived 4.4 million years ago. The discovery reveals the biology of the first stage of human evolution better than anything seen to date.
LANL demolishes first containment dome at disposal area
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Sept. 30, 2009— A Los Alamos National Laboratory crew today began demolishing the first containment dome at the Lab’s largest and only remaining active disposal area.
Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian's Museum Day Sept. 26
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Sept. 21, 2009 - Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum is participating in the Smithsonian’s fifth annual Museum Day on Saturday, Sept. 26. Sponsored by Smithsonian magazine, Museum Day is a day when museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine subscribers and Smithsonian.com visitors.
"Artificial" Brains, electrical grids, and disease modeling: Los Alamos Science discoveries unveiled Sept. 15
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Sept. 8, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists will share their discoveries with the public and their peers at the Laboratory’s first LDRD (Laboratory-Directed Research and Development) Day Sept. 15.
Los Alamos technology strikes a chord with algal Bbiofuels
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Sept. 2, 2009— An award-winning Los Alamos National Laboratory sound-wave technology is helping Solix Biofuels, Inc. optimize production of algae-based fuel in a cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally benign fashion—paving the way to lowering the carbon footprint of biofuel production.
Hydrogen storage gets new hope
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Sept. 1, 2009— A new method for “recycling” hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles.
Los Alamos National Laboratory to change vehicle traffic-screening regimen at vehicle inspection station
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Sept. 1, 2009— Los Alamos National Laboratory is changing its staffing of the vehicle inspection station at East Jemez Road and Diamond Drive effective Saturday, Sept. 26.
Los Alamos National Laboratory awards subcontracts for architectural and engineering services
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Aug. 28, 2009— Six small businesses are receiving subcontracts totaling up to $200 million for providing architectural and engineering services to Los Alamos National Laboratory.
High-Efficiency solid-state lighting and superconductor research receives funding
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Aug. 26, 2009— Lower-cost, higher-efficiency lighting and better superconducting materials could result from a pair of grants awarded to Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers.
Frontiers in Science Lectures focus on radiography and its contributions to advancing science, medicine
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Aug. 21, 2009- In a series of lectures starting Tuesday, Aug. 25, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Christopher Morris talks about the science of radiography during a Frontiers in Science lecture at 7 p.m. at the James Little Theater of the New Mexico School for the Deaf, 1060 Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe.
Regional companies eye growth thanks to Venture Acceleration Fund
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Aug. 19, 2009— vIn Aug., Adaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc., and ThermaSun Inc. were awarded approximately $100,000 each from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund.
Bret Knapp to head combined Weapons Engineering, Weapons Physics Directorates at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Aug. 18, 2009— Two of the three Los Alamos National Laboratory weapons programs directorates have been combined under the leadership of Bret Knapp as the associate director for the new weapons directorate.
Los Alamos National Laboratory names cleanup subcontractors
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Aug. 14, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory today named three small businesses as subcontractors for up to $100 million in environmental cleanup work. The companies will carry out most of the demolition funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as well as other work.
Lab announces Venture Acceleration Fund recipients
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Aug. 11, 2009 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Adaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc., and ThermaSun Inc. as recipients of awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund.
Los Alamos National Security creates mentor-protégé agreements with two veteran-owned businesses
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 30, 2009—Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory have entered into new mentor-protégé agreements with SDV Construction and Trillacorpe Construction, both service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Charles McMillan to lead Los Alamos National Laboratory's Weapons Program
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 28, 2009—Charles McMillan has been appointed the new principal associate director for Weapons Programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory. McMillan succeeds Glenn Mara, who recently retired.
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists will codirect $14.5 million National Center for Systems Biology
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 28, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists will codirect a new National Center for Systems Biology located at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Los Alamos National Laboratory sponsors Hazmat Challenge
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 27, 2009—Seven hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico and Oklahoma will test their skills at the 13th annual Hazmat Challenge July 28-31 sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Los Alamos National Laboratory receives Recovery Act Funds
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 21, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced plans to begin spending environmental cleanup funds made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $212 million in Recovery Act funds will go toward environmental compliance and cleaning up Cold War-era buildings slated for demolition.
Laboratory snags five R&D 100 awards
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 21, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists won five of R&D Magazine’s 2009 R&D 100 Awards. Recognized as the “Oscars of Invention” by the Chicago Tribune, these awards honor the top 100 proven technological advances of the past year. Winning Laboratory projects are MagViz, the SIMTECHE CO2 Capture Process, Lasonix, TeraOps Software Radio, and the Artificial Retina Project.
Los Alamos National Security invests in Santa Fe Community College Foundation
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 16, 2009—Representatives from Los Alamos National Security, LLC and Los Alamos National Laboratory today are presenting a check for $100,000 to the Santa Fe Community College and its GROW Foundation for the college’s planned Sustainable Technologies Center.
White House Honors Los Alamos Physicist’s Early Career Work
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 10, 2009—The White House today announced that Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Ivan Vitev has received a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The honor is the highest bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists early in their careers.
Final remote-handled waste canister leaves Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 2, 2009 —Los Alamos National Laboratory officials today announced the safe departure of the Laboratory’s 16th and final canister of “remote-handled” radioactive waste destined for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico.
LANL confident in fire protection program
Los Alamos, New Mexico, June 29, 2009—The Department of Energy Inspector General has issued an audit report that is critical of the Lab’s ability to address fire protection deficiencies.
Fast Facts
People
11,127 total employees
Los Alamos National Security, LLC 8,683
SOC Los Alamos (Guard Force) 419
Contractors 606
Students 1,101
Place
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 36 square miles of DOE-owned property.
More than 2,000 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 8 million square feet under roof.
Replacement value of $5.9 billion
Budget FY 2012: Approx. $2.2 billion
57% Weapons programs
9% Nonproliferation programs
7% Safeguards and Security
8% Environmental Management
4% DOE Office of Science
4% Energy and other programs
11% Work for Others
Workforce Demographics (LANS and students only)
34% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe,
Española, Taos, and Albuquerque.
Average Age: 46
70% male, 30% female
43% minorities
63% university degrees
· 23% hold undergraduate degrees
· 16% hold graduate degrees
· 24% have earned a Ph.D.
Major Awards
121 R&D100 awards since 1978
31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal
The Nobel Prize in Physics, Frederick Reines