March
Three small businesses selected for environmental work
ARS Cavanagh Environmental Services, LLC; Portage, Inc.; and Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc. awarded a master task order agreement. - 3/29/12
Lab announces results of Voluntary Separation Program
557 employees will leave the Lab as part of a voluntary separation program announced last month. - 3/26/12
Security measures increase as of March: vehicle inspections won't delay traffic
New increased security procedures meet LANL's security objectives while minimizing impacts on local businesses and tourists. - 3/23/12
Previous world record shattered during six-experiment pulse
Researchers met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla while conducting six different experiments. - 3/22/12
IX Power LLC and LANL sign Cooperative Research Development Agreement
Innovative water and energy technologies have a new development option for bringing their inventions to market. - 3/14/12
Bradbury Science Museum hosts talk March 15 by Philip Taubman
Former New York Times reporter talks about the current state of nuclear threats, including Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and possibility of a nuclear 9-11. - 3/7/12
LANL names new head of Nuclear and High Hazard Operations
Charles Anderson joined the Laboratory in 2009 as the deputy associate director in ADNHHO. - 3/7/12
Quality New Mexico recognizes Community Programs Office
LANL has received 14 Piñon and Roadrunner recognitions from Quality New Mexico since 1997. - 3/6/12
Frontiers in Science lectures focus on imaging technology, world’s fastest camera
Scott Watson talks about the history of imaging technology and the new fields of high-speed photography and flash radiography. - 3/5/12
Oxygen detected in atmosphere of Saturn’s Moon Dione
Scientists and an international research team have announced discovery of molecular oxygen ions in the upper-most atmosphere of Dione. - 3/3/12
LANL names new head of Plutonium Science and Manufacturing
Jeff Yarbrough joins Los Alamos from the B&W Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas. - 3/2/12
NNSA approves LANL workforce reduction plan
Eligible employees may begin applying for voluntary separation on March 5. - 3/1/12
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34% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos, and Albuquerque.
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—67%
male, 33% female
—44% minorities
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—26% hold undergraduate degrees
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—23% have earned a PhD
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31 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal
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