Turbulent flows is topic of Director's Colloquium today

Paul Dimotakis, the John K. Northrop Professor of Aeronautics and professor of applied physics at the California Institute of Technology, will address the theoretical justification and experimental evidence for turbulent flow transitions and discuss its consequences at a Director's Colloquium at 1:10 this afternoon in the Physics Building Auditorium. Full story...

Failure to stop at traffic checkpoints to result in security infractions, vehicle searches

Laboratory workers and members of the general public continue to ignore the requirement that all vehicles passing through roadway checkpoints around the Laboratory stop and show proper identification before being allowed to continue. Full story...

Red Lock Lockout/Tagout LIR major changes and phased implementation expectations

LIR 402-860-01, Lockout/Tagout for Personal Safety, has been revised to incorporate requirements from the Department of Energy Order 5480.19, Conduct of Operations for DOE Facilities, and recommended changes from a 2002 self-assessment of the Laboratory's Lockout/Tagout program. Full story...

Former Laboratory staff member Pettit talks about science on International Space Station

Former staff member and current NASA astronaut Donald R. Pettit will return to the Laboratory Wednesday (Jan. 28) to present a Director's Colloquium talk entitled "Science of Opportunity on the International Space Station." Full story...

Lab seeking applicants for machinist apprenticeship program

Applications are now being accepted for the Laboratory's Machinist Apprenticeship Program. Full story...