Four Los Alamos photographers also received recognition in a separate competition sponsored by the Imaging Professionals of the Southwest.
The Los Alamos Science issue on "Challenges in Plutonium Science" and the book, "Cerro Grande: Canyons of Fire, Spirit of Community," received awards of Distinguished Technical Communication, which is the highest award conferred by the Society for Technical Communications.
"The Laboratory in a Changing World: A Los Alamos Chronology," won an award of Excellence in the informational materials category.
The international awards are being announced this week in Nashville. Judging in the international competition was last month in Houston.
Alison Grieggs led a team of Laboratory personnel from the Communication Arts and Services and Imaging Services groups in writing and producing the Cerro Grande Fire book.
The Los Alamos Science Plutonium issue was written and developed by the Communication Arts and Services Group and Los Alamos' Science and Technology Base Program Office staff.
The Los Alamos chronology publication was developed by Nadine Shea of the Associate Director for Weapons Physics Office, and Maureen Oakes, Jay Tracy and Larry McFarland of Communication Arts and Services Group.
The STC is an international organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. Its 25,000 members include technical writers, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual and Web designers, and others who work to make technical information available to those who need it.
Presley Salaz of Los Alamos' Imaging Services Group received two Imaging Professionals of the Southwest prizes. In the Scientific/Technical Category, Salaz took first place with his "Femtosecond Pulse Laser" photo.
This is the third year that Salaz received first prize in this category. His "Fluorescing Capillary" image won second place.
Bob Brewer's photo, "Coyote Bridge in Escalante," took third place in the IPSW Illustrative Color Category. Brewer also is in the Imaging Services Group and a former president of the IPSW.
Mick Greenbank of the Nuclear Materials Information Management Group won first place in the Commercial/Industrial category for his image called "Suite Dreams," and third place in the Scientific/Technical category with "Eye of the Beholder." Greenback also received an Honorable Mention in the Special Category, which this year was "Wet" with "Psychedelic Splash." Greenbank also is a past president of the IPSW.
Joe Riedel, also of Los Alamos' Nuclear Materials Information Management Group won first place in the Special Category with his image titled "Catch a Wave," and Honorable Mention in the same category with an image called "Splash."
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