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News Releases Archive - 1999
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DECEMBER
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Los Alamos National Laboratory personnel continue preparing for year-2000 date changeover
December 22 -
Lab merges communications, outreach offices
December 22 -
Media Advisory -- Lab closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 2
December 21 -
Lab responds to compliance order from state
December 21 -
Taking pictures of the invisible tracking weather above the sky
December 17 - Using a technique called neutral atom imaging from a satellite high above the North Pole, researchers at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing pictures of the magnetosphere, an invisible magnetic layer around the Earth. These pictures will be essential to a better understanding of the "weather" in space, where a blast of solar wind particles can knock out a multimillion-dollar satellite.
Taking pictures of the invisible: Tracking weather above the sky
December 17 - Using a technique called neutral atom imaging from a satellite high above the North Pole, researchers at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing pictures of the magnetosphere, an invisible magnetic layer around the Earth. These pictures will be essential to a better understanding of the "weather" in space, where a blast of solar wind particles can knock out a multimillion-dollar satellite.
A cooling troposphere and global warming can co-exist
December 16 -
Study presents problem for geophysicists' understanding of plate tectonics
December 15 - Geophysicists may have to take another look at the mechanisms in plate tectonics due to a study by researchers from the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of California, Riverside.
Los Alamos micro-quakes cause widespread reported effects
December 15 -
Taking a dual look at lightning
December 15 -
Wildfire Chemistry Model assesses long range fire effects
December 13 -
Rock analyses may pave way for laser tool's future use in space
December 13 -
DOE and the Laboratory announce ER Project "Availability Sessions"
December 13 -
Laboratory criticality expert McLaughlin to talk about recent criticality accident in Japan at Director's Colloquium Dec. 10
December 3 -
Laboratory kicks off 1999 Holiday Drive Saturday at Bradbury Science Museum
December 3 -
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NOVEMBER
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UC Riverside chancellor Orbach to talk about preparing for college Nov. 29-30 in Los Alamos, Española
November 23 -
Yale professor Bracken to talk about 'The Seocnd Nuclear Age' at Director's Colloquium Nov. 23
November 18 -
Tim George named NMT division director
November 17 -
Lab releases data from Mortandad Canyon surveillance well
November 16 -
Lab's Carol Burns selected CST deputy division director
November 10 -
Physicist Begay honored for mentoring minorities in science
November 10 -
Los Alamos' DARHT aces first test
November 9 -
Laboratory assisting Los Alamos County with year-2000 changeover
November 8 -
Nobel Laureate will discuss prospects for HIV vaccine
November 5 -
Researchers develop novel luminescent biosensor
November 5 - Researchers at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method of using certain polymers as luminescent sensors to detect and identify biological and chemical agents, almost instantaneously. The polymers fluoresce in the presence of these agents with the help of molecular intermediaries that bind to the biological and chemical agents' receptor sites.
Russian nuclear materials protection deemed ok for Y2K
November 2 -
Former SLAC director will assess Cox committee report
November 2 -
Director selects newest Laboratory Fellows
November 1 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Director John Browne has named Aloysius Arko, Shiyi Chen, Shimshon Gottesfeld, Steve Lamoreaux, and Robert Weaver to the position of Laboratory Fellow, the Laboratory's highest scientific honor
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OCTOBER
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Los Alamos shoots first ever 'motion picture' of implosion
October 28 -
Laboratory releases 1999 community leaders survey
October 28 -
Math contest winners announced
October 27 -
Los Alamos' Jill Trewhella elected AAAS Fellow
October 27 - Jill Trewhella of the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
AAAS is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, and to the public's understanding of science and technology. AAAS membership comprises more than 143,000 scientists, engineers, science educators, policymakers and other professionals worldwide. As a Fellow, Trewhella joins an elite group of about 10,000 of the nation's leading researchers.
Security improvements highlighted in Los Alamos testimony
October 26 -
Laboratory health-care premiums to increase in 2000
October 26 -
Lab microdrilling technology can cut cost of oil exploration
October 20 - A microdrilling technology developed by the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory could fundamentally change the face of oil and gas exploration, a multi-billion-dollar a year global industry.
Laboratory appoints diversity director
October 18 -
Safety consultant Charlie Morecraft to give three talks next week in Los Alamos
October 15 -
Los Alamos announces hydrodynamic-test leader
October 12 -
Epidemiologist will review Hanford Public Health Study
October 8 -
Sattelberger selected new Lab division director
October 8 - Al Sattelberger of the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has been named director for Los Alamos' Chemical Science and Technology Division.
Strategic computing complex construction contract signed
October 8 -
Los Alamos and Sandia labs sponsor math contest for middle and high school students
October 1 -
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SEPTEMBER
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Lab survey reveals high demand for neutron diffraction experiments
September 27 -
Los Alamos technology detects plutonium at lower levels for radiological workers
September 23 -
Laboratory licenses nanosponge technology
September 22 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has licensed a new method that could be used to purify home water supplies.
Laboratory appoints director of Human Resources
September 21 -
Los Alamos hands out more scholarships
September 20 -
Laboratory wins three green zia awards
September 20 -
Waste management project wins green zia
September 20 -
Laboratory employee Chris Roybal elected president of the New Mexico Municipal League
September 17 -
Pegasus II primed for parting shot
September 17 - Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are preparing to pull the plug on the powerful Pegasus II pulsed-power capacitor bank, but not before they get one final shot from their trusted war horse.
Los Alamos names pit manufacturing director
September 15 -
Laboratory employee Virginia Rey receives Hispanic Heritage Award from the Department of Energy
September 15 -
Renowned paleontologist to discuss discoveries of early man
September 13 -
Cal Tech professor will connect Lab work to volcanology
September 9 -
PTLA training exercise Sept. 11
September 9 -
Laboratory to enforce permit parking only policy at health research laboratory
September 8 -
Laboratory observes Hispanic Heritage Month with a number of events
September 8 -
Laboratory to host talks, workshops on improving relationships
September 2 -
Lab employee selected to serve on NIH review team
September 2 -
Lab offers cyber-crime training for industry and law enforcement
September 2 -
Lab-designed Fuel Cell Tutorial available online
September 1 - Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory into fuel cells, a power source that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, could lead to the commercialization of "green" vehicles. The Laboratory has produced a comprehensive tutorial on fuel cells, written and designed for high school and college students.
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AUGUST
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Interim management team named for new Bioscience Division
August 30 -
Lab WMD project leader honored by Defense Department
August 27 -
Neutron scattering pioneer wins first-ever European Neutron Scattering Association's Walter Haelg prize
August 24 -
Making concrete stronger and tougher with bone-shaped wires
August 23 - Researchers at Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that enlarging the ends of small wires mixed into concrete substantially increases the material's overall strength and toughness.
Director's Colloquium Aug. 24 will focus on technology in the new millenium
August 18 -
Los Alamos employees contribute $90,000 to employee scholarship fund giving campaign
August 16 -
Lab division awards scholarships to undergraduate students
August 11 -
Nobel prize winner will discuss man's impact on the atmosphere Aug. 12
August 9 -
Los Alamos, community providers teaming on child-care survey
August 9 -
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JULY
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New Theoretical Division management team named
July 29 -
Director's Colloquium Aug. 3 focuses on the conflict between words and images
July 28 -
Spacecraft crash to end productive mission
July 27 -
Director's colloquium July 27 focuses on Los Alamos' link to the human genome project
July 21 -
Laboratory hosts community environmental meeting
July 9 -
Lab cancels planned biodetector tests
July 8 - Planned tests involving the outdoor release of a common bacterium have been cancelled due to ongoing public concerns, Los Alamos National Laboratory officials announced today.
The tests are part of a program to develop better devices for prompt, accurate detection of biological agents that could be used in terrorist or battlefield attacks. Scientists will look for alternate sites to conduct airborne releases of bacteria as part of the detector development.
Laboratory captures seven R&D 100 awards
July 7 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has captured seven of the 1999 R&D 100 Awards. This is the highest number of awards for Los Alamos since 1990. These latest winners give the Laboratory a total of 63 awards won over the past 12 years.
Director's colloquium to feature MIT president Charles Vest
July 7 -
CMR incident under investigation
July 2 -
Researchers give green light to protein folding
July 1 - Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered a new method called Rapid Protein Folding Assay (RPFA) for rapidly analyzing proteins.
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JUNE
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Foreman receives Edward Teller Award
June 30 -
Laboratory hosting Opportunity Forum
June 24 -
Laboratory appoints new deputy
June 24 -
Director's Colloquium to feature Martin Perl
June 23 -
Bradbury Science Museum hosts astronomy days
June 18 -
Former State education official will head Lab education office
June 17 -
Lab awards new contracts under Tech Maturation Program
June 15 - Los Alamos National Laboratory recently awarded $200,000 worth of new contracts to eight small, high-tech businesses in Northern New Mexico to help them further develop or commercialize their products.
Past Cochiti pueblo governor to speak on relations between labs and pueblos
June 11 -
Laboratory collaborates with American Museum of National History on five exhibits in the museum's new Earth Sciences Hall
June 9 -
Laboratory sponsoring annual flow cytometry workshop
June 4 -
Director's Postdoctoral Fellow Wins Prestigious Otto Hahn Award
June 2 - Konstantin Kladko of the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has been awarded the prestigious Otto Hahn Medal for Young Scientists by the Max Planck Society of Germany.
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MAY
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Los Alamos National Laboratory assists state government with information technology strategic plan
May 28 -
Waste not want not -- an engine for the future
May 27 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a remarkably simple, energy-efficient engine with no moving parts. Greg Swift and Greg Swift have created a thermoacoustic Stirling heat engine.
Laboratory launches Northern New Mexico jobs web site
May 26 -
Laboratory touts newly installed nitrate-conversion technology
May 26 -
Laboratory colloquium to feature pseudo-science investigator
May 20 - James Randi, a former magician turned science investigator, will present a Director's Colloquium in the Los Alamos National Laboratory Main Auditorium on Tuesday, May 25 at 1:10 p.m.
Los Alamos' Weir to talk about Lab's Year 2000 planning efforts May 21 in Taos
May 17 -
Laboratory's Cultural Resources Team to conduct tours Saturday of Tsiregeh Pueblo Site
May 12 -
Laboratory to help N.M. businesses better prepare for next millennium
May 10 -
Los Alamos publications win awards from Society for Technical Communication
May 6 -
Students can take advantage of local hotel accommodations
May 4 -
Polymer filtration offers mining pollution solution
May 4 - Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist have developed a novel technology capable of removing toxic metal contaminants from acidic mine runoff. The technology provides a potential remedy for some of the world's most challenging environmental problems.
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APRIL
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Science Circus: Fun for all ages
April 28 -
Albuquerque Academy team takes top prize at Los Alamos' Supercomputing Challenge
April 28 -
Thirty-seven area students to receive college scholarships through Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund
April 23 -
Los Alamos geologist studies environment of prehistoric man
April 23 - A geologist from Los Alamos National Laboratory played a significant role in determining the geological setting of a new 2.5-million-year-old species of human ancestor discovered in the Afar Rift system of Ethiopia.
High School Supercomputing Challenge awards at Los Alamos on April 28
April 22 -
Aamodt appointed Laboratory liaison to DOE-Carlsbad
April 22 - Paul Aamodt was recently appointed to serve as a liaison between the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and DOE's Carlsbad Area Office.
Machinist Apprenticeship Program reestablished
April 20 -
Director's Colloquium to feature discussion of solitons
April 20 -
Note to editors
April 19 -
Energy Secretary announces intent to name Inés Triay as Carlsbad Area Office Manager
April 16 -
Three Laboratory employees win video awards
April 14 -
Joseph Martinez named leader of Weapons Engineering Group at Los Alamos
April 14 -
Los Alamos' Betty Harris selected to receive a 1999 Governor's award for outstanding New Mexico women
April 14 -
Remediation effort a "Glass Act"
April 14 -
Interagency call-in show co-sponsored by Laboratory to focus on fire safety
April 13 -
Beamers descend on Los Alamos Senior Center
April 5 - Middle and high school students from throughout New Mexico are invited to participate in the 5th Annual BEAM robotics workshop on April 8-10 at the Betty Ehart Senior Center, next to the Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.
Laboratory to host town hall meeting for Veterans April 13
April 2 -
Thrifty telescope reveals new details of Universe's most violent explosions
April 1 -
Los Alamos employee Loyda Martinez selected for 1999 National Hispana Leadership Institute Fellowship Program
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MARCH
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Laboratory, Federal Energy Technology Center agree to work together on broad range of issues
March 30 -
Los Alamos researchers charge ahead in ultracapacitors
March 25 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed an ultracapacitor with the ability to deliver millions of discharge cycles. This development has the potential to impact nearly every domain of electrical energy use, from transportation to communications and computing.
Laboratory sponsoring conference for regional, high-tech businesses
March 24 - The Technology Commercialization Office at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory is sponsoring a conference for regional high-tech businesses in Northern New Mexico interested in applying for Los Alamos assistance to further develop or commercialize their products.
TOPS will offer teachers college science endorsement
March 23 -
Los Alamos' Library Without Walls project subject of paper to be presented at American Chemical Society conference
March 22 -
Child-development initiative for Laboratory workforce to be announced today
March 19 -
Local girls will visit Lab for conference next week
March 19 -
Laser probes planetary surfaces
March 18 - Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a device that can analyze soils and rocks from a distance using a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technology.
Lab official to advise governor on science
March 17 -
Stopping killers dead in their tracks
March 16 - Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method for neutralizing some of the world's most deadly killers -- chemical and biological warfare agents--using a newly developed Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet.
Thorium maps reveal complicated lunar history
March 16 -
Women scientists focus of women's history month exhibits
March 16 -
Laboratory researchers to receive award for work on fuel-cell technology
March 15 - Five researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory are among the 15 recipients of the 1998 Partnership for the Next Generation of Vehicles Award for their work on automotive fuel cell technology.
New firewall to protect Laboratory's unclassified computer network from hackers
March 12 -
Fred Kocks elected to National Academy of Engineering
March 11 - Fred Kocks, Materials Science and Technology Division Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was recently elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
LANL sponsors online math tutorial writing contest
March 11 -
Frauenfelder named to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
March 10 - Hans Frauenfelder, director of the Center for Nonlinear Studies at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, was recently elected to the position of Foreign Member to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden.
Laboratory partners with local colleges on two-year degree program in computer support/network administration
March 9 -
Lab women expand career horizons for NM girls
March 3 -
Los Alamos researchers see things in a different light
March 2 -
Five Laboratory programs receive 1998 Quality New Mexico Awards
March 1 -
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FEBRUARY
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Laboratory to celebrate Women's History Month during March
February 26 -
Lab employee receives prestigious security award
February 24 -
NASA astronaut to speak at Los Alamos
February 24 -
Laboratory affiliate wins presidential award
February 19 -
Laboratory hosting marketing workshop
February 17 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory is hosting the "Marketing Essentials for High-tech Ventures Workshop" from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Hotel Loretto in Santa Fe.
Low-energy demonstration accelerator
February 17 -
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers honored by the American Physical Society
February 16 - Los Alamos National Laboratory staff members Joseph Carlson, Chris Hammel, Patrick McGaughey, Robert Robinson and Harvey Rose, have been elected 1998 fellows of the American Physical Society.
DOE, Lab sign MOU with Pojoaque
February 16 -
Laboratory hosting EDUNETS awards program Tuesday
February 12 -
Media Advisory: Domenici to dedicate advanced accelerator at Los Alamos
February 11 -
Earle Marie Hanson named Laboratory's new engineering sciences and applications division director
February 10 -
Laboratory employee selected to serve on two boards
February 9 -
Laboratory technical area placed in stand-down mode
February 8 -
Los Alamos selects new division leader
February 2 -
Los Alamos researcher wins award from Biophysical Society
February 2 -
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JANUARY
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Media Advisory - environmental restoration project meeting
January 29 -
Lab releases first information from third characterization well
January 28 -
Lab to provide electrical characterization for novel energy project
January 26 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory will be providing special electrical characterization of components used in the first high temperature superconducting transformer installed in a U.S. electric utility network.
From cells to whales: universal scaling laws in biology
January 25 - Working with biologists James Brown of the University of New Mexico and Brian Enquist of the Santa Fe Institute, Los Alamos scientist Geoffrey West has put together a set of seemingly simple principles to form a theory that explains the universal scaling laws of biology
Lab researcher receives army distinguished service award
January 25 -
Decoherence is our ticket out of the quantum world
January 24 - The world of quantum mechanics is exceedingly weird, one in which waves can act as if they were particles, particles can spontaneously pass from one side of a barrier to the other and gedanken cats can be simultaneously dead and alive
Physicist fantasizes electronic knowledge network
January 24 -
Proteins serve as models for understanding complex physical systems
January 23 - At the 1999 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science one of the presentations made by a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist will discuss the bridge between biology and physics: using proteins and other biomolecules as models for studying complex physical systems.
Lab names new Cyril Smith Scholars
January 20 - Davis Tonks, Fred Steinkruger, and Alexander Balatsky have been named Cyril Smith Scholars for the 1999 term at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Laboratory deputy director to speak
January 19 -
Laboratory honors employees at first annual Patent and Licensing Awards ceremony
January 15 - Employees from the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory were honored for receiving patents, copyrights or licensing income from their technologies last fiscal year during Los Alamos' first annual Patent and Licensing Awards ceremony today.
Immele named Lab Program Director for Nuclear Materials
January 13 -
LANL Media Advisory
January 12 -
Bone-shaped fibers increase strength of composite materials
January 12 - Researchers at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have shown that enlarging the ends of short fibers used in composite materials simultaneously increases the overall toughness and strength of the material.
Lab shatters record for beam output, increases materials science capabilities
January 11 -
Los Alamos payload rides team RE/MAX global balloon flight
January 4 - As the Team RE/MAX Global Balloon Flight circles the globe in coming weeks it will carry a science payload designed by scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
