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News Releases Archive - 2002
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DECEMBER
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Lab keeps tabs on eight tiny reindeer
December 27 - With a little help from the Nonproliferation and International Security (NIS) Division, children of all ages can track Santa Claus' trek from the North Pole to points around the world on Christmas Eve.
Second Los Alamos National Laboratory Medal award winners selected
December 18 - Laboratory Fellow Louis Rosen and Laboratory Senior Fellow Emeritus George Cowan are the recipients of the 2002 Los Alamos National Laboratory Medal. "Both recipients have earned international accolades for their scientific and professional accomplishments," said Laboratory Director John Browne, in announcing the medal recipients.
Los Alamos National Laboratory releases purchase card external review
December 18 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Director John Browne today released the results of a three-month external review of the Laboratory's purchase card program.
Growing up during Laboratory's early years subject of talk Tuesday in Bradbury Science Museum
December 13 - A firsthand account of growing up in Los Alamos during Los Alamos National Laboratory's formative years is the subject of a book by Colorado author, photographer and entrepreneur Terry Rosen, who will speak on the subject at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in the Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
Optical Society of America elects Los Alamos' Peterson a Fellow
December 12 - Otis "Pete" Peterson, a Chemistry Division staff member at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America.
Utilities work proceeding on White Rock land transfer site
December 11 - In association with a land-transfer agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and Los Alamos County, crews with Maloy Construction Inc. are relocating electric utility lines on a tract of land in White Rock near N.M. 4 that now belongs to Los Alamos County.
GENESIS' first year a success
December 10 - As scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory begin analysis of first-year data from the solar wind probe GENESIS they have determined the spacecraft is working so well that they are considering possibilities for research beyond the planned 2004 mission completion date. Three of GENESIS' instruments were designed and built at Los Alamos.
Angelo selected to lead Performance Surety Division
December 9 - Officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have selected Jim Angelo to lead the Laboratory's Performance Surety Division.
The weatherman of Mars
December 9 - Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Arizona Lunar Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, AZ, and Cornell University, Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Ithaca, NY have discovered further evidence for the possible existence of a changing, and perhaps predictable, Martian climate.
New theory unravels magnetic instability
December 6 - Reconnection, the merging of magnetic field lines of opposite polarity near the surface of the sun, Earth and some black holes, is believed to be the root cause of many spectacular astronomical events such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections, but the reason for this is not well understood. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory now have a new theory that may explain the instability and advance the understanding of these phenomena.
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NOVEMBER
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Laboratory responds to NMED final order
November 27 - In response to a final order issued Tuesday by the New Mexico Environment Department, officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory reaffirmed their commitment to environmental stewardship.
Laboratory helps forecast frequency of giant meteors
November 22 - A system operated by the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and used to "listen" for clandestine nuclear tests has played a key role in helping scientists more accurately determine how often Earth is hammered by giant meteors like the one that flattened 1,200 square miles of forest in Russia in 1908.
University provides update on Laboratory investigations
November 22 - Amid a continuing review of the Los Alamos National Laboratory property management system and purchasing processes, University of California President Richard C. Atkinson pledged his continuing commitment to take decisive action to address all allegations regarding the financial activities at the UC-managed lab.
Laboratory removes contaminated soil
November 18 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has successfully cleaned up contaminated soil that was discovered during a utilities trenching operation in August.
Ramsey takes lead in Risk Reduction & Environmental Stewardship
November 14 - Officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced the selection of Beverly Ramsey as leader of the Laboratory's Risk Reduction and Environmental Stewardship Division.
McAtee selected as division leader
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Los Alamos' Sattelberger elected AAAS Fellow
November 12 - Alfred P. Sattelberger 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).
Frontiers in Science lecture series continues with talk on life - its simplicity and complexity
November 7 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory continues its Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series on Nov. 13 with a talk titled "The Complexity, Simplicity and Unity of Living Systems." This talk will be given by Geoffrey West of Los Alamos' Elementary Particles and Field Theory Group.
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OCTOBER
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New Los Alamos National Laboratory publication showcases Lab's national defense science and technology
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Independent air quality audit shows Laboratory compliance with Clean Air Act
October 22 - An independent auditor has confirmed that the Laboratory's radioactive air emissions in 2001 were less than one fifth of what is allowed by the federal Clean Air Act and that the Laboratory's air-monitoring processes will ensure future compliance with the law.
Halloween at Lab's Bradbury Science Museum Friday
October 21 - The Bradbury Science Museum at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory is hosting the ninth annual High Tech Halloween extravaganza Friday (Oct. 25). The free event is from 4 to 7 p.m. at the museum, located at 15th Street and Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos.
Plutonium: size does matter
October 15 - Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have found a better way to measure plutonium oxide particles in glove boxes where plutonium research is done. The new system will help improve the quality and safety of several key plutonium processes.
Math contest encourages students to "Go Figure"
October 15 - Budding mathematicians are invited to compete in the fourth annual "Go Figure" math contest in Santa Fe, Farmington, Los Alamos and Espanola on Oct. 19, sponsored by the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and California.
Protein folding physics modeled at the atomic level
October 14 - Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of California, San Diego, have created the first computer simulation of full-system protein folding thermodynamics at the atomic-level. Understanding the basic physics of protein folding could solve one of the grand mysteries of computational biology.
SCORR technology a tech award finalist
October 7 - A Los Alamos National Laboratory technology that may one day change the way integrated circuits are manufactured — eliminating almost all waste products — has been chosen as a finalist for the 2002 Tech Museum Awards given by San Jose, California's Tech Museum of Innovation, in cooperation with the American Council for the United Nations University and Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology and Society.
Small Business Office, Northern New Mexico supplier alliance Building the Bridge trade fair Oct. 10 in Española
October 3 - Up to 150 small businesses from throughout Northern New Mexico are scheduled to participate in the Building the Bridge 2002 Trade Fair Oct. 10 at Northern New Mexico Community College in Española.
"Benefits of Space" traveling exhibit at Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum Oct. 8-9
October 3 - Benefits from Space, a traveling exhibit from NASA makes a two-day stopover at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum on Oct. 8-9.
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SEPTEMBER
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Molecular machine could develop drugs for bioweapons victims
September 30 - Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created the first computer model of a key part of the E-coli ribosome, a cellular structure responsible for the creation of proteins, that has applications in the development of new and powerful antibiotics for use in the treatment of illnesses caused by all pathogens, including a host of bioweapons agents.
Amended complaint filed by the Regents of the University of California
September 30 - Los Alamos National Laboratory officials announced today that an amended complaint has been filed by The Regents of the University of California challenging the finding of endangerment signed by New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Peter Maggiore on May 2, 2002 as well as additional regulatory actions taken by the Department that are based on that finding, its accompanying draft order or associated legal principles.
Frontiers in Science lecture series resumes with talk on "SQUID" cancer detection technique
September 27 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory kicks off its second Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series on Oct. 2 with a talk titled "Measuring Small Magnetic Fields in Living Systems: From Understanding the Brain to the Detection of Cancer." This talk will be given by Michelle Espy of Los Alamos' Biophysics Group.
Industry Forum features talk on imaging technology
September 27 - "Industry Forum at Los Alamos Research Park," a continuing series of presentations about market applications of technology developments kicks off from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 8 with a program titled "Imaging Technology for Mass Customization and Reverse Engineering: What are the Trends and the Challenges?" The speaker is Tim Thompson, president of HYTEC Inc.
Laboratory garners six awards for pollution prevention
September 26 - Five Laboratory organizations and its primary subcontract company have won the New Mexico Green Zia Environmental Excellence Awards for their efforts in pollution prevention and environmental excellence.
James Peery named Los Alamos deputy for computing program
September 23 - James Peery is Los Alamos National Laboratory's new deputy associate director for Advanced Simulation and Computing.
Linux Networx to build Linux supercomputer for Los Alamos
September 23 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Linux NetworX of Salt Lake City, Utah, to build, integrate and deliver a 1,024-processor Linux cluster computer.
Bradbury Science Museum hosts bright ideas on energy efficiency
September 20 - bradbury science museum, energy efficiency, science conversations
Lab to discuss recent environmental restoration activities
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Los Alamos key player in new neutrino experiment
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Taos goes Lunar: hosts international science meeting
September 11 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory is hosting an international gathering of lunar scientists in Taos, N.M. beginning Thursday. Los Alamos, who played a major role in the recent Lunar Prospector mission to the moon, together with the University of California Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Los Alamos' Center for Space Science and Exploration and the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas, is organizing and hosting "The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration."
V Site exhibit opens Thursday at Bradbury Science Museum
September 3 - "A Handful of Soldiers," an exhibit of art and photography commemorating the role played by the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory's historic V Site in the Manhattan Project, will open with a reception beginning at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bradbury Science Museum.
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AUGUST
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Laboratory to issue request for proposals for child-care services
August 28 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory will issue a request for proposal for a child-care center for its work force to be operated by an independent vendor.
Land transfer efforts continue with environmental remediation
August 28 - The investigation and clean-up of Department of Energy-owned parcels of land for transfer to the County of Los Alamos or to the Department of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso continues at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Lab trails under review
August 26 - A management strategy for the use, maintenance and accessibility of trails on Los Alamos National Laboratory property is under development by the Laboratory, the Department of Energy's Los Alamos Site Office and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Beryllium's cellular assault
August 22 - chronic beryllium disease, baryllium carboxylates, american chemical society
Acid waste line removed from land transfer project
August 21 - The Land Transfer Project met another major milestone this month when the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory's Deactivation and Decommissioning program began removing portions of a 3-inch carbon steel waste line that was used to transfer liquid industrial and radioactive waste from Technical Area 21 to the radioactive liquid waste facility at TA-50.
Purchase card use triggers personnel actions, Lab review
August 20 - Los Alamos National Laboratory on Monday placed a Laboratory employee and a contractor employee on investigative leave in connection with apparent irregularities in the use of Laboratory-issued purchase cards. The two individuals are holders of the cards associated with these apparent irregularities.
Laboratory reports tritium in discharged effluent
August 15 - Officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have reported the presence of tritium in water discharged from an outfall at Technical Area 21.
Laboratory selects new team for support services contract
August 8 - The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected a team led by Kellogg Brown and Root Inc., as its new site support services contractor.
Laboratory reports contaminated soil
August 8 - Officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory today reported to state officials the discovery of a small amount of soil contaminated with organic chemicals.
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JULY
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Laboratory picks new Industrial Business Development leader
July 31 - Donna M. Smith has been selected as the new leader of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Industrial Business Development (IBD) Division.
Laboratory responds to NMED draft order
July 31 - Officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory today filed the laboratory's response to a draft order issued May 2 by the New Mexico Environment Department.
Plant improvements dramatically reduce perchlorate discharge
July 29 - Personnel at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of a new system that removes nearly all perchlorate from wastewater discharges.
Atmospheric monitoring station dedicated in Darwin, Australia
July 26 - On July 30 the largest and most comprehensive DOE-funded climate data collection project ever undertaken dedicates a new facility in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, adding a third such facility in the Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) region of the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program.
Los Alamos experiment speeds up aging of nuclear weapons with "spiked" plutonium
July 24 - Sometime after midnight on Feb. 25, 1941, in a cramped, third-floor laboratory at the University of California in Berkeley, Glenn Seaborg, Joseph Kennedy and Art Wahl for the first time isolated a new, man-made element, number 94, one that would change the world.
Laboratory workers raise $153,000 for Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund
July 23 - Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and subcontract personnel pledged or donated about $153,000 to this year's Los Alamos Employees' Scholarship Fund campaign, exceeding the goal by $3,000. The campaign supports a fund administered by the Laboratory and the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation that awards college scholarships to Northern New Mexico area students.
Laboratory works on Romanian environmental site
July 18 - Researchers from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory are collaborating with scientists from the Romanian Institute of Nuclear Research to assist the Romanian government in establishing an effective shallow-land disposal site for the disposition of low- and intermediate-level radioactive wastes. The proposed disposal site is located near the town of Cernavoda along the Danube River, in southeastern Romania.
Monitoring well installation could affect Pajarito Road traffic
July 17 - Hydrologists with the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are in the process of constructing four new groundwater characterization-and-monitoring wells to help assess whether historic Laboratory operations are affecting the water that supplies Los Alamos County with drinking water.
Sacagawea gold coin model speaks in Los Alamos July 23
July 16 - Shosone and Bannock-Cree Native American Randy `L He-dow Teton, who in 2000 was the model for the Sacagawea gold dollar coin, will speak July 23 in Los Alamos about the importance of education and higher education for Native Americans.
Student Fair will showcase work at Los Alamos July 29 and 30
July 15 - Students and postdoctoral appointees from Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories will showcase their research at Symposium 2002 on July 29 and 30 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the adjacent Los Alamos Research Park.
Summer environmental academy begins July 14
July 12 - Teams of High School teachers and students from New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Texas will begin a week-long summer environmental academy at Los Alamos National Laboratory beginning July 14. The focus of this year's academy, held for the first time last year, is the Cerro Grande Fire, from pre-fire setting through the long-term environmental consequences and fire recovery.
Los Alamos National Laboratory honored for GIS accomplishments
July 9 - On Thursday the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory will receive a special achievement award in recognition of Geographic Information System efforts in support of the Cerro Grande Rehabilitation Project. The award is being given to select sites around the world by ESRI of Redlands, Calif., in recognition of outstanding work in the field of GIS. Los Alamos was chosen to receive this prize from over 100,000 organizations worldwide.
Cultural site assessment of land-transfer parcels underway
July 8 - cultural site, land-transfer parcels, archaeologists, excavating, doe land
Los Alamos researchers recommend AIDS vaccine strategies
July 3 - AIDS, vaccine, genetic, HIV-1 virus
Los Alamos taps environmental scientist as new division leader
July 1 - Micheline A. Devaurs is the new leader for the Decision Applications Division of the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory. Devaurs was named to the post June 18 by Associate Director for Threat Reduction Don Cobb. Devaurs has served as acting division leader since January 2002.
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JUNE
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Lab Biosafety Committee to review biological research proposals
June 19 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Institutional Biosafety Committee will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday (June 25) in the Los Alamos Medical Center basement conference room."> "Community Safety and Security Day" is Thursday
June 18 - A broad range of Laboratory and area participants will be on hand for the fourth Los Alamos National Laboratory-sponsored "Community Safety and Security Day" from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Metzger's parking lot at Central Avenue and 15th Street, across from the weekly Farmer's Market."> Los Alamos selects IBM for business improvement initiative
June 17 - The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected IBM to serve as business systems consultants in the implementation of a Laboratory-wide business improvement initiative.
Two talks take place this week at Bradbury Science Museum; lecture series is part of museum's fifth Astronomy Days
June 17 - A series of five evening lectures begin Tuesday at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum with a discussion on gamma-ray bursts by Laboratory scientist Ed Fenimore.
Laboratory team recognized Tuesday at White House ceremony
June 12 - A team from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory that devised a unique way to eliminate acid waste at Los Alamos' plutonium facility was recognized Tuesday at the White House.
Summer adventures in science program starts this week at Bradbury Science Museum
June 11 - Rockets, planets and snakes are just some of the fun subjects youths can learn about during the annual "Summer Adventures in Science" program starting this week at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum.
Laboratory hosts meeting Thursday for local businesses to learn about subcontracting opportunities
June 11 - Small businesses in Northern New Mexico that want to do business with the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory can learn about subcontracting opportunities at a workshop Thursday in Española."> New wave supercomputers catch big waves
June 5 - The new wave in computing — super-fast machines churning out three-dimensional models viewable in high-tech, immersive theaters — may teach us more about the big waves that sometimes threaten people who live near the seashore.
Pioneer race car driver to give safety talk
June 5 - Race car driver, sports writer and travel photographer Denise McCluggage will focus on "The Undistracted Driver" at a safety colloquium at 1:10 p.m. Monday, June 10 in the Physics Auditorium at Technical Area 3 at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The talk is free and open to the public. "> New Supernova models take on third dimension
June 4 - Astrophysicists from Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, have created the first 3-D computer simulations of the spectacular explosion that marks the death of a massive star. Presented to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., today, the research by Michael Warren and Chris Fryer eliminates some of the doubts about earlier 2-D modeling and paves the way for rapid advances on other, more exotic questions about supernovae.
Hidden X-ray population revealed in satellite survey, new 'dipper' in Andromeda Galaxy
June 4 - In the most-sensitive study ever of our neighbor galaxy, the X-ray Multi-Mirror satellite observatory (XMM-Newton) has uncovered a new population of X-ray sources. Examining new satellite data, an international team of scientists led by researchers at the United States Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory discovered more than 100 X-ray sources in the Andromeda galaxy.
Melting the way to environmental remediation
June 4 - The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has begun the next phase of its Non-Traditional In Situ Vitrification (NTISV) technology that underwent a successful demonstration at Material Disposal Area V in Technical Area 21. The technology uses electrical energy to convert contaminated soil buried at the site into an inert, environmentally benign glass-like block. The site is located at the east end of DP Road and Trinity Drive in the townsite.
Black hole dynamo may be cosmos' ultimate electricity generator
June 3 - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory believe that magnetic field lines extending a few million light years from galaxies into space may be the result of incredibly efficient energy-producing dynamos within black holes that are somewhat analogous to an electric motor. Los Alamos researchers Philipp Kronberg, Quentin Dufton, Stirling Colgate and Hui Li today discussed this finding at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Albuquerque, N.M.
Protective appeals filed by the Regents of the University of California
June 3 - Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced that protective appeals have been filed by The Regents of the University of California regarding the "Determination Of An Imminent And Substantial Endangerment To Health And The Environment" signed by New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Peter Maggiore on May 2, 2002. The protective appeals were filed with the federal district court as well as with the New Mexico Court of Appeals, both in Santa Fe. The U. S. Attorney for New Mexico, on behalf of the Department of Energy, filed a similar appeal with the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
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MAY
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Los Alamos volconologist highlights education collaboration
May 31 - A collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico has resulted in a successful, one-of-a-kind educational program where students can get a first-hand glimpse into the esoteric world of volcanology.
Los Alamos researcher conducts volcanic voyeurism
May 31 - A researcher with the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has spied on volcanoes from a distance to learn whether they give out subtle clues prior to erupting.
Smaller slower, supercomputers someday may win the race
May 29 - The supercomputers of the future will never crash and will cost far less to run than today's machines. At least that's the vision of a scientist at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Hot polymer catches carbon dioxide better
May 29 - A new and economical technology for the separation and capture of carbon dioxide from industrial processes could lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions to the atmosphere. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing a new high-temperature polymer membrane to separate and capture carbon dioxide, preventing its escape into the atmosphere.
Soil's love affair with carbon viewed with millimeter resolution
May 29 - Promoting the love affair between farmlands and carbon while substantially reducing harmful carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be facilitated through super-sharp analysis of tiny soil-core samples made possible by a portable, carbon-measuring laser system developed by a research team at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory
New theory straightens out sun's curved magnetic fields
May 28 - A long-accepted model of the sun's magnetic fields holds that the fields radiate outwards from the sun into space in great curving arcs in the sun's equatorial regions and growing ever more radial at higher solar latitudes. That model has been proven only partly right by direct measurements of magnetic fields by the Ulysses solar orbiter and other spacecraft.
Mars Odyssey quenches researchers' thirst for water data
May 28 - Researchers with the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have determined that Mars has enough water to sustain human exploratory missions.
Los Alamos receives special emphasis award for Small Business Operations from Department of Energy
May 20 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has received a Special Emphasis Award in the area of small business achievement for 2001 from the Department of Energy.
Los Alamos contributes first component to world's most powerful neutron generator
May 16 - On schedule and on budget under a $200 million Department of Energy contract, Los Alamos National Laboratory this week will ship its first component to the nation's largest civilian research development project, the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), a $1.4 billion facility now under construction in Tennessee.
Laboratory publications, photos receive awards in recent competitions
May 13 - Three publications from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory received awards in the recent Society for Technical Communication's International Technical Publications competition.
Quarterly ER public meeting scheduled
May 3 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Risk Reduction and Environmental Stewardship-Remediation Division (formerly the Environmental Restoration Project) will host its second quarterly public meeting to provide an update on recent cleanup activities from 5:30 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, in the Great Room of the Betty Ehart Senior Center in Los Alamos."> Los Alamos receives Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Small Business Operations
May 1 - The National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory has received the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in small-business operations.
Los Alamos names new IGPP director
May 1 - Gerald L. Geernaert has been selected as the new director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory branch of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, a multi-campus scientific research unit of the University of California.
Laboratory issues statement on State Environment Department order for corrective action
May 1 - The Los Alamos National Laboratory today received a fact sheet associated with expected issuance of a draft order from the New Mexico Environment Department pursuant to the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act. According to this fact sheet, the Department is asserting that past or present operations at the Laboratory"may result in an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and the environment.
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APRIL
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Los Alamos scholarship fund awards 40 scholarships
April 29 - Forty high school seniors and college students will be recognized as 2001-2002 Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory Employees' Scholarship Fund recipients at an award ceremony Wednesday (May 1) in Fuller Lodge downtown.
Los Alamos National Laboratory facilities maintenance and site support services contract recompete
April 29 - The National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory is recompeting the facilities maintenance and site support services contract, currently valued at about $150 million annually.
Laboratory hosting community meetings this week on working families dependent care web page
April 29 - The National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory is holding several public meetings this week to better inform the public about how to use the Laboratory's new Program for Working Families Dependent Care World Wide Web page.
A nickel's worth of foil helps make antimatter
April 23 - Making antimatter that can't be seen and that otherwise might not exist, filtering it through a nickel's worth of aluminum foil and then capturing it in a "trap" without walls, has the attention of Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Michael Holzscheiter. He speaks today at a joint international meeting of the American Physical Society and the American Astrological Society in Albuquerque, N.M.
Astronomers link X-ray flashes to gamma-ray bursts
April 23 - Astronomers announced today the discovery of what may be the lower-energy "poor relations" of cosmic gamma-ray bursts, the fantastically powerful explosions occurring daily in distant galaxies throughout the universe. If the relationship is confirmed by future observations, this potentially new breed of burst, called an X-ray flash, will provide key information to solve the decades-old puzzle of how these most powerful explosions in the universe are produced.
Silver High School team takes top honors in 12th High School Supercomputing competition in Los Alamos
April 23 - A computer wizard from Silver High School who built a model of how human culture evolves took home the top prize Tuesday in the 12th annual New Mexico High School Adventures in Supercomputing Challenge at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Los Alamos researcher says 'black holes' aren't holes at all
April 21 - Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of South Carolina have provided a hypothesis that "black holes" in space are not holes at all, but instead are more akin to bubbles.
Los Alamos researcher explains how protons create movies of nuclear weapon models
April 20 - A technique developed at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Laboratory uses protons to see inside explosively driven models of nuclear weapon components and other seemingly impenetrable objects.
Science Circus is April 26 at the Bradbury Science Museum
April 19 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum hosts its annual Science Circus from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday (April 26). Museum staff designed Science Circus to excite elementary school age children about science in the world around them through hands-on activities and demonstrations."> Los Alamos' history subject of American Physical Society talks, Laboratory Director to give keynote speech
April 18 - John C. Browne, director of the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, will address members of the American Physical Society at their annual conference, held this year in Albuquerque. Browne's speech, part of an afternoon series of talks on the history of Los Alamos, will focus on science and technology at the Lab in the Post-Cold War era.
Corrosion monitoring technology makes noise in the radioactive liquid waste world
April 12 - Los Alamos National Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists from four other Department of Energy sites and several private companies, is coordinating the development of a technology for real-time monitoring of corrosion within large, underground stainless and carbon-steel radioactive liquid waste storage tanks.
Wildfire 2002 public meeting set for April 17 in Fuller Lodge
April 11 - wildfire, 2002, public meeting, April 17, fuller lodge, drought"> Supercritical carbon dioxide/water emulsion found effective for remediating metal contaminants in waste
April 11 - supercritical, carbon dioxide, water emulsion, contaminants, waste
Imagine no restrictions on fossil-fuel usage and no global warming!
April 9 - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are studying a simple, cost effective method for extracting carbon dioxide directly from the air — which could allow sustained use of fossil fuels while avoiding potential global climate change.
LANSCE north lagoons cleanup to begin
April 5 - Cleanup of two former wastewater lagoons that held contaminated wastewater and sludge at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) at Technical Area 53 is beginning this week.
Core holes indicate diesel leaked from TA-21 tank
April 5 - An investigation into the whereabouts of diesel fuel missing from an above-ground storage tank at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory indicates that at least some of the missing fuel leaked as a result of a deteriorating pipe.
Los Alamos opens Small Business Outreach Office in Española
April 2 - Small business owners and operators in the Española Valley will have a point of contact with the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory right in their backyard with the opening April 8 of a Small Business Program Office outreach center in Española.
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MARCH
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Laboratory employees make record contribution to Santa Fe County 2001 United Way campaign
March 21 - Santa Fe county, united way, 2001, campaign, top contribution
Laboratory awards contracts totaling $3 million to two Española businesses
March 18 - Two contracts totaling nearly $3 million were recently awarded by the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory to Cook's and Hacienda home centers in Española.
Los Alamos names new computer sciences manager, completes weapons physics team
March 7 - The recent appointment of a computing program manager from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to head Los Alamos National Laboratory's Computer and Computational Sciences Division completes the management team for the Laboratory's Weapons Physics Directorate.
Fighter pilot tells her story at Bradbury Science Museum
March 6 - Missy Cummings, one of the Navy's first female fighter pilots, will talk about her military experiences at 7 p.m., March 13 at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Bradbury Science Museum."> Mars Odyssey's neutron spectrometer maps water-ice
March 1 - Scientists today unveiled maps that detail the location of hydrogen, that may indicate water-ice, just below Mars' surface. The maps are based on data from a neutron spectrometer built at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and flown aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey now in orbit around the Red planet. The data are supported by simultaneous measurements made using the Mars Odyssey's gamma-ray spectrometer.
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FEBRUARY
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Laboratory discloses diesel discrepancy
February 27 - Officials at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory today formally notified New Mexico environmental officials of an inventory discrepancy for a fuel tank located on Laboratory property.
Laboratory receives 20 Society for Technical Communications awards
February 19 - Technical publications and art produced by the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory received 20 awards in the recent Society for Technical Communication's Kachina Chapter 2001-2002 Technical Art and Technical Publications competition. Of the awards, the Laboratory received the Best of Show Award in Technical Publications for the Los Alamos Science issue on the challenges of plutonium science.
New herpes database goes on-line
February 14 - In an ongoing effort to aid in the search for cures and vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases, the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory released a publicly available Web database containing the Human herpesvirus 2 genomic sequence
Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher wins national award
February 14 - Paul Y. Pan of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Weapons Systems Engineering Group is the recipient of the Chinese Institute of Engineer's Asian American Engineer of the Year Award for 2002. This prestigious national award will be presented Feb. 23 at a CIE banquet in Dallas.
Lab chooses hardware vendor for business enterprise initiative
February 14 - The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected IBM to provide hardware for central computing systems that will help integrate, unify, modernize and streamline Los Alamos' administrative operations.
Expanding Horizons program is March 13 at the Laboratory
February 14 - About 120 girls from Northern and Central New Mexico will discover the wonderment of math and science as participants in the national Expanding Your Horizons program March 13 at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Public to regain access to Los Alamos National Laboratory's Research Library
February 12 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library will reopen to the public. It was closed to the public as a security precaution following the Sept. 11 attacks. The library anticipates reopening its doors to the public in mid February. Visitor hours are from 9a.m.-4:30p.m., Monday through Friday. Registered Lab badge holders will continue to have 24-hour access, seven days a week.
Laboratory hosting stroke prevention talk on Feb. 5
February 1 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory is hosting a talk next Tuesday, Feb. 5, on stroke prevention through blood pressure control. The talk is free and open to the public.">
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Benefit-focused research necessary for renewed partnership Los Alamos director says
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Director John Browne today called for a "renewed compact" between the nation and the physical sciences community. In remarks delivered at the National Press Club, Browne said the immediate impetus for such a renewal is developing an effective defense against terrorist activities, but the benefits can extend from exciting more of our youth to pursue a career in science to finding solutions to global issues such as clean energy.
Laboratory creates Small Business Program External Review Committee
January 30 - John Browne, director of the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, on Wednesday announced the formation of a Small Business Program External Review committee to review and assess the Small Business Program Office at the Laboratory.
Lab assists with workers compensation claims
January 24 - The Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory is assisting current and former Laboratory employees who believe they may be eligible for compensation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Lab announces new senior manager for administration
January 24 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Director John Browne today announced his selection of Richard A. Marquez as the Laboratory's Associate Director for Administration.
Lab announces intent to compete services contract
January 10 - Los Alamos National Laboratory officials today announced their decision to recompete the Laboratory's subcontract for facility maintenance and support.
Chemistry apparatus failure evacuates buildings
January 8 - An equipment failure today at a Los Alamos National Laboratory chemistry lab triggered response by emergency crews, but did not result in any injuries.
Lab and major subcontractor receive Quality New Mexico Awards
January 7 - Engineering Sciences and Applications Design Engineering group and Protection Technology Los Alamos, a major subcontractor of the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, were among the 26 statewide organizations that won awards as part of the ninth annual Quality New Mexico Awards. The program recognizes organizations that excel in using quality concepts and principles.
Laboratory scientist receives prestigious nuclear physics award
January 3 - Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist, J. David Bowman has been awarded the Tom W. Bonner Prize in nuclear physics. Granted annually by the American Physical Society, the Bonner Prize is the top American nuclear physics award. This is the second time that a Los Alamos scientist has received this honor.
