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For many people, new years
represent an opportunity to wipe the slate clean and begin again. My personal
shortcomings are such that I don't think I can afford to wait an entire year to
attempt to improve myself.
2007 was filled with
challenges and accomplishments at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and we
appreciate the support, understanding, and involvement of you--our friends and
neighbors.
Let's continue to work
together and make 2008 even better!
Johnnie
Martinez
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| Making the holidays
brighter for others |
It's been a very busy, but
fun-filled, month at the LANL Community Programs Office. We helped distribute
more than 1,200 gifts to regional children, elderly, and families through the
New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department, the Boys and Girls Club,
senior centers, and local civic organiations.
Several families were also
"adopted" by LANL, KSL, PTLA, and other contractor employees. This is a program
where families are identified and groups or individuals can provide gifts and
food for an entire family. The overwhelming support and generosity of our Lab
and contractor employees made for one of LANL's most successful Holiday
Drives.
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| Science Fair showcases
Native American students |
The Coalition of Educators
for Native American Children (CENAC) will be hosting its 6th annual Science Fair
on January 29 and January 31, at the Santa Fe Indian School from
7:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The science fair is a
two-day event, with one for K-4th grade projects and the second for 5-8th grade
projects. It offers great opportunities for students to win cash prizes and
special awards. This year's highlight is the Native Scientist Award that honors
and pays respect to the culture and traditions of native science in various
communities.
The New Mexico Tribal
Coalition, through CENAC, facilitates the annual regional fair and helps support
and promote native science in an inquiry and standards based format. CENAC is
made up of 12 Bureau of Indian Education funded schools serving Native American
children from the northern and southern pueblos (Taos Pueblo to Acoma
Pueblo).
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Eighth and ninth graders
from throughout New Mexico will have an opportunity to hear different career
professionals in a variety of fields at a School
to World Event February 8-9 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The School
to World is a business, government, and education partnership event where
attendees can speak one-on-one with professionals, learn what they need to study
in high school to achieve their own dreams, and learn about what the
professionals do in their current jobs.
The career clusters this
year are:
- Science/Technology/Engineering
- Health/Medicine
- Business
- Public Service
- Art/Entertainment/Communication
- Trades
To learn more about the
competition or to volunteer, contact Pam Catanach at 505-284-5211.
Join School to World for an
exciting day where lives are changed through the realization of what the future
can hold.
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| Call for participation in
Regional Science Competitions |
 
Los Alamos National
Laboratory, along with Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque Public Schools,
and Public Service Company of New Mexico, is sponsoring the 2008 Regional
Science Competitions, which will be held in Albuquerque in April.
A Middle School Science
Bowl will take place on April 5, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Albuquerque
Academy at 6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE. The Science Bowl is an academic competition
for students, grades six through eight, that tests students' knowledge in all
areas of science. Teams for this competition are comprised of up to four
students, one alternate, and a teacher/coach.
A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
Competition will take place on April 19, beginning at 9 a.m. at the
Albuquerque Public Schools City Center at 6400 Uptown NE. This competition
provides students in grades six through eight with a "hands-on" science and
engineering experience where teams design, build, and race their model hydrogen
fuell cell cars. Teams for this competition are comprised of up to six students
plus a teacher/coach.
A workshop for teachers
interested in putting together a team for the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Competition
will be held on February 9. The workshop will be held at the Albuquerque
Public Schools Montgomery Complex.
For more information,
contact Linda Anderman at 665- 9196 or Janelle Vigil-Maestas at
665-4329.
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| Expanding opportunities for
entrepreneurs and local businesses |
In an ongoing effort to
expand opportunities for entrepreneurs and local businesses. Northern New Mexico
Connect has launched a new program called LINK.
"To grow an economy there
needs to be innovation, otherwise all you do is maintain the status quo," said
Christopher Madrid, CEO of Community Enterprise Empowerment Consulting, a
contractor hired by the Regional Development Corporation to implement the LINK
program.
LINK helps northern New
Mexico communities establish and adapt sustainable business consulting models by
engaging local leadership in networking and investing in community enterprises.
The objective is to enhance entrepreneurship awareness resulting in successful
business creation and expansion for regional economic impact.
LINK accomplishes these
objectives by promoting awareness of entrepreneurship, generating clients,
coaching, and establishing a network of local (and eventually regional)
advisors.
A pilot project under LINK
was launched in Rio Arriba County, which was selected for its business
opportunities and close proximity to the Laboratory.
LINK is sponsored by LANS,
LLC; LANL's Technology Transfer Division; LANL Community Programs Office; and
the Regional Development Corporation. NNM Connect is growing an ecosystem for
enterprise development and networking for long-term economic growth in the
region, and connects entrepreneurs with global resources for greater regional
impact.
Contact Chris Madrid at
chrismadrid@taosnet.com, or Elmer Salazar at elmers@lanl.gov for more
information.
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| Roadrunner: Not just New
Mexico's state bird |
Laboratory officials
recently celebrated the decision to pursue - contingent on approval by NNSA -
the final phase of the Roadrunner high-performance computing project (HPC) .
This project is slated to become the computational cornerstone of Laboratory
mission- related work.
Roadrunner is designed to
achieve a sustained operating speed of 1,000 trillion calculations each second.
Roadrunner will be about three times faster than the current fastest computer in
the world, which is rated at 478 trillion floating point operations per
second.
In partnership with IBM,
the Roadrunner has been in development since early 2006. Upon NNSA approval the
Laboratory plans to acquire a full-scale Roadrunner system, and the new machine
should arrive at the Laboratory by next fall. The first computing applications
are expected to begin running in January 2009.
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| KUDOS!
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Community Kudos
- Kudos to LANL employees, students, postdocs, and contractors who
generously supported the "2007 Holiday Drive."
Science Kudos
- Kudos to Jas Mercer-Smith, Roman Movshovich, Harvey
Rose, and Richard Sheffield who were selected by LANL Director
Michael Anastasio as 2007
Laboratory Fellows
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