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Laboratory, Valles Caldera sponsor environmental science event
July 9 — How would you like to study environmental science in a million-year-old outdoor “classroom?” The Summer Environmental Science Program lets students explore a wide range of science-related topics in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, a vast collapsed volcanic crater ringed by pine-shrouded mountains.
Barth Named Associate Director for Business Services
July 8 — Mark Barth is Los Alamos National Laboratory’s new associate director for Business Services. He begins July 13 and succeeds Doris Heim, who has taken a new Bechtel assignment in Frederick, Maryland.
Laboratory issues statement on Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment report
June 25 — Los Alamos National Laboratory today provided the following statement about the Draft Final Report of the Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment (LAHDRA) Project.
Lab proposes cleanup of nine sites in Los Alamos
June 19 — Los Alamos National Laboratory officials at a public meeting Thursday proposed soil removal and other cleanup at nine sites on or near former Lab facilities.
William Rees Appointed to New Global Security Leadership Position at Los Alamos National Laboratory
June 16 — Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced that William S. Rees, Jr. will join the senior leadership team on June 29 as the principal associate director for Global Security, a new position that elevates the importance of the Laboratory’s work in key program areas, including non-proliferation, intelligence support, defense, nuclear counterterrorism, and homeland security.
Frontiers in Science Lectures Focus on Saving Energy Through Superconductivity
June 12 — Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Dean Peterson discusses the science of high-temperature superconductivity in a series of Frontiers in Science lectures starting June 16 at the Duane W. Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School.
Fast Pandemic Detection Tool Ready to Fight Flu
June 9 — In a joint effort by national laboratory-, university- and private-sector institutions, researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1).
Tom Harper Receives Cyber Security Award
June 8 — Los Alamos National Laboratory’s chief information officer, Tom Harper, received the Department of Energy’s highest cyber security honor.
Milestone Reached: Waste Shipment Leaves Los Alamos National Laboratory
June 2 — Los Alamos National Laboratory officials today announced the departure of the Laboratory’s first shipment of a special type of radioactive waste destined for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Los Alamos National Security Supports Community Nonprofits
June 1 — Nonprofit organizations are receiving more than $80,300 from Los Alamos National Security, LLC as a result of the volunteer efforts of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees.
