Tipoffs for Santa Fe, New Mexico (Los Alamos) Newsletter for Sunday February 07, 2021 ( 10 items ) |
CalTech: Gary Sanders Retires From Managing Thirty Meter Telescope
PASADENA, California, Feb. 1 (TNSPer) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
After nearly 17 years of leading the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) as project manager, Gary Sanders retired at the beginning of 2021. He had been responsible for managing the design and construction of the telescope since its inception in 2004.
An accomplished scientist and manager of scientific megaprojects, Sanders says he already knew he wanted to become an experimental elementary-parti
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Discoveries at the Edge of the Periodic Table - First Ever Measurements of Einsteinium
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Since element 99 - einsteinium - was discovered in 1952 at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) from the debris of the first hydrogen bomb, scientists have performed very few experiments with it because it is so hard to create and is exceptionally radioactive. A team of Berkeley Lab chemists has overcome these obstacle
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Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending Jan. 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report:
MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director
FROM: J.W. Plaue and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors
SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending January 15, 2021
Transuranic Waste Management: On Thursday, Triad and N3B personnel completed the first shipment of co-mingled transuranic waste from the RANT Shipping Facil
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Rice University: Research Could Dramatically Lower Cost of Electron Sources
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2021:
Rice University engineers have discovered technology that could slash the cost of semiconductor electron sources, key components in devices ranging from night-vision goggles and low-light cameras to electron microscopes and particle accelerators.
In an open-access Nature Communications paper, Rice researchers and collaborators at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) describe the first process
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Sen. Heinrich Votes in Committee to Confirm Energy Secretary Nominee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2021:
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Today U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement after voting to advance the confirmation of President Biden's U.S. Secretary of Energy nominee former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm out of committee. The Committee voted 13 to 4 to advance Governor Granholm's nomination to the full Sena
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Sen. Lujan Meets With Energy Secretary Nominee Jennifer Granholm
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement:
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U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after meeting with former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Energy.
"I was pleased to meet with President Biden's nominee for Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, to discuss the importance of investing in Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs, leveraging the innovators and entrepreneurs in a
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University of California-Davis: Ph.D. Alumna to Lead Livermore Lab
DAVIS, California, Feb. 2 (TNSPer) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2021:
Kim Budil, whose career at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory spans 34 years, starting as a graduate student and progressing to postdoc after she received her Ph.D. in engineering/applied science from UC Davis in 1994, has been named the lab's 13th director.
She is the first woman to hold the post since the lab's founding in 1952 by UC scientists Ernest O. Lawrence and Edward
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University of Texas-Arlington: Physics Team Examines Impact of Space Weather on Power Grids
ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 4 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
A team led by University of Texas at Arlington physicists is studying the impact of space weather on Earth, particularly solar-induced phenomena on our electrical power grids.
Yue Deng, UTA distinguished professor of physics, is principal investigator for the project, titled "Advances in numerical simulations for resolving multi-scale geomagnetic disturbances." The work is being funded by a
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Valles Caldera National Preserve Receives International Dark Sky Park Certification
TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 4 -- The International Dark-Sky Association issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021:
The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association announced today that Valles Caldera National Preserve has been certified as an International Dark Sky Park. This certification recognizes the exceptional quality of the preserve's night skies and provides added opportunities to enhance visitor experiences through astronomy-based interpretive programming.
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WildEarth Guardians: 'Roxy's Law' Passes New Mexico Senate Conservation Committee
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 3 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2021:
Senate Bill 32, the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act, (also known as "Roxy's Law") passed the Senate Conservation Committee by a vote of 7 to 2.
Sponsored by Senator Roberto "Bobby" Gonzales (D-Ranchos de Taos), Senator Brenda McKenna (D-Corrales), Representative Chris Chandler (D-Los Alamos), and Representative Matthew McQueen (D-Galisteo), Senate Bill 32 would prohibit traps, sna
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