LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: The University of California San Diego has announced a joint appointment with Los Alamos National Laboratory with the appointment of Senior Scientist Rodman Linn to a three-year position with the Halicioglu Data Science Institute (HDSI). Linn's expertise lies in solving and modeling problems involving complex thermal, mechanical and fluid dynamics systems  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 (TNSeve) -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers has scheduled process development division conference sessions as part of its annual meeting in November: According to the agency website, which included session numbers, here are some of the scheduled events: According to the agency website: Process Development Division (PDD) Leadership Meeting Anthony Cartolano, Cedar Park, TX and Qiang Xu, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2021: By Rebecca Hoag It was a surprisingly sunny day when the small group of researchers equipped the R/V Fulmar for their first of five days data collection trip off the coast of Santa Cruz in the Monterey Bay. Their goal was to use vector sensors, passive acoustic technology that detects particle motion and pressure changes, to collect data for several projects. The trip was run by Dr. Kevin Smith,   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 30 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2021: First Lieutenant Ashwin Rao, a nuclear engineering doctoral student within the Air Force Institute of Technology's Graduate School of Engineering and Management, received the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Award sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Fuel and Supply Chain. "I am extremely humbled and honored to accept this award for my journal art  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Post-Detonation Rapid Response Research Venture -- also known as R-cubed or R3 -- is combining basic research and development of emergent technologies, predictive capabilities and systems assessment to revolutionize the speed and flexibility of technical nuclear forensic (TNF) response to nuclear events. The venture is a multi-laboratory collaboratio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending September 10, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: On Wednesday, DNFSB staff members held a call with Triad and NNSA Field Office Personnel to discuss the staff's observations from their review of   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 30 (TNSMon) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: An interdisciplinary team of LSU-Penn State researchers has been awarded $1.5M from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a smarter approach to ionic separations, which are important for water treatment, resource recovery, and energy production. Using machine learning, the researchers are building a platform for accelerated materials and processes discovery. It c  more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 27 (TNSOps) -- The National Association of Science Writers issued the following agency statement: * * * We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards, sponsored by the National Association of Science Writers: * In the long-form category: "The World According to Weather Satellites," by Jenny Marder (@jennymarder), Jefferson Beck, Tiffany Small, and Rafael de Ameller, NASA and NOAA * In the short-form category: "Drug L  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 2 (TNSPro) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2021: * * * NMSU's PSL co-op program prepares students for careers in national security Ten New Mexico State University students selected for the Physical Science Laboratory Classified Ready Employee Workforce or CREW program started their journey and exploration into the national security sector this semester. Students in PSL's CREW program are matched with cooperative education emplo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following floor statement: * * * Last week, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) spoke on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program and the W87-1 warhead, which will be assembled at Pantex in Amarillo, Texas. Jackson's remarks as prepared are below. "Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this amendment as it cuts funding for the W87-1 warhead that will be assembled at P  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and an alumnus of a Hispanic-Serving Institution, joined the first-ever Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucus for the 117th Congress. Earlier this month, Senator Lujan marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month and co-sponsored a resolution to designate the week beginni  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news release: According to scientists, a century of suppressing wildfires has created a dangerous stockpile of flammable vegetation on landscapes. This "fire fuel" has fed the megafires that put human life and property at risk and permanently destroy ecosystems. To mitigate the threat of these massive blazes, fire managers and responders can set small controllable fires ahead of time t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Studying Effects of Aerosols on Storms in Houston Area * * * A team of atmospheric scientists from around the nation is descending on the Houston area for the next 14 months to seek answers to a vexing question: Do tiny specks of soot, dust, smoke and other particles suspended in Earth's atmosphere help determine the severity of thunderstorms? The knowledge gained may make weat  more

SINGAPORE, Sept. 30 -- World Scientific Publishing issued the following news release: The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has demonstrated that the existing banking and payment system, while still working, is outdated and struggling to support the continually changing requirements of the modern world. It would be an understatement to say that the GFC turned into a wasted opportunity to reorganize the world financial ecosystem. In their new book, Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers: Mathematics, Te  more