LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Nuclear physicist Maria Gatu Johnson, who plays a key role in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and Discovery Science campaigns at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), was named winner of the Katherine E. Weimer Award recognizing outstanding plasma science research by a woman physicist in the early stages of her career. "I am honored and grateful that my e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * - Completed nearly six months ahead of schedule * * * The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has fulfilled a court order to remove one metric ton of defense plutonium from South Carolina. The removal was completed nearly six months ahead of schedule. In December 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of South   more

LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, Aug. 7 -- New Mexico Highlands University issued the following news: Kelly Trujillo is the new director for the Achieving in Research, Math and Science Center (ARMAS) at New Mexico Highlands University. The nationally acclaimed ARMAS Center provides comprehensive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) support services to students. "My whole career has been about mentoring, whether it's in a laboratory setting or a classroom," Trujillo said. "I see highl  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * - Experiments help differentiate between nuclear tests and natural events * * * Sandia National Laboratories researchers, as part of a group of National Nuclear Security Administration scientists, have wrapped up years of field experiments to improve the United States' ability to differentiate earthquakes from underground explosions, key knowledge needed to  more