Scenes From Francis H. Harlow’s Book Signing
Francis H. Harlow signs books Tuesday at Aspen Ridge Lodge for his book ‘Adventures in Physics and Pueblo Pottery’. Harlow (b. 1928) is highly regarded as a leading authority on Pueblo Indian pottery, a field of study he pursued on his own after moving to New Mexico to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a physicist. In this memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, service in the US Army during World War II, college years, and his 50-year career as a physicist at LANL. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
Francis H. Harlow signs books and chats with readers atAir Force Research Laboratory Chief Scientists Receive Presidential Award
Dr. Robert Peterkin
AFRL News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The two Chief Scientists of the Air Force Research Laboratory in New Mexico have been honored with the 2015 Presidential Rank Award.
The awards, which were presented last week in Washington, D.C., are given annually to a small number of senior federal government executives and professionals for extraordinary service, and are decided on by the President of the United States.
Dr. Robert Peterkin, Chief Scientist for Directed Energy, and Dr. Greg Spanjers, Chief Scientist for Space Vehicles, were among this year’s 13 Presidential Rank Award Read More
Los Alamos Is Latest EM Field Office To Transition To Energy.Gov
EM Los Alamos Field Office Manager Douglas E. Hintze
DOE News:
The EM Los Alamos Field Office today introduced a new user-friendly website with a sleek, simple design that delivers timely information about the legacy cleanup activities underway at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Previously, EM’s Los Alamos cleanup efforts were featured on the laboratory’s website. Now, the EM field office, just over a year old, has launched its own website with the goal of increasing transparency by providing more resources that stakeholders, residents, media, and other members Read More
LANL Major Subcontractors Consortium Hosts U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich At Cottonwood On The Greens
LANL Major Subcontractors Consortium President Joseph Sanchez, left, welcomes U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and introduces him to the crowd gathered May 5 at Cottonwood on the Greens restaurant at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich addresses the crowd. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The LANL Major Subcontractors Consortium (MSC) hosted an event for U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich during his May 5 visit to Los Alamos.
MSC President Joseph Sanchez welcomed Heinrich and introduced him to the crowd gathered at Cottonwood Read More
Science On Tap Features Cathy Wilson On Climate Change 5:30 p.m. Thursday
SCIENCE News:
Science On Tap happens every third Thursday of the month, featuring a new topic each time. This month, Cathy Wilson will discuss climate change at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at UnQuarked Wine Room, 145 Central Park Square. in Los Alamos .
Wilson, who heads Los Alamos Nationalal Laboratory’s Atmosphere, Climate and Ecosystem Science team, is working to better understand what happens when warming climate causes Arctic permafrost to thaw. As the ground warms up, previously frozen soil carbon is decomposed and released as green house gases—adding to global warming. Read More
Letter To The Editor: Don’t Take Photos On Lab Property
By GAIL LITTLEAspen Ridge Hosts Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Presentation June 7
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