National Security Science Spring 2021

Spring 2021

The women's issue: When it comes to ensuring America’s national security, count on the women of Los Alamos National Laboratory to get the job done.

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The Women's Issue
When it comes to ensuring America’s national security, count on the women of Los Alamos National Laboratory to get the job done.Read Nowabout the article: The Women's Issue
Abstracts
Atomic women
The employee resource group dedicated to supporting women in STEM thrives at the Laboratory.Read Nowabout the article: Atomic women
Minimizing the threat
Nancy Jo Nicholas, associate Laboratory director of Global Security, reflects on her path at Los Alamos, from Star Wars to arms control.Read Nowabout the article: Minimizing the threat
The world's biggest neutrino catcher
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment may transform physics and unravel mysteries of the universe.Read Nowabout the article: The world's biggest neutrino catcher
Looking for life on Mars
Lab-designed SuperCam will use a laser and a microphone to identify signs of life on the red planet.Read Nowabout the article: Looking for life on Mars
Ice, ahoy!
The largest Arctic expedition in history provides unprecedented data for national security decisions.Read Nowabout the article: Ice, ahoy!
The legacy of a Laboratory legend
The Darleane Hoffman Postdoctoral Fellowship continues the work of a groundbreaking scientist.Read Nowabout the article: The legacy of a Laboratory legend
Streamlining satellite data
A new technology will allow researchers to quickly compare data from different satellites to better assess changes on Earth.Read Nowabout the article: Streamlining satellite data
What was Oppenheimer's first name?
More than 100 years after he was born, we’re still not quite sure.Read Nowabout the article: What was Oppenheimer's first name?
Frances Dunne, explosives technician
The only woman in the Manhattan Project’s Explosives Assembly group inspired the name of a current Lab explosives testing facility.Read Nowabout the article: Frances Dunne, explosives technician
Lessons learned
The Lab’s Evelyn Mullen reflects on the cleanup of a contaminated Seattle building.Read Nowabout the article: Lessons learned
Features
Her-story
Women have always been a crucial part of the Laboratory workforce—because of their contributions to national security and because they’ve helped the Lab evolve into a more inclusive place to work.Read Nowabout the article: Her-story
Bridging Divider
Four Los Alamos women share their memories of working at the Laboratory during the early 1990s—when, to maintain its nuclear weapons stockpile, the Lab pivoted from underground nuclear testing to small-scale, non‑nuclear experiments.Read Nowabout the article: Bridging Divider
Women in weapons science
Women make up nearly 30 percent of the Laboratory’s Weapons program—and their contributions are essential to America’s national security. Meet 40 women who are working hard to keep America safe.Read Nowabout the article: Women in weapons science
Analysis
"The greatest opportunity of my lifetime"
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty shares her experiences leading the National Nuclear Security Administration.Read Nowabout the article: "The greatest opportunity of my lifetime"
Being Essential
Inspiring science in future generations
Astrophysicist Nicole Lloyd-Ronning works with youth across Northern New Mexico.Read Nowabout the article: Inspiring science in future generations

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