Los Alamos National Laboratory
Community Feature Stories
Local schools design posters for Earth Day
Students from kindergarten through sixth grade designed posters showcasing this year’s theme of recycling, conserving energy, and improving air quality. - 4/25/17
Grape Growers Association enlivens agriculture
Growers association unites small parcels of land, enlivens production, protects water rights for Northern New Mexico agriculturists. - 8/6/12
102-year-old LANL volunteer continues to make a difference
Virginia Stovall, will be honored for volunteering 1,470 hours last year - she will also be celebrating her 103rd birthday in September. - 4/3/12
Leyba encourages students: apply for Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund
Life-changing experience: springboard to a career in exercise, science, and physical therapy. - 4/3/12
SimTable helps firefighters model and predict fire direction
In 2009, SimTable received $100,000 from the LANS Venture Acceleration Fund to improve the user interface and seed firefighting academies with customized set ups. - 4/3/12
Supercomputing Challenge: student's algorithm solves real-world problem
Students learn how to use powerful computers to analyze, model, and solve real-world problems. - 4/3/12
Researchers recommend solutions for sediment trapping in irrigation system
LANL and SNL leveraged technical expertise to determine the sources of sediment and recommend solutions for irrigation sediment buildup management. - 4/3/12
Future scientists advance to DOE national competition
A team from Los Alamos bested 39 other teams from around New Mexico in the 10-hour New Mexico Regional Science Bowl. - 4/3/12
Teen's passion for learning serves others at science museum
Homeschooler and volunteer at the Bradbury Science Museum shares his knowledge of bugs with museum visitors. - 4/3/12
Motion recognition software business receives Venture Acceleration Funds
LANS Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) award enabled Ideum to develop motion recognition software for international release. - 4/3/12
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars designed and built in student competition
Middle and elementary school teams from around New Mexico participated in the annual Hydrogen Fuel Cell Challenge in Albuquerque. - 4/3/12
Fire victim helped by local nonprofit organizations
A perennial helper, didn’t realize that she might someday need help herself. - 4/3/12
