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'Science on Saturday' lecture examines the extreme X-ray universe
"The Extreme X-ray Universe: Discovery Science with NASA's NuSTAR Mission," by Lab scientists Michael Pivovaroff and Bill Craig, and Granada High School teacher Tom Sheffler is the second in the Science on Saturday series to be held Feb. 2 at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. Two presentations will be offered -- 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.NASA's NuSTAR spacecraft,…
LLNL's Saturday lectures explore cutting edge science
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," returns Jan. 26 and runs through Feb. 23. This year's talks cover a wide range of current topics including detecting pathogen DNA; the Lab's technologies used on NASA's NuSTAR Mission; the next generation medical diagnostic devices; and biofuels -- the new energy from ancient life.The…
Lab teams receive NNSA funding for STEM education in minority partnership
The Lab is one of six Department of Energy (DOE) sites that will receive funding along with 22 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), for research areas in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced in a press release that it has awarded $4 million in grants to eight teams comprised…
Reyes receives ANS Professional Women's Achievement Award
LLNL nuclear engineer Susana Reyes is the 2012 recipient of the American Nuclear Society Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award. In addition to receiving this prestigious award, Reyes has had a dynamic career taking her around the globe. Reyes serves as vice-chair of the ANS Fusion Energy Division. The award recognizes Reyes' "leadership in developing…
Teacher channels students into science pipeline
Michael Sana hopes that his students will be as passionate about science as he is. As a biological science teacher and department head at Waipahu High School on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, Sana looks for ways to build partnerships that could help bring more Hawaiian students into the science pipeline. Take his affiliation with the Lab. Sana was first introduced to LLNL's…
Teacher-student teams conduct authentic genomic research
This summer at the Lab, visiting high school teachers are working side by side with their students on an authentic research project that could assist scientists studying biofuels and bioremediation. The research will generate and publish novel DNA sequence data on a species of duckweed. The two-week session at the Edward Teller Education Center (ETEC) is part of a new…
Summer 'Fun with Science' scheduled
Family and friends of Lab employees are invited to a special summer series of the popular "Fun with Science" show hosted by the Lab's Public Affairs Office. Shows are scheduled for:Saturday, July 14Time: 10:30 a.m. - noonLocation: Discovery Center, Bldg. 651Thursday, July 26Time: 1:30-3 p.m.Location: Discovery Center, Bldg. 651Saturday, August 4Time: 10:30 a.m. -…
Interactive program beams scientists into the classroom
When Tracy High School science teacher Dean Reese invited Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists to present a lesson to his students, all he had to do was plug in the television monitor in his classroom. That's because the Lab's Sonia Wharton and Jeff Mirocha presented a remote science lesson about wind energy that was broadcast live from the Lawrence…
Livermore students speak live with astronauts in space
Students at Livermore's Junction Avenue School had an opportunity that was "out of this world." They got the chance on Wednesday to talk with three astronauts via an in-flight education downlink from the International Space Station (ISS). The entire school's student body -- from kindergarten to 8th grade -- assembled in two locations to watch the videoconference. "What a…
Media advisory: Next 'Science on Saturday' lecture looks at restoring sight to the blind
WHO: Lab scientist Sat Pannu and Tracy High School teacher Kirk Brown will present, "Restoring Sight to the Blind: Bridging the Medical Gap With Technology," at the fourth and final Science on Saturday lecture.WHAT: Millions of people worldwide suffer from ocular diseases that degrade the retina, the light-processing component of the eye, causing blindness. As the…
Postdoc to continue micrometeorite research through Marie Curie Fellowship
If you don't believe that good things come in small packages, talk to Penny Wozniakiewicz who studies micrometeorites -- the tiny extraterrestrial dust sized particles that could hold the key to the origins of our solar system. Wozniakiewicz , a postdoc who has been working in the Lab's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, was recently awarded the prestigious…
Former Lab postdoc receives AFOSR award
Kramer Akli has been named one of the recipients of the 2012 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR ) Young Investigator award. Akli completed his original thesis work at LLNL as a graduate student at the University of California, Davis. While at LLNL, he was supported through a Student Employee Graduate Fellowship awarded by the Lab. Upon graduation, Akli…
Media Advisory: Next 'Science On Saturday' lecture examines effects of space debris
WHO: Lab scientist John Henderson and teacher Tom Shefler will present "Space Junk: Traffic Cops in Space," at the next Science on Saturday lecture.WHAT: Our society is reliant on satellites for many important everyday activities: travel, farming, communication and entertainment, for example. As we launch more satellites, the risk of a satellite colliding with another or a…
Lab's Science on Saturday draws standing room only audience
More than 1,100 local people and more worldwide attended the first lecture in the popular "Science on Saturday" series this past Saturday. For the first time, the program was broadcast over the Internet, allowing participants to interact with the presenter by asking questions during the presentation. This year's Science on Saturday program, now in its 17the season, is…
Media Advisory Lab's 'Science On Saturday' Lecture: Sleuthing Seismic Signals
WHO: Lab scientist Sean Ford and teacher Ken Wedel will present, "Sleuthing Seismic Signals: Understanding Earthquake Hazards and Monitoring Nuclear Explosions," at the next Science on Saturday lecture. WHAT: The probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake in the Greater Bay Area during the next 30 years is 63 percent, or about two out of three. The presenters…
LLNL offers another exceptional season of Saturday science lectures
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's popular lecture series, "Science on Saturday," returns Feb. 4 and runs through March 3. This year's talks cover a wide range of current topics including the Lab's work on the Mercury Messenger; effects of earthquakes; space junk; and restoring sight to the blind.The lectures are free of charge and will be held in the Bankhead…
Students, professors to pen commercialization plans for Lab
Students from two California universities will have the opportunity this summer to build their own startup companies -- at least on paper -- through a unique program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Called the Entrepreneurship Academy, the program will allow eight students apiece from Vallejo-based Cal Maritime and Hayward-based California State University…
'Science on Saturday' gains a following on UCTV
The Lab's popular lecture series "Science on Saturday" attracts large audiences when held each year at the Bankhead Theater. Now, the program is gaining a lot of attention online as well.Videos of lectures were first aired on University of California Television (UCTV) in 2006. During the past year alone, there have been 1.4 million downloads. Since 2006, Science on…
Lab science education programs featured at ACS national meeting
A special symposium on "STEM Education Pipeline to Innovation & Entrepreneurship" was held at the recent national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Anaheim. The symposium was developed because of concerns over the eroding proficiency of U.S. students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines that have serious implications for…
Lab's 'Science on Saturday' lecture travels to Tracy
WHO: Lab scientist Roger Aines and Dean Reese, Tracy High School science teacher, will present, "Put It Back When You Are Done: Storing Carbon Dioxide in the Earth, Not the Atmosphere."WHAT: Hydrocarbon fuels come almost exclusively from underground. We burn the coal or oil to obtain energy. For hundreds of years, we have allowed the resulting carbon dioxide to simply…
