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The Department of Energy has designated LANSCE's Proton Radiography (pRad)
Facility, the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center, and the Weapons Nuclear Research (WNR) center
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The Rosen Scholar award for 2012 will be shared by two outstanding
physicists: Dr. Richard F. Casten, currently the D. Allan Bromley Professor of Physics at Yale University, and Dr. Markus Roth, distinguished professor of physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität, Darmstadt.
Congratulations Dr. Casten and Dr. Roth! |
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Claire White
2012 Prize for Outstanding Student Research
Dr. Claire White Los Alamos National Laboratory is the recipient of the 2012 Prize for Outstanding Student Research of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) with the citation "For pioneering a new methodology to elucidate accurate structural representations of complex materials by combining neutron diffraction and computational chemistry"
The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) established the Prize for Outstanding Student Research to recognize outstanding accomplishments in the general area of neutron scattering by graduate or undergraduate students who have performed much of their work at North American neutron facilities. The prize was established in 2011 and will be awarded for the first time.
The nominations were reviewed by a committee of experts in the field of neutron science and the NSSA is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2012 Prize for Outstanding Student Research is Dr. Claire White of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The prize and $1000 honorarium will be awarded at the 2012 ACNS in Washington, DC, June 24-28, 2012 (http://www.mrs.org/acns-2012/).
- Article Courtesy of The Neutron Scattering Society of America
http:///www.neutronscattering.org
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Cancer Therapy Gets a Boost from New Isotope
A new medical isotope project at Los Alamos National Laboratory shows promise for rapidly producing major quantities of a new cancer-treatment agent, actinium 225 (Ac-225).
Using proton beams, Los Alamos and its partner Brookhaven National Laboratory could match current annual worldwide production of the isotope in just a few days, solving critical shortages of this therapeutic isotope that attacks cancer cells. A collaboration between Los Alamos, Brookhaven, and Oak Ridge national laboratories is developing a plan for full-scale production and stable supply of Ac-225.
Ac-225 emits alpha radiation. Alpha particles are energetic enough to destroy cancer cells but are unlikely to move beyond a tightly controlled target region and destroy healthy cells. Alpha particles are stopped in their tracks by a layer of skin or even an inch or two of air.
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LANSCE Hosts Stewardship Science Academic Alliance (SSAA) Meeting
Scientists from the Stewardship Science Academic Alliance (SSAA) Center of Excellence for Radioactive Ion Beam Studies for Stewardship Science visited LANSCE on March 12-13, 2012. This Center is the only center for nuclear physics research in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) - sponsored SSAA. It is headed by Professor Jolie Cizewski of Rutgers University and included participants from Rutgers, UNIRIB/ ORAU, Tennessee Technological University, Colorado School of Mines, University of North Carolina, Michigan State University and the NNSA.
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