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NMC Celebrates a Successful ScienceFest Discovery Day! The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) had a fantastic time participating in Los Alamos ScienceFest Discovery Day on Saturday, September 24, 2026, at the Fuller Lodge lawn. This year’s event brought together families, community members, and local organizations for a day of hands-on science, learning, and fun centered around

NMC Supports Two J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship Recipients The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is proud to support two outstanding Northern New Mexico students through the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship program, administered by the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC). The JROMC recently announced the 24 recipients of its 2026 scholarship awards for Los Alamos and

New Mexico Consortium Celebrates Scholarship Recipients Supporting New Mexico’s Future Workforce The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is proud to support scholarship programs that help students across New Mexico pursue educational and career opportunities while strengthening the state’s future workforce. NMC partnered with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the LANL Foundation to sponsor the National Security

NMC Celebrates 20 Years of Collaborative Success The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) marked its 20th anniversary on Friday, May 1, with a celebratory evening at Sandia Resort, bringing together leaders in science, research, and the local community to honor two decades of collaboration and achievement. The event, held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., was attended

Join us for the 4th NMAIC: AI After Hours! Connect with AI professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts from across New Mexico in a relaxed, informal setting. Where: New Mexico Innovation Hub (NMIH) 1055 Midtown Calle Central, Santa Fe, NM 87505 When: May 6 | 5:00–7:00 PM What to Expect: Casual conversations, meaningful connections, and opportunities to

Energy Networking Event April 21 at New Mexico Innovation Hub The New Mexico Energy Initiatives will host an Energy Networking Event on Tuesday, April 21, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the New Mexico Innovation Hub (NMIH) in Santa Fe. The event will take place at NMIH, co-located with the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Santa

Join us for the third NMAIC: AI After Hours event! The New Mexico AI Consortium (NMAIC) invites you to an evening of networking and connection with AI professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts from across the state. This relaxed, informal gathering is all about building relationships and strengthening New Mexico’s growing AI community. Where: Q Station

NMC Supports 2026 Microplastics Exposure and Human Health Conference in Santa Fe The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) was a proud supporter of the 2026 Microplastics Exposure and Human Health Conference, held January 11–14, 2026, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This conference, organized by faculty and students from the College of Pharmacy at the University of

LANL Foundation Launches New Graduate Scholarship for New Mexico’s National Security Workforce The LANL Foundation has launched a new graduate scholarship aimed at helping New Mexico students prepare for careers in national security at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Called the National Security Workforce Graduate Scholarship, the program is designed to support students pursuing advanced

Aurorasaurus, the Aurora Tracking Project, Calls for Public Reports after November Solar Storm To make the collection as complete as possible, Aurorasaurus is encouraging anyone who witnessed the auroras during the November 11-13 storm to submit a backdated report through its website, aurorasaurus.org. Even late submissions, the group says, can strengthen the record of where

Ablation Community Gathers at NMSU for Successful 15th Workshop The 15th Ablation Workshop at New Mexico State University was a big success, drawing a strong mix of researchers, engineers, and students from around the world to focus on aerothermodynamics and ablation. The workshop brought together researchers from government, industry, and universities to share work on

New Mexico Energy Initiative Symposium — November 18–19, 2025 The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is proud to co-sponsor the New Mexico Energy Initiative Symposium, taking place November 18–19, 2025, at the Fidel Center, New Mexico Tech, in Socorro, NM. This two-day event brings together leaders from across the state to collaborate on shaping New Mexico’s

15th Ablation Workshop held November 18-20, 2025 at NMSU The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is pleased to co-sponsor the 15th Ablation Workshop, scheduled for November 18–20, 2025, at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The workshop will convene at the Corbett Center Student Union, located at 2795 S. Locust Street, Las Cruces,

VIDEO: Celebrating Exciting Science at Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has a long and remarkable history of scientific achievement, from its pivotal role in the Manhattan Project to today’s cutting-edge research across many fields. A new video highlights some of the laboratory’s most exciting contributions, past and present. Watch the video

UNM Research & Discovery Week Showcases Innovation and Global Impact November 6-14 The University of New Mexico’s annual Research & Discovery Week will highlight groundbreaking ideas, world-class scholarships, and the power of collaboration across disciplines. This year’s program features two prominent keynote speakers and a community-focused research expo that showcases UNM’s impact across the state.

Time to Register for the 36th Supercomputing Challenge! Time to register for the 36th annual Supercomputing Challenge! The Supercomputing Challenge is gearing up for another year-long marathon of creativity, problem-solving, and innovation for the 2025–2026 school year. This year’s theme is Artificial Intelligence (AI), giving students the opportunity to explore one of the most exciting

NMC Hosts Summer Picnic Celebrating Supercomputer Institute Interns The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) hosted a celebratory picnic on Thursday, July 31, honoring the 2025 the Supercomputer Institute and high-performance computing (HPC) summer internship students hired by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The student picnic brought together interns, LANL mentors, and NMC staff for food, conversation,

Scenes from the New Mexico Consortium at 2025 Los Alamos ScienceFest A special thank you to April Beauchemin from the Chile Pepper Institute and to Jakobe Ochoa and Sarah Crotzer from New Mexico Tech for joining us on June 21 for Discovery Day at ScienceFest 2025. Their fantastic plants and robotics demonstrations captivated young and

Free Public Lecture with Dinosaur Scientist Dr. Spencer Lucas to Kick Off ScienceFest Spencer Lucas, PhD: “RETHINKING MASS EXTINCTIONS” When: 7:00pm on Thursday, June 19 Where: Fuller Lodge Dr. Spencer Lucas, Curator of Paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, will present a public lecture titled “Rethinking Mass Extinctions”, offering a

Congratulations To Recipients of J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarships Congratulations to Los Alamos High School student, Sean Lucero, and Pojoaque Valley High School student, Lilah Herrera, who were each awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship, funded by the New Mexico Consortium (NMC). This scholarship from the NMC is awarded to students who show exceptional promise of

New Mexico Students Tackle Big Science in Academic Marathon of Innovation, Since 1990 The Supercomputing Challenge wrapped up another thrilling year, celebrating the brilliance, determination, and creativity of New Mexico’s future innovators. Often described as an academic marathon, the Challenge pushes students to think critically, collaborate, code, and create, preparing them for tomorrow’s real-world problems.

Dr. Tom Terwilliger Elected to the National Academy of Sciences The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is proud to congratulate Dr. Tom Terwilliger for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)—a tremendous achievement that recognizes a lifetime of scientific excellence and leadership. Election to the NAS is one of the highest honors bestowed upon

Fire Scientist Scott Pokswinski Presents on The Fire Break Podcast Scott Pokswinski, a fire scientist with the New Mexico Consortium‘s Center for Applied Fire and Ecosystem Science (CAFES), recently appeared on the podcast The Fire Break to discuss cutting-edge advancements in wildfire management.​ In the episode titled “Burn Smarter, Not Hotter: Rx Burns Save Communities,”

New Mexico AI Consortium Announces First Cohort of AI Scholars The New Mexico AI Consortium (NMAIC) has announced its first cohort of AI Scholars—graduate students from universities across the state who will collaborate with faculty on diverse AI research projects. Each scholar will receive a $25,000 award from the New Mexico Consortium in recognition of

Young Artists Explore the Universe in “Cosmic Frontiers at Illusions Art Gallery” Art Show Los Alamos, NM — The stars are aligning for a celebration of creativity and cosmic imagination! Join us for the “Cosmic Frontiers at Illusions Art Gallery” reception, a special K-6 student art show taking place on Friday, April 25th from 4:30

Free Public Events add to ‘Cosmic Frontiers 2025: Planets’  Los Alamos, New Mexico — The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is excited to be hosting Cosmic Frontiers 2025: Planets, May 3-4 at the SALA Los Alamos Event Center. Cosmic Frontiers will bring together top planetary scientists and astronomers for groundbreaking discussions.  Three scientific sessions will feature

History of the School for Advanced Research (SAR) Lecture Wednesday April 2 Michael F. Brown, President Emeritus of the School for Advanced Research (SAR), will present an online lecture on Wednesday, April 2, exploring the rich history and enduring legacy of one of New Mexico’s most distinguished research institutions. Founded in 1907, the School for

New Mexico AI Consortium (NMAIC) Industry Collaboration Day – April 14-15, 2025 The New Mexico Consortium, as part of the New Mexico Artificial Intelligence Consortium (NMAIC), is inviting industry leaders to the inaugural New Mexico Artificial Intelligence Consortium Industry Collaboration Day on April 14, 2025, followed by an exclusive NVIDIA-hosted AI workshop on April 15, 2025. A

Hold the Date for Cosmic Frontiers 2025! Hold the date for Cosmic Frontiers 2025. This two-day event will be held May 3-4, 2025 in Los Alamos. This is the second in a planned yearly ‘Cosmic Frontiers’ series for New Mexico, following a very successful Cosmic Frontiers 2024 – Stephen Hawking and the Universe. The 2025 program

Join NMC’s ℏackathon series on February 18th, 9am-3pm at LA Research Park Come join the New Mexico Consortium‘s ℏackathon series on February 18th, 0900-1500, at the Learning Center @ NMC (Classroom 203 at the Los Alamos Research Park building): We will deep dive into the exciting quantum platforms QuEra Computing has to offer. The morning

Engineers Week features community lecture on AI and engineering The community is invited to celebrate Engineers Week with a public lecture by Pramod Khargonekar of the University of California, Irvine, on Feb. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos. Khargonekar, the vice chancellor for research and professor of electrical

Winter Field School at the University of Alaska a Big Success! The first Winter Field School (WFS) held January 4-11, 2025 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, was a big success! This event was organized by the NASA funded Eclipse Ambassadors program and was in partnership with Aurorasaurus, a joint NASA Education and New Mexico

Applications are being accepted now for the FREE 2025 Summer Physics Camp The 9th annual Summer Physics Camp offers a unique opportunity for young students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with STEM professionals including scientists and researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. This two-week FREE to

Presentation: Shaping our Future with Fire: Bridging Archaeology and Fire Science December 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location: The School for Advanced Research (SAR) at 660 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, NM This talk will be livestreamed on the SAR YouTube channel. Co-presented by the New Mexico Consortium and the School for Advanced Research New Mexico Consortium

Institutions around the state unite to create New Mexico AI Consortium By Carly Bowling  December 02, 2024 As interest in artificial intelligence development and economic opportunities continues to grow, institutions across the state have united to create the New Mexico Artificial Intelligence Consortium to advance the development and understanding of AI and machine learning. The founding

Join the Quantum ℏackathon Series hosted by the NMC! Join the Quantum ℏackathon Series, hosted by the New Mexico Consortium on December 17th, 1:00 – 4:00pm, at The Learning Center @ NMC (Classroom on the 2nd floor of the LA Research Park building). We have two amazing guests from D-Wave Quantum Systems Inc. Dr. Andrew

4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference Takes Place November 18-22 in Santa Fe The New Mexico Consortium and Los Alamos National Laboratory are a Gold Sponsor of this year’s Southwest Fire Ecology Conference which takes place November 18-22 at the La Fonda on the Plaza in historic downtown Santa Fe. This conference, hosted by the Southwest

Time to apply for the Dr. G. Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program Calling all interested students: It is time to apply for the Dr. G. Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program. This 2025 summer program is an 8-week intensive program that will consist of hands-on training, complete with seminars and tours as well as a research

35th Supercomputing Challenge Kickoff Session Held Oct 26-27 The 35th Annual Supercomputing Challenge Kickoff Session was held this weekend, October 26th and 27th at New Mexico Tech. Students and teams attending this year’s Kickoff  received general information, an overview, keynote session, classes, and learned more about the program. Each student/team presented a brief description of

Free Public Lecture: Learn About the Mysteries of the Underground with Dr. Ben Tobin Free public lecture Dr. Ben Tobin: “Exploring Caves through Interdisciplinary Science” 7:00pm on Thursday, October 24 at Fuller Lodge. Dr. Benjamin Tobin was recently named the Director of The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  NCKRI

The Family YMCA Honors Major Donors Lou Santoro And NMC With 2024 Community Visionary Awards The Family YMCA’s CEO, Chris Daniels with the support of board members recently honored two major donors who are helping lead the way for their expanded 2024 Annual Fundraising Campaign. Both the New Mexico Consortium and State Farm’s Louis Santoro

Consortium for Energy Sustainability and Advanced Management (CESAM) Kickoff Meeting Open for Registration The New Mexico Consortium is co-sponsoring this year’s Consortium for Energy Sustainability and Advanced Management (CESAM) Workshop. CESAM is working to establish a community-centered research group that harnesses New Mexico’s expertise and energy resources. CESAM promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary research, outreach and

NMC Supports ISOTT 2024 Conference The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) has provided $3,000 in Collaboration Funding for the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) conference held June 8-14, 2024 on the New Mexico Tech campus. This ISOTT meeting brought together 70 scientists, physicians, and engineers from around the world to address many aspects

Registration for Supercomputing Challenge Open Until September 30th Calling all middle and high school students in New Mexico! Register now for the 2024-2025 Supercomputing Challenge! Student registrations are open until September 30th for this year’s event. Students Register at: https://supercomputingchallenge.org/form/student Teachers Register at: https://supercomputingchallenge.org/form/teacher What exactly is the Supercomputing Challenge? The Supercomputing Challenge is an exciting academic

Nelia Dunbar Presents Geology of Northern New Mexico! The New Mexico Consortium wants to thank Professor Nelia Dunbar of NM Institute of Mining and Technology for her amazing lecture July 18th on the Geology of Northern New Mexico and for leading a field trip to the Jemez Mountains Friday July 19th. This lecture was held

Community Enjoys Very Large Array Telescope Talk Thank you to Dr. Patricia Henning for her public lecture last night on the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope. This talk was held at the Los Alamos SALA Event Center, with about 100 community members attending. This talk is a

New Mexico Consortium 2024 ScienceFest Booth A Success! This year’s Los Alamos ScienceFest was a resounding success, with the New Mexico Consortium participating in various ways such as our ScienceFest booth and inviting various speakers and science experts from around the state! The ScienceFest booth during Discovery Day on Saturday July 13th was rewarding and

July 15th – Learn about the Very Large Array Radio Telescope! A public lecture, Q&A, and art exhibit on the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope will soon occur in Los Alamos.  The Your State of Science Series, hosted by the New Mexico Consortium and ScienceFest/Los Alamos Mainstreet

Very Large Array Radio Telescope Photography Exhibit Now Available to View! The New Mexico Consortium, partnering with Los Alamos Mainstreet and Los Alamos ScienceFest, just completed the installation of our Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope photography exhibit! This exhibit is being held at 1735 Central Ave in Los Alamos, New Mexico as a part

July 18 & 19: Join us for Geology of Northern New Mexico Lecture and Field Trip! Want to learn more about the incredible geology of the Los Alamos area?  Join us on Thursday, July 18, at 6:00pm at SALA Los Alamos Event Center, for a lecture on the geology of Northern New Mexico.  The event

New Mexico Organizations and the FRA Transform K-12 Rail Education with LEWIS Sensors, Railroad Rides using sensors from Alvarado Station to Bernalillo The Federal Railroad Administration  (FRA) supports a 3-year program led by The University of New Mexico with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Stanford University.  This program is led by UNM professor and former New Mexico Consortium

New Mexico Consortium Brings “Your State of Science” Event Series to Los Alamos! The Your State of Science event series, by the New Mexico Consortium, brings New Mexico experts to Los Alamos to discuss exciting research happening in New Mexico. The first round is being launched with this year’s Los Alamos ScienceFest held during July

This Week’s Concert Features New Mexico Country Star Nathaniel Krantz This Friday, June 14th, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, the New Mexico Music Commission and the New Mexico Consortium have joined forces to sponsor this week’s performance starring New Mexico country star Nathaniel Krantz. The fun starts at 6pm with a youth performance by

NMC Wins Chamber Community Partner – Chamber Business Award for 2024! Each year, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce invites the community to participate in two rounds of online nominating and voting to recognize the “people’s choice” Chamber member businesses and organizations in Los Alamos and White Rock. We are delighted to announce that this year

New Mexico Consortium Congratulates Oppenheimer Scholarship Recipients The New Mexico Consortium congratulates the winners of this year’s J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) Scholarship Awards! This year the JROMC has announced 17 winners of scholarship awards for Los Alamos and regional high school seniors. JROMC, established in 1975, offers these scholarships in the memory of

Supercomputing Challenge Silent Auction! The Supercomputing Challenge is hosting a Silent Auction to help fund next year’s Challenge events. The silent auction contains donated items and experiences such as a 2 night stay on the Oregon Coast, art, jewelry, tickets to Meow Wolf, and more! The Silent Auction will go live on Wednesday, the 15th and closes out May

First Annual Cosmic Frontiers Event a Huge Success! The New Mexico Consortium’s first annual Cosmic Frontiers event is in the history books. Held at the SALA Los Alamos Event Center on April 27th and 28th, the event featured these invited speakers: Paul Davies, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and best-selling author from Arizona State University Laura

Supercomputing Challenge Announces Top Projects for 2023-2024 Year The Supercomputing Challenge is an exciting, academic year-long competition open to middle and high school students. Throughout the program, students work in teams to explore complex real-world problems using science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, while also strengthening their writing, communication, and presentation skills. This year, the 34th

SALA Presents More on Stephen Hawking During May Film Fest SALA Los Alamos Event Center is presenting more on Stephen Hawking during May as a part of the SALA Film Festival! Continue your exploration of the cosmic frontiers at the Cosmic Frontiers Festival with SALA’s special event featuring captivating films and insightful discussions. Delve deeper

Agenda For Cosmic Frontiers: Steven Hawking And The Universe – April 27-28 At SALA And Live-Streamed On YouTube The New Mexico Consortium reminds all who are interested to join us at our upcoming event, Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, taking place on April 27-28 at SALA Los Alamos Event Center. While attending the event in person

Explore Cosmic Frontiers with Stephen Hawking & The Universe The New Mexico Consortium reminds all who are interested to join us at our upcoming event, Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, taking place on April 27-28, 2024 at SALA Los Alamos Event Center. While attending the event in person offers a unique opportunity to

New Mexico Consortium Supports Supercomputer Institute Summer Program Each summer the New Mexico Consortium provides a workspace for the Supercomputing Institute of Los Alamos National Laboratory.  This technical summer program offers students hands-on experience building and operating state-of-the-art and next-generation compute clusters, high-speed networks, extreme-scale filesystems, containers, security, and more. The Supercomputer Institute is a

Get Your Books Today for Cosmic Frontiers! The New Mexico Consortium is hosting Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, a two-day event April 27-28, 2024 centered around scientist Stephen Hawking, cosmology, and astrophysics. Many of the speakers that are coming to Los Alamos to participate in the event have recently authored books.  The NMC

Enterprise Bank Donates $15K To New Mexico Consortium For ‘Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe’ By CAROL A. CLARK Los Alamos Daily Post caclark@ladailypost.com Enterprise Bank & Trust Los Alamos Region President Liddie Martinez on Thursday presented a $15,000 sponsorship to CEO Dr. John Engen of the New Mexico Consortium for its upcoming event,

Supercomputing Challenge Mid-year Project Evaluations in February This year is the 34th year of the Supercomputing Challenge, with 40 teams of middle and high school students across the state of New Mexico participating. In the Supercomputing Challenge, students work together in teams to tackle complex issues using science, technology, engineering, and math, while also improving

Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe April 27-28, 2024 The New Mexico Consortium is hosting Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe, a two-day event April 27-28, 2024 centered around scientist Stephen Hawking.  The event, the first in a planned yearly ‘Cosmic Frontiers’ series, brings together eminent cosmologists and astrophysicists who worked with or

PEEC Announces Night Sky Panel to Answer Astronomy Questions PEEC News: PEEC announces their night sky panel to answer the public’s astronomy questions. Do you have an astronomy question that has always intrigued you? How do we know the age of the universe? What IS the cosmic microwave background? Will we be swallowed by the

Aurorasaurus Attends AGU Members of the Aurorasaurus team attended the 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, held December 11–15 in San Francisco, California. Each year, AGU brings together more than 25,000 scientists, educators, students, and professionals from over 100 countries to share research, foster collaboration, and advance our understanding of Earth and space sciences.

Time to Register for the 2024 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women It is time to register for the 8th annual 2024 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women, which offers a unique opportunity for students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with STEM professionals, including women scientists and researchers from Los

Night with a Nerd: Fusion Research during the Manhattan Project WHEN:  Jan 11, 2024 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM WHERE:  Bradbury Science Museum, 1450 Central Ave., Los Alamos SPEAKER:  Mark Chadwick Mark Chadwick will discuss how Los Alamos National Laboratory played a major role in early milestones in fusion research Join the Bradbury Science Museum

Lynda Spencer – A True Hero Transforming Education in New Mexico Every year, the New Mexico Magazine and the New Mexico Tourism Department honor 10 exceptional True Heroes who have gone the extra mile to serve their communities.  Principal Lynda Spencer and Blanco Elementary School, as a member of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

New Mexico Consortium To Host ‘Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe’ The New Mexico Consortium is pleased to announce we will be hosting an event titled Cosmic Frontiers: Stephen Hawking & The Universe on April 27-28, 2024. This two day event will be the first in an annual “Cosmic Frontiers” series and will be

Farewell Reception For Vita Henderson Set For Wednesday At Fuller Lodge Arts Center As She Returns To Her Native Lithuania Friends, colleagues and fans of her work are invited to a farewell reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Fuller Lodge Arts Center for Vita Henderson who is leaving Los Alamos

Aurorasaurus Project’s Involvement Researching STEVE Featured on CNN News Recently, CNN featured the Aurorasaurus participatory science project’s research, supported by the New Mexico Consortium, in the news. This article, written by Jackie Wattles, is all about a purple and green phenomenon that looks like an aurora but is in fact something different called STEVE ("Strong

Time for Students to Apply to NSSC-LANL Nonproliferation Summer Program  Are you an undergraduate or graduate student with an interest in engineering, physics, national security, or nuclear nonproliferation? Applications are now open for the NSSC-LANL Dr. G. Robert Keeping Nonproliferation Science Summer Program., an exceptional opportunity to gain hands-on experience in one of the nation’s

Quantum Dots, UbiQD’s Core Technology, Validated with Nobel Prize UbiQD, the New Mexico-based leader in quantum dot (QD) manufacturing and technology, is excited to share that the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to nanotechnology pioneers Alexei Ekimov, Louis Brus, and Moungi Bawendi for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. Victor Klimov, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Aurorasaurus Celebrates Heliophysics Big Year! The Aurorasaurus team celebrates the “Heliophysics Big Year”, which is a year filled with some amazing solar events. The Heliophysics Big Year is a global celebration of solar science and the Sun’s influence on Earth and the entire solar system. Not only are we ramping up to the Sun’s most

UbiQD Named One of New Mexico’s Fastest Growing Companies UbiQD has been named one of New Mexico’s fastest growing companies by Albuquerque Business First! According to the publication, the honor recognizes some of New Mexico’s companies that have experienced tremendous growth over the three-year period from 2019 – 2022. Nominations were called from the public

34th Annual Supercomputing Challenge KickOff Held at New Mexico Tech Thanks to all the students participating in the 34th annual Supercomputing Challenge, which was a resounding success!  This year’s Kickoff to the program was held September 30th and October 1st at the New Mexico Institute for Mining and Technology in Socorro, NM. What is the

NMC Holds Annual Picnic at Urban Park The New Mexico Consortium held its annual picnic gathering on Friday, September 15, at Urban Park in Los Alamos. Staff and their families were invited to attend, and the event had a wonderful turnout. The company picnic was both a bring-a-dish-to-share potluck and a catered event, featuring enchiladas

Aurorasaurus Project Creates Aurora Chasers - The Game! The Aurorasaurus project, supported by the New Mexico Consortium, has recently created a role-playing card game to help answer the surprisingly complicated question, “how can I see the aurora?” Aurora Chasers, recommended for ages 11 and up, covers multiple subjects: space science, language arts, geography, math, meteorology, and

Corcoran Lab Seeking Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researcher Are you interested in studying microalgal biology and ecology? The Corcoran Lab at New Mexico State University (NMSU) is currently recruiting graduate students (MS, PhD) and a Postdoctoral Researcher. Research in the Corcoran Lab focuses on the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems, with an emphasis on

34th Annual Supercomputing Challenge Registration and Kickoff Coming Soon! The 34th Annual Supercomputing Challenge registration and Kickoff Session are coming soon! Registration will run from August 15 through September 20th. What is it? The Supercomputing Challenge is an exciting program open to all interested middle and high school students. Each team of up to five

First Aurorasaurus Report-A-Thon A Success!  The Aurorasaurus team, held their first ever Report-A-Thon, a way for those who use the Aurorasurus website to get together and connect over their mutual interest in the aurora and aurora science. The Aurorasaurus team reported that it was fantastic to virtually see so many fellow aurora lovers. They networked

nEDM2023 - The 5th Workshop on Searches for a Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Coming in November nEDM2023 is the fifth workshop in a continuing series dedicated to addressing the scientific and technical challenges of the worldwide experimental search for the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM). The workshop is jointly organized by Los Alamos National Laboratory,

NMC Makes Waves at Los Alamos Science Fest!  The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) booth at the Los Alamos Science Fest‘s Discovery Day made waves by featuring both a wave machine and a sunspot viewer to get the public excited about science! Both of these devices were a huge hit with kids and families attending the

The 7th Annual Summer Physics Camp for Young Women a Resounding Success! The 7th Summer Physics Camp for Young Women was successfully held in person again from June 5th  to 16th at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, NM. This year’s camp was dedicated to the topic of Energy Security and was made possible thanks to the strong

Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald Introduces Heliophysics Big Year at the Citizen Science Association’s C*Sci 2023 Conference Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald, a program scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and the P.I. of the Aurorasaurus project supported by the New Mexico Consortium, recently attended the Citizen Science Association’s C*Sci 2023 conference where she introduced Heliophysics Big Year (HBY).

Mercury Bio Accelerates Biomedical Research with Support from Los Alamos National Laboratory NEWS PROVIDED BY Mercury Bio Inc.  15 Jun, 2023, 08:44 ET SANTA FE, N.M., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Mercury Bio (www.mercurybio.com) was recently awarded technical maturation assistance through the Technology Readiness Initiative (TRGR) from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Richard P. Feynman Center for

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship, funded by the New Mexico Consortium, Awarded to Adeline Feng  The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) has announced the winners of the 2023 scholarship awards for Los Alamos and regional high school seniors. The JROMC is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Robert Oppenheimer, the first director of Los

New Mexico Consortium Funds Local YMCA for New Equipment Due to the generosity of the New Mexico Consortium, The Los Alamos Family YMCA has been able to update its martial arts mat and also purchase a specialty crash mat for advanced techniques. The Family YMCA’s instructor Sensei Moon has been practicing martial arts for more

Supercomputing Challenge Expo and Awards Ceremony Announces 2023 Winners The Supercomputing Challenge is a program where students across the state work on computational projects over the school year covering self-chosen topics such as Computer Science, Behavioral Health Issues, Wildfire Detection, and Environmental Issues.  The Challenge likes to refer to itself as an academic marathon, and

Free Antibody Seminars by Andrew Bradbury  Andrew Bradbury has been giving an annual free antibody seminars for a number of years. This  course is an “Introduction to antibody engineering”. The eight videos, totaling ~6 hours, cover the following subjects This extensive set of seminars on antibodies were last be presented at the January 2023 PepTalk,

Come Visit the New Mexico Consortium at the Los Alamos Job Fair Are you looking for a job or considering a new career opportunity? If so, stop by the Los Alamos Job Fair today and see what local employers have to offer. The New Mexico Consortium, along with more than 50 other local businesses and

Supercomputing Challenge Expo Invites Public to View Final Student Presentations Are you interested in what students perceive as real-world problems? Come to the public viewing session of this year's Supercomputing Challenge Expo on April 24, from 12-4pm at the LANL Research Library and Study Center. The Supercomputing Challenge is an academic marathon where middle and

John R. Engen selected as next CEO of the New Mexico Consortium   March 31, 2023 – The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Board of Directors has announced John R. Engen, Ph.D. as its next CEO. “I am thrilled that Dr. Engen will soon be joining the NMC team. I believe John’s energy, vision, and leadership will

Specifica Announces Antibody Discovery Platform Transfer Agreement with Servier and its Subsidiary Symphogen Specifica, a Q2 Solutions company focused on innovative in vitro antibody libraries and discovery tools, today announced an agreement with the global pharmaceutical group Servier and Symphogen A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark), Servier’s wholly-owned subsidiary and the Group antibody center of excellence, under which

Webinar Sponsored by the Supercomputing Challenge The Supercomputing Challenge hosts a once a month Webinar. This month the webinar will feature Jeff Holte, a teacher, principal, technology director, school director and designer of pioneering learning models. He will be speaking on, The Latest AI: Chat GPT – What Does it Mean for Education? Jeff is

New Mexico Consortium to Participate in Los Alamos Spring Job Fair The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) will be participating in the upcoming Los Alamos Spring Job Fair on Thursday, April 13. The event was originally scheduled for March 13 but was postponed due to severe winter weather and has now been rescheduled for April. The

Predicting and Tracking the Aurora Borealis A solar cycle is traditionally measured by the rise and fall in the number of sunspots, but it also coincides with increases in solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), radio emissions, and other forms of space weather. These bursts of magnetized plasma and energetic waves from the Sun’s atmosphere can energize the gases and

Biotech Startup Spartina Biotechnologies, Now Known as Mercury Bio A Santa Fe-based biotech startup, Spartina Biotechnologies, recently reported a raise of just over $1 million — this time under a new name, Mercury Bio. Previously known as Spartina Biotechnologies, Mercury Bio Inc. is the new name of the joint venture created by a few well-known bioscience founders

From the Classroom to the Rail: The FRA’s Plan to Transform K-12 Rail Education with Sensors and Inspire STEM Success The Federal Railroad Administration or FRA has a plan to transform K-12 education by inspiring interest in STEM using sensors. Engaging K-12 students in the study of railroads using technology such as low-cost sensors can

Steve Buelow, CEO of New Mexico Consortium, Announces Retirement Following a long career of science research and management, New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Chief Executive Officer, Steve Buelow, has announced his retirement. Dr. Buelow, earned degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and in Physics and Chemical Physics from Harvard University. Before

Applications are now being accepted for the 7th annual 2023 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women This 2 week long summer Physics camp will take place from June 5- 16, 2023 at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The camp offers a unique opportunity for young women (including transgender

Los Alamos Science Fair Announces Results LAPS News Release More than 65 projects were on display as students from elementary, middle and high school participated in the 2023 Los Alamos County Science Fair this past weekend. Thirty-two students qualified for the 2023 Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair which will be hosted by New Mexico

Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize Bette Korber Caltech’s annual Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico Consortium scientist Bette Korber. These awards acknowledge “a particular achievement of noteworthy value, a series of such achievements, or a career of noteworthy accomplishment.” Bette Korber, who received her PhD in Chemistry in 1988 from

Aurorasaurus Presents at AGU! At the December 2022 American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, Aurorasaurus scientists, citizen scientists, and students are out in force to present their research findings. Presentations for Monday December 12th include Persistent, Energetic Pulsating Aurora Observed During the LAMP Sounding Rocket Mission Launch Window by Allison Jaynes et al and Modeling CME

Apply Now to the Dr. G. Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program Los Alamos National Laboratory will be hosting its annual Dr. G. Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program during the summer of 2023. The 8-week intensive schedule will consist of hands-on training, complete with seminars and tours as well as a research internship. This program

Aurora Science Events for All Ages Aurorasaurus is hosting various Aurora science events for all ages. What is Aurorasaurus? It is a worldwide citizen scientist project that has contributed research and discoveries to aurora science. Aurorasaurus is a community effort, only possible through the contributions of thousands of citizen scientists, scientific experts, team members and

Dr. Anna Llobet Leads Annual Physics Camp To Empower Young Women Since 2016, Dr. Anna Llobet, a LANL scientist, has lead the annual Summer Physics Camp for Young Women with the help of many volunteers. This camp came to be when Llobet and a group of others were thinking of how to increase the number

New Drug Delivery Technology Developed by Mercury Bio The New Mexico biotech company Mercury Bio, formerly Spartina Biotechnologies, has developed a new patent-pending technology that will facilitate the delivery of both RNA therapeutics, and small-molecule drugs, to diseased cells that have been targeted. Due to the use of RNA in COVID vaccines, scientists are doing

33rd Annual Supercomputing Challenge Kickoff A Success! The 2022–2023 Supercomputing Challenge Kickoff was held October 22–23, 2022, at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, New Mexico. Approximately 80 of the 169 registered participants attended the 33rd Annual Kickoff in person. On Saturday, students took part in a keynote presentation, a variety of classes, and a pizza

Dr. Bette Korber Named Among Best Female Scientists In The World Dr. Bette Korber, a Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow and New Mexico Consortium scientist, has been named one of the  “Best Female Scientists in the World 2022 Ranking” by Research.com. Korber’s primary areas of study are Virology, Virus, Genetics, Immunology and Epitope. Her research

Supercomputing Challenge Kickoff Takes Place October 22, 2022 Hoonify Technologies Inc. and the Supercomputing Challenge are hosting the 33rd annual Supercomputing Challenge Kickoff at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM on October 22nd. The Kickoff, which takes place at Room Workman 101 on Saturday, October 22nd at 6:30 PM, will begin with a keynote presentation about

Pebble Labs Testing New Technology To Protect Crops and Livestock Pebble Labs Inc., a Los Alamos based company,  is planning on testing their Directed Biotics technology this spring which could assist in eliminating the use of pesticides in farming. This technology uses molecular biology to create specific RNA molecules in crops and livestock that protect

Liz MacDonald Presents on Atmospheric Phenomena Dr. Liz MacDonald has been giving various presentations this fall on her research on the aurora borealis and the atmospheric phenomena known as STEVE. She was grateful for an invitation through collaboration with Indigenous Scholar and Aurorasaurus Ambassador Dr. Juan Carlos Chavez to attend Tipis and Telescopes 2022, held

New Mexico Consortium Donates Tech Equipment to Local Schools The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) recently has donated equipment and tech supplies to local schools as part of an ongoing effort to advance science education and support local communities. Recycling outdated equipment that is still in good working condition also helps to reducing unnecessary waste. The

Harshini Mukundan Presentation on New Approaches in Diagnosing Emerging Diseases Harshini Mukundan, a program manager and scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, visiting scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and affiliate of the New Mexico Consortium, is giving a Frontiers in Science talk on how the human immune system inspired a new, universal approach to

Upcoming STEVE Community Workshop on Oct 6-8, 2022 Mark Your Calendar for the upcoming second STEVE Community Workshop: Advancing Understanding of A New Atmospheric Phenomenon. This workshop will be hybrid and hosted at MIT Haystack Observatory on October 6-8, 2022. The Second STEVE workshop will be a hybrid workshop with both in-person and virtual options.

Register soon for the 33rd Annual Supercomputing Challenge! Calling all students! Planning has started for the 33rd Annual Supercomputing Challenge, and interested students should register soon! The Supercomputing Challenge is a program for middle, and high schools students to come up with a computational science project and work on it throughout the year in a

Dr. Moreu Leads Students on Summer STEM Event This summer, middle and high school students from around New Mexico took part in a engineering and science field trip, hosted by UNM’s School of Engineering Summer Academy and thanks to a partnership between The University of New Mexico School of Engineering and the Federal Railway Administration

Dr. Gupta Presented at UNM’s Alzheimer Disease Research Center The University of New Mexico’s (UNM) Alzheimer Disease Research Center (ADRC) will be held a seminar featuring Dr. Goutam Gupta of the New Mexico Consortium which took place Thursday Aug 11, 2022 at 1pm. More than 10,000 researchers attended the conference to share the latest in Alzheimer’s

Parallel Computing Summer Research Internship Presentation Day The Parallel Computing Summer Research Internship is having their Summer Internship Presentation Day on August 1, starting 03:15 pm at the Oppenheimer Study Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Parallel Computing Summer Research Internship had a great group of a total of 12 students this year. This

NMC Booth a Hit at the Los Alamos 2022 Science Fest! The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) booth was a popular stop at this year’s Los Alamos ScienceFest, drawing interest from families, children, and curious adults throughout the day. NMC staff members Steve Buelow and Carrie Talus spent the day speaking with attendees, sharing information about

2022 Symposium: Synthetic Biology The upcoming 2022 Symposium on Synthetic Biology will take place on July 12, 1-5pm ET via zoom. To learn more about this symposium and how to register please go to: www.lanl.gov/htt Attendees of the symposium will learn from six experts about how the field is evolving, transforming research and its implications. The

Thank you to all who helped make this year’s 6th 2022 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women a big success! The camp, which is led by Anna Llobet of Los Alamos National Laboratory, has been running since 2016 and was held this year from June 6-17, 2022. The Summer Physics Camp for Young Women offers

Hjelm Speaks at Workshop on Scientific Need of Combined Neutrons and X-rays Rex P. Hjelm, a scientist with the New Mexico Consortium (NMC), was recently invited to participate in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Workshop on the Scientific Need for Combined Neutrons and X-rays. The workshop was held June 1–4, 2022, in San Jose, California,

Specifica Reaches Antibody Discovery Platform Transfer Agreement with Sanofi Specifica, a privately held biotechnology company specializing in innovative in vitro antibody discovery technologies, has entered into an antibody discovery platform transfer agreement with Sanofi, one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Specifica will transfer its Generation 3 (Gen 3)

Coming up in July: Aurorasaurus Hosts Group Discussions Aurorasaurus regularly hosts group deep-dive virtual Journal Clubs in which they examine classic aurora articles and translate scientific language. The goal of these discussions is to help make aurora science more accessible to citizen scientists. This year Aurorasaurus plans to host reading of two articles. The first

Dr Sandra Biedron, a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico and New Mexico Consortium (NMC) scientist, recently was highlighted in an article in The Innovation Platform titled, The power of research infrastructures – discovery and the human facet. This article discusses Dr. Biedron, her background and research interests, as well as particle accelerators,

SciVista Partners with the NMC to bring Virtual Reality to NM Universities In 2021, SciVista began a partnership with the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) in order to bring Virtual Reality into the major New Mexico universities where students, professors, researchers, and faculty could capitalize on all the benefits that SummitVR™ and Virtual Reality can provide

Winner of Supercomputing Challenge Environmental Modeling Award The New Mexico Consortium is proud to announce this year’s winner of the Supercomputing Challenge Environmental Modeling Award. This award was created 15 years ago by David Janecky, a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist (now retired), Supercomputing Challenge mentor, finalist judge, instructor, and technical reader.  LANL has been

International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming The 28th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming (DNA28) will be held on August 8-12, 2022 at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. Research in DNA computing and molecular programming draws together mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, and nanotechnology to address the

Growing Exponentially: Supercomputing Challenge April 26, 2022.  Supercomputing Students from across New Mexico recently completed their computational science projects through the Supercomputing Challenge, tackling a wide range of real-world issues including Alzheimer’s disease, datacasting, fire science, and environmental challenges. Their hard work and achievements were celebrated during the 32nd Annual Supercomputing Challenge Expo, held April 25–26.

NMC Funds Oppenheimer Scholarship Awarded to High School Senior Deshawn Sanchez The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is a proud supporter of the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) scholarships.  The JROMC is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Robert Oppenheimer, the first director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and one of the most influential scientists

2022 TMD Collaboration Meeting Takes Place June 2022 We are pleased to announce the 2022 TMD Collaboration Meeting, to be held in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. The 2022 TMD Collaboration Meeting will be held June 15-17, 2022. Learn more and register on the TMD Collaboration Meeting website. The meeting is sponsored by the TMD

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Bright Beams (CBB), a Cornell University program, offers many opportunities for students, which includes summer research experiences for both undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Sandra Biedron, a New Mexico Consortium Associate Researcher and Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of

Specifica Biotech Startup Announces Two Patents Specifica Bio, a biotech startup based in Santa Fe, has just announced that it has recently received two patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Specifica is a rapidly growing antibody engineering company founded by Andrew Bradbury.  They provide best-in-class in vitro antibody discovery libraries, selection and

Quantum New Mexico Symposium The University of New Mexico will host the first Quantum New Mexico (QNM) Symposium on Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1, 2022. This inaugural event will bring together researchers, institutions, and leaders from across the state to highlight New Mexico’s growing strength in quantum information science and technology. The symposium

Corcoran Lab at New Mexico State University New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Senior Research Scientist Dr. Alina Corcoran has recently established the Corcoran Lab at New Mexico State University (NMSU), creating a new center for research focused on algae, aquatic ecosystems, and environmental sustainability. The Corcoran Lab conducts research at the intersection of ecology, microbiology, and

NMSU’s Dr. Garcia Carrillo Tests Neuromorphic Computing For Robotic Systems New Mexico State University (NMSU) professor Dr. Luis Rodolfo Garcia Carrillo is testing neuromorphic computing in order to improve robotic systems. Neuromorphic computing is a type of computer engineering that strives to create computers that operate based on the systems found in the human brain

Aurorasaurus Project Featured in NASA Earth Observatory Article The Aurorasarus project was recently featured in a NASA Earth Observatory article titled Brilliant Borealis. This article states that at 2:20 a.m. Central Daylight Time on February 4, 2022, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite took the above  image of the aurora borealis

Upcoming Summer Physics Camp for Young Women 2022! The 6th annual 2022 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women in New Mexico offers a unique opportunity for young women to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Held virtually this year, this two week long camp will offer high school students from all over

Specifica Publishes Landmark Research Demonstrating the Power of Its Generation 3 Antibody Discovery Platform Specifica Inc., a privately held antibody engineering company, has announced the publication of two peer-reviewed scientific articles highlighting the capabilities and performance of its Generation 3 (Gen 3) Antibody Discovery Platform. Together, these publications provide both the scientific foundation for the

Harshini Mukundan Elected as AAAS Fellow Harshini Mukundan, a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist, adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico and affiliate scientist at the New Mexico Consortium, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In order of being elected as an AAAS fellow

Scientists work to understand and predict what the virus will do next. Will this pandemic ever end? How will the virus continue to mutate? In this article scientists talk about different scenarios and possibilities. The COVID-19 omicron variant could possibly morph into the ideal virus that is highly transmissible, but tamed by vaccines. However, scientists

Richard Sayre Elected to National Academy of Inventors Dr. Richard Sayre, a New Mexico Consortium Chief Scientist, has just been elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). In 2021, the NAI has elected 164 academic innovators from all over the world to NAI Fellow status. The NAI Fellows Program is a distinction that calls

Specifica and OpenEye Scientific Announce Release of New Software Specifica, Inc. and OpenEye Scientific recently announced their release of a new software they have developed to assist antibody engineers and bioinformaticians at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. This software identifies diverse antibody sets which will help advance the development of new therapeutics. OpenEye’s Orion® Antibody Discovery

Big Idea Ventures Announced Their Investment in Prosel Biosciences Big Idea Ventures recently publicly announced their investment in Prosel Biosciences. Prosel was one of seventeen early-stage startups that were selected for pre-seed investment as part of Big Idea Ventures’ bi-annual accelerator program. The goal of Big Idea Ventures is to solve the world’s biggest challenges

Garrett Kenyon Recently Featured In Science Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico Consortium scientist Garrett Kenyon was recently featured in the Science article “Learning Curve” by Robert F. Service. Much artificial intelligence in use today, such as Alexa’s voice recognition or credit card fraud detection, uses deep learning where the software learns by going

Aurorasaurus Project Celebrates 10 Years! The Aurorasaurus Project is celebrating 10 years and is going strong! Aurorasaurus, led by Dr. Liz MacDonald, is the first citizen science project that aggregates sightings of the Northern and Southern Lights in order to improve real-time tracking and understanding of these beautiful phenomena. The Aurorasaurus project allows the public

2022 TMD Collaboration Winter School We are pleased to announce the 2022 TMD Winter School will be held January 20-26, 2022 in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. The 2022 TMD Winter School is sponsored by the TMD Collaboration (The DOE Topical Collaboration for the Coordinated Theoretical Approach to Transverse Momentum Dependent Hadron Structure in QCD),

Pebble Labs Named Winner of Better Nutrition Category at World Food Forum Pebble Labs has been named the winner of the Better Nutrition category at the World Food Forum (WFF) Startup Innovation Awards, an international competition that recognizes groundbreaking technologies and entrepreneurial solutions aimed at transforming global food systems. The award was presented during the

Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program Los Alamos National Laboratory will be hosting the annual Dr. G. Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program during the summer of 2022. The 8-week intensive program will take place from June 21 to August 12, 2022. This summer program is aimed for students interested in nuclear security science and

Aurorasaurus Presents at Community and Citizen Science in the Far North Conference The Aurorasaurus team recently presented at the Community and Citizen Science in the Far North Conference hosted by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS). This conference took place Tuesday, 5 October 2021 to Thursday, 7 October 2021. This virtual conference focused on

Spartina Biotechnologies creates technology to battle Covid-19 Spartina Biotechnologies, a Santa Fe company founded in 2015 by Paul Laur and Richard Sayre, is raising money for a platform designed to battle disease such as Covid-19 and other viruses. How does this platform work? Spartina Biotechnologies' technology packages RNA, a type of genetic molecule, into exosomes,

It is time to register for this year’s Supercomputing Challenge! The Supercomputing Challenge is a program for middle and high schools students to come up with a computational science project that they work on throughout the school year. This year is the 32nd Supercomputing Challenge! Interested students can register from September 1-30, 2021. The official

Prosel Biosciences, a new start-up company in New Mexico Prosel Biosciences is a new biotech start-up company based in New Mexico that has developed Selenoexpress™ – a selenoprotein engineering and expression platform in recombinant green algae. Prosel uses the Selenoexpress™ platform to design, express and produce high-value industrial enzymes and cGMP-grade human therapeutic proteins that

This year’s Summer Physics Camp for Young Women, sponsored in part by the New Mexico Consortium (NMC), successfully hosted 40 high school students from Northern and Central New Mexico and Hawaii. This camp gives students the opportunity to explore what it is like to have a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Anna

Rex Hjelm Presents his Work at SSRL and LCLS Users’ Conference New Mexico Consortium (NMC) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientist Rex Hjelm will present his work at the joint Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) and the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Users’ Conference will be held online in September 20-24, 2021. The goal

Dr. Alina Corcoran Gives Presentation on Algae Dr. Alina Corcoran, a senior research scientist at the New Mexico Consortium, will give a live-streamed presentation through the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at 7 p.m. Her talk, titled “Algae: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” will explore the fascinating and

NMC Supports J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarships for New Mexico Students The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is proud to support the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC)  Scholarship Program, which recognizes outstanding high school seniors from Northern New Mexico for their academic achievements, leadership, talents, and future potential. The JROMC scholarships are awarded annually to graduating

LANL Scientists Use Supercomputer Simulations To Understand COVID-19 Variant Sandrasegaram Gnanakaran and Bette Korber, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and affiliated with the New Mexico Consortium, recently published their work titled, The SARS-CoV-2 Spike variant D614G favors an open conformational state, in Science Advances. In this research, the scientists found that by looking at

There has been a new publication on the structures of an auroral-like phenomenon, named STEVE, and discovered by the Aurorasaurus team along with collaboration from many aurora-chasers. Dr. Elizabeth Macdonald, a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientist who works in collaboration with the New Mexico Consortium, along with colleagues, recently published her work, The Mysterious

Congratulations to all the students who completed the 2020/2021 Supercomputing Challenge! The Supercomputing Challenge is a program for middle, and high schools students to come up with a computational science project and work on it all year long. This year’s Supercomputing Challenge, with the theme “Changing the World One Line of Code at a Time”,

UbiQD Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek for Research on Growing Crops in Space UbiQD, Inc. is featured in Bloomberg Businessweek in an article by Larissa Zimberloff titled, "How to Grow Better Lettuce...In Space." The article highlights innovative research that could help support future food production beyond Earth. In collaboration with the University of Arizona, UbiQD conducted

Aurorasaurus Project Launches 3D Print of Magnetosphere Model! The Aurorasaurus project is excited to announce the launch of the beta Version 1.0 of its new 3D Printed Magnetosphere Model, an innovative educational tool designed to help students and educators better understand Earth’s magnetic environment. The project is the result of a collaboration between Aurorasaurus, NASA’s

Andrew Bradbury Presents Webinar on Antibody Libraries Andrew Bradbury, Chief Scientific Officer of Specifica, will present a webinar on Specifica’s Generation 3 Platform of Antibody Libraries in collaboration with Noah Ditto, Project Manager at Carterra. The webinar will be held on April 1, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging technologies

Aurorasaurus Connects with Schools - Outreach with 4th Graders The Aurorasaurus team spent time this last month connecting with schools and and answering questions with a group of 4th graders from Manitoba. It is important for scientists to share their love of science and expertise with the public, teachers and kids. Sharing their research topic

Liz MacDonald Featured in Global Women in Science Congratulations to Dr. Liz MacDonald, who was recently featured in Global Women in Science for her outstanding contributions to space physics, citizen science, and public science engagement. Dr. MacDonald is a scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and an affiliate of the New Mexico Consortium. For nearly

Richard Sayre Consulting Services Announces They Have Gone Public Richard Sayre Consulting, a biotechnology consulting firm founded by Dr. Richard Sayre, has announced the expansion of its consulting services to a broader range of clients in the biotechnology, agriculture, and life sciences sectors. Established in 2016, Richard Sayre Consulting draws upon Dr. Sayre’s more than

Aurorasaurus Project's Recent Collaborations The Aurorasaurus team, led by Dr. Liz MacDonald, a space scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, has been busy with many collaborations recently. What is Aurorasaurus and what do they do? The Aurorasaurus team studies the northern lights or aurora borealis by gathering information through aurora related tweets and observations

It’s time to register for the 2021 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women! This camp for high school women of Northern and Central New Mexico offers a unique opportunity to explore what it is like to have careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This FREE summer camp will be held virtually June 7-18,

UbiQD Awarded Small Business Innovation Research Grant UbiQD has been awarded a small business innovation research grant. Alicia J. Keyes, the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced on January 13, 2021 that three high-tech companies here in New Mexico will receive the New Mexico Small Business Innovation Research (NMSBIR) Grant. UbiQD in Los Alamos,

Specifica Hosts Webinar on Antibody Discovery in the Cloud Specifica will host a webinar, organized by The Antibody Society, highlighting the company’s latest advances in antibody discovery and bioinformatics. The presentation, titled “Antibody Discovery in the Cloud: Using NGS to Expand the Universe of Selectable Antibodies,” will explore how next-generation sequencing and cloud-based analytical tools

LANL Announces New HPC Computational Storage System Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has recently announced they have a new industry-first computational storage system that targets next-generation storage systems for high performance computing (HPC). For these recent innovations LANL has won a 2020 Government Innovation Award for their work on Computational Storage. Brad Settlemyer, senior scientist

Apply now to the 2021 Parallel Computing Summer Internship Program. This internship is for upper division undergraduate students and early graduate students from all STEM fields. The Parallel Computing Summer Internship Program is a 10 week program aimed at giving students a solid foundation in modern high performance computing topics along with research on real

Apply Now 2021 Computational Physics Student Summer Workshop Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply now to the 2021 Computational Physics Student Summer Workshop, sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s X-Computational Physics Division, in cooperation with other related divisions including Theoretical Design and Computer, Computational, and Statistical Sciences. This summer workshop is a paid

Andrew Bradbury Attends Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Conference Specifica Founder & CSO, Andrew Bradbury, recently attended the Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Conference, the #1 antibody engineering conference for accelerating the next generation antibodies for commercial success. This virtual event was held December 14-15, 2020 for attendees to share and discover the latest science, technology and

UbiQD, an Advanced Materials Company, is Currently Hiring UbiQD is currently hiring. If you are looking for a job with a company creating exciting technological innovations in agriculture, clean energy and security, this might be the right step in your career! UbiQD is an advanced materials company whose quantum dot technologies have enabled industry leaders

UbiQD announces $7M in Series A funding to deploy dot technology in agriculture and energy. As of December 9th UbiQD announced the close of a $7M Series A funding round that was co-led by Scout Ventures and Keiretsu Forum, with key participation from Sun Mountain Capital, Epic Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Arcview Collective Fund,

Specifica Announces Delivery of Exclusive Antibody Library Platform to UCB. Specifica, a company specializing in revolutionizing antibody discovery and creating antibody libraries, has announced the delivery of an exclusive antibody library platform, called the Generation 3 Library Platform, to UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines for people

UbiQD Named Top Nanotechnology Startup 2020 UbiQD, an advanced materials company powering product innovations in agriculture, clean energy, and security in New Mexico, has been named one of the top emerging nanotechnology startups of 2020 by Tracxn. Tracxn keeps track of the latest happenings in the world of startups and their associated ecosystems, which includes

Bette Korber To Speak at Center For AIDS Research Seminar Los Alamos National Laboratory Scientist and New Mexico Consortium affiliate Bette Korber will attend the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Seminar Series as the keynote speaker where she will present on "Emerging genetic diversity among SARS-CoV-2 viruses during the 2020 pandemic". This seminar will be

Improving Natural Gas Production in Shale Los Alamos National Laboratory highlights a new hydrocarbon study in their online Science News report that reports new methods for improving natural gas production in shale. This study titled Reduced methane recovery at high pressure due to methane trapping in shale nanopores, has been published in Nature's new Communications Earth &

NMC Postdoc Ahlem Jebali Specializes In Algal Biotechnology Ahlem Jebali, a postdoctoral research scientist at the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) who specializes in algal biotechnology, is currently working on the Optimizing Selection Pressures and Pest Management to Maximize Algal Biomass Yield (OSPREY) project. Ahlem received her PhD in Biology Engineering completing a joint supervised thesis

Innate Immunity Announces Expansion to Fort Collins, CO The biotechnology company Innate Immunity, currently based at the New Mexico Consortium in Los Alamos, NM, has announced their expansion to Fort Collins, Colorado. This 4 year old start-up will now operate out of laboratory and office space in the Innosphere Ventures building in Fort Collins, Colorado.

UbiQD Accepting Applications For 2nd Phase of UbiGro Pilot Program UbiQD, a New Mexico based company established in 2014, is now starting the second phase of their pilot UbiGro greenhouse film program. They are accepting applications from greenhouses across the world to participate! The  greenhouses chosen to participate will be provided with UbiGro luminescent greenhouse

Apply Now for the Dr. G. Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in nuclear security science and nonproliferation? Apply now for the 5th annual Dr. G. Robert Keepin Nonproliferation Science Summer Program, hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory. This 8-week intensive program will be held from June 21 -

Spartina's Anti-Viral Therapeutics Making the News Spartina Biotechnologies, a company supported by the New Mexico Consortium, has recently been highlighted in the news for their work developing a COVID-19 treatment. According to Dr. Richard Sayre, the treatment has been in development since March. Unlike a vaccine, this approach is designed as a therapeutic medication to

NMC Supports University of New Mexico/LANL Drone Project The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is helping advance New Mexico’s leadership in Cyber-Physical Systems by supporting a unique collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the University of New Mexico (UNM). The partnership is developing innovative drone technologies designed to improve the inspection and monitoring of

NMC Named Finalist for Albuquerque Business First's 2020 Deals of the Year Award The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) has been selected as a finalist for Albuquerque Business First's prestigious 2020 Deals of the Year Awards in the Real Estate category. The recognition highlights the sale of the NMC Biolab to Pebble Labs Inc., a transaction

Congratulations Laura Brandt 2020 HSD Peer Award The New Mexico Consortium congratulates the 2020 Heliophysics Science Division Peer Award winners. This NASA Goddard Flight Center Award given out each year is unique in that it is an award given to someone nominated by their peers who makes everyone's work lives better. The Peer Awards ceremony

Time to Register for 31st Supercomputing Challenge! It is time to register for the 31st Supercomputing Challenge! This program is for middle school and high school students of northern New Mexico to work on a computational science project during the school year. This nationally recognized program promotes critical thinking and project-based learning in science and

UbiQD Featured As One of 15 Companies Selected by JTIP UbiQD is featured as one of 15 companies supported in August by the Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP). The JTIP Board approved $2 million in support of 457 new jobs to be created in New Mexico. This funding supports new jobs at UbiQD, Inc., in

New Mexico Consortium Supports Expansion of UNM Engineering Program in Los Alamos The New Mexico Consortium is helping support the expansion of a two-year pre-engineering program at the University of New Mexico Los Alamos campus (UNM-LA) to a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) program. This program is funded by Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Lillian Petersen Wins Top Prize at Virtual Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020 Lillian Petersen, a Los Alamos High School Class of 2020 graduate, won the top prize in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020 contest with a $250,0000 award. The Regeneron Science Talent Search is  the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition

Students Register Now for NetLogo or Python Mesa Coding Classes Students interested in learning programming and computational modeling are encouraged to register now for free NetLogo and Python Mesa coding classes offered through the Supercomputing Challenge. These short courses are part of the Summer Science Institute (SSI) program and provide students with an excellent opportunity

NMC Supports Student Researchers From All Over the Nation The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) proudly supports a variety of summer student programs each year, providing research opportunities for students from across the United States and around the world. Despite the unique challenges of 2020, NMC remains committed to fostering the next generation of scientists, engineers,

Due to the pandemic, the Virtual SynCell2020 Symposium was held online in late-May with 715 registered virtual attendees. The symposium was held in place of the in-person International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles, with the in-person conference now postponed to 2021. The virtual SynCell2020 Symposium was made possible by The University of New Mexico and

Los Alamos Kite Festival Thursday July 9th! The Los Alamos Kite Festival, sponsored by the New Mexico Consortium, will be held virtually this year. The kite flying youth and young at heart of Los Alamos are all encouraged to participate! The Virtual Kite Festival will allow the community to make kites at home, and fly

Join Us at the 13th Annual Los Alamos ScienceFest "20/20: Eyes on the Future" Join Us at the 13th Annual Los Alamos ScienceFest. The Los Alamos ScienceFest 2020 will be held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's 13th ScienceFest has the theme "20/20: Eyes on the Future" and has an entirely

Pebble Labs’ Technology Selected to Top 2.5% in Global Competition Pebble Labs, a Los Alamos biotechnology company developing solutions to safely and sustainably increase natural crop yield and food security, has recently had their Directed Biotics technology selected as one of the top 100 submissions (top 2.5%) of more than 4500 entries for the FAMAE

Free Webinar on Smart Management of Infrastructure Held July 9th The Smart Management Infrastructure Laboratory (SMILab) of the University of New Mexico is holding the 1st Smart Management of Infrastructure Webinar (SMIWeb 2020) from 10am-12pm on July 9th. This webinar is a free workshop on new updates on smart structure technologies. Researchers, students, and professionals

Students Are Invited to Attend Virtual Science Institute The Supercomputing Challenge is inviting students, educators, scientists, and community members to participate in its free Virtual Student Science Institute, taking place on July 16, 2020. The event is open to middle and high school students, teachers, COVID-19 professionals, potential mentors, sponsors, and anyone interested in learning

Specifica, a leading provider of antibody discovery technologies, announced the transfer of a suite of Specifica’s Generation 3 antibody libraries to Bayer under an agreement that will enable the development of antibody-based therapeutics. Antibody Libraries are the sources from which therapeutic lead antibodies can be selected using phage or yeast display. Specifica’s Generation 3 Antibody

Summer Physics Camp for Young Women Has Officially Started! The Summer Physics Camp for Young Women (June 8-19 2020) has officially started! This camp offers 21 young women from Northern New Mexico (Espanola, Chimayo, Santa Fe, Pojoaque, Los Alamos, White Rock, Santa Cruz, Alcalde) a unique opportunity to meet a broad range of female and

NMC Awards Scholarship to Local Students The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is proud to announce we have sponsored two J. Robert Oppenheimer scholarships of $3,000 each, which have been awarded to Los Alamos High School seniors Sarah Crotzer and Zoe Dukeminier. Both Sarah and Zoe are students who show exceptional promise in future contributions, and

USRC Summer Student Programs Held Virtually in 2020 Despite the current Covid-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is continuing to provide summer student programs and internships to Ultrascale Systems Research Center (USRC) students. The only difference this year is instead of traveling to Los Alamos and living in this high mountain town, the high

Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico Consortium research scientist Bette Korber and a team of scientists from the United States and England have conducted research discovering that a new coronavirus mutation may possibly make the virus more contagious. This mutation is labeled Spike D614G, and has been replacing the original Wuhan form of the

Congratulations to all Who Completed the 2020 Supercomputing Challenge! The New Mexico Consortium wants to say congratulations to all who completed the 2020 Supercomputing Challenge! The Supercomputing Challenge is an annual event in New Mexico to promote computational literacy and teamwork in science across the state. It's a homegrown local science program and competition that

Apply Now for ALL VIRTUAL 2020 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women Summer Physics Camp for Young Women is still happening!  Applications are being accepted now for the ALL VIRTUAL 2020 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women in Northern New Mexico. This camp will run be run virtually from June 8-19, 2020 and is available

Bette Korber and LANL Colleagues Work on Design for Coronavirus Vaccine Bette Korber, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the New Mexico Consortium, is using her 30 years of research skills to switch her focus from HIV research to the design of a coronavirus vaccine. She and her colleagues have been

The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is proud to help promote the release of a new documentary “Chasing Steve” which the Aurorasaurus project has been a part of. This documentary is about a group of Alberta, Canada night sky photographers who have discovered a celestial phenomenon that has not been previously studied by scientists. These bands

USRC Provides Opportunities to Coastal Carolina University Students Coastal Carolina University (CCU) and the Ultrascale Systems Research Center (USRC), a joint program between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the New Mexico Consortium (NMC), in Los Alamos, New Mexico, have a strong relationship that has involved many CCU students over the past several years. This

2020 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women The two-week long Summer Physics Camp for Young Women in Northern New Mexico offers a unique opportunity to explore what careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) are all about. The camp will focus on boosting your understanding of how STEM is allowing us to accomplish what

A new research building has been approved for the New Mexico Consortium (NMC). In December 2019, the science non-profit sold its biological laboratory building on Entrada Drive to Pebble Labs, one of the NMC supported start-up companies. At the same time a new building has been in the works for the last 18 months. Recently,

New Executive Director for 30-year-old Supercomputing Challenge Article by Celia Einhorn Paige Prescott has been selected as executive director to lead the Supercomputing Challenge, a statewide non-profit which works with middle and high school students to solve real-world problems by developing skills in Communication, Collaboration, Research, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Creativity and Innovation. The

International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles The International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles, sponsored in part by the New Mexico Consortium, will take place May 11–14 at the Drury Plaza Hotel in historic Santa Fe, New Mexico. See the conference webpage here. The conference will bring together leading researchers from around

NMC Participates in STEM Boomerang Job Fair On Friday, December 20, 2019, the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) participated in the STEM Boomerang job fair and holiday mix, held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Electric Playhouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The NMC joined a wide range of professionals and organizations representing science, technology,

NMC Scientists Present at Fall AGU 2019 The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting held December 9-13, 2019, took place in San Francisco and featured multiple New Mexico Consortium (NMC) scientists who presented and shared their research findings. The Fall AGU Meeting takes place every December and is the largest international Earth and space science meeting

Aurorasaurus Shines at Fall AGU 2019 The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) would like to congratulate Elizabeth MacDonald and the entire Aurorasaurus team who are currently attending the 2019 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, December 9 - 13, 2019. The Auroraurus team had a large presence this year with

NMC Welcomes New Aurorasaurus Project Manager The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) welcomes new Aurorasaurus project manager Laura Brandt. The STEVE/Aurorasaurus project, led by Liz MacDonald, studies the northern lights or aurora borealis by gathering information through aurora related tweets and observations reported via the Aurorasaurus website or app. The research team uses this verified citizen

NMC Displays Exhibit at SC'19 This November 17 - 19, 2019, the NMC shares a booth with the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and Oklahoma University at the SC'19 Conference. This international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis is held this year at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver,

National Security Education Center (NSEC) and other Los Alamos National Laboratory summer schools for 2020 include the following list below. Deadlines for summer school 2020 opportunities start as early as December 1, 2019. Please take a look and apply by clicking on the website of the summer school you are interested in: Supercomputer Institute The

Oct 30, 2019 – Pebble Labs, a New Mexico Consortium start-up company, returns a scientist couple to New Mexico. The recent Los Alamos Reporter article, Pebble Labs Jobs Gave Couple The Chance To Return Home to New Mexico, is an interview of biotech company Pebble Labs scientists Ashley DeAguero and Joseph DeAguero. Ashley and Joseph

October 23, 2019 – The NMC plans a new development in Los Alamos. When Pebble Labs, a Los Alamos based start-up company, began outgrowing their incubator space at the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Biological Laboratory, NMC CEO Steve Buelow decided the best option to keep them in Los Alamos was to sell them the building.

Friday October 4, 2019, Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico Consortium scientist Rex P. Hjelm presented his research for the Graduate Seminar Series of the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University (NMSU), in an invited talk entitled, “Soft Matter Materials Physics by Neutron Scattering Techniques and Applications to Device Engineering”.

The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) extends its congratulations to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) bioscientist and NMC affiliate Dr. Harshini Mukundan on her selection as one of 125 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) IF/THEN Ambassadors. This prestigious honor recognizes accomplished women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) who are dedicated not

Wednesday September 4, 2019, Senator Tom Udall visits the NMC. Udall spent the day visiting two successful New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Tech Transfer sites, and engaged in discussions of successful start-up research companies in Northern New Mexico. After a site visit to UbiQD, Senator Udall spent time meeting with scientists and leaders at the New

The NMC supports Parallel Computing Student Internships. The LANL Parallel Computing Summer Research Internship program started four years ago. This internship is an intense 10-week program aimed at providing students with a solid foundation in modern high performance computing (HPC) topics integrated with research on real problems encountered in large-scale scientific codes. This 10-week summer

The FIRETEC model will assist with prescribed burns. For many years we mistakenly thought to keep wildfires out of our forests. Today, wildfires are becoming more common because many forest areas in the United States have not known the presence of regular fires. When fires are allowed to sweep over a forest regularly, they are

Martha Mitchell is named the 2019 McDonald Mentor. Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society, has named Marth C. Mitchell, PhD, its 14th McDonald Mentor. The award celebrates excellence in mentoring and advising among Tau Beta Pi educators and engineers who consistently support the personal and professional development of their students and colleagues. Established in

On Saturday, July 13, 2019, the NMC staffed a booth at the Los Alamos Science Fest. The New Mexico Consortium’s (NMC) booth at the Los Alamos Science Fest’s Discovery Day featured information on the NMC and what we do, our economic partners, and science research projects. Discovery Day was held from 10am – 3pm Saturday

Los Alamos, NM, July 10, 2019 – NMC Hosts Press Conference for NM Governor. One of the biotechnology companies the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) has supported since 2017, Pebble Labs USA, Inc., held a press conference yesterday with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham at the NMC’s Biological Research Laboratory and Greenhouse. Together, the start-up

STEVE/Aurorasaurus is the recipient of a NASA Award. Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald and the STEVE/Aurorasaurus team for being the NASA Agency Honor Award recipient of the Group Achievement Award. This prestigious NASA certificate is awarded to any combination of Government and/or non-Government individuals for an outstanding group accomplishment that has contributed substantially to NASA’s

Pebble Labs development approved by LA City Council:  The Los Alamos City Council  approved two ordinances Tuesday June 11, 2019. The ordinances are to support Pebble Labs under the Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) and the issuance of an industrial revenue bond to help finance the project. The Act allows local governments to enter into

Understanding Biology Through Structure We regret that we had to cancel Understanding Biology through Structure 2020 and all associated workshops due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Click here for the Symposium Website The Understanding Biology through Structure symposium, designed to bring together junior and senior scientists, will feature recent advances in structural biology including technology development,

Students tour the NMC biolab. A group of 9 high school students and two adults, Mary Lynn Collins and Catherine Pruitt from Santa Fe Teen Homeschoolers, toured the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Biological Laboratory on Tuesday June 4, 2019. The tour was given by Cynthia Sackos, the NMC Greenhouse Manager and Biotechnologist. The NMC Biological

The NMC hosts students from Seminole State College. On May 2, 2019, faculty members Dr. Debra Socci and Dr. Deborah Barr, along with 11 students from Seminole State College of Florida, visited New Mexico as part of a Travel Studies in Biology: Women in Science course. This experiential learning course was designed to expose female

USRC student Megan Fulp receives award. The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) and the Ultrascale Systems Research Center (USRC) are pleased to announce that USRC student Megan Hickman Fulp has been recognized as an Outstanding Senior in the College of Science at the Coastal Carolina University Honors Convocation on May 9, 2019. Megan graduated as a

Pebble Labs is looking to purchase NMC building. Pebble Labs, a New Mexico Consortium (NMC) start-up company, is quickly growing, and more research space is greatly needed. Currently, there is a deal in the works for the NMC to sell their Biolab building located in Entrada Business Park to Pebble Labs, while the NMC plans

NMC Presents Award at Supercomputing Challenge. Shannan Schnedler, the New Mexico Consortium Chief Communication Officer, was proud to present the Innovation and Creativity Award at the 29th Annual Supercomputing Challenge April 30, 2019 held at the Smith Brasher Auditorium on the Central New Mexico Community College campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The New Mexico Supercomputing

Laura Monroe Receives Women in Tech Award The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) proudly congratulates Laura Monroe on being recognized with the 2019 Women in Technology Award. Monroe, a mathematician with Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Ultrascale Systems Research Center (USRC), received the honor alongside electrical engineer Janette Frigo. Both women were recognized by the New Mexico

The Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA) will hold the New Mexico Federal Business Opportunities Forum on Thursday May 2, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza in Albquerque, NM. The focus of the Albuquerque forum will be procurement related protocols and opportunities with DOE, NNSA, and prime contractors in the southwestern U.S. including Los Alamos,

New Mexico Consortium Celebrates Legacy and Mourns Loss of Co-Founder Katharine Chartrand Los Alamos, NM – March 13, 2019 – It is with extremely heavy hearts and great sadness that we share the news of our great friend and colleague Katharine Chartrand's recent passing. After a battle with cancer, the New Mexico Consortium's co-founder and

Garrett Kenyon, a Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist and neuroscientist and NMC affiliate, specializes in neurally inspired computing and studies the brain and models of neural networks using high-performance computers. Kenyon was recently published in Scientific American in an observational article AI’s Big Challenge. Our country recently established the American AI Initiative which identifies artificial

2019 Summer Physics Camp for Young Women Northern New Mexico June 10-21, 2019 Pojoaque, NM Los Alamos National Laboratory, the New Mexico Consortium, Pojoaque Valley and Los Alamos Public Schools are organizing a two-week Summer Physics Camp for Young Women in Northern New Mexico. The camp will focus on boosting understanding of the physics of

Judges Needed for Upcoming STEM Competitions The University of New Mexico Heath Sciences Division STEM-H Center is looking for Regional Judges for the Central New Mexico Science and Engineering Research Challenge. Anyone with research or work experience in engineering, mathematics, computer science, botany, environmental science, psychology, chemistry, physics and biology are eligible to be a

NMC Affiliate Karissa Sanbonmatsu Explores the Science of Gender in TED Talk Karissa Sanbonmatsu, a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist and New Mexico Consortium affiliate, recently shared her research and insights on one of society’s most complex and widely discussed topics in a TED Talk titled “The Biology of Gender, from DNA to the Brain.”

Bette Korber, a Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow and NMC Affiliate Scientist, will speak about her research developing an HIC vaccine over the course of three Frontiers in Science public lectures in Los Alamos Korber’s talk titled “Toward a World Without AIDS: Developing a Vaccine Against HIV,” is about her work on designing HIV vaccines

Los Alamos start-up company UbiQD invents new greenhouse boosting film “UbiGrow” which is now on the market.

The Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) election results for 2019 and 2020 are in, and two New Mexico Consortium scientists are among those elected.

Ten Los Alamos National Laboratory innovators have been selected as finalists for the 2018 R&D 100 Awards, which honor the top 100 proven technological advances of the past year as determined by a panel selected by R&D Magazine.

The American Geophysical Union recently named Geoffrey D. Reeves an AGU Fellow in recognition of his leadership and excellence in space science.

Phase I STTR will fund a collaboration with the University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center to develop and test quantum dot materials for maximizing crop yields on the Moon, Mars, or other long-term space missions Los Alamos, NM—August 13th, 2018—UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based nanotechnology development company, announced today that it has been awarded

The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) is pleased to announce three of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Student Poster Award winners are NMC summer student researchers doing their work at the NMC Biological Laboratory and Greenhouse. These posters were presented at the LANL2018 Student Symposium. Sara Lamcaj and Jenna Schambach both work in biofuels research and