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Isotopes and Imaging Workshop
The New Mexico Center for Isotopes and Medicine (NMCIM), in partnership with the University of New Mexico (UNM) Cancer Research and Treatment Center (CRTC) and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Isotope Production Facility (IPF), hosted the “New Mexico Isotopes and Imaging Workshop.” The workshop was attended by 100 of the top isotopes and imaging scientists in the United States, along with medical residents, graduate and PharmD students.
Benford's Law Conference
The first Benford's Law workshop was held at La Posada hotel in Santa Fe, NM on December 17 and 18, 2007. This multidisciplinary workshop dealt with the theory and applications of Benford's Law in Mathematics, as well as the Physical and Social Sciences. The goals of the workshop were to provide a deeper understanding of this law, to consider common themes that may exist across multiple application domains, and to catalyze new research activities related to this law.
Global Energy Observatory
The transition from today’s energy systems, based on fossil fuels, to a future decarbonized or carbon-neutral infrastructure is a problem of global dimensions, but one for which there is no accepted solution, either at the international, national, or regional levels. The Global Energy Observatory is an effort to map (collect, collate and geo-reference), monitor and model energy infrastructures, resources and technologies. By providing the data and models as a moderated Wiki and using open tools we aim to engage the public and experts. Our goal is to use Open Models to understand the evolving energy systems on a global level and to facilitate the transition to a carbon-neutral world while providing affordable energy for all.
Parallel Computing/High Performance Computing Curriculum Assessment
Dr. Lorie Liebrock of New Mexico Tech is supported by the IAS to assess the parallel computing and High Performance Computing (HPC) curriculum statewide and to evaluate how well it meets the needs of the state, universities, and the national laboratories. The objective is to identify roles that IAS can fill to support existing efforts, integrate diverse efforts, and fulfill unmet needs for current and future users of high performance and parallel computing (as well as the visualization support needed for such computing).
Post-BA Internships for Radiochemistry Technicians
The postdoctoral programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and other Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories serve as powerful mechanisms for recruiting the next generation of scientists into the DOE system. It has been documented that up to 50% of the new technical staff at LANL are recruited from among the ranks of postdoctoral researchers. Another invaluable class of technical employees at LANL is our technician workforce, but comparable mechanisms do not exist for the recruitment and retention of qualified technicians. We hope to diversify our technician workforce (drawing from a more diverse base of technical disciplines as well as a wider geographic target region), and to shape their training (much as postdoctoral researchers are educated in technical areas relevant to Laboratory programs). To this end, the IAS supports planning for the formation of a Technician Internship program, drawing prospective technicians in the same way that the postdoctoral program draws prospective technical staff.
Economic Analysis of Alternative Fuels Technologies
In this report, Drs. Starbuck, Erickson, and Libbin of New Mexico State University (NMSU) delineate the major features of: (1) ethanol from corn, sorghum, switch grass, sugarcane, and cellulosic materials; and (2) marine based lipids. The analysis addresses the following questions: (1) What is the net energy output and potential from the fuel source? (2) What are the main characteristics and quality of the fuel generated? (3) What co-products are possible? (4) What are the foreseeable economic and environmental effects of large scale production of the fuel; specifically, the impacts of algal production on water resources, and how algal production is affected by water quality? (5) What technical and economic variables limit extremely large scale algal fuel production? and (6) What are the true costs of algal fuel production? The report was submitted to the Library of Congress to inform policy makers and contribute to the formulation of research agendas and funding opportunities for NMSU and the other IAS participant members. The work is preparatory for large scale interdisciplinary grant opportunities that are expected to become available in the near future.
2007 Biothreat Nonproliferation Conference
We held a Biological Threat Non-Proliferation (BioNP) Conference in New Mexico in December 2007. The conference brought together experts and representatives from biomedical research, the biothreat reduction community, and relevant governmental agencies to discuss the current status of biothreat non-proliferation and science and technology development necessary to support an integrated approach to non-proliferation.
Southwest Quantum Information and Technology (SQuInT)
The 10th Annual Workshop of the SQuInT Network took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico in February 2008. SQuInT brings together researchers in theoretical and experimental quantum information science from around the Southwest and beyond to look at the cutting edge problems in the field.
New Mexico Days
This annual workshop brings together junior scientists, postdoctoral fellows and advanced graduate students in an informal setting aimed at fostering collaborations in Nonlinear Science and Applied Mathematics between the Los Alamos National Laboratory (primarily CNLS and the T Division), the University of Arizona (UA) Program in Applied Mathematics, Arizona State University (ASU) Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the University of New Mexico (UNM) Department of Mathematics and Statistics. This year, the workshop took place in February of 2008 at UNM. The conference covered topics in Nonlinear Science including Mathematical Biology, Sea Ice Modeling, Turbulence, and Ocean Waves. One key objective of this workshop was for it to be a forum where advanced Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty could present their research and network. As such, the agenda was dominated by young scientists.
IAS '08 Annual Conference, May 22-23, Las Cruces
The 2008 IAS Conference was held May 22 and 23 in Las Cruces. The conference was held in partnership with the New Mexico Computing Applications Center (NMCAC). Over 100 scientists from across New Mexico met to propose and evaluate research initiatives for the NMCAC.
HIV Dynamics & Evolution 2008
This conference facilitated communication of the most recent results relating to HIV dynamics and pathogenesis, HIV evolution and phylogenetics, immune responses, T cell dynamics and viral escape. The conference also provided a forum for debate and discussion of alternative hypotheses in these areas. A key objective was the integration of new bio-mathematical approaches into research in HIV pathogenesis and vaccine development. Bio-mathematical studies contribute not only to the understanding of the relationships between viruses, but the understanding of selection and viral interplay with the immune system, factors that have bearing on host-pathogen interactions, issues in pathogen forensics and molecular epidemiology and vaccine development.
Structured Problem Solving Using TRIZ
The structured problem solving course, "Problem Solving with TRIZ," covered elementary and intermediate techniques of TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) for concept generation and added problem-definition tools that enable the problem solver to select, with high confidence, tools and approaches to solve difficult engineering problems. The course was offered on-site at New Mexico Tech (NMT) with synchronous, off-site participation.
Synthesis Imaging School 2008 (ACCent)
Interferometry is the technique of using the pattern of interference created by the superposition of two or more waves to diagnose the properties of the aforementioned waves. The instrument used to interfere the waves together is called an interferometer. Interferometry is an important investigative technique in the fields of astronomy, fiber optics, engineering metrology, optical metrology, oceanography, seismology, quantum mechanics and plasma physics. This workshop on interferometry techniques was held in June 2008 on the campus of New Mexico Tech (NMT).
Workshop on Particle Physics and Cosmology (ACCent)
Recent advances in observational astronomy have brought a new focus on the connections between fundamental particles and the early universe and its subsequent evolution. During very early times, the universe was devoid of any structures and contained only fundamental particles. In the process of expansion, the universe cooled down, dark matter was created and eventually the galaxies were born. Today, approximately fourteen billion years later, the universe is made of about 73% dark energy and 23% dark matter. The rest is ordinary matter that has composed us. Since the beginning of the universe was dominated by the fundamental particles, the quest to understand the universe has involved both particle physicists and cosmologists. The forthcoming ground- and space-based experiments (such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), PLANCK, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope [GLAST], and many dark matter direct and indirect detection experiments) motivate this series of workshops on particle physics and cosmology. In this workshop, we discussed the various issues related to the exploration of the connections between these two areas.
LANL/UNM Collaboration in Nuclear and Radiochemistry Programs
This effort identified four possible initiatives to develop collaborations between the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in nuclear and radiochemistry programs. (1) A National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded joint summer school to train radiochemists with an emphasis on medical applications. (2) Collaboration on the proposal for the competed renewal of the UNM Cancer Center grant. (3) Joint appointments between LANL and the UNM Cancer Center to support this collaboration. (4) Supporting collaboration between UNM and LANL and UC San Diego (UCSD) on the UCSD radiopharmacy program by rotating the UCSD students through active research programs at LANL and UNM.
Living Matter as Computing Media Proposal Development Workshop
This workshop identified grand challenges and future research opportunities in the area of computing and information processing in synthetic bio- and nano devices, including all levels from the device to the application. The collision between traditional silicon-based electronics and novel non-silicon devices is happening now in the areas of power consumption of current computers, disposal problems for electronic components, implantable monitoring and control devices (e.g., pacemakers), synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and nanotechnology. Computation underlies most of these interactions, however, the standard computer science and computer engineering toolbox generally does not provide the right paradigms and tools to address the new challenges such devices offer. The workshop was held in preparation for a joint University of New Mexico (UNM)/New Mexico Consortium (NMC) National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal submission.
NMSU/LANL Collaborative Efforts in Chem/Bio/Nuclear Threat Reduction
Dr. Rayson of New Mexico State University (NMSU) met with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) scientists to work on joint proposals for the investigation of chemical processes leading to the development of new sensing technologies for the detection or sequestration of chemical and biological warfare agents and the detection of nuclear materials. These discussions were a direct extension of proposed projects for which seed monies have or will be requested from the New Mexico State Department of Economic Development and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) program. Dr. Doorn of LANL mentors Dr. Rayson’s efforts to expand research to include the detection of biomolecules (e.g., ssDNA and RNA) in conjunction with submission of a pilot project to the NIH SCORE program.
New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute Symposium
The New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at New Mexico State University (NMSU) holds their technical research symposium annually. The symposium attracts about 200 water experts from around the state to discuss their latest research and technological developments relevant to water resources. Brief presentations are made and posters displayed at the one-day event in late summer. The symposium, held since 2002, brings together researchers from academia, the national laboratories, state and federal agencies, private firms, and students from throughout the Southwest.
Summer School on High Performance Computing Networks and Clusters
The Information Science and Technology Institutes (ISTI) and the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) jointly fund this recruiting activity. During the eight-week Institute, employed students receive technical training/lectures, professional development seminars, and laboratory experience with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) staff and external mentors. A hands-on computer system laboratory/ machine room is provided, fully stocked with unassembled computer nodes, networking equipment, and assorted equipment, cables, and supplies. Practical skill development in setting up, configuring, administering, testing, monitoring, and scheduling computer systems, supercomputer clusters, and computer networks is emphasized. In addition, technical breadth is developed via exposure to a variety of key topics, technologies, and problems of interest through participation in tutorials, seminars, and facility tours prepared by the faculty coordinators and LANL mentors, computer professionals, and scientists. Within the Institute, students work in small project teams and present their work in a technical forum.
UNM Center for Science, Tech and Policy/NM Nuclear Study Group Workshop
The IAS-supported workshop on “What Role, If Any, For Nuclear Weapons?” was held on 11-12 September 2008 and organized by the Center for Science, Technology, and Policy (CSTP) at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the New Mexico Nuclear Study Group. This workshop considered four questions central to nuclear weapon policy: (1) What role have nuclear weapons played in the past? (2) What role do nuclear weapons now play? (3) What role can nuclear weapons play? and (4) What role, if any, should nuclear weapons play in the future? The workshop was attended by over 50 scientists, engineers, social scientists, and practitioners from a wide array of institutions that included UNM, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Department of Defense, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
2008 q-bio Summer School on Cellular Information Processing
The 2008 q-bio Summer School on Cellular Information Processing seeks to advance predictive modeling of cellular regulatory systems. Participants in the School included 21 undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from 19 different research institutions, such as Cornell University, Columbia University and MIT. Lecturers in the Summer School included 19 Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) researchers, five of whom are Laboratory Fellows (Hans Frauenfelder, James P. Freyer, Byron Goldstein, Alan S. Perelson, and Arthur F. Voter), two University of New Mexico faculty members (Professors Nitant Kenkre and Bridget Wilson), and seven external lecturers.
Nuclear, Particle, Astrophysics and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminar
The IAS partners with the Physics and Astronomy (PandA) Department at the University of New Mexico (UNM) to support a regular weekly videoteleconference (VTC) seminar in Nuclear, Particle, Astrophysics, and Cosmology (NUPAC) every Tuesday at 2 p.m. UNM and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) partner to put together the seminar, which takes place at UNM and is sent by videoconferencing to the Oppenheimer Study Center at LANL. This program began in the spring of 2008 and will continue through the fall in the same locations. Dr. Emil Mottola coordinates the seminars from LANL and Drs. Rouzbeh Allahverdi, Michael Gold, and Dineesh Loomba coordinate from UNM.
2008 Los Alamos Summer School in Physics
This year marked the eighteenth session of the Los Alamos Summer School (LASS) in Physics, a joint educational project between the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The school employs a dual track of lectures on a wide variety of topics as well as student research projects to give the students their first taste of real research. All the lecturers and mentors who participated in LASS were volunteers. The lecturers were distinguished scientists from LANL and UNM, and discussed topics as diverse as climate modeling, high-energy physics, and the latest developments in astrophysics. The research projects, each individually mentored by a LANL scientist, concentrated on a specific problem and allowed the student to experience how research is undertaken at a national laboratory. Research projects were in many areas of science including atomic physics, high-energy physics, computational neuroscience, and supernovae modeling.
2008 q-bio Conference
The annual q-bio conference advances predictive modeling of cellular regulation, decision making, formation of response, and other information processing phenomena. The emphasis is on deep theoretical understanding, detailed modeling, and quantitative experimentation directed at understanding the behavior of particular regulatory systems and/or elucidating general principles of cellular information processing. Unlike many biological conferences, which focus on specific model systems, q-bio focuses on understanding of phenomena, which manifest themselves in many biological systems.
ACCent: Santa Fe Cosmology Summer Workshop
This three week long workshop covered topics related to current and expected observational advances, including the cosmic microwave background, large-scale structure galaxies and clusters, and dark matter and dark energy theory.
ACCent: Cosmic Web Workshop
This workshop was held in Socorro in May, 2008. This meeting focused on galaxy formation in the context of large-scale distribution of matter in the Universe, the main topics being: galaxy formation and evolution, neutral hydrogen and reheating, the dynamics of large-scale structure, and large cosmological simulations.
Computational Neuroscience Mentoring
After decades of exponential growth in power, existing computer architectures still fail to match the ability of the mammalian brain to interpret, respond to, and learn from natural sensory inputs. Rapid progress in neuroscience suggests an alternative strategy for achieving brain-like behavior: identifying the computational primitives that underlie the processing in biological neural circuits. The New Mexico Consortium supports a National Science Foundation (NSF) research program to develop high-performance neural simulation tools and to use them to find these primitives. The primitives make the brain much more powerful than the familiar von Neumann computer or artificial neural networks (ANNs). The IAS supported Garrett Kenyon to mentor five students in this program for the summer.
Center at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology Proposal
The IAS supported a statewide response to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Center at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology at the New Mexico Consortium. The proposed q-Bio center would create a mathematical foundation for a quantitative, mechanism-based predictive modeling of biological processes focusing on infectious diseases. This five-year, $16M proposal to the NSF attracted ~$5M in matching funds and involved over 20 scientists from across the state. The proposal made it to the final round, but was ultimately not selected. The effort, however, is a model for statewide partnering on proposal response, which is a priority for the IAS. The Center would have brought to the state a new scientific initiative that would not have been possible without the involvement of all IAS partners.
DARPA Bio-Diesel Proposal
The IAS provided program development funds and two Red Team Review members (Rob Duncan and Steve Obrey) for a New Mexico State University (NMSU)-led response submitted to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in 2008 entitled "Processes for the Affordable Manufacture of Algal-Derived JP-8 Surrogate." The effort was lead by P. Lammers, S. Deng, M. Starbuck and N. Khandon at NMSU and also included researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM), New Mexico Tech, Michigan State University, Princeton University and Western Refining, El Paso, TX.
High-Level Perception and Low-Level Vision: Bridging the Semantic Gap
The "semantic gap" describes the current inability of computer vision systems to connect low-level visual descriptions with the high-level conceptual schemas and analogies. Similarly, neuroscientists and psychophysicists have uncovered many of the physiological and perceptual mechanisms underlying various stages of visual processing. Yet the interactions and transformations between levels remains obscure. The purpose of this workshop was to address how the semantic gap might be bridged, both in natural and computer vision, and to see if a set of common principles of visual understanding can be discovered from the collective, multidisciplinary knowledge of the participants.
Undergraduate Education at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology
This program seeks to investigate educational models and strategies that will inform national efforts to enhance undergraduate education and training at the intersection of mathematics and biology. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and New Mexico State University (NMSU) have partnered to provide intensive, multidisciplinary mentored research experiences for undergraduates supported by relevant coursework. To date, they have recruited three students for research stipends: Ryan Hatch, Tori Barron, and Jesus Perez and they are developing a new course that will be offered next spring entitled, Introduction to Mathematical Biology. This program continues in FY ’09.
LANL/CNLS Workshop on Quantum Trajectories
This workshop provided an interdisciplinary forum for chemists, physicists, and mathematicians to discuss both fundamental and computational aspects of the de Broglie-Bohm description of quantum mechanics. The workshop focused on the computational methods that have been developed for solving the relevant quantum hydrodynamic equations and their applications in molecular and chemical physics. A solution to the quantum hydrodynamic equations is equivalent to solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. However, the quantum hydrodynamic approach allows for an entirely different class of numerical algorithms and approximations which could exhibit better computational scaling properties with respect to the dimensionality of the problem. Furthermore, the quantum hydrodynamic approach is intuitively appealing with its well- defined quantum trajectories which give it the flavor of a semi-classical theory. If successful, this approach could open the door to a whole new range of applications never before amenable to exact quantum dynamical treatment, such as: proton transfer in enzyme catalysis and hydrogen adsorption/diffusion in materials. Topical areas of impact include bioenergy, nanotechnology, and materials.
Climate Change Research Training Group
In support of a New Mexico Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) project, the IAS is funding the development of a Climate Change Research Training Group (RTG). The RTG is a significant collaboration among the IAS institutions. The objectives are a) to promote transdisciplinary linkages across climatology, hydrology, and the socioeconomic sciences; b) to create a cadre of scientists that are well-versed in modeling tools and the underlying frameworks used in the three scientific domains; and c) to engage M.S. and Ph.D. students and faculty from all degree granting institutions in the state as well as the national laboratories.
Center for Emerging Energy Technologies: 1st Annual Workshop
September 25th-26th, 2008. Workshop on Spectroscopic Methods in Structure-to-Property Correlation for Catalysts and Electrocatalyst.
PRObE NSF Facility
A proposal for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Parallel Reconfigurable Observational Environment (PRObE) for Data Intensive Super-Computing and High End Computing at the New Mexico Consortium (NMC)
Explosion Source Characterization of Underground Nuclear Tests Using Seismic Data
Seismic Data from the LLNL and SNL archives are used for explosion source characterization of underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site.
Collaboration Initiation Between NMSU and LANLfor Seismic Studies of the Sun and Stars
Helio- and asteroseismology are becoming extremely productive research fields in astronomy due to the increase in quality of stellar oscillation data over the past decade, which will only get better over the next few years with several major missions scheduled. Dr. Jason Jackiewicz at NMSU and Dr. Joyce Guzik at LANL share a common expertise in stellar seismology and intend to establish a long-lasting collaboration between these two New Mexico Institutions with support from the IAS. As a result of this quickly growing field of astronomy there is significant research and education funding opportunities available from major sources like NASA and the NSF. Dr. Guzik and Dr. Jackiewicz will work together over the next year to identify and pursue the most promising funding options to get this collaboration off the ground and to establish a self-sufficient research program in this area.
Climate Change Impacts on NM Mountain Sources of Water
This IAS-supported effort will engage LANL in a large, multi-institutional effort to quantify the impact of anthropogenic climate change on the water resources of northern New Mexico. The snow-melt dominated watersheds of northern New Mexico, including those in the Sange de Cristo, San Juan, and Jemez Mountains, are considered to be especially vulnerable to anticipated climate change due to their latitudinal location in western North America. In order to comprehensively address both the scientific challenges and the socioeconomic implications of this work, the project will bring together people from more than twenty institutions, agencies, and laboratories from around the state, including climate scientists, economists, and policy makers. IAS participation in this proposal will significantly enhance the educational component of this effort through support for graduate summer schools, support for an annual workshop entitled "Bridging Disciplines, Bridging Scales," and support for developing and administering new curriculum that will be available to all the primary research institutions through IAS distance learning facilities.
3D Image Reconstruction with Minimum Radiation Exposure and its Applications to Interventional Radiology (Project Summary)
The key challenge of improving modern interventional radiology is how to perform high-quality image reconstruction while minimizing the amount of radiation exposure to patient. This project is designed to answer this challenge.
Energy for the 21’st Century
NM Tech research group presented their findings on Metal Free Dyes for Solar Cell applications.
NMSU-LANL Collaboration
IAS has funded travel support for Dr. Luo of NMSUI to conduct collaborative research with Laboratory Fellow Dr. Quanxi Jia, Dr. Anthony K. Burrell, and Dr. T. Mark McCleskey at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on nanocomposites, transparent conductors and phosphor nanoparticles prepared by polymer-assisted deposition. At LANL, Dr. Luo uses high resolution XRD, SEM, and AFM. The projects are going very well, and the team is planning on publishing their results soon.
Renewable Energy and Policy Conference in 3-C: Crisis, Cost and Carbon
The conference featured several sessions that focused on renewable energy policy and technology, including solar, wind, biomass and geothermal. Other renewable energy topics included the automobile technology, electricity transmission and the grid, clean energy, carbon cap and trade proposals, federal regulation, climate change and renewable energy in a changing economy. The daylong conference featured experts from the energy research centers and industries presenting their cornerstone papers and opinions about renewable energy in America and the response to current stress that influences the marketplace. Each presentation was followed by commentary from experts in the field.
Great Surveys of Astronomy Workshop
This meeting brought together the community to talk about common issues such as scientific goals, survey strategy, telescope and information technology, follow-up observations, coordination of Multi-wavelength resources, theoretical frameworks, simulations, data management, data products, and other cross-cutting problems or solutions. Over 70 participants representing projects and research interests spanning wavelength, technique, astrophysical area, and primary funding agency attended the 3 day workshop.
Stellar Pulsation Conference
The IAS supported the attendance and participation of Mr. Douglas Hoffman, an NMSU student, in the conference which was held in Santa Fe 31 May - 5 June 2009. This proved to be an extremely valuable conference for Mr. Hoffman; he presented a well received poster entitled "Pulsational Frequencies and Masses of Eclipsing Delta Scuti Systems".
DOE-sponsored Summer School on Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics
The INT Summer school was held on the campus of the University of Washington from 28 June through 11 July, 2009. The were very many topics covered via a variety of speakers including Mike Turner (U. Chicago), Tony Mezzacappa (ORNL), Francis Halzen (U. Wisconsin), and John Ellis (CERN, LHC). Mike Turner led a discussion of inflationary cosmology and Big Bang nucleosynthesis. Tony Mezzacappa detailed the current state of Type II supernova simulations and discussed the relevant physics. Francis Halzen gave a progress report on IceCube including some preliminary data. And John Ellis discussed the current state of the LHC and the expected (re)start-up date and expected data rates.
3D Image Reconstruction with Minimum Radiation Exposure and its Applications to Interventional Radiology (Final Report)
The key challenge of improving modern interventional radiology is performing high-quality image reconstruction while minimizing the amount of radiation exposure to patient. This project was designed to answer this challenge.
Los Alamos Summer School in Physics 2009
As in previous years, the School employed a dual track of lectures on a wide variety of topics as well as student research projects to give the students their first taste of real research. All the lecturers and mentors who participated in LASS were volunteers. The lecturers were distinguished scientists from LANL and from University of New Mexico and New Mexico Tech, and discussed topics as diverse as fault mechanics, the Standard Model, nuclear astrophysics, and collective particle dynamics.
2009 National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-products
The mission of the National Alliance for Advance Biofuels and Bio-products (NAABB) is to lay the technical foundations for a scalable, responsible and a ordable renewable biofuels industry. Th e NAABB currently includes academic and research institutions and is forming an industry-focused consortium. Our technical vision is based on several key concepts: 1) the development of agronomic systems for sustainable cultivation of oleaginous microalgae using non-arable land and sustainable water sources; 2) the creation of e cient methods for harvesting and extracting fuel feedstocks; and 3) the establishment of an integrated process to support widespread commercialization of value-added co-products resulting from algal biomass.
2009 q-bio Summer School and Conference on Cellular Information Processing
The curriculum of the Summer School was focused on modeling of signal transduction systems, modeling of genetic regulatory networks, modeling of stochastic processes in biochemical systems, and other topics in quantitative biology. The q-bio Summer School was followed by the affiliated 2009 q-bio Conference, which was attended by over 200 researchers from around the world. The program included 27 invited talks, including six talks from members of the National Academies.
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