Fall/Winter 2023 JROMC Newsletter Published
The Science of Visual Effects in Film and Television, October 30, 2023
JROMC is pleased to announce the final segment in our Oppenheimer Celebration free lecture series. Steve Preeg, Los Alamos native and winner of an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, will share the technology and science behind sophisticated visual effects in film. The talk will be held on Monday, October 30, 2023 beginning […]
It’s All Downhill: A Brief History of Skiing at Los Alamos, October 2, 2023
JROMC is pleased to announce our next free lecture by George Lawrence, past President of the Los Alamos Ski Club, on Monday, October 2, 2023 beginning at 7:30 pm at the SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Southwest Freeride Series (serving: Pajarito, Sipapu, Red River, and […]
Nuance in the Relationship Between Lewis Strauss and J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 10, 2023
JROMC is pleased to announce our next free lecture on Monday, July 10th, 2023 beginning at 7:30 pm at the SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM. This lecture will be part of Los Alamos ScienceFest and is co-sponsored by the Los Alamos Jewish Center. Title: Fifty (Well, Maybe Two) Shades of Grey: […]
Dr. Strangelove Movie Showing June 3, 2023, Featuring Commentary by Tony Winner Corey Brunish
JROMC is pleased to sponsor the showing of the movie Dr. Strangelove – Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb at the SALA Event Center, on Saturday, June 3, 2023, beginning at 5pm. Tony Award winning Director/Producer Corey Brunish will give a pre-film lecture beginning at 5:15 pm. This is a […]
50th Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture: Prof. Jennifer Lewis, June 19th, 2023
JROMC is pleased to announce the resumption of its annual free memorial lecture series. The 50th J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture will feature Professor Jennifer Lewis, on Monday, June 19th, 2023 beginning at 7:30 pm at Duane Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos, NM. Title: Printing Soft Objects and Functional Tissues Abstract: The ability to pattern soft […]
To Be Announced
Future events organized by the J.R. Oppenheimer Memorial Committee will be announced promptly.
49th Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture: Prof. Feryal Özel, August 12th, 2022
JROMC is pleased to announce the resumption of its annual free memorial lecture series. The 49th J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture will feature Professor Feryal Özel, on August 12th, 2022 beginning at 7:30 pm at Duane Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos, NM. Title: Black Holes: from Oppenheimer’s Ideas to the First Direct Images Abstract: For a […]
A Legacy of Learning: The 50th Anniversary of the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (1971-2021), March 24 to April 24, 2022
At the Step Up Gallery, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, NM, March 24 to April 24, 2022. Gallery is open during library business hours and admission is FREE. An exhibition of photographs, artifacts, and historical investigations celebrating J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life and legacy, and the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s 50th anniversary. […]
Lecture on “Los Alamos: Robert Oppenheimer’s Greatest Legacy,” by James W. Kunetka, April 18th, 2022
James W. Kunetka, renowned Oppenheimer biographer, author of “The General and the Genius,” “Oppenheimer: The Years of Risk,” and “City of Fire: Los Alamos and the Birth of the Atomic Age, 1943-1945” will be presenting a FREE lecture on April 18, 2022 at 7 pm at Duane Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos, NM. Co-sponsored by the […]