Exploring Caves through Interdisciplinary Science
JROMC is pleased to co-host this event on the mysteries of the underground by Dr. Ben Tobin, Director of the National Cave and Karst Institute, at 7:00pm on Thursday, October 24 at Fuller Lodge. Title: Exploring Caves through Interdisciplinary Science Abstract: The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) in Carlsbad, New Mexico. NCKRI is […]
The General & the Genius: A Grandson’s Perspective – An evening supporting restoration of the Oppenheimer House
Please join us for a very special evening – a fundraising event for the restoration of a national treasure, the house in which Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer lived during the Manhattan Project. The Los Alamos Historical Society is raising $2M to restore this 95-year-old cottage for a gallery that will tell the comprehensive story of […]
51st Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture: Prof. Jennifer Raff, “Ancient DNA and the Peopling of the Americas,”June 24, 2024
JROMC is pleased to announce our upcoming annual free memorial lecture. The 51st J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture will feature Professor Jennifer Raff, on Monday, June 24th, 2024 beginning at 7:00 pm at Duane Smith Auditorium, Los Alamos, NM. Title: Ancient DNA and the Peopling of the Americas Abstract: How–and when–did people first come to […]
Prof. Thomas Hertog, “On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory,” April 27, 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. As a partner in the event, JROMC is co-sponsoring the Saturday evening session, April 27 beginning at 7:30pm. LANL Director Thom Mason will introduce the distinguished speaker for the evening, Professor […]
Solar Eclipses and Ones I Have Seen, March 13, 2024
JROMC is pleased to sponsor the next free lecture Solar Eclipses and Ones I Have Seen by Steve Becker, an astronomer and nuclear weapons designer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The talk will be held on Wednesday, March 13, at 7 pm at the SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM. This […]
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: […]
50th Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture: Prof. Jennifer Lewis, June 19th, 2023
JROMC is pleased to announce the upcoming annual memorial free lecture series. The 50th J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture will feature Professor Jennifer Lewis on August 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 and living matter […]