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CNLS News
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- 2011 - CALL FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010 The Center for Nonlinear Studies invites LANL scientists to submit proposals for CNLS sponsorship of research conferences to take place in 2010. We encourage applications that explore a wide range of nonlinear and complex systems problems. Preference will be given to applications that align with the following research goals of the Center for Nonlinear Studies. For more information please see our Conference Call. To submit a proposal, please use our web form.
- Congratulations are due to Brian Munsky (CNLS/CCS-3) for being named a Robert J. Oppenheimer Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow. Well done, Brian!
- CNLS has launched a list of all upcoming visitors. Take a look at who's coming to visit.
You can also find this under the People menu item on the left. Select Visitors to view.
- A recent calculation by Boian Alexandrov (CNLS/T-4) and Kim Rasmussen (T-4) studying long-term exposure effects by TeraHertz radiation on DNA received
world-wide interest in the science literature, in the press and on the web, some exapmples are articles in Technology Review,
Softpedia and EMF Interface.
- Svetlana Kilina (CNLS/T-1 Postdoc) and co-author B. F. Habenicht (University of Washington) published Excitonic and Vibrational
Dynamics in Nanotechnology, Quantum Dots vs. Nanotubes (World Scientific, ISBN: 978-981-4241-30-4, May 2009). The book
investigates semiconductor quantum dots and single-walled carbon nanotubes in detail.
- Recent work of postdoc Tongye Shen (CNLS/T-6) and his sponsor Gnana Gnanakaran (T-6, CNLS-affiliated) was mentioned in
Science News,
describing their contribution to the biomass fuels project headed by Paul Langan (B-8).
- On April 23, Biophysical Journal will feature, on its cover, an
article by CNLS postdoc Tongye Shen and his mentor S. Gnanakaran of T-6 entitled "The
Stability of Cellulose: A Statistical Perspective from a Coarse-Grained Model of Hydrogen-Bond Networks"
In the World News:
- A recent calculation by Boian Alexandrov (CNLS/T-4) and Kim Rasmussen (T-4) studying long-term exposure effects by TeraHertz radiation on DNA received
world-wide interest in the science literature, in the press and on the web, some exapmples are articles in Technology Review,
Softpedia and EMF Interface.
- The Los Alamos-IBM supercomputing project 'Roadrunner' recently broke the petaflop barrier in computing speed.
This landmark feat, which was previously predicted to be impossible for current super computer architecture has been widely reported by news agencies such as the
New York Times and CNN. This achievement was hailed as a sign that
the United States is regaining the lead in computer science. The code that was used to demonstrate the highest speed to date models the visual cortex and grew out of collaborations that
were started at the CNLS conference Grand Challenges in Neural Computation.
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What is CNLS?
The Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS) is part of the Laboratory's Theoretical Division, and it organizes research related to
nonlinear and complex systems phenomena. CNLS was formed in October of 1980.
CNLS Mission Statement
- Identify and study complex nonlinear phenomena using a diverse set of research approaches and methodologies, particularly those of statistical physics, nonlinear science, applied mathematics and numerical simulation.
- Promote the use of scientific results in applied research.
- Stimulate the formation of interdisciplinary approaches to complex problems.
- Facilitate the interchange of scientific results and ideas between Laboratory scientists and external centers of excellence.
- Encourage the exploration of new scientific frontiers at the interface between conventional disciplines.
- Support a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary science that underpins the Laboratory’s mission in national security.
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