NNSA CONNECT at UTSA

NNSA Funded Project CONNECTing Universities in Texas and Nevada with National Labs for Nuclear Security Research

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Two UTSA CONNECT Students, Adrian Gonzales & Geronimo Robles, were selected as winners at the Los Alamos National Laboratory 2022 Student Symposium!
These Roadrunners took 2 of the 3 awards for the Materials Science Division which included work from over 20 student researchers

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.@NNSANews is hosting a virtual #careerfair March 9 ⤵️

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#DidYouKnow our #NationalLabs helped discover 22 elements of the periodic table?! #75Breakthroughs @ENERGY, @argonne, @BerkeleyLab, @Livermore_Lab, @ORNL
https://t.co/Ot6YjTD4FT

[Brandon Williams @NNSAWilliams]

We continue to monitor the situation at #Ukraine’s #nuclear facilities. Many radiation sensors around nuclear facilities in Ukraine remain operational, and we have not seen readings that raise concerns. 1/3

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Help us spread the word of this great opportunity for students!

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Applications are open once again!
With COVID restrictions continuing to ease up, the CONNECT Program is planning our first fully In-Person Summer Program!
Including a $5000 stipend, you can find more information and our application form at https://t.co/uBtDL9vYMY
@UTSAResearch

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“Nobody has this here at UTSA, and it’s going to be one-of-a-kind facility,” Dr. Alamaniotis said,
“It’s a big deal that we got this grant, so we can develop this new area"
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Congrats to CONNET PI, Dr. Miltos Alamaniotis, for helping UTSA secure a new $450k grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission aimed at Cyber Security for Nuclear Power Plants!
Read more here: https://t.co/djaN6BjzPp

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Applications are now OPEN!
Our first Virtual Undergrad Experience was a huge success, and our second year is looking to be even better!
Including a $5000 stipend, you can find more information and our application form at https://t.co/2D5RLPMT1n
@UTSAResearch @UTSASciences

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Hey everyone, we've got another exciting talk this week, this time by Dr. Nathaniel Pogue from @Livermore_Lab. Check out the flyer if you want to know more. Anyone is welcome to join and listen, just follow the link below. @UTSASciences @UTSAResearch https://t.co/RnyqUnYdhd

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75 years ago, Los Alamos scientists detonated the Gadget—the world’s first atomic bomb.
https://t.co/31g9CQ80ay

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This week we will be hosting Madeline Whitacre from @LosAlamosNatLab, where she will be giving a seminar on the history of Women at Los Alamos! Check out the link and flyer below if you're interested! @UTSAResearch @UTSASciences https://t.co/jEYf8tfXO8

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Use this link on Friday the 19th if you're interested in this talk: https://t.co/Zxxf2r7TeD

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The CONNECT virtual Summer program has had a great start, and we're very excited to announce our speaker for this Friday, @LosAlamosNatLab historian Alan B. Carr Where he'll be giving a talk on the Manhattan project. Check out the flyer for details

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Los Alamos, like many of the @ENERGY national laboratories, is drawing on its rich history in the biological sciences to actively engage in the national effort to study, understand, and answer important questions about the #COVID19 outbreak https://t.co/Yyso6lB7ty

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Heads up! The CONNECT Program is still up and running and our postdoc positions are still open and we are looking for more candidates!

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We'de also like to thank everyone that applied for our Summer Research experience! Given the times, we are moving the Summer program totally online, in a brand new virtual mentoring experience. Our team is hard at work coming up with an engaging plan for our students

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Looks like our CONNECT Fellows had a great time at the #S3TEM workshop in Charlotte, NC last month! The workshop was all about soft skills, like breaking out of your comfort zone, constant networking events in the evenings, with a final group presentation/contest