Organizers & Volunteers
IT TAKES A VILLAGE!
In 2022, the Summer Physics Camp for Young Women would not have been possible without the energy, ideas and support of about 104 volunteers from National Laboratories, industry and universities in the US and Europe. Our volunteers reflected the broad spectrum of STEM opportunities: Summer interns, technicians, technologists, RCT, R&D scientist and engineers, PhD students, university professors , attorneys working at National Laboratory, veterans, finance and project management staff, medical doctors at national labs, and national laboratory leadership like associate directors, principal associate directors and even Director's office.
80% of the volunteers came from US Department of Energy National Laboratories, 13% from Universities in the US and Europe and the remaining came from Public Schools in NM and Hawaii (3%), Industry (3%), Military (1%).
63% of the volunteers were Los Alamos National Laboratory employees ( 3 retired), 16% were Sandia National Laboratories employees and 13% from Universities in the US and Europe.
Within LANL 56% of the volunteers belong to DDSTE, 19% to DDW, 15% to DDOPS and 10% from DIR.
Anna Llobet Megias, PhD
Los Alamos National Laboratory - allobet@lanl.gov
Scientist at LANL: 2001- present
XTD-SS: XTD SAFETY & SURETY:
Shock Physics, Proton Radiography, Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetism, Neutron Scattering
LANL- Summer Physics Camp Lead: 2016-present
Post-doc Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2001-2003
phD Physics (2000): Universite Joseph Fourier (France) and Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Degree in Physics by Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (1996)
My gift to you - a video created by my son, Keanu Pinner, about our island home. Many of these places are gone forever, due to the eruptions in 2018.
Pascale Creek Pinner, PhD, N.B.C.T.
Secondary Science Educator
NGSS/STEM Professional Development Provider & Grant Writer
Hilo Intermediate School 1988-Present
Hilo Complex Area - Hawai'i
PhD - Education Administration & Teacher Leadership 2012
Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow 2018-2019
Hawaii State Teacher of the Year 2008
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching 2003
National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) - Early Adolescent Science 2002-2022
Marie Booth, MA
Science Instructor, MESA Advisor, and the FRC Robotics coach. Marie graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in Secondary Science Education and holds a Master’s in Education from Eastern New Mexico University. While teaching at EMHS, she has earned the APS Digital Innovator Badge, is currently a Level II Google Educator, and has also received her Apple Teacher Certification. She is originally from El Paso, Texas, and lives in Edgewood with her husband, five girls, their two dogs and cat. She enjoys geeking out on all things science and fitness, being outdoors with her family, and reading (currently working on book 6 of the 13 book Wheel of Time Series).
Laurie Waters, PhD
Hubert Van Hecke, PhD
Mr Science
Johanna C Palmstrom, PhD
Cassandra Casperson
Sara Mason, PhD
Quality assurance specialist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
smason@lanl.gov
Quality assurance specialist who applies research experience to implement data-driven approaches to business problems.
Draws on training as an academic linguist and educator with 7 years of classroom teaching experience to make technical topics accessible and engaging to varied audiences.
Vivien Zapft, PhD
Joan Lucas, PhD
Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of New Mexico (Los Alamos branch)
Professor Emeritus, State Univ. of New York
Matt Williams, PhD
Thomas Proffen, PhD
Director Science Initiative High Performance Computing and Data Analytics
Adriana Reyes Newell
Email: reyesnewell@gmail.com
Senior Research Scientist, Southwest Science, Inc.
Asia (Joanna) Piotrowska
Asia (pronounced Ash'a) is a PhD student in astrophysics, researching the influence of supermassive black holes on galaxy evolution. Born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, she moved to the UK to pursue an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences, followed by a Master’s in Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, where she then stayed on to continue her doctoral research. She is a passionate public speaker and a strong advocate for accessibility in science, and in her work Asia frequently makes use of art to share knowledge with broad audiences. In October 2022 she will begin her postdoctoral appointment at CALTECH to study accretion disks around supermassive black holes.
Amy Tapia
Katie Schuman, PhD
Josefina Salazar
Administrator at the National Security Education Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ellie Vigil
Executive Administrator at the Engineering Institute at Los Alamos National Laboratory
https://www.lanl.gov/projects/national-security-education-center/engineering/about-us/index.php
Debra Menke, MS
Community Involvement - STEM Outreach Program Coordinator at Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories, 1995 – present
https://www.sandia.gov/about/community/
Leslie W. Munyao
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories, 2016 – present
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University (2016)
M.Eng. Systems Engineering, Cornell University (2017)
Jessica N. Kruichak, MS
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories, 2014 – present
B.A. Chemistry, University of New Mexico (2011)
B.S. Biology, University of New Mexico (2011)
M.S. Chemistry, University of New Mexico (2013)
Erika Roesler, Ph.D
Staff Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories, 2013 – present
B.S. Physics, Northern Arizona University (2004)
B.S. Astronomy, Northern Arizona University (2004)
M.S. Physics & Astronomy, Eastern Michigan University (2006)
M.S. Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan (2010)
Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan (2012)
Danae J. Davis, MS
Principal Member of the Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories, 2014 – present
B.A. Chemistry, University of New Mexico (2011)
M.S. Chemistry, University of New Mexico (2013)
Dr. Clare Davis-Wheeler, PhD
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories, 2019 – present
B.A. English Literature, Tulane University (2003)
Ph.D. Chemistry, University of New Orleans (2018)
Whitney M. Ingram, Ph.D.
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories, 2017 – present
B.A. Physics, University of Georgia (2011)
Ph.D. Physics, University of Georgia (2016)
Alex Jonko, PhD
Staff Scientist
Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2019 – present
B.S. Meteorology, University of Bonn, Germany (2007)
Ph.D. Atmospheric Science, Oregon State University (2012)
Mary Jacinthta, MS
Danielle McDermott, PhD
Physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratories, 2021 – present
B.S. Physics, Western Washington University (2006)
M.S. / Ph.D Physics, University of Notre Dame (2014)
Meagan Wheeler
Chemist from Los Alamos National Laboratory
mwheeler@lanl.gov
Meagan graduated from Northern Arizona University with her Bachelors Degree in Chemistry. She began work with CANFSA in Fall 2019 under Amy and Kester Clarke. Her project will investigate the effects of heat treatment time and cooling rate on grain size in a gold aluminum zinc alloy. Her interests also include, hiking, camping, weight lifting and reading.
Courtney Logan Clark
R&D Engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory
cclark@lanl.gov
Recent graduate with an M.S. in Materials Science from the Colorado School of Mines. I am an avid learner and am excited to take on new tasks and experiences. I enjoy working with others to solve complex problems and address challenging situations. I hope to work with a company that is pursuing new and innovative solutions to present challenges.
Rosalyn Rael
Computer Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Email: rrael@lanl.gov
SENIOR ADVISORS
Scott Robbins, PhD
Program Manager of Los Alamos Student Programs
Alan Hurd, PhD
Materials physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory where he expands academic collaborations through the National Security Education Center. In addition to working at Los Alamos, he has served in positions at Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S. Department of State.
NSEC/NMC Executive Advisor, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Steve Buelow, PhD
Dr. Buelow is responsible for the leadership, management, and strategic direction of the organization. Before joining the New Mexico Consortium in 2012 as the Director of Laboratory Research, Dr. Buelow held research and management positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). As Leader of the Energy Security Center, he worked with LANL line and program organizations to coordinate the development of LANL’s Energy Security Mission.
Dr. Buelow has degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and in Physics and Chemical Physics from Harvard University. While at LANL, he initiated and led research projects in a wide range of technical areas including hydrothermal chemistry, high-resolution spectroscopy, and the measurement of ultra-fast dynamical processes. At LANL Dr. Buelow worked with more than seventy students and nearly two-dozen post-doctoral students and was recognized for excellence as a mentor.
https://newmexicoconsortium.org/about-nmc/management/