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The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in Advanced Materials & Processes does not imply that the reviewers, editors, or publisher accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. LABS SPARK BREAKTHROUGHS Graphic of lasers igniting nuclear fusion in a pellet of fuel. Courtesy of LLNL. To commemorate its 100 years of publication in 2022, Science News curated a list of the most important stories from each decade. Among the 1940s was the 1945 Smyth Report, which chronicled atomic energy history, specifically the contributions of the Manhattan Project. Written by a physicist, the report drew some criticism for skimming over the importance of chemistry to the success of the project. Now, a recently published book, “Wilhelm’s Way,” tells how Harley Wilhelm, a chemistry professor at Iowa State College, was a key contributor to the Manhattan Project. Wilhelm and his team developed a process for purifying uranium, which was needed for the controlled nuclear chain reaction of the atomic bomb. When World War II ended, he became a co-founder of the Ames National Laboratory at Iowa State. Wilhelm later served as an ASM trustee, 1956-1957. The national labs began opening during and after the war to aid the significant scientific research needed during that era. Today, the Department of Energy oversees 17 national labs across the country. Their peacetime research has expanded to cover everything from sustainable energy to artificial intelligence. Like Wilhelm before, today numerous ASM members are making unique contributions on the staffs of these important research centers. I reached out to a fewof thosemembers for their insights. Mary O’Brien spoke to me about the vital way the labs contribute to our world. “As the daughter of a former West Point graduate and Army ranger, I could not be prouder to continue my family’s legacy of contributing to national and global security throughmy work as a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The importance of the work we do cannot be understated. Not only do we push the boundaries of what humanity knows scientifically, the work we do also plays a crucial global role in deterring nuclear attacks and preventing large scale conventional warfare.” The labs continue delivering on these essential missions every day. Science News joined other journalists around the world in reporting on the nuclear fusion breakthrough announcement of December 5, 2022, by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF). The game changing, net-positive experiment provides a promise of a clean energy source, albeit still in the distant future. For a comment on the momentousness of this fusion development, I turned to Ellen Cerreta, FASM, who is highlighted in our Members in the News section for recently being named associate lab director for physical sciences at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cerreta shared, “Lawrence Livermore’s recent achievement of ignition at NIF is remarkable not only because of its significant impact for the science of stockpile stewardship but because it marks the success of nearly half a century of worldwide research that has been performed to understand and achieve fusion ignition.” LLNL and all the national labs have been advancing science across so many technology sectors for decades and will continue to be in the forefront of many future discoveries. They are sure to be on Science News’ 200th anniversary list. joanne.miller@asminternational.org
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