LANL Summer Students Welcomed At PEEC Event Friday

IMG_2175.jpgDozens of LANL summer students showed up Friday afternoon at an ice cream social in their honor at the PEEC. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2178.jpgMohira Rassel of Denver, Colo., came to work at LANL because her advisor at Harvard University put her in touch with someone who was already working at the Lab. Her field of expertise is astrophysics. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2211 (1).jpgStudents hang out and play games at the PEEC Friday afternoon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2197.jpgBrinda Sreenivas, left, and Jenny Banh serve ice cream Friday afternoon at the PEEC. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2195 (1).jpgRetired National Park Service Ranger Chris Judson talks about the Manhattan Project, Bandelier National Monument and other area attractions with students Friday afternoon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

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IMG_2183.jpgSheriden Smith, left, and Kara Windler of the United Church of Los Alamos chat with students Friday afternnon at the PEEC. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2181.jpgTexans Andrew Smiley, left, and Angelina Garcia enjoy ice cream Friday afternoon at the PEEC during the welcome event for LANL summer students. Both are studying nuclear engineering. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2173.jpgRicardo Castilla who came to Los Alamos from Miami, Florida, learns about Los Alamos County. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2170 (2).jpgRepresentatives of several Los Alamos churches were on hand Friday afternoon to greet LANL summer students gathered for a welcome event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2166.jpgJim Fischer, grocery manager at the Los Alamos Cooperative Market chats with a student Friday afternoon at the PEEC. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2207.jpgLANL summer students find out about possibilities for playing music during their stay in Los Alamos. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_2202Greeting LANL summer students Friday afternoon at PEEC are, from left, Georgia Strickfadden of Buffalo Tours, Elizabeth Martineau, executive director of the Los Alamos Historical Society and Cherie Trottier, Los Alamos Historical Society. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com