Luncheon Speaker: Joe Wong
Safari Journey to Kenya, Tanzania, and the Serengeti
Cattlemens Restaurant Tuesday Cost
2882 Kitty Hawk Rd November 11 $ 40/person
Livermore, CA 94551 11:00 AM
The speaker at our November 11 luncheon will be Joe Wong, LLNL retiree.
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Joe took a Safari Journey to Kenya and Tanzania in August 2023. He will share with us his exciting encounters with various wildlife, scenery around the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro and a hot air balloon ride above the Serengeti Plains.
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Dr. Wong came to the Lab in 1986 as a Senior Chemist and Group Leader within Chemistry and Materials Science. Joe's research interests at the lab covered a broad spectrum including spectroscopy using Synchrotron radiation, chemical dynamics, high temperature metallurgy, damage in NIF fused silica optics, catching phonons in plutonium and many other challenging topics.
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About LLRA
The Livermore Lab Retirees Association (LLRA) is an organization for retired employees and spouses of retirees of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. LLRA is open to retirees from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, whether they are members of CalPERS, UCRS or the private retirement system of the LLC.
We generally have monthly luncheon meetings January through November where invited speakers cover topics from science at the Lab to community topics.
LLRA is a member of the The Council of University of California Retiree Associations (CUCRA), a consortium of the Retiree Associations of nine University of California campuses: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz; the three UC-managed National Laboratories: Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos; and the Office of the President/Regents.
Livermore Laboratory Retiree Association
P.O. Box 2170, Livermore, CA 94551
info@livermorelabretirees.org | Tel: 925-443-9092
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