October 5, 2026

2027 Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School
Early application deadline: November 14, 2026
Final application deadline: January 2, 2027
Dear alumni, faculty, staff, and supporters of the LADSS program,
This summer, Los Alamos National Laboratory will be hosting the twenty-eighth edition of the Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School (LADSS): a 10-week research and education program held in Los Alamos, NM.  We have attached a PDF flyer that provides information about the summer school. Links to more information are available at https://ladss.lanl.gov, including payment information for the fellowship appointment and instructions on how to apply. 
We are seeking students with academic focuses in engineering (including mechanical, aerospace, structural, civil, electrical, and nuclear), as well as those in computer science, physics, and applied math. Current junior or senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students are invited to apply. Please pass this solicitation on to prospective students and directly encourage those which you feel are well-suited for the program to apply. Offer letters will be given to accepted applicants on a rolling basis throughout the early application period, so we encourage students to apply early to have the greatest chance of securing a position in the program.
LADSS aims to motivate U.S. citizens to attend graduate school and provide exposure to the diverse technical work performed at LANL. Therefore, the students you solicit must be U.S. citizens (dual citizenship accepted), and they should be of sufficient academic standing to be credible candidates for graduate school. As a reference point, the 400+ students that have taken part in the first twenty-seven schools had undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.0 – 4.0, with a mean undergraduate GPA of approximately 3.8.
Feedback has shown that most applicants are students that have been referred to the program individually by faculty members or former program participants, so we appreciate your continued support and the time you take to talk with some of your top students about this opportunity.
Also, please pass this solicitation on to other faculty that may have students who are interested in this educational/work opportunity. If you have any questions about the summer school, please contact us at ladss@lanl.gov and we will be happy to answer them. Thanks for your help recruiting students for the Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School!

 

Thank you,
LADSS Co-Leads
Samantha Ceballes, Ph.D.                 Shannon Danforth, Ph.D.
Engineering Analysis Group               Test Engineering Group