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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
2025 CONTE Virtual Meeting Plenary Session Speaker
Rosa is Director of Members Services and Veteran Programming for the Center for Energy Workforce Development. She has been with CEWD for over 10 years and serves as advisor and lead consultant for the Northeast, MidAtlantic, South and Southeast Regions of the country. She provides coaching to companies and consortia on strategy and workforce development solutions. She also leads the Troops to Energy Jobs initiatives as well as managing the Contractor Community of Practice.
Before CEWD, Rosa worked at a Fortune 500 company as a Human Resources leader where she led major initiatives in organization development, change management, talent acquisition/ management, strategic staffing, and training. She has over 20 years in workforce and leadership development, performance management, career planning, and succession planning. She has also served as an adjunct instructor for Executive and Professional Education at Rutgers University, in New Jersey.
Rosa holds a Masters in Organization Development/ Human Resource Management from American University and a Bachelor in Human Resource Management from Upsala College.
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