NNS News
Stephen Musolino a certified health physicist
in the Non-proliferation and National Security Department (NNS), has been
elected a Fellow of the Health Physics Society (HPS).
Leslie G. Fishbone works in the
Nonproliferation and National Security Department at Brookhaven National
Laboratory and has served in the MPC&A Program for more than a decade. (Article
Pg. 7)
Aleksey Bolotnikov, an associate
physicist in the Nonproliferation & National Security Department, has been
named the 2006 recipient of the Charles Hirsch Award, which is given
annually to a member of the Long Island Section of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Acts of terrorism have become almost daily occurrences in the international
news. Yet one of the most feared types of terrorism - nuclear
terrorism - has not yet happened. One important way of preventing
nuclear terrorism is to safeguard nuclear materials, and many people
worldwide work continuously to achieve that goal.
Physicist, Peter Vanier leads the Advanced Radiation Detector
group in the Detector Development and Testing Division of the
Nonproliferation and National Security Department. He is recognized
for outstanding contributions in demonstrating proof of principle of three
advanced radiation detector concepts for nonproliferation and homeland
security applications.
Joseph P. Indusi, Chair of the Nonproliferation and National Security
Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National
Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Nuclear Materials
Management. The institute provides leadership and professional development
in nuclear materials management for a worldwide community of professionals
in the field. Currently, it has over 900 members, of which about three
percent are Fellows.
NEW YORK, NY — Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven
National Laboratory are developing counterterrorism technologies to help
protect the United States from would-be terrorists wielding nuclear weapons,
dirty bombs, toxic chemicals, or explosives.
Joe Indusi's colleagues may use the word "driven" to describe his dedication
to protecting our nation’s security at home and abroad, but when Indusi is
not at the Lab, he’s often thinking about driving — and tinkering with — his
collection of award-winning antique Buicks. (bottom of pg. 2)
At the BNL Employee Recognition Award Ceremony on February 2, 2004, Lab
employee Carl Czajkowski was rewarded with BNL's highest honors. He is
recognized for distinguished contributions in engineering and computing ...
The importance of safeguarding nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons
worldwide
has been long recognized by the U.S. Government, and BNL has played a strong
role in giving technical advice in this area since the late 1960s.
Established in 2000, the Lab’s Nonproliferation & National Security
Department (NNSD), with support from several staff members in other BNL
departments, focuses on this work. One key aspect of nonproliferation ...
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