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May 3, 1999 -- Some of this week's stories
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A new computation institute to probe the sciences, humanities and arts has been established byArgonne and theUniversity of Chicago.
Called the Computation Institute, or "CI," its goal is to focus on large-scale projects requiring teamwork between computational sciences and other disciplines.
"Plans call for activity across the physical, biological and social sciences, as well as humanities and the arts," said Frank Fradin, Argonne's interim director. "Further plans involve analyzing the economic, social and cultural impact of information technology."
Of special interest to the institute, Fradin added, is research requiring computational simulation, modeling or massive data analysis.
Robert Zimmer, senior associate provost at the University of Chicago, said, "The Computation Institute will further the leadership position of the University of Chicago and Argonne in research and education in this important and rapidly developing area. We foresee not only exciting applications to science and technology, but the CI will help connect the university's and Argonne's computational work to corporate and public interests."
Ridgway Scott, professor of computer science and mathematics at the university, and Rick Stevens, director of Argonne's Mathematics and Computer Science Division, are the new institute's co-directors.
Other appointments to the institute from among university and Argonne researchers will be made over the next six months.
The Computational Institute is the latest in a broadening series of scientific interactions between the laboratory and the university, and the first joint institutionallevel structure.
Thomas D. Wolsko has been named director of theDecision and Information Sciences Division (DIS). He has served as acting director of DIS since June 1998.
DIS is a multidisciplinary organization that conducts modeling; simulation and visualization; information science; energy, economic, and environmental integrated studies; emergency preparedness and consequence management and decision analysis. Its customers are a broad base of public and private sector agencies. DIS has staff of 380.
Wolsko joined Argonne in 1967 as an engineer withReactor Engineering. He moved to the Center for Environmental Studies (CES), the early forerunner of DIS, in 1970. As CES was transformed into Energy and Environmental Systems and then Environmental Assessment and Information Sciences and finally DIS, Wolsko continued to work as a research program manager with increasing levels of management responsibility.
TheAdvanced Photon Source (APS) colloquium series will begin Wednesday, May 5, with a lecture on "The Uses of Intense Particle and Photon Beams" by Andrew M. Sessler ofLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The new colloquium series will present talks of general interest to the Argonne community and bring distinguished scientists to Argonne-East to lecture and visit with APS scientists.
Lectures will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 4:15 p.m. in the Building 402 Auditorium. Refreshments will be served at 4 p.m. Confirmed speakers are:
June 2 -- Arthur J. Freeman, Northwestern
University, "Magnetism in Low Dimensions:
Challenges and Opportunities at the Turn of the
Century."
Aug. 4 -- Michael S. Turner, The University of
Chicago, "Cosmology: From Quantum
Fluctuations to Expanding Universes."
Oct. 6 -- John Peoples,
Fermi National
Laboratory, "Past and Future of
Accelerator-based Particle Physics."
For more information on the colloquium series call K. J. Kim (ASD) at ext. 2-4647, or S.K. Sinha (XFD) at ext. 2-9685.
Several hundred young women from 60 Chicago-area high schools will learn about technical careers for women scientists and engineers at the 11th annual "Science Careers in Search of Women" conference hosted at Argonne-East on Friday, May 7.
The goal of the conference is to encourage young women to pursue careers in scientific and technical fields by allowing them to interact with women who have already established successful technical careers.
The program includes speakers, panel discussions, lab tours and information booths on science careers. Over lunch, women scientists and technical professionals will discuss their careers and personal experiences with the students.
The student program includes two panel discussions: "Having a Science Career and Having a Life," and "College and Beyond."
A special session for all participants will introduce them to "Choices," a workbook designed to help teen girls identify careers that best match their interests and abilities.
The students will tour laboratories in biology, chemistry, materials science and physics, as well as the Advanced Photon Source.
Keynote speaker will be Yvonne Freeman, president and CEO of Integra Ventures, Inc., an education, management and technology consulting firm in Atlanta., Ga. She will speak on "Discipline, Discipleship, and Discernment: Paradigms for New Leadership."
Freeman is a graduate of Fisk University, Loyola Marymount University at Los Angeles and the University of Massachusetts. She has held a number of high-profile national positions, which include serving as the highest ranked and only African American female senior executive at NASA, where she was associate administrator for Equal Opportunity Programs.
The conference is sponsored by the Division of Educational Programs and the Science and Technology Center for Superconductivity.
Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria will close at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7, to prepare for the Science Careers in Search of Women luncheon.
The cafeteria will open at 11 a.m. instead of 11:15 a.m. on that day.
Argonne employees responded generously to the plea for funds to help provide aid to thousands of refugees in the Balkans, raising more than $9,000 at Argonne-East and nearly $800 at Argonne-West.
The money will help the American Red Cross provide food, blankets and other provisions for hundreds of thousands of Kosovar refugees living in makeshift camps.
TheNew Brunswick Laboratory (NBL), located in Building 350 on the Argonne-East site, will celebrate its 50th anniversary Tuesday, May 25.
An open house is planned from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., followed by a dinner at the Argonne Guest House, at which former NBL Director Carleton Bingham will speak.
A cash bar reception will begin at 5 p.m., and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $30 per person.
In association with the celebration, several technical meetings will be held over a three-day period.
Co-chairs of the planning committee are John Sickels (ext. 2-8402) and H. Dennis Troutman (ext. 2-2470).
Established in 1949 by the Atomic Energy Commission, NBL was originally located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and staffed by National Bureau of Standards scientists knowledgeable in the measurement science of nuclear materials for the Manhattan Project.
Its mission was to provide federal capability for assaying uranium-containing materials for the nation's atomic energy program, maintaining a center of excellence in the analytical chemistry and measurement science of nuclear materials. In 1959, the capability for plutonium measurements was added.
From 1975-77, NBL relocated from New Jersey to Argonne's site, where its staff members continue to perform state-of-the-art measurements of elemental and isotopic compositions for a wide range of nuclear materials. Since 1987, NBL has served as the Federal Certifying Authority for nuclear reference materials for use around the world.
-- Joan Waltz
Argonne-West will host a presentation on rattlesnake safety Tuesday, May 11, at 9 a.m in the L&O Conference Room.
Rattlesnakes can tangle with people in hot weather as they seek shade in the shadows of buildings or in cool weather as they sunbathe on warm asphalt.
Although there haven't been any serious employee-rattlesnake encounters at Argonne-West, an active rattlesnake den is nearby. Snake warnings are issued every spring as a precaution.
The rattlesnake safety seminar is presented by theIdaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
A memorial service for the late Robert G. Sachs, former Argonne director, will be held in early June at the University of Chicago. Details will appear in an upcoming edition ofArgonne News and on a University of Chicago World Wide Web page.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Robert G. Sachs Fellowship Fund, Office of Special Gifts, c/o Priscilla Yu, University of Chicago, 5733 So. University Ave., Chicago, IL 60637.
Belt buckles commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory are now available.
These brass buckles have a raised logo on a black background and measure about two by three inches.
Buckles are $10. Proceeds will benefit the Federal Women's Program Scholarship and the Hispanic Youth Symposium's Art Scholarship.
Buckles ordered and paid for by Friday, May 21, will be numbered. After that, only unnumbered buckles will be available.
To purchase a buckle, request an order form from Paul Pugmire or Gaylene Flores at Argonne-West's Building 752.A printable order form can be found on the World Wide Web. Make checks for $10 payable to the "Federal Women's Program."
For more information call Pugmire at ext. 3-7331.
A fitness assessment program will be held at Argonne-East Thursday, May 6.
The half-hour evaluation will include measurements of aerobic capacity, blood pressure, body composition analysis, muscular strength and endurance and flexibility.
Individual result booklets will be distributed and explained at a fitness seminar Thursday, May 20, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Both the assessment and the seminar will take place at Building 200, Room J183. Cost is $35. For an application, call Danielle Marn (HR-MD) at ext. 2-2813. Applications are due Monday, May 3.
The assessment is sponsored Argonne's Preventive Health and Wellness Program.
Argonne's Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Manual is now online.
The manual describes the proper procedures for transporting hazardous material to and from Argonne or from one location on the site to another. It includes a quick reference, definition and acronyms, information on packaging approvals and the qualifications and training required for those who transport hazardous materials.
The site also has key definitions and details of what to do in the event of a hazardous materials emergency.
