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New director of recently formed B Division named
Lab Director John Browne announced Wednesday that he has appointed Jill Trewhella to be the director of the recently formed Bioscience (B) Division. Trewhella has been filling that role in an acting capacity since Oct. 1 when the division was formed.
"Jill has demonstrated that she has the leadership skills and vision to move B Division forward quickly and with the engagement of division staff," Browne said. "She has worked with members of B Division to form a compelling technical vision and innovative organizational strategies to bring it to fruition.
"Bioscience is a rapidly evolving field, and Jill gives us the leadership we need to ensure we will be major players in the fundamental research areas that are critical to the Lab's ability to respond to national security issues," Browne said.
Deputy Lab Director Bill Press, who was instrumental in creating a multidisciplinary division focused on biosciences, noted "this is a crucial year for pursuing developing national opportunities, so it is important we engage now with potential customers. Jill's scientific credentials and stature in the community are without question, and she has already shown her dynamic leadership skills. It was apparent to us we already had the right person for the job."
"I am deeply honored by the confidence John Browne has expressed in me by making this appointment," Trewhella said. "The work we have done in B Division to define ourselves and our direction as an organization has involved many people and I am very appreciative of the input and enthusiasm they have brought to the process. I think we are poised to do great things for this Laboratory and for the nation."
Trewhella is a biophysicist in the field of structural molecular biology with a special focus on understanding signal transduction and regulation in biological systems. She obtained a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Sydney in 1980. After postdoctoral work at Yale University in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, she joined the Lab in 1984 to begin a biological neutron scattering program. In 1995 she was named Laboratory Fellow in recognition of her sustained outstanding scientific contributions. Also that year she received the Laboratory Fellow's Prize in recognition of important contributions to the understanding of proteins in solution using biophysical measurements.
B Division, formed from Life Sciences (LS) and parts of Chemical Science and Technology (CST) divisions, integrates research in biology, chemistry, computational sciences and biophysics to address problems of national importance in health and security. The work of the Center for Human Genome Studies continues in B Division.
Trewhella has organized B Division around six main areas of scientific focus: biothreat reduction, structural genomics, complex biosystems modeling, functional genomics, biomedical sensors and biomedical diversity (see the Dec. 6 Newsbulletin). The leaders of these "thrust" areas coordinate their activities amongst themselves and with resource managers who oversee facilities, staff resources and regulatory compliance.
Browne informed B Division employees of the selection in a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
"This field of science has so many opportunities right now it is similar to the Golden Age of physics in the '20s and '30s," Browne said at the meeting. "I want Los Alamos to be a part of this."
Trewhella told division employees that the work they had done over the last three months in building a compelling vision had brought them to the start of a journey. Each additional step will require "pulling together, pulling in the same direction to get to the top," she said.
--John R. Gustafson
Laboratory Fellows Prize 2000 recipient
to give colloquium today
Victor Klimov, recipient of the Laboratory Fellows Prize 2000
for outstanding research in science, will give a Director's Colloquium
at 11 a.m. today in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical
Area 3.
Klimov of Chemical Reactions, Kinetics and Dynamics (CST-6) will speak about "Femtosecond Interactions in a World of Nanometer Dimensions." The talk will be broadcast on LABNET and is open to Laboratory employees and subcontract personnel.
For more information, see the Jan. 21 Newsbulletin.
Morehouse College president to speak during Black History Month
"Diversity in American Science and Technology: Can We Afford it?" is the subject of a talk by Morehouse College President Walter Massey Feb. 3 at the Laboratory.
Massey also has served as director of the National Science Foundation, vice president for research at the University of Chicago and director of Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago.
The talk begins at 1:10 p.m. in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3 and is open to Lab employees, subcontract personnel and the public. It will be broadcast on LABNET.
The talk is sponsored by the African American Diversity Working Group as part of the Laboratory's observation of Black History Month, said Betty Harris of the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). Black History Month is celebrated nationally in February.
While at Los Alamos, Massey is scheduled to receive briefings on a number of Lab programs and projects from senior Laboratory officials and meet with the African American Diversity Working Group.
"We are honored to have a person of Dr. Massey's stature and reputation come to Los Alamos to talk about the importance of diversity in science and technology," said Harris, who also is a member of the African American Diversity Working Group.
"Dr. Massey's breadth of experience, not only as a scientist but as an administrator, has given him keen insight into this area, which can only help our Laboratory as we continue to address diversity in our workforce," said Harris.
Located in Atlanta, Morehouse is the nation's only historically black all-male four-year liberal arts college.
Massey has held a number of administrative and academic positions, including provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for the University of California. In this position, Massey was responsible for the development of academic research planning and policy, budget planning and allocations and programmatic oversight of the three UC-managed national labs, including Los Alamos.
He also was a professor and dean of the college of physics at Brown University and assistant professor of physics at the University of Illinois.
Massey has bachelor's degrees in physics and math from Morehouse College and master's and doctoral degrees in physics from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. He also has received honorary degrees from 25 institutions.
Massey has served as the chairman and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and vice president of the American Physical Society. He also was on the National Science Board and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is a member of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.
Massey has written numerous articles on science and math education, the role of science in a democratic society and university-industry interactions and technology transfer in international settings.
For more information, write to Harris at bharris@lanl.gov by electronic mail.
--Steve Sandoval
Badge Office has new hours and new Web site
With the transition to a 9/80 work schedule, the Badge Office has new hours for serving its customers. Monday through Thursday, service hours have been expanded to 7:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Fridays, service will be provided from 7:15 a.m. to 10 a.m., in line with a Security and Safeguards (S) Division-wide approach to use that day to concentrate on internal and administrative work.
On Fridays after 10 a.m., the Badge Office still can be contacted for emergency situations that cannot wait until the following Monday; and if necessary, special arrangements can be made. Also on Fridays, the office will respond to telephone calls (7-6901), fax requests (7-1368) and e-mail (badge@lanl.gov). Customers and visitor hosts are urged to plan ahead whenever possible to avoid last minute emergencies.
In another development, as part of S Division's new integrated design for Web sites of all its organizational components, the Badge Office Web site now has a new, improved look and ease of navigation. All the information on the previous site is available at the new site. Customer input is actively solicited on how well the new site works and constructive suggestions for additional information and navigational tools are welcome. The Badge Office has a direct link from the Laboratory's home page, and can be reached directly at http://badge.lanl.gov.
Questions about the new hours or the new Web site? Contact the Badge Office at 7-6901 or badge@lanl.gov.
Neutrinos focus of 'Science for the 21st Century'
Continuing research into the mysterious subatomic world of neutrinos is the focus of this week's issue of "Science for the 21st Century," a communication project launched by the Lab's Public Affairs Office.
The project, which involves a series of one-page papers describing Laboratory technologies and research that have an impact on science and will continue to do so for the next century and beyond, covers diverse topics and highlights many areas of Laboratory research, including those efforts that involve numerous groups, divisions and directorates.
A "Science for the 21st Century" article will be distributed each week during the next year to science editors at national, regional and local publications. The articles also will be available to employees on the Web at http://www.lanl.gov./orgs/pa/science21 as they are released (see the Jan. 12 Newsbulletin).
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