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Roy Kent Crawford (IPNS) has been elected a fellow of theAmerican Physical Society for developing neutron- scattering instruments and data-acquisition systems for pulsed neutron sources.
Fellowship recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of physics and is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the society's membership.
Neutron scattering is an essential research tool used to understand precise details of the positions, motions and magnetic properties of atoms in solids and liquids. Neutron scattering plays a fundamental role in materials science, chemistry and condensed matter physics, and is also important in understanding aspects of large biological molecules and engineering materials.
Crawford has been developing new neutron-scattering instruments for Argonne's Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (IPNS). For the past three years, he has led Argonne's effort in the Spallation Neutron Source project, an accelerator-based, short-pulse, neutron-scattering facility to be built at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is responsible for $115 million in funding for this project.
Crawford started with Argonne in 1975 as a research associate. He was named senior physicist in 1991.
He has been a member of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1968. Crawford has been a member of the Neutron Scattering Society of America since 1995.
He has written more than 70 journal articles.
Employees seeking to expand their sponsor base in a world of reduced government spending are invited to participate in a course on program development at Argonne-East March 27-29.
Custom-designed for federally funded research and development centers, the three-day course provides the methods, skills, tools and techniques to establish new business alliances and better manage ongoing sponsor relationships.
Participants will learn how to position their organizations in the marketplace and how to build their reputations with existing and potential customers.
Program Development is designed for program directors and managers, engineers and scientists, and legal, technical support and technology transfer employees.
The cost is $850. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 18. To register, contact a division Training Management System Representative. For more information, call ext. 2-3410.
Nominations are being sought for two awards recognizing the contributions of women to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) and persons making contributions in the promotion and advancement of women.
The INEEL Women of the Year and the Federal Women's Program Recognition awards will be presented at luncheons in March marking Women's History Month. The luncheons will be held in Idaho Falls and at Argonne-West.
The Sixth Annual INEEL Women of the Year Award will honor an INEEL woman who has made significant contributions in her career field and in her community.
The Third Annual Federal Women's Program Recognition Award will honor an INEEL employee, male or female, who has made contributions in the promotion and advancement of women in the workplace.
Both awards are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office Federal Women's Program, the Bechtel (BBWI's), Diversity Initiatives Department and Argonne-West's Office of Diversity.
Nominations for either award can be made for any full-time Argonne-West or INEEL employee and DOE-ID, BBWI and INEEL-related contractors. Nominations will be reviewed and selected by a panel comprising representatives from DOE-ID, BBWI, and Argonne-West.
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, Feb 23. Send nominations to Linda Hansen (ED), Building 713, or MS 6000. For more information, or a nomination form, call Hansen at ext. 3-7640.
Argonne-East employees are needed to help bring Junior Achievement programs to schools in nearby Lemont.
The curriculum, on economics and the workplace, is geared to the third, fourth and fifth grades. Junior Achievement produces a kit, custom-made for each grade level, containing all the information and materials needed to teach children about their place in the economy and how the economy works.
Bromberek School will hold an "Academy Day" Tuesday, March 21, when volunteers go to their assigned classrooms and present the program, which usually takes about 2½ hours.
Representatives from Junior Achievement will be available in the Building 213 Cafeteria the week of Feb. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to discuss the program with potential volunteers.
For more information, call Karen DeLara-Menozzi (DEP) at ext. 2-4495.
Another 50 Argonne employees have won Integrated Safety Management coffee mugs by answering a short quiz in each special issue ofESH Focus.
Mugs will be awarded to the first 50 employees to complete the quiz and return them toFocus Editor Eddi Langenberg by interoffice mail (mail stop ESH-202) or by dropping them off in person in Building 202, Room E135.
Names of all winners will appear in upcoming issues ofArgonne News.
Winners of the second week's contest were:
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ANL-W Bldg. 714 Team ED, NT, RPS Laurie Ambrose ES Mark Antonio CHM Deb Belander PRO Carmen Berry PFS Greg Borland ESH Barbara Burke ECT-EE Dorothy Christiansen RPS (ANL-W) Karen Czerwiec PRO Sue Dornfeld ESH Wilma Dvorak PRO Brian Fauver RPS (ANL-W) Dawn Ferrazzi PFS Elizabeth Gardner CMT Robert Gleason PFS-CU Nicole Green CMT |
Gary Gunderson AOD Erison Hamilton PFS-CU Linda Hansen ED (ANL-W) Todd Hayden ECT-EE Paul Johnson CMT-ACL Mark Kamiya ESH Dennis Kilsdonk RE Jim Klick ASD Lydia Koehl CHM Terri Lang OCF-PIM Don LeBuis BIO Qiang'an Li MSD Mary Lou Elson ESH Daniel McNamee PFS Nazarali Merchant CMT Lucy Morales OPS Laura Morisco XFD Ken Muller PFS-WMO |
Don Nielsen RPS (ANL-W) Craig Patterson ESH-FD Les Poc DIS Joe Pomykala ES Bonnie Ritchey MCS Sharon Salman TD S. Skanthakumar CHM Sue Smith TD Leland Sprouse Jr. ESH Lynn Terrell PFS Kelly Throw TD Judie Toenies ET Kenneth Uherka ET Nancy Van Wermeskerken CHM Denise Voss EEST Carol Wesolowski IPD-TIS |
Executive Chef Chris Kaminski will present a cooking class called "A Taste of Mardi Gras" Monday, Feb. 28, and Thursday, March 2, at the Argonne-East Guest House.
Kaminski will prepare gumbo, shrimp etouffée with rice, blackened strip steak and shrimp with grits. He will top off the lesson with bananas Foster. Participants will taste the results.
The class will be held from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Class size is limited. Registration deadline for the Feb. 28 class is Wednesday, Feb. 23; deadline for the March 2 class is Monday, Feb. 28.
Cost is $23 per person; cash, check and charge accepted. Payment is due at registration. Mail or drop off payment in person at the Guest House, Building 460.
For more information, call ext. 5-2006.
The "Argonne Web Forum" on Tuesday, Feb. 15, will feature discussions of innovative World Wide Web applications and the common needs and interests of the laboratory's webmasters and Internet users.
The forum will be held in Argonne-East's Advanced Photon Source Conference Center, beginning at 9 a.m. Speakers will discuss local systems and tools that incorporate Web technology for the benefit of the laboratory's research and development programs.
Topics will include distributed Web site maintenance, secure Web servers, running Windows applications on the Web, geographic data display, Web-based training, secure access and improving site design, usability and maintainability.
For more information, see the Web site.
Employees with inactive accounts at the Argonne Credit Union may be charged a fee, or lose their money -- by law -- to the state.
A fee is charged after two years of inactivity to cover the cost of maintaining the account. It is only assessed on accounts with up to $1,000 in total balances and only if the owner is over 18 years of age.
Once an account hasn't been used in five years, the credit union is obligated to turn the money over to Springfield, said President and CEO Marite Plume. Reminder letters are sent before this happens.
The best way to avoid fees is to use the account, Plume said, and to make sure the credit union has a current address so financial statements and other correspondence aren't misdirected or lost.
For more information, call the Argonne Credit Union at ext. 2-5800.
NEW ARRIVALS
A boy, Alexander Radenski, born on Jan. 18 to first-time parentsJohn andBoyana Norris (both of MCS); a boy, Thomas Patrick, Jr., born Jan. 19 to Kim andTom Beilfus (IPNS); a boy, David Allen, Jr., born Jan. 12 to Sue andDave Shimcoski (ES); a daughter, Makaila Nicole, born Nov. 16 to Gary andLaurie Scheiblein (OCF-PIM), a boy, Thomas Nicholas Yassin Karonis, born Nov. 5 to Hania Yassin and Nick Karonis (MCS); a boy, Lukas Ehren, born Nov. 4 to Laura andSteven Herrmann (NTD); a boy, born Nov. 7 to Brett andConnie Hutchens (NTD).
Proud grandparents: a granddaughter, Alexis Lynn Rapnikas, born Dec. 27 forMarilyn Gliva (TD); a granddaughter, Danielle Jean Tenverg, born Nov. 25 forDean Pedersen (RE); a granddaughter, Hannah Marie, born Nov. 26 forIra Charak (RE).
ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations to Anna Larkin (TD) who received her bachelor of science and technology management degree from the University of St. Francis.Marie Reed (EEST) received her bachelor of arts degree from Lewis University with full honors.Barbara Markwenas received her bachelor of arts degree in business administration/human resources from Lewis University.
WEDDINGS/ENGAGEMENTS
Congratulations toBarbara Burke (ECT) on her recent engagement to Dean Beavers.
GET WELL
Get well wishes toCherylThom (IPD-TIS) andMary Hale (IPD-TIS) a speedy recovery from surgery.
WELCOME BACK
Welcome back toJoe Kamis (ECT),Bob Barr (ECT) andJoe Braun (RE) who are all returning following surgery.
WELCOME
RA welcomesM. Eriksson,M. Pavlova, K. Reynolds andJ. Thomas. TD welcomesHank Hayes. OCF-PRO welcomesDebra Belander,Kristy Kauzlarich andWilma Dvorak. PFS-CU welcomesAlex Espitia, Ed Rank andRandy Brown.
FAREWELLS
Good luck to Gerardo Aliberti (TD) and Debra Lopez (OCF-PRO) who have both left the laboratory.
PROMOTIONS
Congratulations toFrank Nelson (PFS-CU) who was promoted to Acting Foreman.Russel Jones (PFS-CU) was promoted to Janitor Group leader.Cindy Rock (PFS-WMO) was promoted to manager of Waste Management Operations.
TRANSFERS
Good luck toKim Tomasko who transferred from IPD-TIS to ES.
CONDOLENCES
Our condolences toJudy Benigno (OPA) on the death of her brother;Helen Echols (RA) on the death of her uncle;Russell Nietert (RA) on the death of his father;Ed Simek (TD) on the death of his father;Arnie Nyman (TD) on the death of his sister;Ken Bertram (DIS) on the death of his father-in-law;Karen Larsen (DIS) on the death of her mother-in-law;Lawrence Donley (IPNS) on the death of his father-in-law; Mike Skwarek (ECT) on the death of his father;John Volmer (ECT) on the death of his mother-in-law;Linda Pierce (ES) on the death of her mother;Bob Larsen (ES) on the death of his mother;Sofia Napora (CMT) on the death of her husband;Norb Golchert (ESH-EP) on the death of his mother-in-law;Sue Underwood (OCF-PRO) on the death of her mother;John Herman (PFS-WMO) on the death of his grandfather;Jerry Gaston (RE) on the death of his aunt;Kevin Carney (NTD) on the death of his father.
CONTRIBUTORS
Thanks to this issue's contributors:Judy Beumer (MCS),Barb Burke (ECT),Janet Carothers (CMT),Bonnie Gianpetro (PFS-WMO),Marilyn Gliva ( TD),Diana Grygiel (ESH),LindaHeilig (ANL-W),Eileen Johnson (RA),Karen Kroczek (PFS),Catherine Nelson(IPD-TIS), Anne Owens (EEST),Joann Parnell(ES), SallyPeters (OCF-PRO),Kathy Ruffato(DIS), Faith Ruppert (RE) and Carolyn Tobin (IPNS).
