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Linda Young (CHM) and Christopher J. (Kim) Lister (PHY) have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society.
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.
Young was honored for "precision measurements
in atomic structure and the development of
laser-driven polarized hydrogen and deuterium
sources."
Her research focuses on the precise measurements of atomic structure, X-ray atom interaction and applications of laser-cooled atom traps. She is active in atomic, molecular and optical physics, and laser science.
She helped develop the Atom Trap Trace Analysis technique, a new technology that can identify single atoms in a sample (see Argonne News, Jan. 24, 2000).
Young started at Argonne in 1983 as an associate physicist, and became a physicist in 1988. She joined the chemistry division in 1998. She is currently the group leader of atomic physics. Before coming to Argonne, she worked at the University of Chicago as a post-doctoral fellow.
She is an associate editor ofApplied Physics Letters, and is on the Executive Committee of the physical society's Divisions of Laser Science and Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.
Lister was honored for "pioneering work in
developing techniques for, and studying, the
structure of nuclei far from stability."
Lister has worked at Argonne since 1994, and was promoted to senior scientist in 1999.His entire research career has focused on the study of nuclei far from stability, and has developed several new techniques for this study.
The award is partly the result of his leading research with Gammasphere, a sensitive detector located at Argonne's ATLAS accelerator since 1998. (SeeArgonne News, Feb. 16, 1998)
Prior to Argonne, Lister was an associate professor at Yale University from 1987-1994.
He was a lecturer and an advanced fellow at the University of Manchester, England, from 1982-1987.
John R. Arrington of the Physics Division has won the American Physical Society's Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics.
The society recognized him for his "significant contributions to the preparation, execution and analysis of measurements of inclusive high-energy electron scattering from nuclei."
He has been at Argonne since completing his 1998 thesis experiment, the measurement of inclusive electron scattering from nuclei to study the nuclear distributions of quarks and nucleons, with particular emphasis on the short range structure of nuclei. He has 16 published papers, and has presented results at numerous conferences and seminars.
He participated in the first experiments run on the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. He continues his experiments there in proton quasi-elastic scattering and kaon electroproduction, and also helps supervise graduate students setting up their thesis experiments.
Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 21 for a concert by the Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet Saturday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. in the APS Conference Center Auditorium.
The quartet will perform J. S. Bach's "The Art of the Fugue," with an introduction by Carl Grapentine, WFMT-FM program host. The concert is open to the public.
Admission is $20. Tickets will be sold in the lobby of Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria the week of Feb. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. The Auditorium Box Office will open at 7:30 p.m. the evening of the performance.
The program is sponsored byArts at Argonne and partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council.
Pre-concert dinner
A special pre-concert dinner will be offered at the Guest House restaurant from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $22.95 per person. For reservations, call (630) 739-6000.
The Electronics and Computing Technologies Division is now offering a new analog modem dialup service. The new remote access service allows 56K bps analog modem dialup access to the Argonne network from anywhere in northeastern Illinois.
This new service replaces the existing analog modem service at (630) 252-1591. The current service will be decommissioned Monday, March 13.
To obtain a local dialup number for a calling area,see the ECT/focal Web page. It will show if the number would be a local call to the telephone company; local calls avoid the higher charges that some have experienced when calling into the laboratory using the 252-1591 access number.
Employees should add the new dialup number to their personal computers' dialup networking configuration. Dialup Internet Protocol Properties (TCP/IP) should be configured to automatically accept IP address and DNS configuration information. The system will assign this information to the computer system when calling in.
For more information, call Paul Phillips (ECT) at ext. 2-4343, or send e-mail to phillips@anl.gov.
A St. Patrick's Day celebration will be held in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria Thursday, March 16, from 4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
There will be a DJ to provide music for dancing, and food and beverages will be available for purchase. There will be a $2 cover charge.
Argonne-East employees pledged $371,420 to the 1999 Argonne Combined Appeal (ACA).
Money will be distributed to participating agencies over the next 12 months.
With the special campaign for the Kosovo refugees, pledges for the 1999 drive totaled $380,420, an 8.2 percent increase over the pre-drive level.
The Combined Appeal provides employees with a way to contribute to the Metropolitan Chicago United Way/Crusade of Mercy, United Way of Will County and 18 other charities.
More information about the campaign can be found on the ACA Web page.
Employees may join the ACA at any time by completing a pledge card available from the Payroll Office, Building 201, ext. 2-8020.
Rose Coppola-Conroy, director of the Argonne Child Development Center, will be available in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria lobby Feb. 24-25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to answer questions about the center.
Employees are invited to find out about the programs and facilities and meet the center's director.
The center, located in Argonne Park, currently has openings for infants.
College-bound students can participate in laboratory research under the direction of Argonne-East scientists in an eight-week summer program conducted by the Division of Educational Programs.
Students must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale, be U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens, graduated from high school in May or June 2000 and enrolled to attend college in fall 2000.
Participants receive a stipend of $300 per week. The program begins June 12 and ends Aug. 4.
Application materials have been sent to high school science departments throughout the area; applications are also available from Lisa Reed (DEP) at ext. 2-3366, or send e-mail to lreed@dep.
Deadline for applications is Friday, March 31.
The deadline for applications for the Maria Goeppert Mayer Distinguished Scholar Award is Feb. 28.
Staff members are encouraged to nominate female colleagues from academia or industry through their division directors or program managers. The award committee also is soliciting candidates through professional society newsletters.
The appointment is named for the Argonne physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963. It was established by Argonne in 1992 to recognize outstanding achievements by a woman scientist or engineer and to provide opportunities for her to conduct innovative research using the unique environment and capabilities offered by the laboratory. Scholars chosen in 1999 were Lisette DePillis (MCS) and Maria Iavarone (MSD).
Appointments are supported by the scholarship fund and the nominating division, and normally run for one year of residency; however, the duration and period of each appointment's residency is flexible to meet both the sponsoring division's and candidate's requirements.
After reviewing nominations by the sponsoring division, the Maria Goeppert Mayer Scholarship Committee, comprising Argonne staff members representing a broad spectrum of scientific and engineering interests, will submit recommendations on each candidate to the laboratory director. The director will make the final decision on extending the appointment.
For more information, see the Maria Goeppert Mayer Web site, or contact committee chair Maryka Bhattacharyya (BIO) at ext. 2-3923.
"Creating Positive Attitudes," a one-day class, will help participants change the way they think and be more positive.
Presented by Phil D'Agostino from the Human Development Center, the class will be held Wednesday, March 15, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 402, E1100.
Participants will learn to:
Change the way they think through cognitive
restructuring.
Influence others to be more positive.
Take positive criticism as an opportunity for
improvement, not as a threat.
The class is sponsored by Human Resources. The cost is $175. Enroll through division Training Management System representatives by Friday, Feb. 25.
For more information, call John Hyzer (HR) at ext. 2-3410.
All employees are invited to a series of one-hour financial workshops to be held at Argonne-East during March.
Wednesday, March 1 -- "Roth IRAs."
Wednesday, March 8 -- "Education Funding for
College."
Wednesday, March 15 -- "Tax Strategies for
the Year 2000."
Sponsored by Human Resources, the workshops will be held in Argonne-East's Building 362 Auditorium from noon to 1 p.m.
The presenter will be Ken Small of Financial Advisors, Inc. More information on these workshops will be sent to employees soon.
The laboratory's retirement vendors will visit Argonne-East during March to meet individually with employees and answer questions about the retirement plans or retirement plan assets.
To schedule an appointment, call the number listed.
Prudential: Wednesdays, March 1, 8, and 15. Call
(847) 619-3519. Prudential appointments are for
one-half hour each.
Fidelity: Tuesdays, March 7 and 14. Call (800)
642-7131.
TIAA-CREF: Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March
17. Call (800) 842-2005.
Interesting and useful Energy Department Web sites will be highlighted in "EnergyConnections," a monthly e-mail newsletter offered by the DOE's Consumer Information Office.
"EnergyConnections" lists up to eight different DOE Web sites a month, with short descriptions of consumer service activities, energy efficiency tips, policy news and scientific breakthroughs. Each description is linked to the featured Web site.
The service is free. To subscribe, click on the mention in the "Featured Web Sites" box at the bottom of the department's home page.
For more information, call Kathy McShea at (202) 586-1908.
Suresh J. Ambegaoker (PFS-FPE), retired Jan. 31 with 22 years of service.
Carol A. Bloomquist (CHM), retired Jan. 28 with 41 years of service.
Darlene Bradford (RPS), retired Jan. 17 with 22 years of service.
Richard T. Buric (PFS-FPE), retired Jan. 31 with 34 years of service.
Donald E. Busch, (ET) retired Jan. 7 with 39 years of service.
Ronald J. Cempel (PFS-BM), retired Jan. 28 with 36 years of service.
Joseph R. Climer (NT), retired Jan. 31 with 13 years of service.
Charles W. Dawley (OD), retired Jan. 31 with 37 years of service.
Frederick J. Dudek (ES), retired Jan. 4 with 11 years of service.
Allan Findley (TD-DES), retired Jan. 14 with 36 years of service.
Carol A. Fox (BIO), retired Jan. 21 with 40 years of service.
Shirlene Fryer, (RPS) retired Jan. 17 with 20 years of service.
Larson E. Hamberlin (ED), retired Jan. 31 with 34 years of service.
J. A. Jendrzejczyk (ET), retired Jan. 31 with 42 years of service.
Dimitrios E. Karvelas (ES), retired Jan. 4 with 17 years of service.
Raymond M. Kijowski (PFS-BM), retired Jan. 31 with 38 years of service.
Nicole J. Long (CHM), retired Jan. 7 with 33 years of service.
Walter D. McFall (HR), retired Jan. 7 with 41 years of service.
Jack Shannon (ER), retired Jan. 4 with 24 years of service.
Perry H. Todd (OD), retired Jan. 17 with 15 years of service.
