| |
|||
| ARGONNE HOME PAGE | ARGONNE INTRANET | NEWS HOME PAGE | BACK ISSUES |
Argonne's Pollution Prevention Program will mark Earth Day 2001 with activities and exhibits in the Argonne-East Building 213 Cafeteria Monday, April 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Earth Day Forum activities will include an exhibit developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne Group, Fermilab and Argonne.
The display highlights ecological restoration activities at Argonne and Fermilab, Argonne research on the use of plants to clean up contaminated areas and DOE-funded research on removing carbon from the environment.
Several exhibitors will be on hand to promote their environmental programs, including Corporate Express, 3M, GRC, Heritage Environmental and DuPage Clean and Beautiful.
The DuPage County Forest Preserve District will promote its "Parent-A-Tree" program. For $5, employees can buy two oak seedlings. One seedling is a permanent addition to the yard; the other is to be returned to the forest preserve for replanting after four years. The program's goal is to replenish the oak tree population within DuPage County preserves.
For more information, call the Pollution Prevention Hotline at ext. 2-6778.
Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, when an estimated 20 million Americans demonstrated in support of a cleaner environment.
The Argonne-West Red Cross Blood drive will be held at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Fire Station Wednesday, April 25.
Donations will be taken from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For an appointment, call Gaye Grant, Dolores Lagerquist or Stephanie Vogler (all RPS-HR) at ext. 3-7341 for an appointment.
The Red Cross suggests employees drink plenty of fluids before donating blood.
The largest science building in the history of the University of Chicago will complement Argonne's initiatives in nanoscience.
The Advanced Research Building (ARB) will encompass 420,000 square feet on East 57th Street and Drexel Avenue. But much of the research conducted in the new building will occur at the nanoscale, the scale of atoms and molecules.
"This is working at a scale where physics, chemistry and biology all merge, where problems have large overlap," said Robert Zimmer, vice president for research and Argonne National Laboratory. "The subjects don't divide so easily when you get down to that scale."
Complementing the university's research in the new building will be Argonne's nanoscience capabilities and the Advanced Photon Source (APS), which produces the nation's most brilliant research X-rays. Scientists from around the world use the APS to probe the microstructure of solid materials.
Even as demolition and excavation on the ARB site begins this spring, Zimmer foresees new collaborations unfolding between scientists at the university and Argonne. The university operates Argonne for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
"The capacity not just to understand what's happening on the nanoscale, but to fabricate at the nanoscale seems to offer vast potential for technological innovation," Zimmer said.
Gov. George Ryan, in his 2002 budget proposal, asked the Illinois Legislature to allocate $40 million for the ARB, and an additional $45 million for Argonne projects. The Argonne funding includes $10 million toward a proposed Nanotechnology Institute, which could receive further support from the state and from DOE.
"Both of these things together are components of positioning the region to be a real leader in nanoscience and technology," Zimmer said of the research at both the ARB and the prpposed Nanotechnology Institute.
With a price tag of approximately $180 million, the building will be the most expensive in the university's history, partly because of its sheer size. "It's an unusually large building," Zimmer said. "It's as if we were constructing two or three buildings at once."
When it opens in 2004, the building will provide offices and laboratories for approximately 100 faculty members in medicine, biotechnology, bioscience, materials research and engineering, physics and chemistry.
— Steve Koppes, University of Chicago News Office
Argonne will celebrate the contributions of its administrative professionals with a buffet breakfast Wednesday, April 25.
Argonne Director Hermann Grunder will speak at the breakfast, to be held in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria. The breakfast will begin at 8 a.m., and Grunder will speak at 8:45 a.m.
All Argonne secretaries and clerical employees are invited to attend.
A fitness assessment program will be offered at Argonne-East Tuesday, April 24, in Building 212, Room A157.
The assessment, which costs $20, includes assessments of:
Resting blood pressure and heart rate
Aerobic capacity determination
Body composition analysis
Muscular strength and endurance
Flexibility
The assessment is sponsored by Argonne's Preventive Health and Wellness Program. It is offered to all Argonne and DOE employees.
For an appointment, contact Lynn Valentini (HR-MD) at ext. 2-2813.
Results seminar
A fitness seminar will be offered Tuesday, May 1, to Argonne and DOE employees who participated in the fitness assessment program.
The seminar will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Building 212, Room A157. Individual result booklets will be distributed to screening participants. No registration is necessary to attend the seminar.
Representatives from more than a dozen area four-year and community colleges will visit Argonne-East Wednesday, April 25, to answer questions about courses, degree requirements and class schedules.
The "College Fair" will be held in Building 212, Room A157, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Human Resources employees will be available to provide information about Argonne's Educational Assistance Program and the College-Level Examination Program, through which college credits can be granted for learning derived through life experiences.
The College Fair is open to all Argonne employees as their work schedules permit.
Plant Facilities and Services Division and Human Resources will co-host this annual event. For more information about the fair, call Karen Kroczek (PFS) at ext. 2-8764, or Charlyne Robinson (HR) at ext. 2-3410.
Regular Wednesday barbecues will return to the Argonne Guest House Wednesday, June 6. Barbecues will be held every Wednesday rain or shine.
Argonne's retirement vendors will visit Argonne-East during May to meet individually with employees and answer questions about retirement plans and retirement plan assets.
To schedule an appointment, call the number listed. Appointments are for one half hour. Prudential offers half-day sessions.
| Vendor | Day | For appointment, call: |
| Fidelity | Tuesday, May 8 and 22 | Appointment Desk (800) 642-7131 |
| TIAA-CREF | Thursday, May 17 and Friday May 18 | Appointment Desk (800) 842-2005 |
| Prudential | Wednesday, May 2, 9 and 16 | Appointment Desk, Cheryl (847) 619-3519 |
An international environmental conference to be held at Argonne-East May 14-18 will focus on how new science and technology is being applied to global environmental problems.
"Eco-Informa 2001: Environmental Risks and the Global Community — Strategies for Meeting the Challenges," will highlight opportunities in four areas — sustainable environment, engineering and biotechnology, public policy and due process, and environ-mental information in the 21st century.
Presentations will cover environmental issues ranging from the current energy crisis to food safety. Discussion topics will include environmental partnerships and communication, information technology, Internet applications, geographic information systems and remote sensing.
The conference is co-hosted by Argonne and the Department of Energy's Center for Risk Excellence. For information on how to register and other conference details, see the conference Web site or call ext. 2-1520.
A new pilot program will allow Argonne-East employees to recycle used overhead transparencies.
The program will begin Monday, April 23.
To recycle used transparencies:
Separate the transparencies from ringed
binders, plastic or paper folders, envelopes or files.
Place transparencies into an intra-laboratory
mail envelope.
Address the envelope to "Transparency Recycling."
The old transparencies will be sent to the 3M Corporation's existing transparency recycling program.
For more information on the Transparency Recycling Pilot Program, contact the Argonne-East Pollution Prevention Hotline at ext. 2-6778.
Electronics and Computing Technologies will offer a range of computer software classes at Argonne-East in May.
Full class descriptions are available online at http://www.ect.anl.gov/computers/training/ or under the "Education and Training" heading on the Argonnet home page at http://inside.anl.gov/. To enroll, contact a division Training Management System representative. For more information about enrollment procedures, contact Diane Cavazos (ECT) at ext. 2-7153 or dkcavazos@ anl.gov.
Unless otherwise noted, classes will be held in Building 221, Room A142, cost $215 and are limited to ten participants.
"Intermediate Word 2000" (ECT374) --
Monday, May 7, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Prerequisite: "Introduction
to Word 2000."
"Intermediate Excel 2000" (ECT375) --
Tuesday, May 8, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Prerequisite: "Introduction
to Excel 2000."
"Intermediate Access Version 2000" (ECT376)
-- Wednesday, May 9, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Class size
limited to eight. Cost: $215. Prerequisite: "Introduction to
Access 2000."
"Intermediate PowerPoint 2000" (ECT373)
-- Thursday, May 10, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Cost:
$140. Prerequisite: "Introduction to PowerPoint 2000."
"Advanced PowerPoint 2000" (ECT382) --
Thursday, May 10, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Cost: $140. Prerequisite:
"Introduction to PowerPoint 2000."
Martin John Knott, (ASD), retired March 30 with 38 years of service.
Shirley F. Laidler, (ERA), retired March 29 with 41 years of service.
Richard F. Malecha, (CMT), retired March 2 with 52 years of service.
James O'Kelley, (OCF), retired Jan. 19 with 28 years of service.
