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In response to national mourning in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., Argonne has canceled both Education Day, Friday, Sept. 14, and the Open House, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15.
No decision has been made on whether the events will be rescheduled.
The following is a letter to all laboratory employees from Argonne Director Hermann Grunder.
We have been shocked and saddened by the unthinkable events that took place yesterday, and I wanted to share with you the note that Dr. Don Randel sent out to the University of Chicago Community. We share his feelings and I could not have expressed them better.
"The immense tragedy that has been inflicted on this country -- and indeed all of humanity -- will deeply affect each of us in some way. And, given its scale, it will affect many members of our community very personally. We must therefore be a strong community for one another. I do not believe that the University is under threat of physical danger. But we must support one another even as we reassert everything we believe about the principles for which we exist: the reasoned and thoughtful work against suffering and ignorance.
"We will carry on with our work on the campus. But anyone who needs help or support of any kind, including simply someone to talk with, should seek it.... Anyone who feels the need to be with family or friends on account of this trauma and wishes to leave work should consult a supervisor, as appropriate."
The same is true of Argonne. We, too, will carry on with our work, and we have made resources available to help each of you grieve.
If you have any special needs because of this tragedy, we are here. It's difficult to list what specific individual needs might be, but we will do what we can to soften any impact this has had on you and your families. Please call John Hyzer in Human Resources at 630-252-3503, or write him at jhyzer@anl.gov, about your needs and with any questions.
For any member of our community who needs crisis counseling or other standard services, there is available, as always, our Employee Assistance Program, either onsite or off. Those of you at Argonne East who wish such help should call ext. 2-2807 (onsite, the medical department) or
800-822-1827 (offsite, PsychCare). From Argonne West, call 208-526-0218, and in Washington call 301-493-6984 or 630-252-2807.
As we work our way through this crisis, we will attempt to continue to operate as normally as we can. Terrorists win through disruption, and we will do our part to make sure these terrorists do not succeed. I urge you all to support each other in the hours and days ahead.
Due to the huge response following the the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Sept. 11, Lifesource Blood Services will be unable to set up a blood drive Argonne in the near future.
Employees interested in donating blood can call (847) 803-7978 for directions to the nearest donation facility. The closest facility to Argonne is at 1133 Fairview Avenue (in the shopping center the intersection of Fairview Avenue and 63rd Street) in Westmont.
Blood will be needed for many weeks to come, and the Argonne Medical Department will attempt to schedule a blood drive at a later date this fall to help replenish the supply.
Nearly two decades ago, an Argonne chemical engineer founded a center to study and treat behavioral disorders. Today, Argonne employees give their time and money to help support the group, which has assisted more than 10,000 children.
The Health Research Institute (HRI) Pfeiffer Treatment Center, located in Naperville, Ill., is a not-for-profit, public agency, which needs community support to provide financial assistance to families of patients and to fund research into therapies for biochemical disorders.
Argonne Combined Appeal
HRI is just one of the 20 health and welfare agencies Argonne-East employees can contribute to during the laboratory's Combined Appeal (ACA) campaign, which runs the month of October. Last year, the campaign collected $360,000. HRI has participated in the ACA since 1986, receiving between $6,000 to $12,000 each year.
HRI History and Research
HRI was founded in 1983 by Bill Walsh (EES), Ed Tanzman (DIS) and Ron Isaacson (CMT) as a by-product of Walsh's Prison Volunteer project. They formed HRI after finding a connection between body chemistry and violent behavior, and developing nutrient therapy treatments which benefited behavior-disordered children. Nutrient, or biochemical, therapy is not an alternative medicine, but often complements other treatments.
Since then, Walsh and his medical team have assisted more than 10,000 children and 4,000 adults and have developed the world's largest and most complete behavioral database.
"Three-fourths of ACA contributions provide financial assistance to needy families, while the remaining one-fourth supports HRI's research programs," stated Walsh, chief scientist at HRI.
HRI researchers recently presented findings at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association that indicate that autism may result from the defective functioning of a genetically abnormal protein in the brain.
Last year Walsh returned to Argonne to work with Advanced Photon Source scientists to learn whether lead poisoning caused composer Ludwig van Beethoven's chronic illness and contributed to his death.
Two-thirds of HRI's patients are children diagnosed with autism or attention-deficit disorder.
The adult third of HRI's patient base consists mainly of persons diagnosed with depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. HRI also has a small involvement in athletic enhancement programs.
"Many of our patients may be simply born with genetic abnormalities which result in deficiencies or overloads in certain nutrients, which can lead to behavior disorders," said Walsh. "Outcome studies indicate good success with behavior, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, depression and severe mental illness, but also have identified populations we can't help, like people with Down's Syndrome, Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder."
HRI continues to grow. It currently has 50 employees, including three doctors and three pharmacists, and provides clinical services in five states. It has helped people from all 50 states and from 59 countries.
More than 100 Argonne employees have helped to conduct HRI's research or volunteered administrative support throughout the institute's history.
Present volunteers include Ed Tanzman, HRI's Chairman of the Board, Gayle Woloschak (BIO), an adviser and consultant to HRI on the genetics of autism, and Bob Baker (DIS), who provides technical assistance for HRI's web site.
More information about the Argonne Combined Appeal and the Health Research Institute is online.
Representatives from the agencies that benefit from Argonne Combined Appeal contributions will be on hand to answer questions in Argonne-East's Building 213
Cafeteria Lobby Sept. 18, 20, 25 and 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free popcorn will be available.
Visiting agencies include FISH, Misericordia, Little City Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Arthritis Foundation, March of Dimes, American Heart Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the College Fund/UNCF.
The Argonne Combined Appeal, to be held in October, is the laboratory's annual campaign to benefit the Metropolitan Chicago United Way/Crusade of Mercy, United Way of Will County and 18 other charities.
More information on the campaign is available on the ACA home page.
Samuel Bader (MSD) has been appointed director of Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials.
Bader has international recognition in the field of thin film and nanomagnetism, and leads a Materials Science Division research group in this field.
Nanoscale materials are typically comprised of grains a few nanometers across. They have properties that hold promise for many applications, including more efficient electronics, enhanced chemical reactivity and stronger, lighter structural materials.
As director of the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), Bader will be responsible for scientific and operational excellence at the center and for coordinating nanoscience research in several divisions.
Bader will have lead responsibility for the strategic laboratory-directed research and development activity in nanoscience.
Virginia Valian, professor of psychology and linguistics at Hunter College and the City University of New York Graduate Center, will present "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women in Science" at a Director's Special Colloquium Tuesday, Sept. 25.
The talk will begin at 3 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 362 Auditorium. All employees whose schedules permit are invited to attend.
Valian is the author of "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women" (MIT Press, 1998). The book explores the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women.
In "Why So Slow?", Valian focuses on the "invisible" factors that retard women's progress, providing answers using experimental and observational data from laboratory and field studies of children and adults.
Valian's current research concentrates on first and second language acquisition, sex differences in mathematics learning, and gender and advancement in science.
She has also written two other books, and many journal articles.
Antique and classic car owners at Argonne-East will display their automotive pride and joy at a car display Wednesday, Sept. 26.
The display will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Building 360 parking lot, will feature cars 25 years old or older, of special interest, modified, or limited production.
All employees are invited to stop by to view the cars and take pictures. Car owners will be present to answer questions.
Rain date will be Wednesday, Oct. 3. For more information, call Clarence Clark (ASD) at (630) 553-9567 or Walter Czyz (IPNS) at (630) 553-6987.
The Argonne Folk Dance Club invites all employees to join the fun as they take the floor for international folk dancing each Friday from 8-10:30 p.m.
Fridays feature primarily Balkan and Israeli folk dancing. Classes in Scandinavian turning dance are held Sundays from 6-8 p.m.
The club meets in Argonne-East's Building 951 (the recreation center in Argonne Park). For more information, contact Larry Harding (CHM) at ext. 2-3591.
The Argonne Chess Club will hold lunchtime speed-chess tournaments open to all employees, students, contractors and others on site Wednesday, Sept. 26, and Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Argonne-East's Building 362, Room E188.
Entry fee is $1. All entry fees will be returned as prizes. The chess club will provide all needed equipment.
Games will be timed at five minutes each. The tournaments will use Swiss system pairings if more than six players enter; otherwise pairings will be round robin.
Registration ends at noon. Games will start at 12:05 p.m.
For more information, call Dave Baurac (OPA) at ext. 2-5584 or Bob Hill (RAE) at ext. 2-4865.
The Argonne Running Club is seeking volunteers for the 2001 Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 7.
Each year Argonne volunteers work at the finish line of the race, dispensing drinks, medals and congratulations. Volunteers receive a jacket and hat.
For more information, contact Corrie Patterson Kamiya at ext. 2-9246 or cgpatterson@anl.gov by Tuesday, Sept. 25.
"A Taste of the New Southwest" will be on the menu when Argonne Guest House Executive Chef Chris Kaminsky conducts cooking classes Monday, Sept. 24, and Thursday, Sept. 27.
Classes will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Argonne-East's Guest House. Kaminsky will prepare red chile-crusted sea scallops, mango tortilla salad with orange chipotle dressing, barbecue duck ragout and chorizo sausage, cornmeal biscuits, tamarind glazed pork chops with mole cream and chayote succotash. Dessert will be cornmeal pound cake. Participants can taste the results.
Class size is limited. Cost is $23 per person, cash, check or charge, with payment due at registration. Mail payment to Kathy, Argonne Guest House, Building 460, or drop off in person. Registration for the Sept. 24 class ends Wednesday, Sept. 19; for the Sept. 27 class, Friday, Sept. 21.
Service Awards for July include:
45 Years
Robert K. Smither (UPD).
40 Years
James E. Emerson (ET).
35 Years
Martin R. Kraimer (ASD).
30 Years
Ralph C. Niemann (IPNS), Robert C. Schmitt (ET).
25 Years
Lawrence J. Condon (PFS), James J. Gleason (PFS), Janine A. Griffin (MCS), Neil P. Hallinan (ENT), Lee T. Lowry (ENT), Debra J. Melvin (OCF), Zoltan Nagy (MSD), Rita M. Niesluchowski (OCF), Arthur J. Schultz (IPNS).
20 Years
Alan L. Justus (ESH), Ken Lerner (DIS), Gayle R. Mikel (PFS), Robert W. Springer (DEP).
15 Years
Shen-Lin Chang (ES), Myrna L. Czajkowski (ASD), Julius Jellinek (CHM), Margaret R. Kowalski (RAE), Stephen R. Magill (HEP).
10 Years
Bakul Banerjee (UPD), Kathlyn J. Boudwin (APS), Guenter Conzelmann (DIS), Cynthia Doran (XFD), David R. Hendricks (FAC), Donna J. Holdridge (ER), Allison B. Larkin (HR), Charles Musaraca (PFS), Susan M. Picologlou (XFD), Jeffrey Toeller (IPNS), Terry R. Tripp (FAC), Reginald Walker (ESH), Blaine R. Ward (RPS).
5 Years
William A. Brocker (EQO), Jeanne Cowan (MSD), Jeffrey C. Dooling (IPNS), Roy C. Emerson (AOD), Thomas H. Fanning (RAE), Reginald L. Gilmore (AOD), Mark W. Huntley (NT), Kenneth M. Kemner (ER), John Mitchell (MSD), Raymond Monroe (AOD), Russell L. Otto (XFD), Michael Papka (MCS), Monica D. Peterson (RPS), Tijana Rajh (CHM), Dmitriy A. Ronzhin (AOD), Bonnie J. Simmons (OPS), Levy E. Ulanovsky (BIO).
