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A new Nuclear Technology Division has been created at Argonne-West to bring together expertise in spent fuel treatment and nuclear waste management technologies.
The Nuclear Technology Division incorporates employees from the Engineering and Technology Development divisions at Argonne-West.
Robert Benedict has been named director of the new division. Harold McFarlane and Paul Henslee will serve as associate directors. Benedict and Henslee will also retain their responsibilities for the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II spent fuel treatment demonstration project.
The reorganization was prompted by the technical progress in the demonstration project, said Yoon Chang, associate laboratory director for Engineering Research.
The changes will help assure a successful completion of the demonstration and deal effectively with future opportunities and missions for Argonne-West, Chang said.
The Technology Development Division is being reorganized to incorporate the current Argonne-East programs. Sam Bhatta-charyya will direct the Technology Development Division; Tom Yule and Phillip Finck will serve as associate directors.
Mike Lineberry, who served as TD's division director for eight years, will step down to take a special assignment on program development in the newly created Nuclear Technology Division.
The weekly bulletin board announcements for Argonne-East, including standard postings, calendars, announcements, cafeteria information, death notices and job postings, are now available on the World Wide Web at http://www.hr.anl.gov/anlbb.
The Argonne Combined Appeal (ACA) will collect used books during the month of August for its second annual used book sale to be held Sept. 10-11.
Collection boxes at Argonne-East will be in the lobbies of Buildings 201, 203, 205, 362, 401, 900 and the Building 213 Cafeteria beginning Monday, Aug. 3. Textbooks, magazines, encyclopedias or Reader's Digest condensed books cannot be accepted. Books will be collected until Sept. 1.
For more information on the Combined Appeal see the ACA home page athttp://www.anl.gov/ACA/aca-home.html.
Nestor Zaluzec (MSD) has been honored with the Microscopy Society of America's Morton D. Maser Distinguished Service Award for 1998.
The award is presented to individuals who have contributed to, and have had a profoundly positive effect on, the society and the microscopy community through exceptional work over a period of years.
Zaluzec received his award at the society's 56th annual meeting in Atlanta July 12-16.
He has also received the society's Burton Medal in 1982, which honors distinguished contributions to the field by a scientist under 35, and a number of other awards for his efforts in international collaboration and education.
Zaluzec, a research scientist, has studied microstructural characterization using both electron and optical techniques for more than 20 years. He developed several original techniques for determining the elemental composition of materials, and continues to work on new technologies and instruments for materials characterization.
His most recent research centers on Argonne's Advanced Analytical Electron Microscope and "TelePresence Microscopy," in which scientists can conduct microscopy studies via the World Wide Web.
He is co-principal investigator in the Materials MicroCharacterization Collaboratory (MMC), which allows researchers to control the microscope, interact with other, geographically distant researchers and consult with experts while conducting research. The MMC Web site is at http://tpm.amc.anl.gov/MMC/.
From Arabic to Urdu, 129 bi- or multi-lingual employees who are members of Argonne-East's Translator Network can translate 36 foreign languages. The network, established by Human Resource's Diversity Program Office, assists employees and applicants for whom English is a second language.
Translators are typically needed to assist employees with communicating to other employees within their division, or to translate written communication. Occasionally, an employee fluent in sign language is needed to assist the hearing impaired.
One network member, Hans Kaper (MCS), is fluent in Dutch, French, German and English, and knows Latin and classical Greek (which he still reads). As chairman of Arts at Argonne, he finds that speaking these languages is an asset when he communicates with artists who come to perform at Argonne who are not always fluent in English. "They are relieved to be able to converse in a language more familiar to them," said Hans. "In Europe, I usually ask my host which language they prefer; no advance warning needed."
Job applications, job offers and government forms are examples of things Kaper translates, and he was recently asked to translate a patent from German to English.
Employees seeking a translator may do so by accessing the Human Resources' Home Page (http://www.hr.anl.gov/). Click on the links for "Employee Services" and then "Translator Network."
Volunteers are always needed. To join the network, call Carolyn Arthur (HR) at ext. 2-3021.
-- Joan Waltz
"Successful Supervision and Leadership: The Secretary in Transition," a two-day seminar sponsored by Human Resources, will be held Sept. 16-17 at Argonne-East.
The American Management seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in Building 208, Room A138. Cost per person is $900, based on a class size of 10 participants.
This seminar is designed for secretaries and administrative assistants who are new to supervision. Participants learn how to supervise others, establish authority and credibility, use problem-solving and decision-making strategies, create motivation and deal fairly, yet effectively with "problem" people.
Call Betty Iwan (HR) at ext. 2-3410 for more information.
Human Resources will hold the following classes at Argonne-East in August:
"The
Supervisory Role in Managing Employee Issues" (HR643)
-- Thursday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Building 362, Room
F108. The class is free.
"Introduction
to Team Building" (HR631) -- Thursday, Aug. 13, 8:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Building 362, Room F108. Cost is $25.
"Performance
Management" (HR561) -- Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1 p.m. _ 4
p.m., Building 201, Room 274. The class is free.
"Preventing
Sexual Harassment For Supervisors" (HR140) -- Thursday,
Aug. 20, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Building 201, Room 274. The
class is free.
"Wake
Up Your Creative Genius" (HR232) -- A "brown bag"
lunch seminar, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 11:30 a.m. _ 1 p.m.,
Building 201, Room 238. Cost is $40.
Complete class descriptions can be found on the Human Resources World Wide Web pages at http://www.hr.anl.gov/services2.htm.
ESH Training will sponsor a free course on "Safety Inspections" at Argonne-East in September.
The two-session course will be presented by the National Safety Council and will include the office environment as well as laboratories and shops. It will target environment, safety and health coordinators and building managers, but other personnel are welcome.
Classes will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2, and Friday, Sept. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Building 402, Rooms E1100-1200.
Contact a Training Management System representative to register for class ESH530.
