David J. Hill has been promoted to director of Argonne's Reactor Engineering Division.
The technically diverse division has significant programs in six areas, including nuclear technology, nuclear reactor safety, international nuclear programs, advanced computing and simulation, engineering mechanics, and materials behavior in engineered systems. The division also supports industrial outreach efforts.
Reactor Engineering employees lend their expertise to programs in other fields of nuclear and non-nuclear technology. The division employs 70 staff scientists and engineers, plus technicians, management and support personnel.
Hill will maintain his position as director of Argonne's International Nuclear Safety Center. With its counterpart at the Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering (RDIPE) in Moscow, the center maintains the basic knowledge needed to design and improve nuclear reactors and their safety technologies.
Previously, Hill was associate director of Argonne's Reactor Analysis Division. He won the University of Chicago's Distinguished Performance Award in 1993 for his innovative approach to developing a probabilistic risk assessment for Argonne's Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) prototype, an advanced nuclear reactor.
David Ederer, chair of the Physics Department at Tulane University, has been appointed an Argonne Fellow, and has begun working with scientists in the Chemistry and Materials Science divisions, and the Experimental Facilities Division at the Advanced Photon Source.
Ederer is a scientific leaderin the field of synchrotron radiation applications. With research interests spanning many scientific fields, Ederer has more than 100 publications to his credit. Topics include sychrotron radiation instrumentation and its applications to atomic, molecular, chemical and materials physics.
Previously, he served with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
He is a member of the editorial board of Physical Review A, and has served on the editorial boards of the Review of Scientific Instruments andOptics News.
Argonne's voice mail system will be upgraded between 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Voice mail service will not be available during this period. Employees attempting to access the voice mail system will hear a maintenance announcement.
The upgrade will make the system fully Year 2000 compliant, improve maintenance support efforts and make the latest digital technology available for future applications.
According to Mike Vonder Heide, section head of telecommunications services at ECT, employees should write down any critical information and delete all new and saved messages in their mailboxes before the upgrade begins. There is a slight chance that messages may be lost during the upgrade.
After the upgrade:
Recorded name and greetings may sound slightly different due
to a higher "sampling rate." Vonder Heide
recommends re-recording the greeting at any convenient time
after the upgrade.
Employees may also notice a short, low-volume tone or click
when accessing the voice mail system. This "convergence
tone" is used to adjust the quality of connections.
New quick reference guides will be issued, but mailbox
control commands will remain the same.
Employees should test the message waiting indication (the
fluttering red light) by sending a message to their own
voice-mailboxes.
Perhaps the most noticeable change will be the recorded voice telling employees they have voice mail waiting. It's been recorded by a different artist, "Marsha." Vonder Heide said Marsha's voice has been reported to be "softer, calmer and more mellow."
So far, no attempts have been made at Argonne to exploit a recently revealed security flaw in two popular electronic mail programs, according to Computer Protection Manager Paul Krystosek.
The security "hole" involves e-mail attachments — files such as text documents transmitted along with messages — sent to users of Microsoft Outlook Express and the e-mail component of Netscape's current Web browser.
According to computer security experts, it is possible to embed "malicious" code in the name of the attachment and cause the e-mail program to unexpectedly quit, the computer to crash, or worse.
Microsoft has posted a patch to its web site at http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security. Look for a link to "Outlook Express File Attachment security issue." Netscape's patch is expected soon at http://www.netscape.com.
Krystosek advised employees who use Outlook Express and Netscape Communicator to take the security flaw seriously and download the patches.
"We know of no instances of anyone exploiting it to attack computers at Argonne," he said. But when previous security flaws were made public, malicious hackers went to work and "within days they tried to use it."
Argonne's Women in Science and Technology (WIST) steering committee has openings for four representatives from the laboratory's staff of women technical employees.
The group's charter includes recommending a WIST program initiator to lead the laboratory's efforts to recruit, retain and promote women. The committee also provides guidance during the initiator's two-year term and evaluates the WIST program's effectiveness.
Interested employees should send a resume to steering committee chairman Joe Asbury (OTD) by Friday, Aug. 21. Members about to rotate off the committee and former members may apply.
An Argonne softball team, the Argonne Abusers, battled their way to an impressive fifth place finish in the 7th Annual Miller Lite Chicago 16 Classic held on July 18 and 19 at Grant Park in Chicago.
Competing in the corporate division with 29 other teams, the Abusers finished with a record of five wins and two losses. The team was eliminated from the tournament after being outscored by previous two-time champions, the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Argonne employees who played were Dean Carbaugh, team captain (XFD), Bob Bilitzki, Dan Burke (XFD), Jack Burke (XFD), Glen Cherry (TD), Bruce Hoster (ECT), Mike Jagger (APS-USR), Mike Johnson (ASD), Ron Kmak (TD) and Ross Pallan (HR).
Among the star players were Bob Bilitzki, who pitched six strikeouts and batted a .769; Ron Kmak who batted a .588; Dean Carbaugh with a .571 batting average and Jack Burke with a .526 average. Jack Burke, Mike Jagger, Mike Johnson and Ross Pallen all hit home runs as well.
Though the team didn't practice together for this particular tournament, many of the team members have played together before in the Argonne League.
The Argonne Abusers plan to play again in the Oak Lawn tournament August 8-9.
Command AntiVirus (formerly "F-Prot") Version 4.51 virus protection software for PCs is now available on the PC Public Volume.
Versions are available for DOS/Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, and Novell servers. Current registered owners of the Command AntiVirus software can upgrade for free (access password remains the same). Others can register to use Command AntiVirus software with ECT Account Services for $5 per copy; call ext. 2-5425.
Web browser links to the Command AntiVirus software and documentation can be found at http://www.anl.gov/ECT/software/license.html.
For other useful computer security information, visit the Computer Protection home page at http://www.anl.gov/CPP/cpphome.html.
ECT encourages employees to run regular (and automated) virus checks to ensure an infection-free workstation/server.
ESH Training will sponsor a free course on "Safety Inspections" at Argonne-East in September. The course will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2 and repeated on Friday, Sept. 11.
The 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 others are welcome.
Both sessions will be held 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.
New players and teams of all levels of play are welcome to join the Argonne Pool League.
The league's fall session is tentatively scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Crickets and Cues in Bolingbrook. Play begins at 6 p.m.
A captain's meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 5:30 p.m. at the Argonne Guest House.
If you are interested in joining the Argonne Pool league, contact Stephan Wegerich (RA) by e-mail at poolleague@ anl.gov, or by phone at ext. 2-3885.
Valerie Jencks Snell, licensed marriage and family therapist at The Family Institute, will present "The Juggling Act: Balancing Working and Parenting" on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 200 Auditorium.
Snell will discuss the most common issues faced by parents with careers, and show participants how to reduce frustration, guilt, anger and stress often experienced by working parents and their children.
She will offer practical techniques to manage conflict, prioritize tasks and help parents and children make daily and weekly transitions.
The seminar is free, and all Argonne and DOE employees and adult family members are welcome to attend.
The Argonne Family Series seminars is ponsored by Argonne's Employee Assistance Program and The Family Institute.
As Argonne-East employees take advantage of this summer's relatively pleasant weather to get some lunchtime exercise on the roadways, the laboratory's Traffic Safety Committee asks joggers, bikers and walkers to remember these safety tips:
Ride bicycles as close to the right of the roadway as
possible. Bicyclists are subject to the same traffic rules
and regulations as motor vehicles. Helmets are strongly
recommended.
Joggers and walkers should use sidewalks or paths when
available. On roadways, runners and walkers should face
oncoming traffic and stay in single file to avoid blocking
the roadway. Light-colored or reflective clothing should be
worn at night.
The Plant Facilities and Services Division will sponsor an informal meeting with Southern Illinois University representatives on Monday, Aug. 10, to explain a local program through which a bachelor of science degree in Industrial Technology may be earned on weekends.
Coursework will be conducted at Joliet Junior College on alternating weekends beginning Saturday, Aug. 22. Classes meet on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
James Orr, director of the SIU Outreach program of the College of Engineering. will be available from 11:30 am until 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, in Building 202, Room E126, and from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. in Building 202, Room B169.
Discussion will include an overview of the program, financial aid and appraisals of transcripts and relevant work experience. Admission applications and Argonne Educational Support Forms will be provided.
Argonne employees are welcome to attend if their work schedules permit.
Program brochures are available from Karen Kroczek (PFS); call ext. 2-8764.
Linda Lubben (OTD) was awarded a Pacesetter for her initiative and commitment to ensuring smooth operation of the Legal Department after the retirement of the laboratory's former general counsel and the appointment of General Counsel H. Carol Bernstein.
Edward Theres and Debra Eriksen-Bubulka (both ASD) shared a Pacesetter Award for their effort and creativity during the installation of the backscattering beamline at the Advanced Photon Source. The two were responsible for assembling new magnets and installing them on the beamline, which required close coordination with Central Shops and creative solutions to unexpected problems. The task was completed flawlessly and ahead of schedule.
Service Awards for August include:
35 Years
Donald Cyborski (PHY), Allan Findley (TD-DES), Kent A. Orlandini (ER), Denis G. Wozniak (IPNS).
30 Years
Gerald Haruch (ESH-HP), James H. Hunt (ECT-CS), John A. Johnson (PFS-US), Robert J. McMahon (ECT-CTT), C.A. Reilly Jr. (ER), Jules L. Routbort (ET), William T. Steinman (ED).
25 Years
U. Emil Berry (RPS-CCS), Luedia Brooks (EMO-WMO), Richard R. Cirillo (DIS), Michael R. Hitz (OD), Jerry R. Molyneux (OD), Peter Turula (ET).
20 Years
Janice E. Buckley (HR), Lori M. Greenwood (EA), Frederick C. Griffel (OD), Elliot P. Kanter (PHY), Louise S. Kickels (IPD-MED), David R. Neblett (OD), Leslie A. Poch (DIS), Elisabeth A. Stull (EA), Arvind P. S. Teotia (ES), James O. Thalgott (RPS-RM), Gordon R. Yerbich (OD-PS).
15 Years
Harvey Drucker (EST-PA), Donald R. Getz (ASO), David M. Malon (DIS), Barbara J. McCabe (CHM), Neil C. Sturchio (ER).
10 Years
Bonnie Bean (ED), Dean A. Carbaugh (XFD), Mark L. Dietz (CHM), Carla C. Dwight (TD-AW), Mitchel T. Farmer (RE), Gary B. Forgeon (ED-MS), Gregory Paul Hackett (RPS-ESW), Richard C. Kara (ESH-FD), Stephen E. Kuhlmann (HEP), Guokui Liu (CHM), Dennis J. Morgan (PFS-CU), Roselee M. Pausche (CMB), John C. Phillips (TD), Audrey C. Salzbrunn (ASD), L. Roger Santagato (IA), Shih-Perng Tsai (ES).
5 Years
Mark L. Dumais (ESH), William N. Hollis (XFD), Andrzej Joachimiak (CMB), Peter L. Lynch (EMO), Gerald L. Motisi (PFS-BM), Kimberly A. Palmer (ESH-HP), Mark Randolph (PHY), Roderick C. Salazar (XFD), Jeffrey T. Smeets (EMO-WMO), Ronald Vironda (PFS-US), Robert D. Wilson (ASD), Stephen F.Wolf (CMT), Judith Yaeger (XFD).
The Information and Publishing Division has created a new web page to support the users of Argonne's Material Ordering System (AMOS).
The new page gives support information about the AMOS application that runs on a user's computer (either PC or Macintosh). It complements the AMOS pages maintained by Procurement, which provide information about vendors.
Included on the page are notes about error messages, announcements of planned updates to the software, and a list of contacts to call when problems arise. There's also a special section for network managers and technically savvy users.
The address of the page is: http://miswinnt.ipd.anl.gov/amos/user_page.html.
