The Wellness Program has been unable to find a dermatologist willing to come on site to do a skin screening. However, dermatologists on the Edward Cancer Center staff, in cooperation with the American Academy of Dermatology, will offer free skin screenings to promote early detection and prevention of skin cancer. Registration is required and space is limited.

• Wednesday, May 14, 6 – 8 p.m.
The Edward Plainfield Campus
Building B, Suite 135
(24600 W. 127th Street Plainfield)
(This is not the Outpatient Center)

• Wednesday, May 28, 6 – 8 p.m.
Bolingbrook Healthcare Center
(130 N. Weber Road, Suite 112)

Call (630) 527-6363 for more
information and to register.

Science update

Lascar

Student at Argonne earns spot at prestigious Nobel conference

A Northwestern University student working on his doctoral thesis in Argonne's Physics Division has been accepted to participate in the 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany.

Daniel Lascar is one of a small number of students from around the world invited to attend the meeting to hear lectures by Nobel laureates and participate in discussions. Since 1953, 500 – 700 top students and young researchers from all over the world attend the event annually, often as a reward for the quality of their performance and research work, according to the Lindau Web site.

Lascar is finishing his doctoral thesis work at Argonne with the Canadian Penning Trap mass spectrometer group identifying the mass of six short-lived nuclei with astrophysical importance. The nuclei are important in the rapid neutron capture process and most of the masses on that list have never been measured.

Around the Lab

This was one of several trees stripped bare of leaves by gypsy moth caterpillars in 2007

Gypsy moth treatment
set for next week

Spraying to eliminate gypsy moth caterpillars will be conducted on the Argonne site next week. Areas affected will be north and east of Building 308. Trails through the wooded area will be cordoned off and should be avoided.

An infestation last year devastated a stand of oak trees near Building 214 and affected several other trees around the site.

DIS to host annual agent-based
modeling course

Argonne's Decision and Information Sciences Division will host its seventh annual course on agent-based modeling the week of May 12. The course is an intensive introduction to agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) that presents the foundational ideas of ABMS, advanced ABMS methodologies and some of the latest research in the field.

The course consists of two parts. The first half of the course focuses on ABMS concepts. The second half focuses on ABMS implementation and includes extensive hands-on exercises. Participants are invited to attend the first session, the second session, or both depending on their interests.

The first part will run from Monday, May 12, through the morning of Wednesday, May 14; the second part will run from the afternoon of Wednesday, May 14, though Friday, May 16. The course will be held in Building 900. Argonne employees are welcome to attend, but advanced reservations are required. Contact Michael North (DIS) at ext. 2-6234 for details.

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Working Safely

'Safety Guy’ puts a face on injuries, illnesses

"Safety Guy" will soon be a familiar sight around the laboratory. Safety Guy is a graphic way to represent the recordable injuries and illnesses Argonne site employees have incurred during the fiscal year.

“Safety Guy is designed to help focus our attention on where and how employees have been injured, so management and employees can think about how similar injuries can be prevented as work is planned and carried out,” said EQO Director Danny Whitaker-Sheppard. Each marking on Safety Guy indicates the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration classification, injury location, type of injury and activity at the time of injury.

Safety Guy will be updated weekly on the Director’s Safety Council home page, and will appear on posters around the site and on bulletin boards.

“The laboratory’s goal is zero injuries, zero illnesses and zero incidents,” Whitaker-Sheppard said. “Before you begin work and while working, take a look at Safety Guy and think about safety and preventing injuries.”

Daily ORPS reports are posted online.

Report safety concerns to Safety@anl.gov.

2008 Users Week features workshops, tours and social events

2008 Users Week for the Advanced Photon Source, Center for Nanoscale Materials and Electron Microscopy Center will hold events throughout this week.

Events will include workshops, facility tours and social events. More information is available online.

Argonne Running Club to host summer trail runs

The Argonne Running Club will host summer trail runs the second Tuesday of each beginning at 7:15 a.m. All employees and their guests are welcome.

• May 13, Northgate Trailhead

• June 10, Northgate Trailhead

• July 8, Lemont Road Trailhead

• Aug. 12, Ranger’s Cabin/parking lot on Cass

• Sept. 9, Lemont Road Trailhead

Refreshments will be available at the finish.

More information is available on the Running Club's Web site. Questions can be directed to Paul Eident at ext. 2-3579.

Building 213 Cafeteria

The weekly menu is online.

Breakfast grill
Polish sausage and eggs skillet style - $3.75
… Add a 12 oz. Intelligentsia coffee and two pieces of toast - $5.25

The breakfast grill is open until 9 a.m. Breakfast items like sweet rolls, cereal, muffins, yogurt, coffee and juices are available until 10:30 a.m.

Soups and chili
Tomato bisque (v) or fish chowder - small $1.53, large $2.09
Cilantro steak chili - small $1.78, large $2.31

Entree feature
Market bistro: Nut-crusted trout or chicken parmesan with choice of two side dishes - $6.25

Chef’s special
Risotto: Asparagus and lemon zest with choice of chicken or grilled vegetables and garlic bread - $6.07

Luncheon broiler
Grilled chicken, zucchini, red onion and tarragon dressing on a French roll - $4.25
With French fries and coleslaw - $5.75
Catch of the day and fresh vegetables - $5.75

Healthy choice
Cheesy polenta-green tomato gratin (cal. 191, fat 6.1g/29 percent, chol. 6mg) - $4.50

The budget special
Stromboli: Sausage or three cheese and tomato
Includes a 16 oz. fountain beverage - $4.11

Building 213 Cafeteria hours: 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.