National Security Photo Gallery
Richard Cirillo
RICHARD R. CIRILLO Dr. Richard R. Cirillo serves as Director of the Decision and Information Sciences Division, which has 160 staff with an equal number of subject matter experts on adjunct assignments. The Division’s annual budget is approximately $55 million. Division capabilities include systems analysis; modeling, simulation, and visualization; decision and risk analysis; complex adaptive systems; and information sciences. Programmatic areas include national and homeland security, infrastructure assurance, energy and environmental systems, social dynamics, and policy analysis. Dr. Cirillo’s research work has focused on interdisciplinary development and application of advanced simulation tools. Work has involved both domestic and international components and covers energy demand projections, energy resource and technology analysis, supply/demand modeling, environmental impact assessment, critical infrastructure assurance, and emergency preparedness. Research has been carried out for domestic organizations include U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, state and local government agencies, private sector companies. Research for international organizations has involved the World Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, Agency for International Development, energy and environmental ministries of selected countries, and international energy and electricity companies. Dr. Cirillo joined Argonne in 1972. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering from New York University.
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Richard Cirillo
RICHARD R. CIRILLO Dr. Richard R. Cirillo serves as Director of the Decision and Information Sciences Division, which has 160 staff with an equal number of subject matter experts on adjunct assignments. The Division’s annual budget is approximately $55 million. Division capabilities include systems analysis; modeling, simulation, and visualization; decision and risk analysis; complex adaptive systems; and information sciences. Programmatic areas include national and homeland security, infrastructure assurance, energy and environmental systems, social dynamics, and policy analysis. Dr. Cirillo’s research work has focused on interdisciplinary development and application of advanced simulation tools. Work has involved both domestic and international components and covers energy demand projections, energy resource and technology analysis, supply/demand modeling, environmental impact assessment, critical infrastructure assurance, and emergency preparedness. Research has been carried out for domestic organizations include U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, state and local government agencies, private sector companies. Research for international organizations has involved the World Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, Agency for International Development, energy and environmental ministries of selected countries, and international energy and electricity companies. Dr. Cirillo joined Argonne in 1972. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering from New York University.
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Dave Chamberlain
Dave Chamberlain, Chemical Engineer. Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Argonne's Cyber Security Team
Argonne's Cyber Security team developed a program that allows national laboratories' computer systems to "talk" to each other about cyber attacks. The program earned the group the Department of Energy's 2009 Cyber Security Innovation and Technology Achievement Award. The Cyber Security Team includes (pictured from left) Tami Martin, Chris Poetzel, Matt Kwiatkowski, Mike Skwarek, Conrad Zadlo, Gene Rackow and Scott Pinkerton. Read the full story! More Argonne awards photos here.
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Cyber Security Federated Model
The graphic illustrates the number of attacks from various countries that Argonne and other national labs receive at any one time and how the new program will allow the labs to be forewarned. If one lab is attacked, the information is relayed to other laboratories so they can put up safeguards. From Argonne's award-winning cyber security program. Read the full story!
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RFID
Nuclear engineer Yung Liu, with Argonne National Laboratory examines data on his laptop from the radio frequency identification device developed at the laboratory. The technology allows users not only track nuclear materials, but also remotely monitor environmental and physical conditions such as temperature and humidity.See press release for more information. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.
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RFID2
Nuclear engineer Yung Liu, with Argonne National Laboratory examines data on his laptop from the radio frequency identification device developed at the laboratory. The technology allows users not only track nuclear materials, but also remotely monitor environmental and physical conditions such as temperature and humidity.See press release for more information. Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.
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National Power Grid Simulation Capability
The report "National Power Grid Simulation Capability: Needs and Issues" examines shortcomings in the nation's current capabilities for simulating the national power grid. The report details findings of a December 2008 conference, hosted at the U.S. Depaertment of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate. Read the full story.
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Agent based modeling
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are trying to create new economic models that will provide policymakers with more realistic pictures of different types of markets so they can better avert future economic catastrophe. Here, Argonne systems scientists Charles Macal (left) and Michael North showcase several of their agent-based models. Read the full story here. Photo by George Joch/Courtesy Argonne National Laboratory
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Biochip technology reveals “fingerprints” of biochemical threats
Argonne biologist Dan Schabacker loads a biochip onto a reader for analysis. Full story ». Photo by George Joch / courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
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Biochip technology
Biochip technology could become standard diagnostic tool for human, veterinary medicine Each biochip has hundreds to thousands of gel drops on a glass, plastic or membrane support. The biochip system can identify infectious disease strains in less than 15 minutes when testing protein arrays and in less than two hours when testing nucleic acid arrays. More » Courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.