B u lletin the Vol. 55 - No. 16 May 11, 2001 M any BNLers are familiar with Lab research and ex- pertise in superconducting mag- nets — which, when cooled to near absolute zero, lose all resis- tance to electricity. Huge super- conducting magnets make it possible to power the likes of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Other magnets — room-tem- perature magnets, electro, or per- manent magnets — have super- useful properties. Various types of these magnets are needed in electrical systems, motors, and advanced sensors, or sometimes in exotic applications such as setting bones or alleviating pain perception. But the hottest, new- A stronauts may be going to Mars between 2017 and 2020, says Marcelo Vazquez, as- sociate medical scientist and NASA liaison scientist in the Medical Department. During these years, the distance be- tween Mars and Earth will be relatively close, although it will still take six to nine months to get to the red planet. Before a Mars mission be- comes a reality, however, Vazquez and other scientific ex- perts will have to determine whether it will be safe for hu- mans to exist in space for such an extended time. To explore the health-related problems associated with long- duration human space flight, the National Space Biomedical Re- search Institute (NSBRI), a con- sortium of twelve research insti- tutions, including BNL, is fund- ing 86 research projects in 67 in- stitutions in the U.S. One approach focuses on un- derstanding the effects of radia- tion expected during extended space travel. Vazquez, who is performing research in that area, has been named associate team leader for the Radiation Effects Team of NSBRI. Long-term space travel will expose astronauts to many types of high-energy cosmic radiation, which can result in doses equiva- lent to hundreds of times greater than those that people receive on Earth. These high radiation doses may kill cells, damage tissues or cause mutations that can lead to cancer or other diseases. Specifically, Vazquez is prin- cipal investigator of the project entitled “Risk Assessment and Chemoprevention of Central Nervous System Damage In- Space Radiation Effects on Brain Cells Studied at BNL O n Monday, April 30, science reporters cov- ering the American Physical Society (APS) meeting in Washington, D.C., met with scientists working on BNL’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Col- lider (RHIC) for an update on results from the collider’s first run, and to hear what is in store as the machine pre- pares to resume operations at even higher energy. “Since the Quark Matter conference in January, when the first results were shown, the four experimental col- laborations — STAR, PHOBOS, PHENIX, and BRAHMS — have had the opportunity to do empirical comparisons of their results. And we’ve had the opportu- nity for theorists to look at the data,” said Vanderbilt University physicist Vicki Greene, who opened the press conference. “We are starting to see a consistent picture, with data from all the experiments in good agreement,” she said. Even more exciting, the results so far indicate that the conditions achieved in RHIC’s collisions of gold ions appear to be right on target for creating a quark- gluon plasma. Such a state of matter — in which quarks and gluons, the constituents of protons and neutrons, are free to move with no bound- ary — “only existed once in our universe, only a few mi- croseconds after the Big Bang,” said Xin-Nian Wang, a theorist from Lawrence Berkeley National Labora- tory (LBNL). By creating and studying this form of matter, scientists hope to under- stand better how matter in our universe evolved. One finding that may be compared to those early universe conditions was re- ported by all four detector groups. All observed nearly equal numbers of particles (matter) and antiparticles (antimatter), with a slight excess of matter, emerging from the collisions. “This is very much like the Big Bang,” said Peter Jacobs of LBNL, who pre- sented the STAR results. Over time, as the universe evolved, antiparticles and particles annihilated, leaving the ex- cess of matter, which makes up our universe today. “So from the point of view of counting particles and anti- particles, we are really close to the conditions of the Big Bang,” Jacobs says. Another key finding is that the number of particles produced in these gold-gold collisions is in excess of what would be expected by colliding the individual pro- tons and neutrons that make up the ions. As BRAHMS RHIC Update First Run Re-Cap Exploring Order in Super-Small Magnetic Structures duced by Heavy Ions,” with Carl Anderson, Biology Department, and Louis Peña, Medical Depart- ment. They are investigating the type of damage that cosmic ra- diation in space may cause in the central nervous system. Fur- ther, the researchers will attempt to understand the molecular mechanisms that cause the dam- age, and develop damage-pre- vention strategies. To simulate space radiation, the scientists bombard cell cul- tures with heavy ions at the Al- ternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS). As one of only four ac- celerators in the world that can simulate the heavy-ion compo- nent of cosmic rays for biologi- cal experiments, the AGS has been home since 1996 to radia- tion-biology experiments con- ducted by BNL and institutions across the country and spon- sored by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA). “Once we determine the mo- lecular pathways of cell damage, we will attempt to prevent the damage with certain chemicals,” Vazquez said. Based on other studies, the researchers suspect that a gene called p53 may help to cause cell death after a cell is irradiated with heavy ions. The BNL team will attempt to understand p53- dependant and independent mechanisms, and determine if certain chemicals can regulate p53 to prevent damage or death to brain cells. The team will also test several compounds to deter- mine if they can protect cell membranes, neurotrophic factors and free radical scavengers to prevent neuronal death. “Our findings may not only help to determine if future long- term space missions will be safe, but may also improve certain ra- diation treatments for brain tu- mors or tumors surrounding the eye,” Vazquez said. “Our results may be used to improve radio- therapy to protect normal brain tissue from damaging radiation during treatment.” — Diane Greenberg est applications for permanent magnets are mostly at a super- small scale, the nanoscale. A nanometer, or billionth of a meter, is the equivalent of a few atomic radii. BNL scientists are doing groundbreaking research to tai- lor the properties of room-tem- perature magnetic materials at the nanoscale. To describe this work, Laura Henderson Lewis, Energy Sci- ences & Technology (ES&T) Department, will give the 364th Brookhaven Lecture, “From An- archy to Oligarchy: Structure- Magnetism Connections, Mag- netism in Nanosystems.” Lewis will give her talk in Berkner Hall at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, after being introduced by David Welch, ES&T. As Lewis will explain, by un- derstanding the behavior of magnetic materials at the nanoscale, researchers can learn to control the magnetic behav- ior of the entire system. Ad- vanced materials and designs then become possible with many potential benefits to in- dustry and the economy. Lewis earned her Ph.D. at the University of Texas in 1993. She joined BNL in 1993 as a research associate, rising to her present position as a materials scientist in 2000. To dine off site with the lecturer after the talk, call Maryann Larese, Ext. 3508. 364th Brookhaven Lecture Laura Lewis displays a hard drive, which contains many magnetic parts. Louis Peña, Marcelo Vazquez, and Carl Anderson, as seen against a view of Mars screened in behind them. (continued on page 3) Roger Stoutenburgh CN 5-5-01 Roger Stoutenburgh CN 5-6-01 Thursday, May 17 Nobel Laureate C.N. Yang of Stony Brook University will talk on Museum Collection Of Chinese Arts in North America Berkner Hall, 4-5 p.m.
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Vol. 55 - No. 16 May 11, 2001
Many BNLers are familiarwith Lab research and ex-
pertise in superconducting mag-nets — which, when cooled tonear absolute zero, lose all resis-tance to electricity. Huge super-conducting magnets make itpossible to power the likes of theRelativistic Heavy Ion Collider.
Other magnets — room-tem-perature magnets, electro, or per-manent magnets — have super-useful properties. Various typesof these magnets are needed inelectrical systems, motors, andadvanced sensors, or sometimesin exotic applications such assetting bones or alleviating painperception. But the hottest, new-
Astronauts may be going toMars between 2017 and
2020, says Marcelo Vazquez, as-sociate medical scientist andNASA liaison scientist in theMedical Department. Duringthese years, the distance be-tween Mars and Earth will berelatively close, although it willstill take six to nine months toget to the red planet.
Before a Mars mission be-comes a reality, however,Vazquez and other scientific ex-perts will have to determinewhether it will be safe for hu-mans to exist in space for suchan extended time.
To explore the health-relatedproblems associated with long-duration human space flight, theNational Space Biomedical Re-search Institute (NSBRI), a con-sortium of twelve research insti-tutions, including BNL, is fund-ing 86 research projects in 67 in-stitutions in the U.S.
One approach focuses on un-derstanding the effects of radia-tion expected during extendedspace travel. Vazquez, who isperforming research in that area,has been named associate teamleader for the Radiation EffectsTeam of NSBRI.
Long-term space travel willexpose astronauts to many typesof high-energy cosmic radiation,which can result in doses equiva-lent to hundreds of times greaterthan those that people receiveon Earth.
These high radiation dosesmay kill cells, damage tissues orcause mutations that can lead tocancer or other diseases.
Specifically, Vazquez is prin-cipal investigator of the projectentitled “Risk Assessment andChemoprevention of CentralNervous System Damage In-
Space Radiation Effects on Brain Cells Studied at BNL
On Monday, April 30,science reporters cov-
ering the American PhysicalSociety (APS) meeting inWashington, D.C., met withscientists working on BNL’sRelativistic Heavy Ion Col-lider (RHIC) for an update onresults from the collider’sfirst run, and to hear what isin store as the machine pre-pares to resume operationsat even higher energy.
“Since the Quark Matterconference in January, whenthe first results were shown,the four experimental col-laborations — STAR,PHOBOS, PHENIX, andBRAHMS — have had theopportunity to do empiricalcomparisons of their results.And we’ve had the opportu-nity for theorists to look atthe data,” said VanderbiltUniversity physicist VickiGreene, who opened thepress conference.
“We are starting to see aconsistent picture, with datafrom all the experiments ingood agreement,” she said.
Even more exciting, theresults so far indicate thatthe conditions achieved inRHIC’s collisions of goldions appear to be right ontarget for creating a quark-gluon plasma. Such a stateof matter — in which quarksand gluons, the constituentsof protons and neutrons, arefree to move with no bound-ary — “only existed once inour universe, only a few mi-croseconds after the BigBang,” said Xin-Nian Wang,a theorist from LawrenceBerkeley National Labora-tory (LBNL). By creating andstudying this form of matter,scientists hope to under-stand better how matter inour universe evolved.
One finding that may becompared to those earlyuniverse conditions was re-ported by all four detectorgroups. All observed nearlyequal numbers of particles(matter) and antiparticles(antimatter), with a slightexcess of matter, emergingfrom the collisions.
“This is very much likethe Big Bang,” said PeterJacobs of LBNL, who pre-sented the STAR results. Overtime, as the universe evolved,antiparticles and particlesannihilated, leaving the ex-cess of matter, which makesup our universe today. “Sofrom the point of view ofcounting particles and anti-particles, we are really closeto the conditions of the BigBang,” Jacobs says.
Another key finding isthat the number of particlesproduced in these gold-goldcollisions is in excess ofwhat would be expected bycolliding the individual pro-tons and neutrons that makeup the ions. As BRAHMS
RHIC UpdateFirst Run Re-Cap
Exploring Order in Super-Small Magnetic Structures
duced by Heavy Ions,” with CarlAnderson, Biology Department,and Louis Peña, Medical Depart-ment. They are investigating thetype of damage that cosmic ra-diation in space may cause inthe central nervous system. Fur-ther, the researchers will attemptto understand the molecularmechanisms that cause the dam-age, and develop damage-pre-vention strategies.
To simulate space radiation,the scientists bombard cell cul-tures with heavy ions at the Al-ternating Gradient Synchrotron(AGS). As one of only four ac-celerators in the world that cansimulate the heavy-ion compo-nent of cosmic rays for biologi-
cal experiments, the AGS hasbeen home since 1996 to radia-tion-biology experiments con-ducted by BNL and institutionsacross the country and spon-sored by the National Aeronautics& Space Administration (NASA).
“Once we determine the mo-lecular pathways of cell damage,we will attempt to prevent thedamage with certain chemicals,”Vazquez said.
Based on other studies, theresearchers suspect that a genecalled p53 may help to cause celldeath after a cell is irradiatedwith heavy ions. The BNL teamwill attempt to understand p53-dependant and independentmechanisms, and determine if
certain chemicals can regulatep53 to prevent damage or deathto brain cells. The team will alsotest several compounds to deter-mine if they can protect cellmembranes, neurotrophic factorsand free radical scavengers toprevent neuronal death.
“Our findings may not onlyhelp to determine if future long-term space missions will be safe,but may also improve certain ra-diation treatments for brain tu-mors or tumors surrounding theeye,” Vazquez said. “Our resultsmay be used to improve radio-therapy to protect normal braintissue from damaging radiationduring treatment.”
— Diane Greenberg
est applications for permanentmagnets are mostly at a super-small scale, the nanoscale. Ananometer, or billionth of ameter, is the equivalent of a fewatomic radii.
BNL scientists are doinggroundbreaking research to tai-lor the properties of room-tem-perature magnetic materials atthe nanoscale.
To describe this work, LauraHenderson Lewis, Energy Sci-ences & Technology (ES&T)Department, will give the 364thBrookhaven Lecture, “From An-archy to Oligarchy: Structure-Magnetism Connections, Mag-netism in Nanosystems.” Lewiswill give her talk in Berkner Hallat 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16,after being introduced by DavidWelch, ES&T.
As Lewis will explain, by un-derstanding the behavior ofmagnetic materials at thenanoscale, researchers can learnto control the magnetic behav-ior of the entire system. Ad-vanced materials and designsthen become possible withmany potential benefits to in-dustry and the economy.
Lewis earned her Ph.D. at theUniversity of Texas in 1993. She
joined BNL in 1993 as a researchassociate, rising to her presentposition as a materials scientist
in 2000. To dine off site withthe lecturer after the talk, callMaryann Larese, Ext. 3508.
364th Brookhaven Lecture
Laura Lewis displays a hard drive, which contains many magnetic parts.
Louis Peña, Marcelo Vazquez, and Carl Anderson, as seen against a view of Mars screened in behind them.
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Calendarof Laboratory Events
• The BERA Sales Office is located inBerkner Hall and is open weekdaysfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For moreinformation on BERA events, contactAndrea Dehler, Ext. 3347; or M. KayDellimore, Ext. 2873.
• Additional information for HospitalityCommittee events can be found at theLollipop House and the laundry in theapartment area.
• The Recreation Building (Rec. Bldg.)is located in the apartment area.
• Contact names are provided for mostevents for more information.
• Calendar events flagged with anasterisk (*) have an accompanyingstory in this week’s Bulletin.
Wednesdays: On-Site Play Group9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Rec.Bldg. Parents meet while chil-dren play. Free, drop in anytime. Monique de la Beij, 399-7656. — Hospitality event.
Wednesdays: Yoga Practice Sessions12:10-12:50 p.m., Rec. Bldg.,free. Ila Campbell, Ext. 2206.
Wednesdays: Weight Watchersnoon-1 p.m., BrookhavenCenter South Room, MaryWood, Ext.5923.
May is Asian PacificAmerican Heritage Month.For specific events, see the
notice on page 3, or visithttp://synchrotron.bnl.
gov/asian.
— THIS WEEKEND —Friday, 5/11
Asian Pacific American Videonoon, Berkner Hall, “Ances-tors in the Americas, Part 2.”
Asian Pacific AmericanHeritage Dance Social
$2, 7 p.m.-midnight, Brook-haven Center North Ballroom.
GLOBE MeetingBNL’s gay and lesbian club,GLOBE, will hold its monthlymeeting. For more informationand the meeting’s location,contact Mike Loftus, Ext. 2960,or Chris Gardner, Ext. 4537.
Saturday, 5/12
BNL Dance Club - BallroomDance Ultimate Saturday Social
8-11:30 p.m., North Ballroom,Brookhaven Center. $2 forclub members. $5 for non-members. Contact MarshaBelford, Ext. 5053.
2001 BSA ScholarsBSA has announced the 15 winners of the annual BSA Directors’ Scholarships,
which go to children of BNL employees in continuation of a tradition institutedat BNL 35 years ago. Each BSA Scholar is a high-school senior who will receive $2,500per year for up to four years of study at the college or university of his or her choice.
Huiru Jiang , daughter ofJiansheng Jiang, BiologyDepartment, attends WardMelville High School. Shewill major in polit icalscience at the Universityof Chicago or ColumbiaUniversity.
Karen Wu , the daughter ofKuo-Chen Wu, Supercon-ducting Magnet Division,goes to Ward Melville HighSchool. She will major in hu-man ecology at Cornell Uni-versity or business at NewYork University.
Peter Mohanty , the son ofKim Mohanty of the Phys-ics Department, attendsWard Melville High School.He plans to major in politi-cal science or mathematicsat Swarthmore College.
Kimberly Kahnhauser,daughter of Henry Kahn-hauser, Radiological ControlDivision, is at Ward MelvilleHigh School. She will attendthe Georgetown UniversitySchool of Foreign Service.
Michelle Yakaboski , thedaughter of Stan Yakaboskiof the Collider-AcceleratorDepartment, attends East-port High School. She willstudy biology or physics atLoyola College.
Keith Nintzel, son of GaryNintzel, National Synchro-tron Light Source, attendsSayville High School. He willmajor in computer engineer-ing at the State University ofNew York, Binghamton.
Brigitte Hseuh, the daugh-ter of Hsiao-Chaun Hseuh ofthe Collider-Accelerator De-partment, attends WardMelville High School. Shewill study engineering at TheJohns Hopkins University.
Lelaina Marin , daughter ofWilliam Marin, InformationServices Division, attendsSouthold Junior-Senior HighSchool. At Cornell University,she will study natural re-source management.
Julie Wang , the daughter ofYung Wang of the Informa-tion Technology Division, at-tends Ward Melville HighSchool. She will major inEnglish and education atBoston College.
Meir Hershcovitch , son ofAdy Hershcovitch, Collider-Accelerator Department, at-tends Mount Sinai HighSchool. He may major in bio-medical engineering at Co-lumbia University or DukeUniversity.
Nicholas Lynch, son ofDonald Lynch, National Syn-chrotron Light Source De-partment, attends ShorehamWading River High School.He will major in engineeringat Lehigh University.
Darshan Vairavamurthy, sonof Appathurai Vairavamurthy,Environmental Sciences De-partment, goes to ShorehamWading River High School.He will study chemistry andpharmacology at Stony BrookUniversity.
Justin Flagg, the son ofCharles Flagg, Environmen-tal Sciences Department,attends Interlochen ArtsAcademy. He will study the-ater arts and history atBrown University.
Sylvia Krinsky , daughter ofSamuel Krinsky, NationalSynchrotron Light SourceDepartment, attends WardMelville High School. She willmajor in creative writing andpsychology at Tufts University.
Sheikh Omer-Farooq , theson of Sheikh Farooq of theCollider-Accelerator Depart-ment, attends ConnetquotHigh School. He will major incomputer science at Colum-bia University.
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physicist Jens Jorgen Gaardhojeof the University of Copenhagenput it, “we have a kind of newmath,” where 197 plus 197 (thenumber of protons and neutronsin each colliding gold ion)equals 4,000 particles streamingout of each collision.
“The energy density one canderive from these measurementsis the highest energy densityever achieved in a laboratory,”said Russell Betts of the Univer-sity of Illinois, Chicago, whospoke for PHOBOS.
The scientists had a variety ofways of expressing this density:BNL’s Sam Aronson, who pre-sented data from PHENIX, saidthe matter produced was about30 times the density of an ordi-nary gold nucleus. Wang com-mented that it would be like stuff-ing Earth’s moon into a swim-ming pool!
One of the most intriguingfindings was the possibility thatseveral of the detectors were ob-serving a phenomenon knownas jet quenching — a loss of en-ergy from the most energeticparticles emerging from the col-lisions.
The idea is that these jets ofparticles might be slowed down,or quenched, by having totraverse the blob of matter cre-ated during the collision — asmarbles are slowed down by apuddle of honey spilled on akitchen table, said Jacobs.
“This is like what we’dexpect to see in a plasma,” saidAronson. “I think it’s too earlyto say that that’s exactly whatwe’ve seen, but the data are verytantalizing on this subject.” Thisphenomenon could be an im-portant new tool for studyingthe collision conditions.
“These are all pieces of apuzzle that we are very much inthe midst of putting together,”Jacobs reminded the reporters.It’s like discovering the bones ofa dinosaur: One bone can’t tellyou the whole story, he said —lsuch as whether the dinosaurwas a meat-eater or a vegetarian.
So no conclusions can bereached yet about whether RHIChas created quark-gluon plasma.For all of its success, last year’sfirst run provided only a smallfraction of the data for which theRHIC experiments are designed.The coming run should providea clearer picture.
In this run, which is set tobegin in June, the physicists willtake the machine up to its fulldesign energy, colliding nuclei atenergies of 100 billion electronvolts (GeV) per nucleon. Themachine should also producecollisions at about ten timesthe rate achieved last year andis planned to run for severalmonths. Last year’s data was ac-cumulated in only a few weeks.
As a result, “We’ll have a lotmore data, perhaps up to 100times more data,” said Greene,a member of the PHENIX col-laboration.
Already the collider is beingcooled down so the supercon-ducting magnets can begin ac-celerating gold ions to nearly thespeed of light. First collisions areexpected late in June.
With the promise of RHIC’sfirst run fresh in their minds,the physicists are eager to getstarted. Though understated,Russell Betts’ summary state-ment said it all: “Some excitingnew physics awaits us.”
— Karen McNulty Walsh
At the Recreation Building in the apartmentarea, the aroma of coffee and a buzz of con-
versation in many languages means it’s Tuesdaymorning, and the Welcome Coffee held by MimiLuccio, who heads BNL’s Hospitality Commit-tee, is in full swing. Each week, from 10 to 11:30a.m., Luccio greets and introduces “long-term”apartment dwellers, who can be of severalmonths’ standing, to recent arrivals to the Lab.It’s a chance to sip tea or coffee, nibble cookies,and get to know some of the BNL community.
“When we came to the Lab, we felt veryalone,” explains Su-lan Xu, who is from Chinaand whose husband is a researcher in the Chem-istry Department. “Then we heard about thismeeting, and it is warm. We can communicatewith each other and get information.”
One woman has just arrived from Germany.“I’m your neighbor,” says someone seated onthe same sofa. “I knew you werefrom Europe, as your children wereup at 5 a.m.!” Several in the groupnod agreement — travel withyoung children is difficult with thetime changes.
In another part of the largeroom, some children play quietlywhile their mothers chat. Othersstay near the sofa area. Everyone isrelaxed and talks slowly, so that more peoplemay understand them. On one sofa is a youngwoman from Finland, one from Poland, and onefrom China. “More people will come soon whenthe English class is finished,” they say, referringto one of several free classes arranged by BNLand the Hospitality Committee.
“It is very nice to come here,” says KatkaZelena, who is from the Czech Republic andwhose husband works in Physics. “You have theopportunity to practice speaking.” Zelena, whoalready speaks English well, explains that thefamily recently spent three years in Canada.
Near her, a mother from Germany is look-ing for a violin teacher for her child. Xu solvesthe problem, as both her children take violinlessons from a good teacher, she says.
Not all members of the group are scien-tists’ wives. Dorota Nillsson does research atthe NSLS, but she comes to the coffee meet-ings whenever she is free. “I have friends atwork,” she says, “but I come here because Ilike to have friends from other countries too.”
Nillsson also comes for the friendly wel-come. “It is due to Mimi,” she says. “She cre-ates the wonderful atmosphere, and we wantto come back.”
Mimi Luccio, whose husband, AlfredoLuccio, is a physicist in the Collider-Accelera-tor Department, is glad that the coffee morn-ings are a success. As she recalls, “We came tothe Lab from Italy 22 years ago and lived in
the apartments. A group ofwomen from Israel who werethere were so warm and friendly— always ready with opendoors and helpful information.We want to continue that spirit.
“We have excellent volun-teers on the Hospitality Com-mittee who work hard to makethings easier for scientists and
their families who have just arrived,” Lucciocontinues. “Many of us went through this pro-cess of arriving and knowing nothing aboutthe Lab, so we like to help others.”
Organized events include potluck suppers,cooking exchanges, bus trips, English lessons,and more. On Wednesdays, from 9:30 to 11:30a.m., Monique de la Beij arranges a children’splay group where parents can meet and talk.
For information about Hospitality Com-mittee events, watch the Bulletin and an-nouncements posted in the Lollipop Houseand laundry in the apartment area.
Arrivals & DeparturesArrivals
Steven B. Dierker ........... NSLSPatrick T. Folk ..........Plant Eng.
DeparturesCharles P. Neuman ........ NSLS
RHIC Update (cont’d.) Hospitality Says ‘Welcome’ With Coffee
Hospitality Committee Chair Mimi Luccio (left) with a Tuesday morning “Welcome Coffee” group.
Cooking ExchangeThe Hospitality Committee
invites the Lab community to acooking exchange on Monday,May 14, and on Monday, May28, 9 a.m.-noon, in the Recre-ation Building. To attend, callMarcia Leite, Ext. 1040, Bring$2 to contribute to the cost ofingredients.
NSLSUsers Meeting
Monday-Thursday,May 21-24
Four Monday WorkshopsTuesday Annual Meeting
Keynote Speaker: Jane “Xan”Alexander, Acting Director, DefenseAdvanced Research Project Agency
(DARPA)
Three Wednesday WorkshopsThursday Workshop
Tuesday Night BanquetFor more information and reg-
istration fee schedule, consult theWeb site at http://nslsweb.nsls.bnl .gov/nsls/users/meet ing/Default.htm or contact conferencecoordinator Lydia Rogers, Ext.4746, fax: Ext. 7206.
BNL Soil CleanupAt the end of June, BNL's Environmental Restoration Divi-
sion will continue the soil cleanup which began last year withthe removal of on-site landscaping soils. The purpose of thisproject is to remove radiologically contaminated soil from Labproperty, as agreed by regulatory agencies.
Three areas will be excavated, though not all at once: Bldg.811, the Bldg. 650 sump outfall, and the former Hazardous WasteManagement Facility. The soil-removal operation will be lessvisible than it was last year, but it will take place in areas fre-quented by runners or lunchtime walkers. Employees are re-minded to remain clear of these areas while work is in progress.
A fact sheet describing the upcoming work is available onlineat www.bnl.gov/erd/soils/ou1/ou1rd-sheet.html. For more in-formation, contact Ken White, Ext. 4423.
Farmers’ MarketFarmers’ Market vendors will
sell produce and crafts on Wed-nesdays, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,by Berkner Hall parking lot.
Swim Pool To OpenThe BNL swimming pool is
scheduled to reopen on Friday,June 1. More details will follow.
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communicate witheach other and get
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Hospitality Event
Wednesday, 5/16
Brookhaven Lecture4 p.m., Berkner Hall.Laura Lewis will talk on “FromAnarchy to Oligarchy, Struc-ture-Magnetism Connections,Magnetism in Nanosystems.”
Thursday, 5/17Asian Pacific Heritage Talk
4 p.m., Berkner Hall, NobelLaureate C.N.Yang will talk onthe “Museum Collection of Chi-nese Arts in North America.”
Friday, 5/18Yoga: Traditional Art ofExcercise and Meditation
noon-1 p.m., BrookhavenCenter North Room.
— WEEK OF 5/21 —Monday, 5/21
BERA Golf TournamentHeatherwood Golf Course$35 per person — two-personscramble . Joe Carbonaro,Ext. 5139, [email protected].
IBEW Meeting6 p.m., Knights of ColumbusHall, Railroad Ave., PatchogueA meeting for shift workerswill be held at 3 p.m. in theunion office. The agenda in-cludes regular business,committee reports, and thepresident’s report.
Thursday, 5/24
BERA Bridge Club7 p.m., Berkner Hall cafeteriaMorris Strongson, Ext. 4192,[email protected].
Indian Music & Dance ProgramNoon-1 p.m., Berkner Hall.
Friday, 6/1N.Y. Yankee Bus Trip
Yankees vs Indians. Bus fromBNL 4:15 p.m.-11:30 p.m. $55for main level box ticket, bustransportation. Tickets are avail-able at the BERA Sales Office.
— WEEK OF 6/11 —Monday, 6/11
BERA Golf Outing7:30 a.m. Tee off at CherryCreek Golf Links. $75 per per-son. Format is two-man bestball. Gordon Rawn, Ext. 7095,[email protected].
Note: This calendar is updatedcontinuously and will appear in theBulletin whenever space permits.Submissions must be received by thepreceding Friday at noon to appear in thefollowing week’s Bulletin. Enter theinformation for each event in the orderlisted above (date, event name,description, and cost) and send it [email protected]. Write “BulletinCalendar” in the subject line.
On the World Wide Web, the Bulletin islocated at www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/bulletin.html. A Weekly Calendar listing scien-tific and technical seminars and lectures is foundat www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/calendar.html.
Placement NoticesThe Lab’s placement policy is to select
the best-qualified candidate for an availableposition. Candidates are considered in thefollowing order: (1) present employees withinthe department/division and/or appropriatebargaining unit, with preference for thosewithin the immediate work group; (2) presentemployees within the Laboratory; and (3)outside applicants. In keeping with the Affir-mative Action Plan, selections are made with-out regard to age, race, color, religion, na-tional origin, sex, disability or veteran status.Each week, the Human Resources Divisionlists new placement notices, first, so employ-ees may request consideration for them-selves, and, second, for open recruitment.Because of the priority policy stated above,each listing does not necessarily representan opportunity for all people. Except whenoperational needs require otherwise, posi-tions will be open for one week after publica-tion. For more information, contact the Em-ployment Manager, Ext. 2882; call theJOBLINE, Ext. 7744 (344-7744), for a list ofall job openings; use a TDD system to ac-cess job information by calling (631) 344-6018; or access current job openings on theWorld Wide Web at www.bnl.gov/JOBS/jobs.html.
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OPEN RECRUITMENT - Opportunities forLaboratory employees and outside candidates.
MK2208. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHASSOCIATE - Requires a Ph.D. in chemis-try with experience in organometallic syn-thesis, design and development of new cata-lysts, NMR spectroscopy and handling veryair-sensitive compounds. Research will in-clude work in organometallic chemistry andhomogeneous catalysis. Under the directionof M. Bullock. Chemistry Department.
NS2000. STAFF SPECIALIST (A-6, repost-ing) - Requires a minimum of a bachelor'sdegree in political science or similar fieldsuch as security, law enforcement, criminaljustice, (master's degree preferred), excel-lent communication skills, and a minimumof five years' related experience. Experiencein locating, assembling, and collecting rawdata for analytical use and assessing andanalyzing data to reach judgements, con-clusions and recommendations supportedby the assembled facts, and devising longand short term estimates of future trends andpossibilities is necessary. Must be able toobtain/maintain a DOE "Q" and SensitiveCompartmented Information "SCI" securityclearances, and successfully pass a CI-lim-ited scope polygraph examination. Sometravel will be required. Will perform essen-tial tasks related to the research, analysis,and production of finished counterintelli-gence products for BNL and the DOE Of-fice of Counterintelligence, including threatassessments, case studies, program re-views, conducting formal presentations andbriefings. Reactor Operations Directorate.
NS2041. SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATE II (P-5,reposting) - Requires an MS in a physicalscience or engineering field; some x-raybackground is important and experience ata synchrotron is helpful. Computing andbasic mechanical, vacuum, and electronicskills are desirable. Will support the X25beam line by interacting with beamline sci-entists and users, coordinating efforts re-lated to experiment changes and oversee-ing instrument alignments; ensuring the cali-brations and operational status of beamlineand experimental equipment, including x-rayoptics, goniometers, and area detectors. Willalso participate in instrumentation and meth-ods R&D, spanning fields from structural bi-ology to materials science. (Project Appoint-ment funded by NIH.) National SynchrotronLight Source Department.
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Taking home the first-place trophies of the Long Island Men’s IndustrialTournament’s Incentive Division were: (from left,) Rich Eggert, Procure-ment & Property Management Division; Brian Mullaney, Joe Zebuda, and(not pictured) Sonny DiMaiuta, all of the Collider-Accelerator Department.At the tournament, which was held at the North Levittown Lanes on fourconsecutive Saturdays starting in late February, the BNL team competedagainst 16 teams representing other local industries, including Home De-pot, Keyspan Energy Corporation, Avis, and the Town of Hempstead. Eachnight the team bowled four games and won the division by knocking overthe highest total number of pins over their established average. Mullanyand Zebuda bowl for the Purple and White team of the BNL Mixed Leagueand DiMaiuta and Eggert play regularly in the Tuesday Men’s League.
Defensive DrivingA six-hour defensive driving
course will be offered on Satur-day, June 23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., inBerkner Hall, Room B. The courseis open to the Lab community, at$23 per person. To register, send acheck to Empire Safety Council,care of Scott Zambelli, P.O. Box 670,Mount Sinai, NY 11766. All checksmust be received by June 16. In-clude your phone number in caseyou need to be contacted.
Food Service Change
BNL’s Elementary SchoolScience Fair is being held inBerkner on Saturday, May 12.As a result, breakfast and lunchwill be served in theBrookhaven Center diningroom from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.The cafeteria in Berkner willopen for breakfast and lunchon Sunday, May 13.
A luncheon get-together forall the retired and associatemembers of the Lab communityis planned for Thursday, June 28,at Villa Lombardi in Holbrook.The Brookhaven Retired Em-ployees Association will be send-ing a letter with the details to allretirees in early June.
Come meet and greet old friendsRetiree Luncheon 6/28
U.S. Open Bus TripThe BERA Tennis Committee
is sponsoring its popular bustrip to the U.S. Open TennisChampionships at the NationalTennis Center in Queens, onTuesday, September 4. The buswill leave from the tennis-courtparking lot at 8:30 a.m., with apick up at the LIE exit 63 park &ride. Departure from the NationalTennis Center will be at 7:30 p.m.
The per-person cost of $58 in-cludes the day-session ticket,which is $43, the bus fare anda tip for the driver. Reserve yourplace early with a check madepayable to BERA, at the BERASales Office, weekdays, 9 a.m. to3 p.m.
The Lab community is asked todonate generously to the BNLFood Drive, which assists theneedy of Brookhaven Town. Helpfill the Food Drive bins in everybuilding. Or, send a personalcheck to BNL Food Drive, in careof Rita Kito, Bldg. 460, or DonnaWadman, Bldg. 129.
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BNL ToastmastersCelebrate Tenth Year
The BNL Toastmasters Club,member of Toastmasters Inter-national and BERA, is celebrat-ing its tenth anniversary onTuesday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m.Guests and previous membersare especially invited to attendthis charter celebration. Estab-lished in 1991, the club is opento all adults both inside and out-side the BNL community.
Toastmasters Internationalhas more than 8,000 chaptersworldwide. The goal of this non-profit organization is to promoteeffective communication andleadership skills through publicspeaking. BNL’s ToastmastersClub’ mission is to provide a mu-tually supportive environmentin which every member has theopportunity to develop commu-nication and leadership skills,which in turn foster self-confi-dence and personal growth.
For more information, con-sult the club’s web site at http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm or callRonnie Evans, 289-0532 orNancy Manning, 344-5744.
To CelebrateAsian Pacific Americans’
MonthMonday, May 14
Berkner Hall 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Arts and Crafts Displays,DemonstrationsChinese Calligraphy
