B u lletin the Vol. 55 - No. 26 August 10, 2001 BNL Celebrates Maurice Goldhaber’s 90th Year BNL Celebrates Maurice Goldhaber’s 90th Year (continued on page 2) T he secret of Maurice Goldhaber’s activity at 90, he says, is very simple: “I have no time to age.” The age of BNL Distinguished Scientist Emeri- tus Maurice Goldhaber, however, was the reason that Brookhaven Lab took time to celebrate, at a symposium, reception, and dinner held in Goldhaber’s honor at Berkner Hall on July 26. Goldhaber, who continues his research inter- ests at BNL, joined BNL’s Physics Department in 1950, became Physics Chair from 1960 to 1961, and served as the third Laboratory Director from 1961 to 1973. His numerous honors include the 1971 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics, the 1982 J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize, the 1983 National Medal of Science, the 1991 Wolf Prize in Physics, and the 1999 Enrico Fermi Award. Several hundred friends and members of the BNL community attended the af- ternoon symposium (see inside). At a re- ception afterward, refreshments and more reminiscences of Goldhaber’s science, wit, and elegance flowed. Approximately 160 of Gold- haber’s family, friends, and col- leagues then attended a dinner at which BNL Director John Marburger spoke of Goldhaber’s timelessness, humor, produc- tivity, and intellectual insights. “What Brookhaven is today really bears Maurice’s stamp,” Marburger said. Marburger Celebration Party Set All employees, facility users, and guests are invited to attend a party sponsored by BSA for Laboratory Director John Marburger, on Tuesday, September 11, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Berkner Hall. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. A Senate confirmation hearing will be scheduled later this fall for Marburger, who was selected by President George W. Bush for nomination as Assistant to the Presi- dent for Science & Technology Policy. Marburger will con- tinue to serve as Lab Director until the confirmation pro- cess is completed. The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and Alter- nating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) Annual Users’ Meet- ing which started yesterday, Thursday, August 9, contin- ues today in Berkner Hall. Topics being covered are: RHIC experiments and theory, RHIC experiments in review, a poster session, and a Users’ Group business meeting. For more information, contact the RHIC & AGS Users’ Center at [email protected], Ext. 5975, or visit www.bnl. gov/userscenter/. J ust two weeks after achieving full-energy collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), the PHOBOS collabora- tion announced the first full- energy physics results to a stand- ing-room-only crowd in the Physics Department’s large semi- nar room. The key finding, presented by Gunther Roland of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was a moderate increase in energy density in these full- energy collisions — which take place at a center of mass energy of 200 billion electron volts (GeV) per nucleon pair — com- pared with last year’s collisions at lower energy (130 GeV per nucleon pair). That result fits with predic- tions made by several theories of what should happen as en- ergies increase. However, fur- ther experimental tests and comparisons will be needed to see which theory provides the best fit with this and other RHIC findings. Those experi- ments and analyses will take place as the current run pro- ceeds. “It is exciting that we are cre- ating these extremely high en- ergy densities — the highest pro- duced in the laboratory — and equal to those that existed in the early universe,” said Wit Busza, spokesperson for the PHOBOS collaboration. The energy density was esti- mated based on the number of particles produced in the colli- sions. The PHOBOS team used four different methods to mea- sure the production of particles, and all four agreed with one an- other, lending validity and reli- ability to the result. Also, measurements made on earlier collisions this year at 130 GeV correlated well with those at the same energy last year. This shows that the PHOBOS detec- tor is working as expected, and makes it fair to compare the new numbers from 200 GeV col- lisions with the lower-energy events last year. The analysis was made by looking at only the most central, head-on collisions — 639 events. “That may not sound like a lot, but it’s ten times as many events as we used in our first publica- tion last year,” Roland said. Busza, who is also from MIT, credited the entire Collider- Accelerator Department and BNL as a whole for the quick pro- duction of exciting physics, say- ing, “Without you all, none of this would have been possible.” — Karen McNulty Walsh RHIC Update PHOBOS Presents First Full-Energy Physics Results RHIC & AGS Users Meet Today Save the Date: September 11
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The secret of Maurice Goldhaber’s activity at90, he says, is very simple: “I have no time to
age.”The age of BNL Distinguished Scientist Emeri-
tus Maurice Goldhaber, however, was the reasonthat Brookhaven Lab took time to celebrate, at asymposium, reception, and dinner held inGoldhaber’s honor at Berkner Hall on July 26.
Goldhaber, who continues his research inter-ests at BNL, joined BNL’s Physics Department in1950, became Physics Chair from 1960 to 1961,and served as the third Laboratory Director from1961 to 1973. His numerous honors include the1971 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics, the1982 J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize, the1983 National Medal of Science, the 1991 Wolf Prizein Physics, and the 1999 Enrico Fermi Award.
Several hundred friends and membersof the BNL community attended the af-ternoon symposium (see inside). At a re-ception afterward, refreshments andmore reminiscences of Goldhaber’sscience, wit, and elegance flowed.
Approximately 160 of Gold-haber’s family, friends, and col-leagues then attended a dinnerat which BNL Director JohnMarburger spoke of Goldhaber’stimelessness, humor, produc-tivity, and intellectual insights.
“What Brookhaven is todayreally bears Maurice’s stamp,”Marburger said.
Marburger Celebration Party SetAll employees, facility users, and guests are invited to
attend a party sponsored by BSA for Laboratory DirectorJohn Marburger, on Tuesday, September 11, from 4 to 7p.m., at Berkner Hall. Refreshments and entertainment willbe provided.
A Senate confirmation hearing will be scheduled laterthis fall for Marburger, who was selected by PresidentGeorge W. Bush for nomination as Assistant to the Presi-dent for Science & Technology Policy. Marburger will con-tinue to serve as Lab Director until the confirmation pro-cess is completed.
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and Alter-nating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) Annual Users’ Meet-ing which started yesterday, Thursday, August 9, contin-ues today in Berkner Hall.
Topics being covered are: RHIC experiments and theory,RHIC experiments in review, a poster session, and a Users’Group business meeting.
For more information, contact the RHIC & AGS Users’Center at [email protected], Ext. 5975, or visit www.bnl.gov/userscenter/.
Just two weeks after achievingfull-energy collisions at the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider(RHIC), the PHOBOS collabora-tion announced the first full-energy physics results to a stand-ing-room-only crowd in thePhysics Department’s large semi-nar room.
The key finding, presented byGunther Roland of the Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), was a moderate increasein energy density in these full-energy collisions — which takeplace at a center of mass energyof 200 billion electron volts(GeV) per nucleon pair — com-pared with last year’s collisionsat lower energy (130 GeV pernucleon pair).
That result fits with predic-tions made by several theoriesof what should happen as en-ergies increase. However, fur-
ther experimental tests andcomparisons will be needed tosee which theory provides thebest fit with this and otherRHIC findings. Those experi-ments and analyses will takeplace as the current run pro-ceeds.
“It is exciting that we are cre-ating these extremely high en-ergy densities — the highest pro-duced in the laboratory — andequal to those that existed in theearly universe,” said Wit Busza,spokesperson for the PHOBOScollaboration.
The energy density was esti-mated based on the number ofparticles produced in the colli-sions. The PHOBOS team usedfour different methods to mea-sure the production of particles,and all four agreed with one an-other, lending validity and reli-ability to the result.
Also, measurements made onearlier collisions this year at 130GeV correlated well with thoseat the same energy last year. Thisshows that the PHOBOS detec-tor is working as expected, andmakes it fair to compare thenew numbers from 200 GeV col-lisions with the lower-energyevents last year.
The analysis was made bylooking at only the most central,head-on collisions — 639 events.“That may not sound like a lot,but it’s ten times as many eventsas we used in our first publica-tion last year,” Roland said.
Busza, who is also from MIT,credited the entire Collider-Accelerator Department andBNL as a whole for the quick pro-duction of exciting physics, say-ing, “Without you all, none ofthis would have been possible.”
— Karen McNulty Walsh
RHIC UpdatePHOBOS Presents First Full-Energy Physics Results
RHIC & AGS Users Meet Today
Save the Date: September 11
The Bulletin August 10, 2001
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.
Tuesdays: Yoga Practice Sessions12-1 p.m., Brookhaven Ctr.North Room. Free. Ila Campbell,Ext. 2206.
Wednesdays: BNL Ballroom,Latin & Swing Dance Club:beginner to advanced lessons
Register now for series 1 of the10th anniversary 2001-02 sea-son, which starts on Wednes-day, September 12 in theNorth Ballroom, BrookhavenCenter. Marsha Belford, [email protected] or Ext. 5053;Ron Ondrovic, [email protected] or Ext. 4553; SuePerino, [email protected] orExt. 2483.
Wednesdays: Cooking Exchange5-6 p.m. Rec. Bldg. $1 perevening covers the cost of ingre-dients. Marcia Leite, Ext. 1040.
Wednesdays: On-Site Play GroupNow Meets at Playground
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Play-ground in Apt. area, weatherpermitting. Parents meet whilechildren play. Bring drinks,snacks. Free. Monique de laBeij, 399-7656. Lisa Fugleberg,205-5128. — Hospitality event.
Wednesdays: Weight Watchersnoon-1 p.m., BrookhavenCenter South Room, MaryWood, Ext. 5923.
Mon., & Thurs.: Cardio Kickboxing$5 per class. Mon. & Thurs.from noon-1 p.m. in the Gym.Thursday evenings from 5:15to 6:15 p.m. in the BrookhavenCtr. Registration is required.Contact, Mary Wood, Ext.5923, or [email protected].
— THIS WEEKEND —Friday, 8/10
GLOBE MeetingFor more information aboutBNL’s gay and lesbian club,and the location of thismonth’s meeting, contactMike Loftus, Ext. 2960, orChris Gardner, Ext. 4537.
BERA Summer Bash6 p.m., Rock Hill Country Clubin Manorville. $15 per personincludes hot buffet from 7-8:30 p.m., DJ, and cash bar.Contact Andrea Dehler, Ext.3347; John McCaffrey, Ext.2075; Lou Nieves, Ext. 4897;or Laurie Pearl, Ext. 5520.
– NEXT WEEK —All Week: Food Drive
Can you spare a can? Give tothe BNL food drive in the binsin each building.
Also at the dinner, Gold-haber’s sons Michael andAlfred, and grandson David,paid tribute to their father andgrandfather, respectively. Mar-burger read a letter from PeterRosen, DOE Associate Directorfor High Energy & NuclearPhysics, who was unable to at-tend, and presented Goldhaberwith a DOE plaque in honor ofhis many extraordinary contri-butions to science and to BNL.
In his thank-you speech,Goldhaber commented that be-ing toasted in the afternoonand evening “makes for a warmfeeling.” In referring to BillMarciano’s afternoon talk onproton decay research, Gold-haber recalled one of his own“Goldhaberisms” on the pro-ton: “May it live forever — butif it dies, let it die in our arms.”More seriously, he gave this ad-vice to the young: “Listen toyour inner voice, and do notrun with the crowd.”
By listening to his innervoice, Goldhaber has producedresearch contributions in thefields of nuclear physics andfundamental particles thatcover experiment, systematics,technique, and theory. Some ofthe research in which he hasparticipated includes: the dis-covery of the nuclear photo-ef-fect, the role of spin in nuclearreactions, making the first ac-curate measurement of themass of the neutron, observingthe helicity of the neutrino,and pursuing a wide variety ofphysics research that has sup-ported the standard model.
Goldhaber is a member ofthe National Academy of Sci-ences and a fellow of the Ameri-can Academy of Arts & Sci-ences, the American Associa-tion for the Advancement ofScience, and the AmericanPhysical Society, of which hewas president in 1982.
BNL Creates Gertrude, Maurice Goldhaber Fellowships
At BNL’s celebration of the90th year of Distinguished
BNL Scientist Maurice Gold-haber, the first Gertrude andMaurice Goldhaber Distin-guished Postdoctoral Fellow-ships were awarded by Labora-tory Director John Marburger toYoung-June Kim, Elena Lymar,Bernd Surrow, and Hua Gen Yu.
“These fellowships were cre-ated to continue Brookhaven’stradition of attracting the bestand brightest scientists. Therecan be no better way to com-memorate the impact of Mauriceand Gertrude Goldhaber onBNL,” said Marburger.
Administered by LeonardNewman, Scientific Director,Laboratory Directed Research &Development, the fellowshipsare funded by Battelle and StonyBrook University.
The fellowships are open toscientists who are a maximumof three years past receiving theirPh.D. Candidates must have astrong desire for independentfrontier research within the mis-sions of BNL: the advancementof physics, chemistry, biology,and medical, energy, or environ-mental sciences; or the use offacilities that accelerate particlesor heavy ions or produce syn-chrotron light.
The three-year fellowshipshave a starting salary of $65,000per annum. Each fellow will col-laborate closely with a memberof the BNL scientific staff and
may qualify for Lab scientificstaff positions after completingthe appointment.
The first four recipients of thefellowships are:• Young-June Kim, a physicist,will do research in condensed-matter physics using the Na-tional Synchrotron Light Source.He is a post-doc at the Massachu-setts Institute of Technology,with a Ph.D. from Harvard Uni-versity. With John Hill, PhysicsDepartment, as his mentor, Kimwill study the behavior of elec-trons and their correlations incomplex materials such as high-temperature superconductorsand colossal magnetoresistancecompounds.
staff physicist at DESY, Ham-burg, Surrow was a CERN, Swit-zerland, fellow and has a Ph.D.from the University of Hamburg,Germany. He has studied elec-tron-proton scattering to mapthe proton’s structure from thehard, high-resolution scatteringregion to the soft scattering re-gion, using a device he designedand built. He also developed adetector to study photon struc-ture in electron-positron colli-sions at LEP at CERN. Surrowwill study the spin structure ofthe proton at the RelativisticHeavy Ion Collider using theSTAR detector. Surrow’s BNLmentor is Gerry Bunce, PhysicsDepartment.• Hua Gen Yu, a chemist, stud-ies quantum theory and dynam-ics. He was an associate profes-sor with the Chinese Academy ofSciences, China. His Ph.D. is fromGoteborg University, Sweden.Yu’s interests include developingnew techniques to extend theapplication of quantum scatter-ing methods to complex reac-tions; exploring the dynamics ofreactions involving multipleelectronic states and the role ofnon-adiabatic processes in reac-tion or spectroscopy; determin-ing the structure and energeticsof reaction species and investi-gating chemical reactivity inquantum mechanical detail. Hismentor is James Muckerman,Chemistry Department.
— Liz Seubert
Tuesday, 8/14Verizon Wireless Demo
From 11 a.m to 2 p.m. a repre-sentative will be in Berkner Hallpresenting BNLers with specialrates on wireless service.
Wednesday, 8/15Voicestream Wireless Demo
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Berkner Hall.A representative will presentBNLers with special rates onVoicestream wireless network.Richard Goll, (516) 343-5900.
Divorced & SeparatedSupport Group
noon-1 p.m., Berkner Hall,Room D. Mary Campbell, Ext.4776, [email protected].
Thursday, 8/16Brookhaven AdvocacyCouncil Meeting
Open Session, 12:30-1 p.m.,Berkner Hall, Room C. NancyWarren, Ext. 7548.
BERA Bridge Club7 p.m., Berkner Hall cafeteriaMorris Strongson, Ext. 4192,[email protected].
Friday - Sunday, 8/17-19Balloon & Music Festival
BERA offers discounted ticketsfor the Waldbaum’s Balloon &Music Festival at Calabro Air-port. Tickets available in theBERA Sales Office, weekdays,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. AndreaDehler, Ext. 3347, or M. KayDellimore, Ext. 2873.
Saturday, 8/18Foxwoods Casino Trip
Bus leaves Brookhaven Cen-ter at 8:15 a.m. and returnsat approximately 8:15 p.m.$39 per person includes bus,SeaJet Ferry, $10 foodvoucher, two free Keno plays,and a $10 match table play.Pre-paid reservations can bemade at the BERA Sales Of-fice, weekdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
— WEEK OF 8/20 —Wednesday, 8/22
Apheresis Blood DriveBrookhaven Center. BNL vol-unteers from the previousapheresis drive are sched-uled to donate platelets. SueFoster, Ext. 2888, or [email protected].
Noon RecitalThe Daedalus String Quartetwil l perform at noon inBerkner Hall. Noon recitalsare free and open to the pub-lic. Bring your lunch andcome and go as you please.For more information, seewww.music.bnl.gov.
— WEEK OF 8/27 —Monday, 8/27
IBEW Meeting
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(Right) From theDirector’s Office:(seated) MauriceGoldhaber, BNLDirector 1961-1963; JohnMarburger,present BNLDirector; (stand-ing) NicholasSamios, BNLDirector 1982-1997, and PeterBond, BNLInterim Director,1997-1998.
Pictured are: (back, from left) Scientific Director, Laboratory Directed Re-search & Development Leonard Newman, BNL Director John Marburger,Goldhaber Fellow Young-June Kim, BNL Deputy Director for Science &Technology Peter Paul; (front from left) Goldhaber Fellow Hua Gen Yu,BNL Distinguished Scientist Maurice Goldhaber; and Goldhaber FellowElena Lymar. Not present: Goldhaber Fellow Bernd Surrow.
A SymposiumTo Remember
Maurice Goldhaber (center) is seen with symposium speakers: (from left)Martin Deutsch, Bill Marciano, Norman Ramsey, and Stuart Freedman.
The two sessions of the symposium held for Maurice Goldhaberwere chaired respectively by Peter Bond, Special Assistant to
the Director and former BNL Interim Director; and Martin Blume,Editor-in-Chief, American Physical Society, and former BNL DeputyDirector. The afternoon’s topics included: a welcome and presenta-tion of the first Goldhaber fellowships (see below) by BNL DirectorJohn Marburger; “My Many Memories of Maurice,” by NormanRamsey, Harvard University and BNL’s first Physics DepartmentChair; “Reminiscences of Time and Reversals,” by Stuart Freedman,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; “Maurice in My Past,” byMartin Deutsch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and“Proton Decay,” by Bill Marciano, BNL, Physics.
By arrangement, many attendees, including Goldhaber’s brotherGerson, told “Maurice” stories, describing many facets of this re-spected, admired, and loved physicist, Laboratory Director, andRenaissance man.
• Elena Lymar, a biologist, per-forms structural and functionalanalysis of human DNA. She isa postdoctoral associate at theRockefeller University, with aPh.D. from Washington StateUniversity. Lymar’s research fo-cuses on structural and func-tional analysis of the humanDNA double-strand break repairmachanism. Her aim is to char-acterize the complex formed byDNA-end activated protein ki-nase, which plays a central rolein DNA repair. Lymar’s BNLmentor is Carl Anderson, Biol-ogy Department Chair.• Bernd Surrow, a physicist, isinterested in the study of protonmeasurements and structure. A
(Below) Sixformer BNLPhysics Depart-ment Chairmen:(front, from left)Norman Ramsey,MauriceGoldhaber,Joseph Weneser,(back, from left)Peter Bond,Nicholas Samios,and Ronald Rau.
(Photographs on these pages are by Roger Stoutenburgh.)
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best-qualified candidate for an available posi-tion. Candidates are considered in the follow-ing order: (1) present employees within thedepartment/division and/or appropriate bargain-ing unit, with preference for those within theimmediate work group; (2) present employeeswithin the Laboratory; and (3) outside applicants.In keeping with the Affirmative Action Plan, se-lections are made without regard to age, race,color, religion, national origin, sex, disability orveteran status. Each week, the Human Re-sources Division lists new placement notices,first, so employees may request considerationfor themselves, and, second, for open recruit-ment. Because of the priority policy statedabove, each listing does not necessarily repre-sent an opportunity for all people. Except whenoperational needs require otherwise, positionswill be open for one week after publication. Formore information, contact the EmploymentManager, Ext. 2882; call the JOBLINE, Ext.7744 (344-7744), for a list of all job openings;use a TDD system to access job informationby calling (631) 344-6018; or access currentjob openings on the World Wide Web atwww.bnl.gov/JOBS/jobs.html.
RetirementCounseling
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• TIAA and CREF differences• allocating funds between
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If an employee, retiree, orfamily member fails to notifyCIGNA regarding precertifi-cation or emergency hospital ad-mission, medical insurance ben-efits will be reduced to cover 50percent of the amounts other-wise payable, with a maximumof $500.
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For hospital preadmission certi-fication, call CIGNA at (800) 982-8958 before hospital admission orwithin 48 hours of an emergencyadmission. The phone number ison the back of the CIGNA identifi-cation card. Employees and retir-ees should advise their families ofthe precertification requirement,so, in an emergency, they will makethe required phone call to CIGNA.
AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY HEADOF MEDIA RELATIONS - The AmericanPhysical Society seeks a media relationsprofessional to promote physics in the popu-lar media. Based at APS Headquarters inCollege Park, MD this person will developand coordinate all media relations for APS.Responsibilities include working as part ofa team that identifies physics news stories,locates press contacts in the physics com-munity, and pitches the stories to the na-tional media. Opportunities to travel exist.Must have a bachelor’s degree in science,and preferably additional scientific work ex-perience (physics a plus). Considerable ex-perience interacting with the media is nec-essary. Excellent oral and written commu-nication skills are required. Competitivestarting salary and outstanding benefitspackage offered. To apply, send cover let-ter including salary requirement, resume,and contact information for three profes-sional references to: Alan Chodos, APS As-sociate Executive Officer, by e-mail [email protected]. or to 1 Physics Ellipse,College Park, MD 20740.
OPEN RECRUITMENT - Opportunities forLaboratory employees and outside candidates.
MK2217. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHASSOCIATES (2 positions) - Requires aPh.D. in chemistry, physics, materials sci-ence or chemical engineering and extensiveexperience in UHV surface science, photo-electron or IR spectroscopy of surfaces. Willperform experimental studies of surface in-termediates on model catalysts using syn-chrotron based photoelectron, x-ray absorp-tion and IR spectroscopies. Under the direc-tion of J. Hrbek. Chemistry Department.
NS7235. PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPRESENTA-TIVE (A-4, term appointment) - Requires abachelor's degree in an appropriate field, ascience writing background, excellent team-work and interpersonal skills, the ability tomeet deadlines, manage simultaneous tasksand keep skills current. Experience usingcomputers for composition and layout of edi-torial material is also required. Responsibili-ties include completing complex science writ-ing and general assignment writing projects,handling calls from the press, conductingresearch based on press requests and sup-plying requested information. Will also per-form editorial duties such as editing, rewrit-ing as required. Community Involvement,Government & Public Affairs.
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This Sunday, August 12, Summer Sundayvisitors to BNL can take a tour of the Na-
tional Synchrotron Light Source, where morethan 2,200 visiting scientists from 350 institu-tions worldwide come annually to perform ex-periments. Visitors will see how infrared,ultraviolet, and x-ray synchrotron light pro-duced in the NSLS is used for scientific re-search by visitors and BNL staff in biology,chemistry, medicine, physics, and many otherfields, including criminal investigations.
In addition, visitors may take guided bustours of the Lab site that will run continuously
throughout the day; participate in the WhizBang Science Show, presented four timesbetween 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Berkner Hall;and view the Camp Upton Historical Collec-tion, which displays the history of the BNL siteduring its pre-Lab days as a U.S. Army campin World Wars I and II.
Organized by BNL’s Museum Programs ofthe Community Relations Office, BNL’s Sum-mer Sunday tours begin at 10 a.m. and visi-tors must arrive before 3 p.m. The tours arefree, open to the public, and no reservationsare needed.
