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August 09 Issue - Employee Monthly Magazine KudosRees to head Lab’s new global security organizationWilliam Rees Jr. is the new principal associate director for Global Security, a position that elevates the importance of the Laboratory’s work in key program areas, including nonproliferation, intelligence support, defense, nuclear counterterrorism, and homeland security. This new organization will play a leading role in the overall strategy and performance for these programs across the Laboratory. Rees comes to Los Alamos from the Science and Technology Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., where he is a fellow and deputy undersecretary of defense for Department of Defense Laboratories and Basic Sciences. An internationally recognized chemist, Rees earned his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech and his doctorate from the University of California Los Angeles. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1986 – 89), holds seven patents, and was a full professor and director of the Molecular Design Institute at Georgia Tech. David Telles wins NNSA Security Professional of the YearDavid Telles of the Vulnerability Analysis Office received a 2008 National Nuclear Security Administration Security Professional of the Year award. Telles authored the Lab’s Site Safeguards and Security Plan, administered the Performance Assurance Program, and leads a group of security professionals who conduct vulnerability analyses. Under his leadership, the Vulnerability Analysis teams were recognized among the most talented in the NNSA complex. The NNSA award recognizes one federal employee and one contractor employee whose contributions to the security programs within NNSA exemplify the highest ideals of public service. Baker elected Fellow of the American Nuclear SocietyRandal Baker of Computational Physics and Methods was elected Fellow of the American Nuclear Society for his contributions toward the advancement of nuclear science and technology. Baker is a pioneer in the research and development of numerical algorithms for radiation-transport simulations. The American Nuclear Society is a professional organization of scientists and engineers devoted to the applications of nuclear science and technology. Its 10,500 members come from government, academia, research laboratories, and private industry and represent a variety of technical disciplines ranging from physics and nuclear safety to operations and power. Goddard receives Federal Laboratory Consortium awardGreg Goddard of Bioscience Division received a Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer on behalf of the team that developed the Portable Acoustic Cytometer. The FLC award recognizes federal laboratory employees (and their commercial partners) who have accomplished outstanding work in the process of transferring a technology developed by a federal laboratory. The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer is the nationwide network of federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities for linking laboratory mission technologies and expertise with the marketplace. The Portable Acoustic Cytometer harnesses acoustic waves to focus cells into a tight, centered stream for analysis. It is the world’s first portable acoustic cytometer. Developed by researchers within the National Flow Cytometry Resource, the Portable Acoustic Cytometer received a 2007 R&D 100 Award. Goddard received the FLC award at the FLC National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Barth named Associate Director for Business ServicesMark Barth is the new associate director for Business Services. Prior to joining the Laboratory, he held various positions related to nuclear marketing and business development within the Bechtel group of companies. A Six Sigma site champion, Barth directed the Indirect, Capital, and Readiness in Technical Base & Facilities programs at the BWXT, LLC Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Barth has a master’s degree in business administration from Auburn University and a bachelor’s degree in oceanography from the U.S. Naval Academy. He also is a registered mechanical engineer and a member of the American Nuclear Society and the Project Management Institute. Other Headlines
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