February 09 Issue - Employee Monthly Magazine
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Lab student Aguilar takes top honors at AISES conference
Joseph Aguilar, a graduate student research assistant in Ecology and Air Quality, earned first place for "Master's level poster in Indigenous Studies" at the 30th annual National American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Conference. Aguilar won the Indigenous Studies award at the conference last fall in Anaheim, California.
Now attending the University of New Mexico, where he is pursuing a master's degree in archaeology, Aguilar competed against 20 graduate students.
His poster, The Archaeology of the Pueblo Revolt at Tunyo, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, in conjunction with his thesis research, focused on refuge site archaeology at the mesa-top refuge of Tunyo (Black Mesa) at the Tewa Pueblo of San Ildefonso during Don Diego DeVargas's reconquest of New Mexico.
Hecker awarded National Materials Advancement Award
Former Laboratory Director Sig Hecker received the National Materials Advancement Award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Hecker, who also is director emeritus, currently codirects the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University.
The National Materials Advancement Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding capabilities and contributions in advancing the multidisciplinary field of materials science and engineering; the effective and economic use of materials in the marketplace and the application of materials developments to national problems and defense; and the development and implementation of national policy that furthers the impact of materials science and engineering on society.
Hecker was Laboratory director from 1986 to 1997 and recently received the 2008 Los Alamos Medal, the Laboratory's top honor.
Lab scientists Burns, Hay named new AAAS Fellows
Laboratory researchers Carol Burns of Nuclear and Radiochemistry and Jeffrey Hay of Physics and Chemistry of Materials are new 2008 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
Recognized worldwide as a leader in actinide chemistry, Burns was named a Fellow for her contributions to the field of actinide science and to the understanding of actinide metal-ligand multiple bonds.
Hay was recognized for distinguished contributions in the field of computational and theoretical chemistry, particularly in the area of inorganic chemistry.
Martinez recognized by White House
Jennifer S. Martinez of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies has received a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award, presented to Martinez at the White House, is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists early in their careers.
Martinez was one of eight researchers funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration to be recognized. Martinez is one of 68 researchers supported by nine federal departments and agencies to receive the award.
Richardson Lab's new deputy director
Isaac "Ike" Richardson is the Laboratory's new deputy director. Richardson succeeds Jan Van Prooyen, who retired.
Richardson spent 31 years in the U.S. Navy, where he attained the rank of rear admiral. He commanded the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and provided strategic direction of large, complex organizations, such as the Navy's aircraft carrier program. He also provided oversight of storage and compliance programs for prepositioned U.S. nuclear weapons assigned to NATO throughout Europe.
Richardson joined Bechtel in 2003. Most recently, he oversaw Bechtel's civil infrastructure projects in Qatar, where he guided development of the $11 billion New Doha International Airport, and headed Bechtel's aviation business line.
Richardson has a master's degree in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida, a master's degree in strategy and policy from the Naval War College, and a bachelor's degree in engineering from Vanderbilt University.
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