Fellows Prize winners recognized at colloquium

PHOTO: Laboratory Director John Browne, center with certificate, talks with Joe Carlson, right, of Nuclear Physics (T-16) at Monday's Fellows Prize winners colloquium in the Physics Building Auditorium at Technical Area 3. Carlson, Giday WoldeGabriel, left, of Hydrology, Geochemistry and Geology (EES-6) and Kurt Sickafus, second from right, of Structure/Property Relations (MST-8), are the latest Fellows Prize recipients. The prize recognizes high-quality published research in science and engineering having a significant impact on a particular field or discipline. The recipients summarized their research at Monday's colloquium. All received a certificate from Browne and a check for $3,000. For more information, see the Jan. 23 Daily Newsbulletin. Photo by LeRoy N. Sanchez, Public Affairs

Seminar talk series continues today for IGPP director candidates The third in a series of talks by candidates seeking to become director of the Laboratory's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) is today. Jon Weisheit of the Theoretical (T) Division will speak on "Plasma Ionization Balance" at 10:30 this morning at the Superconductivity Technology Center large conference room 134 at Technical Area 3. For more information, contact Shirley Roybal at 7-0920 or see Friday's Daily Newsbulletin.

Public lecture series discusses HIV and AIDS

Labs' Korber to speak Thursday in Española

Los Alamos' Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series continues Thursday with a talk covering a spectrum of topics related to HIV and AIDS. The series is intended to inform the public about the diversity of research being conducted at the Laboratory.

"We want to make people aware that the Lab researches global warming, AIDS, astrophysics and a number of important issues facing the world in addition to nuclear weapons research," said Joe Ginocchio of Nuclear Physics (T-16), coordinator of the lecture series and a Laboratory Fellow.

At 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Bette Korber, of Theoretical Biology and Biophysics (T-10), will speak on "AIDS: A History of a Global Pandemic." She will discuss facts and speculations about the origin of HIV in humans, the extent of the global epidemic and basic information on the human immune system, how the virus attacks and how the body fights back.

Thursday's lecture is in the Center for the Arts Theater at Northern New Mexico Community College in Española. Korber also will give the talk Feb. 21 in the Duane W. Smith Auditorium at Los Alamos High School and Feb. 28 at the Taos Convention Center.

The free lectures are part of the series sponsored by Laboratory Fellows. The talks are presented in Los Alamos, Española and Taos to ensure that Northern New Mexico residents can attend. All lectures are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Korber also will discuss the Laboratory's international HIV database that is used to help scientists understand the global diversity of HIV and vaccine design and the promising vaccine approaches in development.

For more information, go to the public lecture series Web site at http://stb.lanl.gov/fellows.html online. Directions to the lecture locations also are available on the Web site.

--Shelley Thompson

Legislators recognize Laboratory for Cerro Grande diversity display

PHOTO: Rep. Nick Salazar, center, D-Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos, looks at the certificate presented to the Laboratory and the State Risk Management Division during a ceremony last Friday in the rotunda of the state Capitol Building in Santa Fe. At left is Maryrose Montalvo of the Nuclear Materials Technology (NMT) Division Office, while Vann Bynum, deputy associate director for weapons engineering and manufacturing (ADWEM) is at right. The certificate recognized the "Diversity in Action: The Men and Women of the Cerro Grande Fire" display developed by the Laboratory and the state Risk Management Division. New Mexico's First Lady Dee Johnson asked the Laboratory and the state agency to set the display up in the rotunda.

PHOTO: Rep. Jeannette Wallace, left, R-Los Alamos, Sandoval, talks with Bynum and William Heimbach, center, of the Government Relations (GRO) Office at the ceremony at the State Capitol. Wallace and Salazar cosponsored the certificate along with other local legislators. The certificate recognized the Laboratory "for educating the citizens of New Mexico about safety and loss prevention while recognizing and celebrating the state's diversity in action." The certificate was signed by Speaker of the House Rep. Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, and Wallace. For more information, see the Nov. 2, 2001 Daily Newsbulletin. Photos by Michelle Stump, Nuclear Materials Information Management (NMT-3)

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Commuter's Corner | Parking areas around TA-3 | Parking shuttle routes (pdf) or jpeg
Computer Corner news Fidelity Investments at Lab on Feb. 12-14 Found: a pair of sunglasses Daffodils for Hospice 2002 Customized Dell systems available through Technology Integration Group Basic Records and Information Management course schedule Lost: earring Lost: Palm Vx New volunteer opportunities IMAGIC Business Solutions at Lab today Xilinx vendor presentation Feb. 11 in Otowi Building side rooms	Windows 2000 Active Directory domain now available at the Laboratory Five openings remain in the Leadership Institute February 10-15 2002 Dog Jog Logo contest deadline is Feb. 15 Reading Olympics for youths, adults at Mesa, White Rock branch libraries "Project Management Toolbox" scheduled Feb. 19-21 Family Strengths Network events Seats still available in Management Institute No. 9 Women leaders 2002 symposium March 7-8 at UC, San Francisco Employees leaving Lab must attend termination presentation