Monday, March 1, 1999
Glenn Seaborg dead at 86
Nobel laureate Glenn Seaborg, 86, died Thursday at his home in California from complications of a stroke he suffered last October. Seaborg was the discoverer of countless atomic isotopes and 10 elements, including plutonium and seaborgium. He also was a section head in the Manhattan Project, chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission under presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, and associate director-at-large of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. More information about Seaborg and his accomplishments is available at http://teamweb.lbl.gov/seaborg/start.cfm.
Lab director testifies before Senate committee
Laboratory Director John Browne testified Friday before the Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. A transcript of that testimony is available online on the director's web page under "Congressional statments."
Smile, you're on candid camera
Identifying changes in a secure area, room or building can be critical to knowing if the materials there have been tampered with or changed in any way. A real-time video system -- NTvision -- developed by Leonard Burczyk of Space Data Systems (NIS-3) combines computers, cameras and an intranet browser to put an unblinking eye on special areas. The system takes periodic snapshots of the area under observation, but starts continual filming the moment movement is detected in a specific range, and it documents and highlights any changes to the scene. Designed for facilities with closely guarded materials under constant monitoring, NTvision marks changes as small as a pen's position being shifted on a desk, lights turning off or on at an unexpected time, or a package being removed from or deposited within a room. NTvision is based on readily available, low-cost desktop computer systems, is portable, and can be networked to allow remote, real-time monitoring of specific areas or facilities. It also allows frame-by-frame review of incidents the system has flagged as unusual and has therefore recorded, with the offending areas or objects highlighted for immediate observation. The Laboratory developed the system specifically for monitoring nuclear materials.
Question-and-answer session today on draft collective-bargaining policy
Two more informational, question-and-answer meetings have been scheduled so employees can ask questions about the new draft collective-bargaining policy (HEERA-like policy). The meetings will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the following locations:
Today, Materials Science Laboratory Auditorium
Thursday, TA-55 Auditorium
The draft HEERA-like policy is on RevCom for employee review and comment. Employees can access the policy at http://hazel.lanl.gov/rcg2/LANL.html.
The deadline for comments on the draft collective-bargaining policy has been extended to March 12.
Postdoctoral Publication Prize in Experimental Sciences open to past and present postdoctoral appointees
A new Postdoctoral Publication Prize in Experimental Sciences has been established at the Laboratory. The prize, sponsored by the Laboratory and Damon Giovanielli, will be awarded for the best article in experimental sciences, published or accepted for publication after Jan. 1, 1996. The publication should describe work performed primarily during the tenure of the postdoc appointment at the Laboratory. Current postdoctoral appointees or previous postdoctoral appointees are eligible for the award. The winner will receive a certificate and a $500 check during an awards ceremony and will be invited to present a colloquium on the work described in the winning publication. Deadline for receipt of nominations is April 5. For more information, see the call for nominations.
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