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PeopleHonors and AwardsSamuel Aronson has been named chair of the Physics Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective September 5. Brookhaven's Physics Department has a staff of over 300, and an annual budget of over $40 million, with more than 80 percent of funding supplied by the Department of Energy. The Physics Department operates three of the four major experiments at Brookhaven's newest and largest accelerator, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Known as BRAHMS, PHENIX and STAR, these experiments are aimed at finding quark-gluon plasma, a form of hot, dense matter that has not existed since moments after the Big Bang. About 1,000 physicists from around the world perform research at RHIC. Earlier this year, Aronson was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Norman C. Bartelt, Sandia National Laboratories, was awarded the Medal for 2001 by the Materials Research Society for contributions to the statistical mechanics of materials surfaces. The Medal is awarded for a specific outstanding recent discovery or advancement which is expected to have a major impact on the progress of a materials-related field. The award is based on work supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. Gareth Thomas, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was awarded the 2001 Gold Medal by the ASM International for outstanding scientific research linking microstructure to properties and leading to a rational design approach for advanced materials as illustrated in his work on high performance steels, magnetic materials, and structural ceramics. Dr. Thomas' research in these areas is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. Gordon Veerman, Argonne National Laboratory Fire Chief, presented a plaque to Chris Swierczek, CH Contract Specialist, in recognition of his quick response and effective administration of the Heimlich Maneuver to a fellow DOE CH employee choking victim. Upon hearing the person in the cubicle next to him choking, Mr. Swierczek immediately began applying the Heimlich Maneuver, which successfully allowed the individual to begin breathing. Professor Charles T. Campbell, University of Washington, has been appointed Editor of Surface Science (the journal). Campbell is a distinguished author and scientific leader recognized for his contributions to the current understanding of the relationship between atomic-level structure of surfaces and nanoparticles and their chemical reactivity. His research has impacted various fields such as catalysis, chemical sensing, microelectronics, and biotechnology. Of particular interest is his research on well-defined transition metal particles, with a focus on the structural, electronic, and kinetic properties of adsorbed intermediates involved in surface-catalyzed reactions, and how these properties are influenced by the underlying oxide. Since interfacial bonding and charge transfer can have marked influence on particle reactivity, characterizing and quantifying such interactions has become a major challenge of nanoscience. Professor Campbell's research is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division. Professor Joachim Heberlein, University of Minnesota, has been awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize by The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany in recognition of his being a pioneer in the application of thermal plasma processing to chemical vapor deposition, in particular of new hard coatings. The Award is a prestigious one, granted to foreign scholars who have gained international eminence. The recipients are elected from among the nominations made by eminent German scholars. The Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division supported Dr. Heberlein's research for which he received this award. Stephen E. Holland of SLAC's Engineering Division has been named winner of the annual Merit Award from the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers for his pioneering work in the development of high-performance silicon detectors for medical imaging, astronomy, and high-energy physics. The award, to be presented at an upcoming Nuclear Science Symposium, comes with a plaque, a certificate and a $2,000 check. Margaret E.M. Tolbert, who is serving a three-month assignment as Acting Associate Director of the Office of Laboratory Operations and Environment, Safety and Health, was honored recently for managerial leadership in government. The award plaque from the U.S. Black/Hispanic Engineer and Information Technology Magazine and the letter of congratulations from Secretary Spencer Abraham were presented to her by Mr. Joseph S. Mahaley, Acting Director of Security and Emergency Operations, during the black tie award ceremony. Mr. William A. Lewis of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity nominated Dr. Tolbert for the award. The award ceremony took place at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Selected Works of Emil Wolf: Recently, the World Scientific Publishing Company published its World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics - Vol. 29 with the title of Selected Works of Emil Wolf. The book consists of reprints of 74 papers selected from more than 300 papers that have been authored by Professor Wolf over a period of 45 years. The reprints are grouped into seven sections, dealing with various topics, mainly in the field of optics: diffraction, radiation theory, coherence and statistical optics, scattering, foundations of radiometry, history of physics, and a collection of lectures. Wolf is the Wilson Professor of Optical Physics and Theoretical Optics at the Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Rochester, where he has worked for 41 years. The Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division has been supporting Professor Wolf's research since 1990. Man H. Yoo and Chong Long Fu, Metals and Ceramics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, were awarded the 2002 Champion H. Mathewson Award by the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). This annual award was established to honor the late Yale University Professor of Metal Science Champion H. Mathewson and is "made for a paper that represents a notable contribution to metallurgical or materials science." The Yoo and Fu award winning paper entitled "Physical Constants, Deformation Twinning, and Microcracking in Titanium Aluminides" was published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A in January 1998. In this paper Yoo and Fu analyzed dislocation dissociation reactions that are applicable to twin formation by using planar-fault energies and temperature-dependent elastic constants. They showed that the strong plastic anisotropy observed in polysynthetically twinned crystals of titanium aluminides is attributed in part to localized slip along lamellar interfaces, thus lowering the yield stress for soft orientations. This understanding has had important ramifications with respect to being able to fabricate this class of intermetallic compound into useful forms and shapes. Drs. Yoo and Fu are supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. Ricardo B. Schwarz, Los Alamos National Laboratory, was Elected as Fellow by the by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) for outstanding contributions to the scientific understanding of amorphous metals, the thermodynamics and kinetics of alloys phases, dislocation dynamics, mechanical alloying and ultrasonics. Dr. Schwarz is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. Man H. Yoo, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was Elected as Fellow by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) for his elucidation of the mechanical properties of hexagonal metals, high temperature alloys and ordered intermetallics, through atomistic and continuum-scale modeling of plastic deformation and fracture. Dr. Yoo is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) has selected three new faculty members for the Plasma Physics Junior Faculty Development Program: Professor Thomas Killian, Rice University; Professor Benjamin Chandron, University of Iowa; and Professor Eric Held, Utah State University. The research topics are ultra cold neutral plasmas, hybrid fluid/kinetic modeling for fusion plasmas, and heat transport in turbulent galaxy cluster plasmas. The selection of these three applicants brings to 16 the number of junior faculty carrying out research in plasma physics that have been supported by OFES, including one cost sharing Career Award from the National Science Foundation. Ward Plummer, a distinguished scientist and condensed-matter physicist from UT-Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is the 2001 winner of the Medard W. Welch Award, the American Vacuum Society's most prestigious award. The aware recognizes Dr. Plummer for his "development of novel instrumentation, its use to illuminate new concepts in the surface physics of metals, and the mentoring of promising young scientists." The award includes a $10,000 cash prize, a gold medal and an honorary lectureship. Dr. Plummer will receive the award at the American Vacuum Society 48th International Symposium this fall in San Francisco. Hang-Shing Ma, Jean-H. Prevost, and Professor George W. Scherer, Princeton University, received the Best Poster Award from the Materials Research Society (MRS). The poster, entitled "Modeling of Sol-Gel Transition with Loop Network Formation and its Implications on Mechanical Properties," was voted "Best Poster" for the Thursday poster session at the Spring 2001 MRS meeting. There are approximately 200 posters in each session. The poster outlined a modeling method that showed that the unusual compressibility behavior in aerogels stems from the inhomogeneity of strain in the aerogel structure as it is compressed. Aerogels are very good thermal insulators. The insulating properties depend on the structure, and this model helps in understanding how the structure affects the insulating properties. This research is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. Subhendu Datta, University of Colorado, was awarded the Non Destructive Evaluation Division's Best Paper by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for a paper, "Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Thin Orthotropic Layers: Exact and Approximate Analysis," presented at the 2000 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Professor Datta's research is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. Julio M. Ottino, Northwestern University, received the William H. Walker Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for excellence in contributions to the chemical engineering literature. The Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division has supported Professor Ottino's research on mixing of fluids and solids. Julio M. Ottino, Northwestern University, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to conduct research on the competition between chaos and order in complex systems of granular matter. The Office of Basic Energy Sciences/Materials Sciences and Engineering Division has supported Professor Ottino's research on mixing of fluids and solids. Burton Bennett, a scientist at EML was elected Chairman of RERF at the annual Board of Governor's Meeting held in Hiroshima, Japan, during May 26-27. Dr. Bennett left government service to take up the position at RERF in Hiroshima on July 1. RERF is the joint U.S.-Japan study of health effects of radiation in those exposed to the atomic bombings. Dr. Bennett will be the fifth Chairman and first American to hold the position since the Foundation was formed in 1975 as the successor organization to the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. The DOE Office of Environment, Safety and Health manages U.S. funding for the project through its contractor, the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Bennett has had over 20 years international experience with the United Nations, including 12 years as Director of the Secretariat of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Radiation, prior to rejoining EML last August. |
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