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1994- and a ------The Bulletin April 2, 2010 Hispanic Heritage Club Dr. Mow Shiah Lin Offers $500 Scholarships Scholarship Offered Safety: Making it Personal The BERA Hispanic Heritage Club is Applications are now being ac- “Personnel safety is personal,” accepting applications for five $500 cepted for the sixth Dr. Mow Shi- says Gerry Van Derlaske of scholarships for high-school seniors. ah Lin Scholarship, sponsored National Synchrotron Light Applicants should: Be a high by the Asian Pacific American Source II (NSLS-II). With these school senior graduating in 2010; Association (APAA) at BNL. The four words, Van Derlaske sums have a minimum 3.0 cumulative annual $1,000 scholarship was up his outlook on safety. GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent); initiated to honor the late BNL Encounter Van Derlaske at be accepted by a college for fall scientist for whom it is named. large-group meetings or walk- 2010 classes to pursue a degree in In memory of Lin’s distin- ing through any of the director- science or engineering; be a Long guished research, achievements, ate’s 16 or so buildings and you Island resident attending Bellport, and inventions, the scholarship will hear a safety report, a safety Brentwood Union Free, Central is granted each year to an Asian tip, a safety warning, or a safety Islip, Longwood, Patchogue-Med- immigrant with a student visa story. With a friendly smile, he ford, Riverhead, Sachem Central, who is matriculating toward will also ask you for any safety or William Floyd High Schools; a doctorate in environmental concerns or if you have a safety have some degree of Hispanic & energy technology, biology, suggestion. Pretty soon, you ancestry; and be a U.S. citizen or or chemistry at an accredited will find yourself personalizing legal permanent resident with a institution of higher education safety just as he has. valid permanent resident card. on Long Island, including Van Derlaske is a work- For more information, see www. Brooklyn and Queens, which is control manager for NSLS-II. Joseph Rubino bnl.gov/bera/activities/hispanic, reminiscent of how Lin began He is responsible for oversight or contact Yvette Malavet-Blum, his career. of all work to make sure it’s [email protected], Ext. 5591. BNL scientists and members screened properly. Also, as

of APAA choose the winner. The building managers, Van Der- D2990210 selection criteria include aca- laske, Joanne Giambalvo and BSA Noon Recital, 4/7 demic records, references, career Tony Mendez (for NSLS-II), Gerry Van Derlaske goals, and other factors deemed and Bob Kiss (NSLS complex) Opera in Preview appropriate by the selection com- all go about their business in Kathy Robinson: Solve trip tive feedback from staff. And The next BSA Noon Recital will mittee. The scholarship is granted partnership with environment, hazard created by cord cov- individuals now tell him how be held on Wednesday, April 7, in independent of financial need. safety, health and quality-assur- ers blending in with carpet in they, too, have personalized Berkner Hall, with a performance Applications and more infor- ance professionals in the Light Physics auditorium. safety by wearing safety glasses preview of Cavalli’s Opera Elioga- mation can be obtained by call- Sources Directorate. Satoshi Ozaki: Install convex when cutting the grass at home, balo, featuring one complete semi- ing BNL’s Diversity Office at 631 “I like to solicit ideas from mirrors in the hallways of Bldg. not standing on chairs, being staged act, sung in the original 344-6253, by sending an e-mail staff,” Van Derlaske says. “If 817 to prevent people from safe on ladders, and taking the Italian with projected subtitles, to [email protected], or by visiting they have any safety concerns, I colliding when they round time to get the right tools. and directed by David Lawton, the APAA website at http://www. keep track of them and address corners. “This directorate is my with accompaniment on period bnl.gov/bera/activities/apaa/. The them as soon as possible. It’s Peter Esposito: Rearrange of- extended family,” says Van instruments directed by Arthur application deadline is May 31, important for people to see that fice in Bldg. 902 to prevent oc- Derlaske. “I want people to go Haas. Stony Brook Opera and 2010. management believes in safety cupants from bumping heads. home in the same condition Stony Brook Baroque Ensemble TIAA-CREF Counseling and takes it seriously.” Joanne Giambalvo: Install that they came to work. I know will present the complete Elioga- The tracking list that Van a power pole to get extension what it feels like to get that un- balo on Friday April 9, at 8 p.m., A TIAA-CREF consultant will Derlaske has been maintaining cords off the floor in Bldg. 832. expected, “someone has been and Sunday, April 11, at 2 p.m. in visit BNL on Wednesday, 4/7; since fiscal year 2007 shows a Van Derlaske thanks all the seriously injured” phone call. the University’s Staller Center. Thursday, 4/8; Thursday, 4/15; variety of safety suggestions. people who come to him with I don’t ever want to make that The BNL performance, spon- Tuesday, 4/20; and Wednesday, Here’s a sampling: safety suggestions, noting that phone call, nor have any of our sored by Brookhaven Science As- 4/28. For an appointment, call From Frank Lincoln: Install they are implemented and that staff family members receive sociates, the company that man- 1-800-732-8353 or go online at automatic external defibrilla- we are all safer as a result. such a phone call.” ages BNL, is free and open to the http://www.tiaa-cref.org/bnl and tors, or AEDs. Van Delaske gets a lot of posi- — Mona S. Rowe public. Visitors to the Lab of 16 select “set up a meeting.” and older must carry a photo I.D. Fidelity Counseling Early Career Grants from pg. 1 2002 to 2005, and he received tre Européen de Calcul Atomique et A Fidelity representative will ...at Urbana-Champaign, in a joint appointment as assistant Moléculaire, also in Lyon, France, Arrivals & Departures be on site on Friday, April 23, 2004. He joined BNL as a Dis- professor at Purdue University 2006–08. She joined SBU as an — Arrivals — and Friday, May 7. Sessions will tinguished Goldhaber Fellow in and RIKEN fellow in the RIKEN assistant professor in 2008. Ralph Rimmer...... Chemistry be for approximately half an 2004, became an assistant sci- BNL Research Center in 2005. Feng Yuan — Departures — hour. For an appointment, call entist in 2007, and an associate Riccardo De Maria...... C-AD 800-642-7131, weekdays, 8 a.m. scientist in 2009. Marivi Fernandez-Serra Feng Yuan is funded by the Of- Andrei Dolocan...... Chemistry – midnight, or go to http://www. Marivi Fernandez-Serra is fice of Nuclear Physics for “The- Christopher Dropp...... Biology fidelity.com/atwork/reservations. Denes Molnar funded by the Office of Basic En- oretical investigation of Nucleon Denes Molnar is funded by the ergy Sciences for “First Principles Structure.” Office of Nuclear Physics for Modeling of Metal-Electrolyte Understanding the structure Antimatter from pg. 1 symmetry between matter and “Viscosity and equation of state Systems: A Novel Approach to of the nucleon — the neutron ...The findings also pave the antimatter, and there are good of hot and dense QCD matter.” the Study of the Electrochemical and proton that make up the way towards exploring violations prospects for future antimatter Molnar studies heavy ion Interface.” atomic nucleus — is a fun- of fundamental symmetries be- measurements at RHIC to address collisions at BNL’s Relativistic Fernandez-Serra, who is an damental focus of subatomic tween matter and antimatter that this key issue.” Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), assistant professor in the Phys- physics and has been the subject occurred in the early universe, The STAR team has found that where matter known a quark- ics & Astronomy Department at of intensive study over the last making possible the very exis- the rate at which their heaviest gluon plasma, which is believed Stony Brook University (SBU), several years. Yuan has proposed tence of our world. antinucleus is produced is consis- to have existed just for micro- uses New York Blue, a super- an investigation of nucleon Collisions at RHIC fleetingly tent with expectations based on a seconds after the Big Bang, heats computer that is the center- structure using quantum chro- produce conditions that existed statistical collection of antiquarks up to 4 trillion degrees Celsius piece of the BNL/SBU-led New modynamics, a theoretical a few microseconds after the Big from the soup of quarks and — the hottest temperature ever York Center for Computational framework that requires com- Bang, which scientists believe antiquarks generated in RHIC col- reached in a laboratory and Sciences, and a computer clus- plex mathematical computa- gave birth to the universe as we lisions. Extrapolating from this 250,000 times hotter than the ter at the Center for Functional tions. His research may reveal know it some 13.7 billion years result, the experimenters believe center of the sun. Exciting re- Nanomaterials for her research important information about a ago. In both nucleus-nucleus they should be able to discover cent results from RHIC indicate on electrochemical interfaces. proton’s spin, an intrinsic prop- collisions at RHIC and in the even heavier antinuclei in up- unique properties of quark-glu- These sophisticated computing erty of subatomic particles that Big Bang, quarks and antiquarks coming collider running periods. on plasma, such as surprisingly facilities at Brookhaven enable is similar to earth spinning on emerge with equal abundance. Theoretical physicist Stoecker low viscosity. However, these her to make high-level quan- its access. These studies are rel- At RHIC, among the collision and his team have predicted that results rely on simplified models tum mechanical calculations evant to RHIC’s polarized proton fragments that survive to the strange nuclei around double the of collision dynamics. The focus to study the dynamics of atoms program and the future electron- final state, matter and antimat- mass of the newly discovered state of Molnar’s research will be to and electrons in liquid-metal ion collider, called eRHIC, which ter are still close to equally should be particularly stable. greatly improve the theoreti- interfaces on a timescale of less might make it possible to discov- abundant, even in the case of RHIC’s STAR collaboration is cal description of the collision than a billionth of a second. er a new state of nuclear matter. the relatively complex anti- now poised to resume antimatter dynamics, and thereby enable Understanding the physics and Yuan earned a B.S. and Ph.D. nucleus and its normal-matter studies with greatly enhanced ca- a reliable determination of the chemistry of these interfaces in physics from Peking Universi- partner featured in the present pabilities. The scientists expect to properties of the plasma. is important for designing ef- ty, Bejing, in 1995 and 2000, re- study. In contrast, antimatter increase their data by about a fac- After attending Eötvös Uni- ficient fuel cells. spectively. He was a postdoctoral appears to be largely absent tor of 10 in the next few years. versity in Budapest, Hungary, After earning a B.S. and M.S. research associate at Heidelberg from the present-day universe. The STAR collaboration is for his undergraduate physics in physics and condensed mat- University from 2000 to 2002, “Understanding precisely how composed of 54 institutions from education 1992-1995, Molnar ter physics in 1999 and 2001, at the University of Maryland at and why there’s a predominance 13 countries. Research at RHIC earned a M.Sc. in physics from respectively, from Universidad College Park from 2002 to 2004, of matter over antimatter re- is funded primarily by the DOE the University of Bergen in Ber- Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, and at the RIKEN BNL Research mains a major unsolved problem Office of Science and by various gen, Norway in 1997, and he Fernandez-Serra earned a Ph.D. Center at BNL from 2004 to of physics,” said Brookhaven national and international col- then came to the U.S., where he in physics in 2004 from Cam- 2007. Since 2007, he has been physicist Zhangbu Xu, another laborating institutions. A full list earned a Ph.D. in physics from bridge University. She was a a Division Fellow and RHIC one of the lead authors. “A solu- of RHIC funding agencies is at Columbia University in 2002. postdoctoral associate at Univer- Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley Na- tion will require measurements http://www.bnl.gov/rhic/funding. He did postgraduate research at sité Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, tional Laboratory. of subtle deviations from perfect asp. — Karen McNulty Walsh The Ohio State University from France, 2005-06, and at the Cen- — Diane Greenberg The Bulletin April 2, 2010

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Alan Alda 31, 1983, died on July 23, 2009, at the age of 84. Biological Imaging Program at BNL and 2009 is keynote speaker in a program Allen Goland, who came to the Physics Department as a research on improving science commu- recipient of the National Medal of Science; Earl nication. See pg. 1 and at left. associate on September 24, 1956, becoming a guest assistant physi- Lane, senior communications officer for the cist from October 1958 until August 1963, then joining the Lab as American Association for the Advancement of — Week of 4/12 — an associate physicist on September 1, 1963, died at 79 on January Science (AAAS); and Christie Nicholson, con- Monday, 4/12 14, 2010. In 1966, he was named a physicist, was granted tenure in tributing editor to Scientific American online. 1968, and became a senior physicist in 1973. On July 1, 1982, he 11 a.m. – noon Session: Distilling Your Message. An important *Pegram Lecture I : Dark Energy moved to the Department of Applied Science as Associate Depart- session for anyone who speaks with the public. 4 p.m. Berkner Hall. Christopher ment Chair, becoming Deputy Department Chair in April 1987. Meeting in small groups with a facilitator, you’ll Stubbs, Harvard University, will He returned to research in October 1989, and retired as a senior give a talk on “Dark Energy: A craft a short, clear statement, intelligible to a non- Crisis for Fundamental Phys- physicist on September 30, 1996. After retirement, he became a scientist about what you do and why it matters. ics.” All are invited to this free guest senior physicist in October 1996, then held a consultant Noon – 1 p.m. Lunch: Provided for registered participants lecture, open to the public. 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Each BERA member names of others in your party; and MASTIC – 1 bdrm, eik, full bath, den, own bdrm, bth, kit, windows, poss M/D. igp, walk may bring a partner, but a partner is not necessary to participate. any special requests, such as help ent/drway, 1 mo sec, no smkg/pets, 10 min to priv beach. $389,000. 518-506-3146. to Lab, all incl. $850/mo. joe mondi, Ext. For more information contact: Kathleen Tuohy, Ext. 3845; Donna needed with transportation. For 3499, 219-7241. Wanted Grabowski, Ext. 2720; Mike Hanson, Ext. 2947; John Millener, Ext. more information, call Martine MASTIC BEACH – spacious 1 full bth, l/r & 19 – looking for a used gd cond 19”-20” 3853; or Kerry Mirabella, Ext. 2632. O’Connor, 631-286-9725. kit, priv ent/drwy, no smkg/pets, sec & ref TV. Charlie, Ext. 4736. req, lease provided & immed occp, all incl BLACKTOP DRIVE WAY – I need my drway except cable. $900/mo. 281-4559. patched and resealed w/blacktop. Chris- Celebrate Earth Week: Office Supply Swap, 4/19, 20 MILLER PLACE– Share lg furn, Colonial tine, Ext. 7101, 455-3194. hse, 8 mi to BNL, full kit, own bdrm. int/ CANNED FOOD - for Long Islanders in need. As part of the Lab’s Earth Week ets, and conference rooms of for free. In the past, paper, tv/ac/heat all incl, responsible non-smkr. Please drop off donations at BNL Food Drive celebrations taking place this items that are no longer used, notebooks, pads, pens, pencils, $675/mo. 744-8386. collection points, e.g. Bldg. 400 lobby; or MILLER PLACE – studio apt, terrace, priv, Bldg. 179, near Mail Room. Many thanks. year during the week of April but are still in good condition folders, binders, calculators, incl, elec, heat, cable. $1,400/mo. Robert, DONATIONS OF DOG/CAT FOOD – food 19, the annual Office Supply — and bring them to Berkner staplers, 3-hole punches, com- 473-3777. needed for pets of struggling families/el- Swap will be held on Monday on April 19 and 20 to be recy- puter related accessories, etc., ROCKY POINT – 1 bdrm upper unit, kit, bath, derly of L.I. Also need help with collecting . l/r, balcy, quiet co-op comm, nr stores, lndry Kathleen, Ext. 3161 or [email protected]. and Tuesday, April 19 and 20, cled. One exception — no bar- were all recycled for use within rm on prem, prkg, no smkg/pets, cac, incl LIFTGATE TRUCK ASSISTANCE – need to from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Berk- coded items may be swapped. the Lab. So: clean house, mini- gas/water. $1,150/mo. 806-5965. move a mechanics tool chest W-73” D-30” ner Hall lobby. Even if you have nothing to mize waste, help the recycling ROCKY POINT – 1 bdrm, second floor, H-46” @ 1,600# on wheels and 80gal vertical priv. drive, incl. some util, no smkg/pets. Air compressor 750# H-8’ from Levittown to Here’s your chance to spring bring, stop by Berkner and effort, and get things for free $795/mo. 821-3287. Rocky Point. Richard, Ext. 7443. clean your offices, supply clos- take away any item you want — a win-win-win-win! of several important protein complexes by beam position monitor development and Classified cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography. Should other diagnostics instrumentation. Requires Guitarist ‘Spider’ John Koerner, 4/16 have a recent Ph.D. with research interests in a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineer- Advertisements macromolecular structural biology. Facilities ing or physics, advanced degree preferred, Legendary folk musician “Spider” John Koerner will perform on available include a JEOL 200 kV FEG TEM and seven years’ experience in the design Friday, April 16, at 8 p.m. at the Brookhaven Center. Sponsored by To apply for a position, go to www.bnl.gov. Select and access to National Synchrotron Light and analysis of high-speed RF, analog and the BNL Music Club, the concert is open to the public. All visitors “Job Opportunities,” then “Search Job List.” Source. BNL offers competitive compensa- digital electronics employing state-of-the- to the Lab 16 and older must bring a photo I.D. LABORATORY RECRUITMENT - Opportuni- tion commensurate with relevant experience art techniques, experience in the operation ties for Laboratory employees only. and qualifications. Candidates should submit of test equipment including high-speed digi- Koerner began playing folk music in 1958 with a borrowed a CV, a description of research interests, and tal signal analyzers, logic analyzers, network guitar and a Burl Ives songbook. Over the past 50 years, he has SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (A-5) list the names and email addresses of three analyzers, and spectrum analysis, expertise - Requires some form of secretarial or office references. Under the direction of Huilin Li, in laboratory measurement and analysis performed as a solo artist and with a variety of legendary partners, administration training, plus ten years of ex- Biology Department. BNL policy states that techniques performing circuit and system including Bob Dylan. perience (which includes a minimum of two Research Associate appointments may be level performance ana1ysis and verification years at BNL as an administrative assistant). made to those who have received their doc- in a development environment, and an in- Guitar and Harmonica Workshop, Saturday, 4/17 A bachelor’s degree in a business or related toral degrees within the past five years. Apply depth understanding of the latest FPGA ar- field may offset qualifying experience, with to Job ID #15272. chitectures and digital hardware techniques. In addition, on Saturday, April 17, at noon, at the Lab, Koerner the exception of the two years’ experience at Must also be proficient in DSP, Embedded will offer a 12-string guitar and harmonica workshop. The cost is BNL as an administrative assistant. Requires POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (Lithium Batteries. Reposting) - Requires a real-time signal processing and creating $35 person and is limited to ten participants. Tickets for the con- excellent communication and interpersonal models of complex signal processing archi- skills including an in-depth knowledge of Lab Ph.D. in materials science, physics, electro- cert are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show. Buy tickets at chemistry, chemical engineering, or chemistry tectures using Matlab, Simulink, Xilllix, and practice, policies, and procedures. Must pos- C/C++ tools. National Synchrotron Light the BERA Store or at http://www.ticketweb.com. sess proficiency in MS Office Products such and two years’ working experience in lithium battery research field. Experience in using Source II. ERAP Eligible - $1,000. Apply to as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Out- Job ID # 15154. look as well as a strong working knowledge synchrotron based x-ray diffraction and ab- MECHANICAL PRINCIPAL TECHNICIAN ROLLING KITCHEN CART – white tile top of PeopleSoft. Regularly applies independent sorption techniques to study lithium battery APPLICATIONS ENGINEER (I-6) /ADVANCED (TW-4, two-year term) - The NSLS – II Proj- over white/natural wood cabinet, 24W x 18D judgment and is capable of representing materials. Knowledge of operating beamline APPLICATIONS ENGINEER (I-7) - The Na- facilities to do data acquisition and analysis. tional Synchrotron Light Sources Director- ect is seeking a well-qualified individual to x 33H, $40. 878-9020 or [email protected]. Brookhaven effectively with external organi- provide support to the magnet–girder inte- zations and partners. Arranges conferences Ability to design new synchrotron based ex- ate’s Business Systems Development Group SPACE HEATER – Minitower, Holmes Com- periments for lithium battery research. Trans- is seeking a well-qualified individual to pro- gration system. Will be a member of a team fort Temp Model HCH6150, Oscillates, rem and meetings, attends meetings and records responsible for the high-precision position- minutes for distribution. Collects and analyzes mission Electron Microscopy (TEM) studies vide SharePoint development expertise in contr. 1500W, $5. Michael, Ext. 4872. for lithium battery materials. Cyclic voltamme- support of three critical areas: (1) to properly ing of NSLS-II multiple magnets onto girders data, and summarizes findings on complex and the sequential build-up of these mag- Audio, Video & Computers assignments and projects related to intel- try (CV) on electrolyte studies for lithium bat- guide end users and to help define and apply teries. Good writing and oral communications SharePoint best practices within the direc- net-girder assemblies. Other responsibili- BAND HERO FOR WII – new in opened lectual property, Lab business development, ties include performing incoming inspection partnerships and the general business of TCP. skills for publications and presentations. The torate; (2) to help guide the overall architec- box, comes w/drums/guitar/ microphone, research programs that the research associ- ture of the SharePoint environment; and (3) of magnets, pressure and flow tests, electri- 65 songs, $120/neg. Charlie, Ext. 4736. Has a wide variety of high-level contacts both cal tests, and various mechanical assembly within and outside the Lab which are consid- ate will be assigned at BNL use a combina- to develop custom tools and solutions built tion of in situ x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray on the SharePoint platform that complement tasks. Requires an associate’s degree in Sports, Hobbies & Pets ered significant and critical to the efficient -op engineering or equivalent and two years of eration of the office and its functions. Coordi- absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at National an overall development architecture for the 32’ CAMPER – 32’ Fifth Wheel ‘05 Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) to study directorate. Will design, code, test, support relevant experience. Demonstrated profi- Sandpiper Bunkhouse, Hitch incl, ask/ nates administrative functions effectively with ciency and safe use of hand tools, forklifts, administrative staff specialists within TCP and the cathode and anode materials for energy and document business applications utiliz- $22,500. pic avail. 518-306-5730. storage devices such as lithium ion batteries ing the full capabilities of Microsoft Share- pallet jacks, and machine shop equipment, in the BNL Intellectual Property Law group. good communication skills and experience RACQUETS – Prince tennis, Graphite comp Responsible for assisting the Manager of the and supercapacitors. Under the direction of Point, and act as a resource to coordinate ovrsz/$20; Ektelon, orig/$180, ask/$30; Carl- X-Q Yang, Chemistry Department. BNL policy with management, support staff, techni- with basic PC software are required. Basic Office of Technology Commercialization and knowledge of electrical testing techniques ton Kevlar badminton/$20. Rolf, Ext. 2305. Partnerships (TCP), in the coordination and states that Research Associate appointments cal personnel, vendors, and users to solve BOWFLEX MOTIVATOR – W/lat pulldown & may be made to those who have received problems as required. Provides expertise and material-handling equipment (overhead direction of the team dealing with innova- crane and forklifts) experience is preferred. leg exten. Excel cond. $450. 902-5453. tion management, external partnerships and their doctoral degrees within the past five with architecture, design, best practices and years. Apply to Job ID #15170. National Synchrotron Light Source II. ERAP CYCL-OPS TRAINER – fluid resistance new business development for Brookhaven supports user request. As part of a develop- trainer new/$300, ask/$100. [email protected]. ment group, will be the primary contact for Eligible: $500. Apply to Job ID #15279. National Laboratory. Recommends, initiates, MECHANICAL PROJECT ENGINEER I (P-9) – POOL TABLE – 8’ w/ball return, excel cond, and implements policies, practices, and pro- - The NSLS-II Project at Brookhaven National SharePoint development. The ability to han- TOUR WORKERS (Temporary) - Requires dle multiple priorities is essential. Requires excellent communication skills – and must 8 & 9 ball racks, 4 cues & Bridge cue, Pine cedures in areas of functional responsibility. Laboratory seeks an experienced mechani- frame, $500. Ext. 3476, [email protected]. Screens and responds in a business-friendly a bachelor’s degree in computer science, be at least 18 years of age. Responsibilities cal engineer to work in their Insertion Device WETSUIT SET – men’s med, never used in way to inquiries and administrative issues in- information technology or a closely related include but are not limited to preparing for Group. Will be responsible for planning the salt water, 1/4” thick: 2-pc suit, mask, boots, volving both routine and non-routine matters field, at least three years of development the activities on a Summer Sunday, greet- work using advanced approaches and tech- fins, pic avail, $125. [email protected]. for which there might not yet be an estab- niques to design the mechanical system for experience using the SharePoint platform, ing, assisting, escorting visitors with safety lished practice, policy, and procedure. Tech- the NSLS-II Magnet Development Lab and ideally with five or more years total software in mind and cleaning up at day’s end. Will Tools, House & Garden nology Commercialization and Partnerships. development experience, adherence to strict be trained to meet all Laboratory require- insertion devices. Additional responsibilities AC UNIT – rudd 12 seer 5ton ac compresser, Apply to Job ID #15281. include providing technical expertise in the deadlines, excellent communication skills, ments. Employment will consist of two strong analytical and problem solving and days of training on June 24 and 25 and five new never used, $225. Charles, Ext. 2021. MASTER METAL WORKER (LG-10) - Works R&D, design, installation, and commissioning of NSLS-II insertion devices. Requires an broad technical skills, demonstrable experi- Sundays. Total of seven days. Community, J. DEERE TRACTOR, SCREENS – ‘55 mdl from prints, sketches or verbal instructions. ence with WSS3.0, MOSS 2007, ASP.Net, Education, Government & Public Affairs 40 w/3pnt, hitch; 8’ blade; scrns 1x1 alum Sets up and operates machine tools, and also advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least ten years of relevant experience SQL Server and Transact SQL, IIS, HTML, Office. Apply to Job ID # 15263. frm/3-5x7, 2-5x6; 1-5x4. 298-5625. performs benchwork, in the fabrication and CSS, Java Script, and XML. Experience with LAWN MOWER – elec, Black & Decker, 19” finishing of metal or associated products on in the mechanical design of components for accelerators or other scientific facilities. Must VB. Net, Oracle and PL/SQL and familiarity Motor Vehicles & Supplies mulching mower, Lawn Hog, 3 yr old, perf jobs which require the application of individ- with Classic ASP, VB6 and COM is highly cond, orig/$250, ask/$100. Eli, Ext. 7179. ual ingenuity in solving problems of method, also have excellent written and oral communi- 08 SUZUKI GSRX 1000 – 5.5 mi. mint never cation skills and be able to interact effectively desirable. Reports to the Manager, Busi- or results required, where previous standards ness Systems Development, Light Sources dropped, blu/white, helmet/lther jacket incl. Miscellaneous of operation have not been established. Main- with a diverse group of scientist, technical $9,500 neg. 786-4195, [email protected]. staff and users. Knowledge and experience Directorate. ERAP eligible: $1,000. Apply to 14 KT GOLD BRACELET – excel, like new tenance & Fabrication Services. Interested 07 HONDA REBEL 250CC – 500 mi. orig in thermal, structural analysis using ANSYS® Job ID #15225. cond w/safety clasp, in orig box/$200. Jane, candidates submit a transfer form to Diana owner, 500 mi, v/clean bike. $3,000 neg. Ext. 2198, 909-7080 or [email protected]. Hubert, Bldg. 400B. JOB ID #15118. and Inventor® and in the design of ultra high CONTRACTS SPECIALIST (A-6, two-year John, Ext. 7386 or [email protected]. EVERGREEN TREES - Blue Spruce, other vacuum components and cryogenic com- term appointment) Requires a bachelor’s OFFICE SERVICES ASSISTANT - (CW-2, term ponents is highly desirable. Reports to the 05 HONDA SHADOW SPIRIT – 3.063K mi. Spruces, Firs, balled & burlapped for pri- appointment) - Requires a high school or degree in a business discipline, with a mini- 750 just serviced, incl windshd, saddle vacy plantings, Manorville. Tom, 878-1060. NSLS-II Insertion Device Group Leader. Na- mum of four years of experience in procure- equivalency diploma and a minimum of two tional Synchrotron Light Source-II. ERAP Eli- bags, chrm upgrdes, $3,500 neg. Ext. 7132. GOWN – for mother of bridegroom, bead- years’ related work experience. Excellent oral ment. Must be knowledgeable of procure- 04 HARLEY DYNA WIDE GLIDE – 10K mi. gible: $1,000. Apply to Job ID #15275. ment information processing software data ed lace, organza, Google/Montage, style and written communication skills are required, 1450 cc’s, fuel inj, cust paint, detchbl wnd- #14925, cocoa, size 20, $225. 871-3533. as is knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, Excel, ELECTRICAL RESEARCH ENGINEER II (P-7, input (PeopleSoft a plus) and Microsoft shd, lther sddl bgs, ask/$11,000. 236-3543. software applications such as Word, Excel LITTLE TYKES COZY COUPE – excel and Access database systems. Knowledge two-year term appointment) - The National 02 TOYOTA COROLLA LE – 4 dr, v/gd and Power Point. Requires familiarity with cond, $30. Ann Marie, Ext. 7007. of Adobe Acrobat PDF files and scanning of Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) Diag- cond, runs well. $3,200 neg. 298-5625. nostics and Instrumentation Group seeks Small Business Plan requirements and re- MAPLE SYRUP – From my family’s farm text documents is also a plus. Must be able to 01 DODGE NEON – 104K mi. am/fm/cd/ a/t, an experienced electrical engineer to collect porting, cost accounting standard require- in Vermont. Peter, Ext. 7687, 744-1112. work independently within established proce- 4 dr, p/w, s/roof, drk blue, gd cond. $2,500 system and subsystem requirements, de- ments, service contract act, debarment SPRINKLER HEADS – poly pipe, sprinkler dures, concentrate on detail, handle non-rou- neg. Hua, Ext. 2560 or [email protected]. tine office matters and work well with internal velop interface control documents and imple- reviews, advance notifications and single/ heads, repairs, new installations. 284-2277. 98 TOYOTA CAMRY CE – 103K mi. 4cyl, customers. Should have a working knowledge ment, deploy, integrate and commission vari- sole source concepts. Must be able to work VACATION WEEK – New Bern, NC-time- manul tran, 31mpg, gd cnd, avail this wk only. of basic office procedures and of Lab practic- ous diagnostics and beam instrumentation within established procedures and guide- share, on lake, 2 bdrms, sleeps 8, full kit, w/ $2,500 neg. Ext. 3488, [email protected]. es, policies, and procedures. Under direct su- subsystems. Will also work as a contributing lines, processing assigned work by priority. d, 7/18-7/25/10, $550/wk. Linda, Ext. 3750. pervision, carries out basic work assignments member of a team of system engineers, direct Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Reg- GRILLE – ‘05 & up Chrysler 300 mesh grille, that may require the appropriate selection of the work of technicians during all phases of ulation (FAR) and/or Department of Energy ask/$175, will install. Charles, 807-8224. Car Pool Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) is preferred. detailed guidelines and procedures. Duties construction, commissioning and operation Boats & Marine Supplies PLAINVIEW – Established 3-person car include working with the staff of the Chemical of the NSLS-II beam diagnostics systems and Will be responsible for planning and coordi- pool meeting in Plainview looking for 4th Management System (CMS). Will maintain the perform other tasks as they are identified. nating procurements and/or subcontracts, 1974 PEARSON 26’ – 5 stands, 1 mooring person, 8-4:30. Ron, Ext. 6068. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) database, Requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical/ for goods and services for a department, ball & chain, 1 mooring mushroom an- input new MSDS, and respond to inquiries for electronics engineering, a minimum of seven project or program. Assigned procurements chor...$1,200. Contact: Mike at 476-5810. Happenings MSDSs. Additional responsibilities are to sup- years of applicable experience in the opera- will include, but are not limited to, medium CARBURETOR – Rochester 2gc carb,fits CRAFT FAIR/CHINESE AUCTION – Sat, port the CMS program with database entry. tion of test equipment including high-speed to high risk factors and higher dollar values 1982-92 gmc 6cyl mercruiser, used one sea- 4/17 9am-3pm @ Riverhead H.S. to sup- Safety & Health Services Division. Apply to digital signal analyzers, logic analyzers, net- with a medium to high level of complexity. son, ask $200. our best offer. 807-8224. port R/head NJROTC. 200+ gift certifs, Job ID #15270. work analyzers, and spectrum analysis, dem- Shall determine and implement the appro- baskets, 50/50, noon drill demo. 700 Har- onstrated expertise in laboratory measure- priate procurement actions required, but not Furnishings & Appliances rison Ave. [email protected]. OPEN RECRUITMENT – Opportunities for ment, a successful track record in analog and limited to, source selection methods, initia- 24 INCH TV – 2 yr old, 24”, no remote, works DGB ROCK N ROLL PARTY BUS! – To Don Lab employees and outside candidates. digital signal processing, excellent written & tion of Requests for Quotation and/or Pro- fine, $50 w/sm TV stand. 205-239-6469. Hill’s NYC, Record Company Showcase, ASSOCIATE PHYSICIST - INSERTION DEVIC- verbal communication skills and the ability to posals, evaluation for award, price analysis, BED STAND, MICROWAVE – wood b/stand April 17 at 6pm, $40 for Party on bus and ES (S-2) –- The NSLS-II Project at Brookhaven interact with a diverse group of scientists and negotiations, preparation of contract files w/2 oak chrs, 30”X30”X40”, $70, w/ metal admission. [email protected]. National Laboratory is seeking a scientist to technical staff. A master’s degree in electrical/ and contract administration including close table, GE m/wave/$30. Huston, Ext. 7415. DINNER/SHOW OUTING – Sat,Oct 16, t out of procurement contracts and purchase work in the Insertion Device Group and con- electronics engineering, experience in design, CHILD/TEEN BUNK+DESK BED – all wood, “Joseph” at Sight & Sound Theatre, = PA. orders. Procurement & Property Manage- tribute to developing the state-of-the-art development and operation with accelerator desk pull out bed lists/$1659, ask/$500, Dinner at Good n Plenty. $115pp. Disc. ment. Apply to Job ID #15277. magnetic measurement facility, certify vari- particle and photon beam diagnostics instru- 379-0742 or [email protected]. rates for teen, child. $60 deposit due by mentation with exposure to FPGA technol- ous insertion devices and commission those MECHANICAL SR. TECHNICAL SPECIAL- CHILDREN’S – wood Bbnk bed frames/$10; May 7th. Kim, Ext. 7465, 399-309. ogy, and experience in high speed digitization in NSLS-II storage ring. Responsibilites will IST (T-3) The NSLS – II Project seeks a well- wd IKEA toybx/$20; wd desk/$20; 2 IKEA GREASE WITH A TWIST! – Springs Com- with FPGA technology is highly desirable. Re- include developing and certifying the novel qualified individual to provide support to the wood end table/cabinets/$10/ea, 821-3320. munity Theater presents GREASE with ports to NSLS-II Diagnostics & Instrumenta- insertion devices, and commissioning these magnet–girder integration system. Will be a twist, April 9,10,16,17 @8pm and 11,18 tion Group Leader. National Synchrotron Light CUSTOM COUNTRY WOOD HUTCH devices in accelerators. Will report to the responsible for the high-precision position- @ 2pm. John Drew Theater @ Guild Hall, Source II. ERAP Eligible: $1,000. Apply to Job – $50, pic avail. Don, Ext. 2253. NSLS-II Insertion Device Group Leader. Re- ing of multiple magnets onto girders and a EHampton, Info avail @ Theatermania.com. quires a Ph.D. in physics or related discipline, ID #15276. DISHWASHER – Whirlpool Quiet Partner sequential build-up of these magnet-girder 2, white, runs like new, $100. 220-8522. Glenn, 344-7477. a minimum of four years’ post-doctoral expe- RESEARCH ENGINEER II (P-7) – FIELD PRO- assemblies. Other responsibilities include JANE SETLOW REMEMBRANCE – Sun- rience, knowledge and experience in the de- ENTERTAINMENT CENTER – Broyhill GRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY (FPGA) - The performing incoming inspection of magnets, Fontana Oak, 2 end units w/3 shelves, day, April 25, Sea Basin Restaurant, Rocky velopment of storage ring insertion devices, NSLS-II Project is seeking an FPGA engineer pressure and flow tests, electrical tests, and Point. For details contact Biology Admin knowledge of magnetic design and measure- 1 drawer, 1 cabinet, holds 32” TV,82½ X to create high level circuit designs from system various mechanical assembly tasks. Re- 41¼, 3 end tablesm $750/neg. 220-8522. Office. Kathy, Ext. 3415, [email protected]. ment and their effects on beam dynamics, ex- level specifications, generate detailed designs quires an associate’s degree in engineering KITCHEN ISLAND – whte w/blck granite coun- cellent written and oral communication skills using VHDL and Verilog, verify designs em- or equivalent and six years of relevant expe- Free ter, $250/neg. 751-4539, [email protected]. and the ability to interact effectively with a di- ploying the latest simulation and verification rience. Demonstrated proficiency and safe 2 ONE DAY LIFT TICKETS - STOWE – val- MATTRESS – Sleepy’s 400 Series full size, verse group of scientists, technical staff, and tools, capture designs using schematic cap- use of hand tools, forklifts, pallet jacks, and id thru 4/18/10, Richard, Ext. 7443. users. Knowledge and experience in storage 6 mos old, ask/$700/obo, orig/ $1,500. ture, and guide the PCB design layout. Work- machine shop equipment are required. Must PIANO – upright, needs some work. Rus- ring accelerators, TOSCA® and/or Radia and Linda, 974-3213 or [email protected]. ing as a team member, the candidate will also have good communication skills and expe- sell, Ext. 7186 or [email protected]. superconducting magnetic devices is highly integrate the overall FPGA signal processing, rience with basic PC software. Substantial MICROWAVE OVEN – 1200watt, works desirable. National Synchrotron Light Source- communication, and embedded elements experience with alignment lasers, inclinom- well, v. clean, white $25. Bob, Ext. 3476 Wanted II. Apply to Job ID #15274. or [email protected]. into seamless design performing post-compi- eters, precision levels and other sophisti- NEW/GENTLYUSED – spring/summer POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE lation performance analysis of the overall digi- cated inspection equipment is preferred. 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