Vol. 53 - No. 8 March 12, 1999 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY

First Anniversary of BSA BNL Director John Marburger Addresses the ‘State of the Lab’

To mark the first anniversary on Marburger announced the beginning March 1 of BSA’s becoming BNL’s of decontamination and decommission- management and operations contrac- ing the Brookhaven Graphite Research tor for DOE, Laboratory Director John Reactor, and the development of a Marburger delivered a “state of the system for minimizing the Lab’s Laboratory” address to a filled Berkner wastestream, “so that today’s waste Hall on Monday, March 8. never becomes a legacy.” In his speech, the Director focused The Lab’s People on three themes: first, BNL’s improved interactions with the local commu- Marburger had opened his talk by nity; second, the continued develop- asking his audience to honor the ment of a “system of assurance” and memory of nine BNL employees and other management systems; and, guests who had died during the past third, the successes of the people who year. The final third of his talk high- do the work of the Laboratory. lighted the Lab’s people and their ac- As a result of his “year of immer- complishments. sion in the Brookhaven experience,” After reviewing management Marburger found, “The state of the changes and arrivals and departures Lab is the state of the Lab’s people and over the past year (see sidebar, page where we are in relation to the com- Roger Stoutenburgh 2), the Director spoke of employees’ munities that we serve.” involvement in the four focus groups that were organized in response to the Caring About the Community recent employee survey. While the In describing how the Lab’s com- groups’ final recommendations are munity relations have evolved over the pending, Marburger announced that past year, Marburger pointed to the he has already taken some actions recent Newsday series on BNL because Such a system of assurance, said do it if we want to work with the suggested to him by the groups, such it has “put a human face on the Lab.” the Director, is designed to satisfy the hazardous equipment and materials as the new Monday Memo e-mail news- The importance of that human face public, as well as the Lab’s sponsors we need for our scientific mission.” letter. was noted in the community survey and regulators. “Until every employee Marburger explained that, in line One of the purposes of the Monday conducted last fall, which had shown understands and internalizes this idea with other DOE facilities, the Lab is Memo, Marburger explained, is to dis- that the Lab’s neighbors learn best of the system of assurance, the Labo- applying the concepts of ISM to its pel rumors. One rumor he discussed, about the Lab from its employees, and ratory is at risk of fines, suspension of other management systems (see to applause from the audience, per- that employees’ personal accounts work, and public outrage,” he said. sidebar, page 2). tained to Lab benefits: He stated that have more credibility than other Establishing the system of assur- Another important reassurance for no significant changes in benefits were sources. ance “may sound like a lot of red tape,” the community, Marburger said, is planned, although ways to reduce the The Lab has worked hard in the Marburger continued. “However, it is the acceleration of the Lab’s Superfund cost of benefits were always being in- last year, Marburger said, “to multi- the only way anyone knows to give cleanup. He thanked Michael Schlen- vestigated. ply our personal contacts with people assurance before the work is done that der, Assistant Laboratory Director for This fiscal year’s budget is tight, and groups outside BNL.” it will be done safely.” Environmental Management, and his the Director reported, but it should This has been accomplished The whole process is part of ‘Inte- staff for the tremendous progress made suffice as a result of the one-time sal- through, among other means (see grated Safety Management’ [ISM],” to date (see sidebar, page 2). ary-increase deferral for some employ- sidebar, page 2), the employees en- he continued, “and we are required to Regarding future cleanup projects, ees. Regarding the Lab’s budget for rolled in the envoy program of the the next fiscal year, Marburger told Community Relations Office, as well those gathered that he had no solid as its tour program, which has experi- information yet. enced a rise in visitor attendance since Some Scientific Achievements As he explained, the shift from RHIC last year, especially among families construction to RHIC operations fund- who hope to develop their children’s At BNL Since March 1, 1998 ing is expected, together with a major interest in science. reduction in the high-energy physics “The community needs to see BNL •Publication regarding a promising new treatment for drug addiction, budget. To review how support ser- employees as approachable, respon- using a European epilepsy drug known as GVG. vices are being paid for at the Lab, sible and responsive to their concerns,” •Completion and installation of the 1,740 superconducting magnets for Marburger announced the existence Marburger said, including employees the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), to be commissioned this of a Lab budget-policy advisory com- who direct and manage programs and year. mittee, chaired by Thomas Kirk, As- projects. For instance, the Director •Success of the first simulated-data test at the RHIC computing sociate Director for High Energy & said, “Mike Schlender speaks to envi- facility. Nuclear Physics. ronmental issues, Mike Bebon speaks •Progress on the continuing construction of RHIC’s four experiments. Marburger spoke of some of the to facilities issues, Satoshi Ozaki greets •First data taken by the muon g-2 experiment at the Alternating “real work” being done at the Lab (see RHIC tours, and Tom Ludlum explains Gradient Synchroton. sidebar, left), such as addiction re- RHIC science to community leaders.” •Beginning of new clinical trials of two promising cancer therapies search, RHIC, and the scientific com- Marburger also spoke of the Lab’s developed at BNL: boron neutron capture therapy for brain tumors, puting made possible by the BNL-built now regular interactions with other and tin-117m DTPA for bone cancer. RIKEN BNL supercomputer. He also organizations through the Commu- •Dedication of new facilities, including: the 0.6-teraflop RIKEN BNL discussed the five Laboratory initia- nity Advisory Council, the Brookhaven supercomputer, winner of the Gordon Bell price-performance prize; tives being developed with Lab-di- Executive Roundtable, and the Suf- the LEAF radiation chemistry facility; a 300-kilovolt electron micro- rected R&D funds: data-intensive com- folk County Task Force. scope for materials science studies; the Center for International puting, the human proteome project, After listing means by which BNL Security Studies; and upgraded laboratories to support brain-imag- the deep untraviolet free electron la- has reached out to the community, ing research using positron emission tomography. ser, the environmental carbon obser- Marburger added, “If we do our jobs well •Awarding of 17 patents for BNL technologies. vatory project, and the muon collider. and maintain open communication •Initiation of nine Cooperative Research & Development Agreements After reviewing the research of the with our neighbors, and take their con- (CRADAs) with industrial partners. future, Marburger congratulated two cerns seriously into account as we plan •Launching in Long Island’s waters of brown-tide monitoring buoys outstanding BNL scientists, Maurice and do our work, then we can count on designed and built by BNL, which provide data to researchers world- Goldhaber, BNL Distinguished Scien- their respect and appreciation.” wide via the Internet. tist and former Lab Director, who won •Continued work on the superconductivity phenomenon of “charge DOE’s highest honor, the Enrico Fermi Assuring the Community stripes” and first evidence of an unusually broad energy scale in Award; and Joanna Fowler, Chemis- Marburger defined “doing our jobs cuprates as they made the transition to superconduction. try Department, who was honored with well” as not only working safely, but •Discoveries on the brain’s response to cocaine, Ritalin and aging. DOE’s E.O. Lawrence Award. also, assuring the community that •Further development of soil-cleaning technologies involving citric “Society has given us the tools to work will be done safely now and at all acid and bacteria, and of a novel way to treat mercury mixed waste. forge new knowledge and looks to us to times in the future. •Joint publication of a new way to pinpoint leaks with PFT tracers. set standards of achievement for the To achieve this, Marburger de- •Obtaining of an NIH grant for new structural biology facility at BNL’s nation,” Marburger concluded. “I am scribed a “system of assurance” which National Synchrotron Light Source. deeply impressed with how often the calls first for written work procedures, •First image of the AIDS virus as it latches onto its target cell. people of this Laboratory have risen to then for work to be done according to •Development of a lithium-niobium oxide crystal detector for use in these expectations, and I am confi- these procedures, and, finally, for checks particle accelerators and fiber optics. (continued on page 2) dent that we will continue to do so in to make sure the procedures are used. the future.” Brookhaven Bulletin March 12, 1999

Science Success (cont'd) BNL Personnel, • Continued work with former Soviet countries to protect nuclear material. Org. Chart Changes • Studies of hyperons made using kaon beams at the Alternating Gradient Since 3/1/98 Synchrotron. • George Malosh became the on-site • FM laser spectroscopy to analyze DOE Brookhaven Group Manager; reactions occurring when a fuel burns. and Dean Helms returned to Jefferson • First “morphing” of a plant enzyme’s Lab after serving as Manager. function by genetic manipulation. • Dick Setlow returned to research • Joint work with EPA to test technolo- A New Look for Brookhaven after serving as Associate Labora- gies for treating and reusing dredged tory Director for Life Sciences; Medi- sediment from New York harbor. On Monday, Laboratory Director John Marburger unveiled a new logo cal Department Chair Nora Volkow • Studies of ozone air pollution in Phoe- for Brookhaven National Laboratory. Shown here, the new logo has named new Associate Laboratory nix, Arizona. prompted a positive response, as well as a few questions: Director for Life Sciences. • Report that sunscreens that prevent Q: Why did Brookhaven need a new logo? • Peter Bond stationed for one year at sunburn may not prevent the skin A: Brookhaven is a world-renowned research center, so BSA recognized the need the White House Office of Science & cancer melanoma. for a “graphic identity” that would send that message in all of the Laboratory’s Technology Policy (OSTP), as a se- • Participation in an international ex- communications. The logo is the centerpiece of that new graphic identity, nior policy analyst in OSTP’s Science which will result in a new look for everything from business cards, stationery periment that found neutrinos have Division. mass. and forms, to the Lab’s signs, Web site and the Brookhaven Bulletin. Q: Who designed the new logo? • Hank Grahn retired as Assistant • Production of the first images of pro- Laboratory Director for Finance & teins, lipids & DNA in cells using A: The graphic identity was developed by the Deffenbaugh Agency of New York City, a firm that specializes in advertising and design services. Administration; Greg Ogeka served infrared microspectrometry. Q: What does the logo represent? as interim; Brian Sack hired as new • Contributions to a major report on A: While the logo suggests many things, Marburger offered this interpretation: Assistant Director. technologies to reduce CO . 2 “To me, for example, the logo suggests that Brookhaven is moving forward, • Adrian Roberts announced his retire- • Studies examining the effects of sul- doing science with impact and thriving on a solid foundation.” ment as Associate Laboratory Direc- fur on the properties of metal and Q: Who chose the new logo? tor for Applied Science & Technol- A: BNLers from throughout the Laboratory were involved in the processes to oxide catalysts. ogy; Department of Advanced select both the design firm and the logo. These individuals included liaisons • Imaging changes in bone using syn- Technology Chair Bob Bari named chrotron infrared microspectroscopy from each department and division, as well as members of Brookhaven’s directorate. After the Deffenbaugh Agency provided several concepts from interim. as a possible tool for diagnosing os- • William Studier announced his step- teoporosis. which to choose, the idea for the logo was selected and developed Q: Who paid for the new logo, and what did it cost? ping down from the Chair of the Biol- • Development of ways to remove con- A: The new logo and the rest of the graphic-identity project are being paid for by ogy Department, to return to re- taminants from crude oil using bac- BSA, with no effect on programmatic funds. The final cost of the graphic- search; Carl Anderson named as new teria & catalysts. identity project will be about $100,000, of which $18,000 was spent on logo Biology Chair. • Successful animal trials of micro- development. •Department of Advanced Technology beam radiation therapy, as a pos- Q: How do I get new business cards with the new logo on it? was reorganized. A: Now that the logo design has been finalized, the Division of Contracts & sible treatment for brain tumors in • Larry McLerran announced as new Procurement is providing business-card suppliers with the templates that children. leader of the Nuclear Theory Group • Continued use of BNL’s radioisotope they need to produce cards. As soon as vendors are ready to take orders, the Lab community will be notified. within the Physics Department. facility to produce nuclear medicine • Leo DeBobes announces his return to agents vital for the practice of nuclear Q: When will stationery with the new logo be available? A: The new stationery should be available by the end of the month. the State University of New York at medicine in the U.S. Q: How can I get a copy of the logo to use on a poster, a report cover, etc.? Stony Brook after heading the Envi- A: The Graphic Design Group in the Information Services Division has been ronment, Safety & Health (ES&H) supplied with the logo. You can also download the design from the Web, at Services Division, which, under his Management Since http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/newlogo.html. leadership, was divided into three: Q: Can I download the design to create my own stationery for the time the Environmental Services Division, being? March 1, 1998 which Bet Flores was hired to man- A: Please don’t! As Anita Cohen, Media & Communications Office, who is • Published the Institutional Plan for coordinating this phase of the logo development, explains, “The official age; the Radiological Control Divi- 1999 to 2003, containing many new stationery design relies on specifications and fonts that should always be used sion, which Stephen Layendecker initiatives for future scientific activi- consistently to produce the graphic identity that Brookhaven has selected. came to the Lab to head; and the ties, environmental protection, and Please be patient — and help the Lab launch its new image in the best possible Health & Safety Services Division; community involvement. way.” new ES&H/Q Administrative Group • Began implementing a standards- Q: I see other employees wearing pin buttons with the new logo. How formed, headed by Bruce Penn. based management system, a Lab- can I get one? • John Meersman joined the Lab to A: Buttons are available in the lobby of Public Affairs, Bldg. 134, while supplies wide, Internet-based set of policies, manage the Environmental Restora- last. One per employee, please! tion Division. standards, procedures, and guide- Q: Whom do I contact if I have any questions about the new logo? • Computing & Communications Divi- lines. A: Contact Anita Cohen, Ext. 5054, or [email protected]. • Roles, responsibilities, accountabili- sion became Information Technology ties and authorities (R2A2s) job de- Division (ITD); Ted Daniels returned scriptions for all employees completed to his field after managing that divi- on schedule. Community Involvement Achievements sion; Don Fleming hired as new ITD • Conducted employee survey and com- manager and the Lab’s Chief Infor- munity survey, and formed employee At BNL Since March 1, 1998 mation Officer. focus groups to address employee con- • Lance Warren named interim Manager cerns. • More than 730 people visited the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider on a February of Administrative Support Division. • Established Community Advisory 20th community tour, and hundreds more took part in employee and Summer • Robert McNair named head of Inde- Sunday tours. pendent Oversight Office. Council to interact with a broad range • BNLers donated $109,100 to the United Way; gave 1,150 pints of blood; helped of community groups and members. • BNL community mourns loss of: Joseph build houses through Habitat for Humanity; raised money for the Channel 21 Barba, Klaus Kinder-Geiger, Gertrude • Achieved Year 2000 compliance for public television station WLIW; and contributed 26,281 pounds of food to the DOE mission-critical computer sys- INTERFACE network, bringing the ten-year total to over a quarter million Goldhaber, Marie Hicks, Andy Hull, tems ahead of deadline; working to pounds. Young Park, Thomas Savage, Per make remaining systems compliant • Nearly 11,000 children and teachers have visited the BNL Science Museum Spanne, John Tokar, and Alfred Wolf, by March 31. since September. as well as a number of retirees. • Summer Sunday tours of BNL facilities attracted 3,300 visitors; the first Environmental Fair brought 3,600 visitors to BNL to learn about environmen- tal science, management and cleanup. Environment Since • Educational programs brought students and teachers to BNL for learning Computer Corner experiences, including: 31 Community Summer Science students, 30 minority March 1, 1998 high school students in the Summer Apprenticeship Program, 98 college The Information Technology Divi- ERULF interns, 26 community college students, and 62 teachers in the sion (ITD) offers the following software • Under Superfund program, began Elementary School Math, Science & Technology Initiative. classes. To register, contact Pam construction of BNL’s first off-site • Annual science contests involved hundreds of students from kindergarten to Mansfield, Ext. 7286, Bldg. 515, or groundwater treatment system, re- high school: science fair - 690 students; Maglev contest - 250 students; model pam1@ bnl.gov. For other course offer- moved two underground tanks, and bridge contest - 250 students. ings, go to www.ccd.bnl.gov/bnl/ remediated issues found during an • BNL purchased $28 million in goods and services from Long Island companies training/ on the World Wide Web. exhaustive facilities review of the in FY 1998. Lab site. • Construction began on a new home for the Camp Upton Collection, which will Microsoft Front Page • Completed first phase of Superfund be opened for public tours later this year. A class for beginners on the Web- investigation of the Peconic River, page creation software Microsoft Front and addressed community concerns cleanup of the site, including the canvassing, focus groups, poster ses- Page will take place on March 19 & 23. by planning additional sampling Brookhaven Graphite Research Re- sions, and workshops. The cost is $193 per person. based on input from Lab neighbors. actor. • Began recycling program with LabVIEW • Published Superfund studies on con- • Began adopting internationally rec- Brookhaven Town, and continued Introductory and advanced classes taminated groundwater and soils, ognized ISO 14001 standards for en- progress in increasing recycling and in LabVIEW will be offered from 8:45 and proposed remediation options vironmental management. reducing waste and emissions. a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 12-16, in the for on- and off-site groundwater con- • Involved community and employees • Hosted Pine Barrens research con- Human Resources training room, Bldg. tamination. in environmental remediation ference and Peconic River & Bay 459. To register, send an ILR for $1,650 • Secured funding for accelerated through calls, letters, door-to-door workshop. per person by March 19. Brookhaven Bulletin March 12, 1999

Hot off the Press! Lecture Notices March Is Women’s History Month Pegram Lecture Tonight Tonight, at 5 p.m. in Berkner Women’s History Month Events Hall, Pegram lecturer Graciela Chichilnisky, Columbia Uni- Monday, March 15, at noon: versity, will discuss “Economic Bernadette Castro (right), Commis- Returns From the Biosphere,” sioner of New York State Office of as the first of three lectures on Parks, Recreation & Historic Pres- “Biosphere and Society.” ervation, will discuss her life and Also in Berkner Hall at 5 career in a Berkner Hall talk en- p.m., on Monday, March 15, titled “How Women Can Make a Chichilnisky will continue the Difference.” Castro, whose parents series with “The Kyoto Proto- founded the Castro Convertible fur- col and the Carbon Cycle,” and, niture empire of which she became on Wednesday, March 17, she a longtime business executive, will conclude with “Resilience moved into politics in 1994. and the Knowledge Revolu- Appointed by Governor George tion.” All are welcome. Pataki to her present position, she Making Physics heads an agency with an annual A Biography of 344th Brookhaven Lecture budget in excess of $100 million, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Associate Physicist Ralf and 1,600 full-time and 6,000 part- 1946-1972 Prigl, Alternating Gradient time staff to handle 152 state parks, by BNL Historian Synchrotron Department, will 35 historic sites and 15 heritage Robert Crease deliver the 344th Brookhaven areas — among them Jones Beach and Montauk — which attract 65 Lecture, “Probing the Nature million visitors annually. Castro has found ways to expand the park of Force: The Muon g-2 Experi- system through public-private partnerships. Book Signing ment at the AGS,” on Wednes- • day, March 24, at 4 p.m., in Monday and Thursday, March 22 & 24, at noon: Valentina Solom- in Berkner Hall Berkner Hall. All are welcome. ita, Vice President & Senior Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch, will 5 p.m., Thursday, March 18 present “Optimizing Wealth for Women,” a two-part investment seminar (wine & cheese reception) in Berkner Hall. noon, Friday, March 19 Concert Playbill • Tuesday, March 23, at noon: At the invitation of Brookhaven Women A 40-percent discount is The following concerts will be pre- in Science, Shirley Strum Kenny, President, State University of New offered only on books sented in Berkner Hall York at Stony Brook and Chair, Brookhaven Science Associates, will purchased at signing! Swinging Moose on St. Pat’s address BNL employees at noon in Room B, Berkner Hall. After the In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, seminar, Kenny will lunch and talk informally with attendees. To order For more information, Wednesday, March 17, the BSA Cul- sandwiches, salad, cookies and coffee at $8.50 per person, call Vinita call Ext. 2345. tural Program will present a free con- Ghosh, Ext. 3527, by Wednesday, March 17. cert by the Swinging Moose, a tradi- • tional-music band composed of BNL Throughout March: “A Portrait Gallery of Great American Women” Basketball employees Elaine DiMasi, Jeff presented by the National Women’s Hall of Fame, will be on display in Scores from games on March 4 Landgraf, Sean McCorkle, Konstantin Berkner Hall lobby. Also, weekly drawings will be held for the book And Wizards 77 Bulldogs 54 Olchanski, and Artie Scholtz. Then She Said, a compilation by J. D. Zahniser of memorable quotes from Al Boerner 20 Paul Hawthrowe 24 women worldwide. Free raffle tickets are available in the Berkner lobby. Charlie Edwards 20 Troy Mayo 15 Their program from noon to 12:45 Reggie Sanchez 15 Louis Lalor 6 p.m. that day will feature traditional Santos Ortiz 9 Tim Powers 5 Irish dance music. Rob Singleton 9 Mike Mallardi 2 or to make reservations, contact: Geeta Jim Rank 5 Pete Ratzke 2 Piano Concert on March 25 Holi Celebration Joshi-Topé, Ext. 5702; Kumi Pandya, Fred Maier 3 A concert featuring pianist Du Three-point shots: Hawthrowe (2), Mayo (2), The BERA Indo-American Associa- Ext. 7734; Dhruba Ghimiray, Ext. Huang will be offered on Thursday, 3849; or Achyut Tope, Ext. 5672. Sanchez (2), Boerner (2), Maier, Ortiz, Powers, March 25, beginning at 8 p.m. tion invites all to celebrate Holi, the Rank. Indian festival of color, on Saturday, Knicks 74 Bombers 69 A member of the Contemporary Lee Walcott 18 Mitch Williams 16 Chamber Players and a music doctoral March 13. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a Shane Stadler 13 Jerry Gaeta 15 student at the State University of New Arrivals & Departures Rice Onare 11 Tracy Fountaine 14 pizza dinner in the Recreation Bldg. in York at Stony Brook, Huang will play Arrivals Jim Garrison 9 Donald Davis 13 the apartment area. Then, at 7 p.m., a Pat Hawkins 8 Brian Hobson 7 works by Bach, Chopin, Debussy, and Louis E. Briones ...... Fin. Serv. Steve Springston 7 Pat Moylan 4 Schumann. The concert is free, but cultural program performed by local Kimberly N. Pellechi ...... Biology talent will be offered in Berkner Hall. Todd Clatterbuck 4 donations will be accepted to help fund Departures Chris Fockenberg 4 future concerts. The cost is $10 per family or $2.50 Dimitrios M. Cokinos ...... Adv. Tech. Three-point shots: Gaeta (4), Walcott (4), Will- for individuals. For more information Hubert K. Zajonz ...... Physics iams (4), Davis, Garrison, Hobson, Onare. Softball Captains Meet All captains of teams in the BERA In Memoriam: Young Park, DAT Softball League are called to a meet- ing on Wednesday, March 17, at noon Young Park, a civil engineer in the tionally known expert in his field. in Room B, Berkner Hall. There, the Department of Advanced Technology Said Park’s colleague Charles balance of team dues will be collected, (DAT), died suddenly in early Febru- Hofmayer, DAT, “When it came to and a league structure will be deter- ary of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. performing nonlinear dynamic analy- mined so games can be scheduled. For He was 48. sis or seismic probabilistic risk analy- more information, contact Laurie Born in Miyagi, Japan, of Korean sis, there was no one on the staff to Pearl, Ext. 5520, or [email protected]. parents, Park earned his B.S. in archi- surpass his talents. His education and tecture from Waseda University in experience in Japan was instrumen- BNL Gospel Choir 1973, and his 1975 master of engi- tal in ensuring the success of many neering and 1978 Ph.D. in structural collaborative efforts in the area of On Saturday, March 27, at 5 p.m., engineering from the University of seismic engineering between the U.S., the BNL Gospel Choir will present a Tokyo. NRC, BNL and MITI/NUPEC in Ja- missionary program at the First Bap- After two years as a lecturer at pan. He was unique and is sorely Young Park tist Church, Main Road, Cutchogue. Shibura Institute of Technology, To- missed not only by his coworkers at Park had numerous publications in All are welcome at this free program. kyo, he moved in 1981 to the U.S., to BNL, but also by his many technical scientific and engineering journals, For information on joining the choir, the University of Illinois, where he associates throughout the world. We and he participated in many interna- call Frances Ligon, Ext. 3709, or Sydell received his second Ph.D., in civil en- have indeed lost a quiet giant in this tional conferences. He was a member Lamb, Ext. 3389. gineering in 1984. field.” of the American Society of Civil Engi- He then became a visiting profes- His recent activities included the neers, the Earthquake Engineering sor at the State University of New nonlinear dynamic analysis of rein- Research Institute, and the Architec- York at Buffalo, 1985-87, and he joined forced-concrete shear-wall structures tural Institute of Japan. BNL in 1989 as an associate civil engi- under seismic loadings, analyses of pip- Park’s technical associates sent con- neer. Promoted to Civil Engineer in ing systems with energy-absorbing de- dolences from around the world, in- 1989, he was given a continuing ap- vices, and participation in an informa- cluding from the NRC and Japan, dem- pointment in 1991. tion-exchange program on seismic onstrating that he had indeed, as one At BNL, Park became a key mem- probabilistic safety assessment. message stated, “really constructed ber of DAT’s seismic and structural Park developed a large nonlinear heartfelt bridges among Korea, USA research and technical assistance pro- finite element code with unique capa- and Japan.” grams for DOE and the Nuclear Regu- bilities to predict how various struc- A resident of Setauket, Park is sur- latory Commission (NRC). His exten- tures and components would respond vived by his wife Keiko and sons Joun sive experience in earthquake to earthquake conditions. He was a and Michael; and, in Japan, by his engineering, structural mechanics, member of the NRC and DOE team mother, Tonamjoo Jeon; his sisters, and structural probabilistic and reli- that investigated damage in the 1995 Sunja Park and Canja Park; and a ability analysis made him an interna- Kobe earthquake. brother, Yung Jo Park. Volunteers Needed Mountain Slide Show BERA Golf ’99 BERA News The Lab will this year again be At 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, in The BERA Golf Association (BGA) For the following events, buy tickets offering a “Take Our Daughters to Berkner Hall, the BERA Mountain & is now accepting applications from at the BERA Sales Office. For informa- Work” Day, on Thursday, April 22. To Canoe Club will offer an entertaining, teams for 1999 league play. Two-per- tion, call Andrea Dehler, Ext. 3347, or help make the day memorable for one-hour slide show presented by Dou- son teams will compete in a match- M. Kay Dellimore, Ext. 2873. BNLers’ daughters, volunteers with glas Zimmerman about his 1998 moun- play format. Each team will play 14 Sales Office Closed March 15-22 fresh ideas are needed for an organiz- taineering expedition to the Yukon matches, starting during the week of The BERA Sales Office in Berkner ing committee. To join, contact the Territory Alaska boundary peaks. April 19th. All are welcome to join. Hall will be closed from Monday-Mon- event’s coordinator, Susan Foster, The expedition, which resulted in The first BGA outing of the year day, March 15-22. It will resume its Human Resources Division, at Ext. the first recorded ascent of South will be held on May 14th at the usual hours of 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Tues- 2888 or e-mail [email protected]. Kennedy mountain, was made by Calverton Links. The format will be a day-Friday, on Tuesday, March 23. Zimmerman and two companions. All person scramble. are welcome. For more information, For more information about BGA Daffodil Sale Tread Safely contact Bet Flores, Ext. 4225, e-mail or to receive an application, contact Again this year, BERA will sell bou- [email protected]. Jeff Williams, Ext. 5587, williams quets of daffodils to benefit the Ameri- The Safety Shoe Office located in can Cancer Society. Each bouquet will Bldg. T-88 will be closed on Thursday, @mail.sep.bnl.gov, or check out BGA at http://www.esh.bnl.gov/beragolf/. sell for $6, and paid orders are being March 18, and Monday, March 22. Defensive Driving taken at the BERA Sales Office, Tues- The training group of the Safety & March Into May day through Friday, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Health Services Division will offer a Pick up reserved bouquets 11:30 a.m. six-hour defensive driving course on BNL is again one of the organiza- - 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, at Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., tions nationwide selected to partici- the BERA Sales Office. Any extras will in Berkner Hall, Rooms B & C. pate in the ten-week physical activ- be sold that day and on Friday, March The course will be taught by a Met- ity program called “March Into 26, in the Berkner Hall lobby, from ropolitan Life instructor and costs $23 May.” Last year, BNL placed 4th out 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. per person. of 38. All employees are invited to Atlantic City, Saturday, April 17 Completing the course entitles par- participate, regardless of their cur- Join the bus trip on Saturday, April ticipants to a 10-percent discount on rent fitness level. 17, to Resorts Hotel and Casino on the vehicle collision and liability insur- Participants will set personal goals boardwalk in Atlantic City. The ini- ance for three years, and to have up to for regular activity and track their tial cost will be $25, but the hotel- four points deducted from their driv- progress. They will also be eligible for casino will give a $17 coin return. ing records if they were incurred dur- two prize drawings, and everyone who The bus will leave the Brookhaven ing the 18 months before the com- completes the ten weeks will receive Center at 8 a.m., returning to BNL by pleted course. an incentive award. To sign up, com- about 10 p.m. An extra pickup at LIE To register, call Scott Zambelli, 249- plete and return the registration form Exit 63 may be requested. Free rolls 3000, Ext. 5877 (not the on-site Ext. sent to all employees to Mary Wood, and donuts will be provided on board; 5877). Bldg. 490, by Wednesday, March 17. bring your own juice and coffee.

degree or equivalent in business administration/ac- counting and several years of experience in budgetary planning and/or financial control. Knowledge of Excel, Access spread sheet and database applications is required, and knowledge of BNL systems, including Placement Notices IPAP and PeopleSoft, is desired. Will be responsible The Lab’s placement policy is to select the best- for performing special budget assignments, which qualified candidate for an available position. Candi- involve review, coordination and control of data used dates are considered in the following order: (1) present for the preparation of budgets and forecasts. Will employees within the department/division and/or ap- maintain cost records and prepare reports on the propriate bargaining unit, with preference for those performance of cost to budgets and budgets to fore- within the immediate work group; (2) present employ- casts. Will perform other miscellaneous administrative ees within the Laboratory; and (3) outside applicants. functions and management information studies as In keeping with the Affirmative Action Plan, selections requested. Will be responsible for tracking all con- are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, struction accounts costs and labor-distribution activi- national origin, sex, disability or veteran status. Each ties. Plant Engineering Division. week, the Human Resources Division lists new place- NS8079. COMPUTER ANALYST POSITION - Requires ment notices, first, so employees may request consid- a BS in computer science, physics or related field, MS eration for themselves, and, second, for open recruit- preferred, with five years of experience in application- ment. Because of the priority policy stated above, software development. C++ and X windows experience each listing does not necessarily represent an oppor- is necessary, as are good problem-solving and com- tunity for all people. Except when operational needs munication skills. Experience in a scientific environ- require otherwise, positions will be open for one week ment is preferable. Will design and develop user- after publication. For more information, contact the interface applications for the accelerator-controls Employment Manager, Ext. 2882; call the JOBLINE, Ext. environment. Alternating Gradient Synchrotron De- 7744 (344-7744), for a complete list of all job openings; partment. use a TDD system to access job information by calling DD7834. POWER SUPPLY/RF TECHNICIAN POSI- (516) 344-6018; or access current job openings on the TION - (reposting) Will work in a small group upgrading World Wide Web at http://www.bnl.gov/JOBS/jobs.html. and maintaining a range of equipment. System re- LAB RECRUITMENT - Opportunities for Laboratory sponsibility will include high-power pulsed RF accel- employees. eration systems. Work will be done under the direction of a group supervisor while working closely with engi- DD8100. SECRETARIAL POSITION - (term appoint- neers and physicists. Requires a thorough under- ment) Requires an AAS degree in secretarial science or standing of analog and digital circuitry, power elec- equivalent experience, good interpersonal skills, knowl- tronics and RF techniques. Must be able to use standard edge of Lab policies and procedures, and proficiency test equipment and to work from schematics, rough with Microsoft Word. Must have experience with IPAP, drawings and verbal instructions. Also must have JCARS and Web requisitions (PeopleSoft), Outlook, experience prototyping circuits, building chassis, and BNL travel system, PowerPoint, and MS Project. Must safely handling bench and power tools. BS in elec- be able to handle frequently changing priorities. Duties tronic technology or equivalent required. National Syn- will include filing, answering telephones, sorting mail, chrotron Light Source Department. ordering stationery supplies, and providing clerical support to OPMPS staff. Office of Project Manage- DD4515. DIAGNOSTICS TECHNICIAN POSITION - ment & Planning Support. (reposting) Will work in a small group constructing and testing custom VME-based laboratory instrumenta- OPEN RECRUITMENT - Opportunities for Labora- tion. Responsibilities range from prototyping to final tory employees and outside candidates. testing and installing of controls and diagnostics equip- MK8259. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - ment. Will work under the direction of a group super- to work in the Center for Data Intensive Computing, visor while working closely with engineers and physi- which is pursuing a research program to provide the cists. Work involves feedback systems, and high-speed intellectual leadership for the Lab’s computational precision data-acquisition and timing controls. Re- needs, and which will be affiliated with the Department quires a thorough knowledge of digital and analog of Computer Science and the Department of Applied electronics. Familiarity with high-speed analog and RF Mathematics & Statistics at the State University of techniques is desirable. Must be able to use standard New York at Stony Brook. Areas of interest include test equipment and work from schematics, rough sketches data-mining, visualization, parallel and distributed com- and verbal instructions. Requires BSET or equivalent. puting, networking, modeling and simulation. Requires National Synchrotron Light Source Department. a Ph.D. in physics, chemistry, biology, computer sci- DD7461. SAFETY SYSTEM TECHNICIAN POSITION - ence, or related discipline. Under the direction of J. (reposting) Will work under the direction of engineers, Davenport, Department of Applied Science. under minimal supervision, constructing, testing and MK7017. DEPUTY ASSISTANT LABORATORY DI- troubleshooting personnel safety and machine safety RECTOR FOR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - Re- interlock systems. Additional responsibilities include quires a master’s degree in business, finance or re- testing and repairing custom and commercial equip- lated field, and significant management experience, ment for the scientific community. Requires the use of i.e., a minimum of 10 years of experience in all aspects standard test equipment and the ability to use hand of business and/or financial operations in an R&D and power tools. Should have knowledge of digital and environment, with at least five years at the Lab or a relay logic. Must be able to work from schematics, similar research & development facility. Also requires rough drawings and verbal instruction. Requires BSET very strong interpersonal and excellent oral and writ- or equivalent. National Synchrotron Light Source De- ten communication skills, an in-depth knowledge of partment. DOE contracting and administrative/business pro- DD4528. PRINTED CIRCUIT-BOARD DESIGNER - cesses, and an exceptionally thorough knowledge of (reposting) Will use PADS Power Logic and PADS PCB Lab procedures, practices and organization. Will as- to design printed circuit boards for custom scientific sist in providing leadership and oversight for the Lab’s equipment. Responsibilities include schematic entry, financial and administrative services/affairs, which will board layout and the design of related assemblies. include line responsibility for the Financial Services, Must have knowledge of routing and parts placement Administrative Support, Information Services, and issues, and be able to prepare schematics and assem- Contracts & Procurement Divisions and the Budget bly drawings for manufacturing. Knowledge of trans- Office. Will have oversight and contract administration mission lines and other high-speed techniques is very for the DOE Prime Contract, coordinate essential desirable. Should have a working knowledge of IPC-D- business information flow, and develop and imple- 275 and ANSI Y 14.5 and ANSI Y 32.2 Ability to use PADS ment key Directorate procedures and initiatives. products and a recent revision of AutoCAD is desirable. Director’s Office. Requires and AAS degree in electronics or equivalent. DD8131. BUDGET POSITION - Requires a bachelor’s National Synchrotron Light Source Department.