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Subscribe | Contact Us | Archive | Classifieds | Guidelines | Help Search Calendar From symmetry breaking ES&H Tips of the Week - Ecology Have a safe day! The Large Hadron Collider sets Fermilab's land is a vital new world record Monday, Nov. 30 national research location 2:30 p.m. CERN just issued a press release announcing Particle Astrophysics Seminar that the Large Hadron Collider is now the - One West world's highest energy particle accelerator. Speaker: Brian Humensky, Over the weekend the LHC accelerated University of Chicago beams of protons to an energy of 1.18 TeV, Title: The Galaxy in Gamma breaking the previous world record of 0.98 Rays: Results from VERITAS TeV that had been held by Fermilab since 3:30 p.m. 2001. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over Text of CERN press release: 4 p.m. LHC sets new world record Fermilab is one of seven Department of Energy All Experimenters' Meeting - National Environmental Research Parks. Curia II Geneva, 30 November 2009. CERN's We all know that Fermilab is a premier high- Large Hadron Collider has today become Tuesday, Dec. 1 energy physics laboratory. But did you realize the world's highest energy particle 10:30 p.m. that Fermilab is also one of only seven accelerator, having accelerated its twin Research Techniques Seminar Department of Energy National Environmental beams of protons to an energy of 1.18 TeV Research Parks in the United States? These - Curia II in the early hours of the morning. This parks, or NERPs, began in the early 1970s at Speaker: Maxim Titov, CEA exceeds the previous world record of 0.98 outdoor laboratories where research on major Saclay TeV, which had been held by the US Fermi U.S. ecosystems could be carried out at a Title: The RD51 Collaboration - National Accelerator Laboratory's Tevatron large scale. The first NERP was dedicated at Development of Micro-Pattern collider since 2001. It marks another the Savannah River Site in South Carolina in Gas Detectors Technologies important milestone on the road to first 1972. 1 p.m. physics at the LHC in 2010. Computing Techniques The study of natural systems' response to Seminar - FCC2A/2B "We are still coming to terms with just how human activities is fundamental to the NERP Speaker: Steve Tuecke, smoothly the LHC commissioning is going," concept. DOE laboratories offer a unique University of Chicago/Argonne said CERN Director General Rolf Heuer. "It opportunity to take a close look at both the National Laboratory is fantastic. However, we are continuing to response and the activities that trigger the Title: Globus' Future take it step by step, and there is still a lot to natural response. 3:30 p.m. do before we start physics in 2010. I'm DIRECTOR'S COFFEE keeping my champagne on ice until then." The Fermilab NERP was created in 1989 to BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over enable the study of the tall grass prairie Read more THERE WILL BE NO ecosystem. Since then, the Fermilab NERP ACCELERATOR PHYSICS Read the story by the Associated Press. has hosted more than 80 research projects AND TECHNOLOGY from 24 universities, seven non-governmental SEMINAR TODAY From symmetry breaking research institutions (e.g., The Field Museum, 4 p.m. Morton Arboretum) and federal and local Special Fermilab Colloquium - agencies. Argonne National Laboratory has One West been a major contributor to this research for Speaker: Norbert Holtkamp, three decades. Investigators have studied the ITER biogeochemistry of prairie soils, soil nutrient Title: ITER - Fusion Energy cycling, atmospheric carbon dynamics and, most recently, uses for prairie grasses as Click here for NALCAL, alternative fuel sources. a weekly calendar with Recently, a bill was introduced in Congress to links to additional give legislative status to the NERP network information. members and to authorize annual funding for Upcoming conferences each of the NERP sites. Coordinators from all file:///U|/wwwdocs/pub/v5_0/today/archive_2009/today09-11-30.html (1 of 4)11/30/2009 9:33:37 AM Fermilab Today

Campaigns How to turn on the Compact the DOE NERPs met last week at Savannah River to discuss the future of research if the Muon Solenoid detector funding materializes. All of the NERPs are Take Five conducting interesting and important environmental research, and the workshop participants concentrated on exploring the Tune IT Up potential for future projects that involve coordinating our efforts to study continental- scale issues like climate change and H1N1 Flu alternative energy.

For information about H1N1, Learn more about the DOE NERP program at visit Fermilab's flu information its Web site. site. The 13,800-ton Cosmic Muon Solenoid detector in Each NERP is located in a distinct and Weather August 2008 before it was closed by construction important large ecosystem. Fermilab's NERP crews. represents the tall grass prairie. Partly sunny When two proton bunches traveling in 42°/31° opposite directions at close to the speed of — Rod Walton, Fermilab ecologist light first met on Nov. 23 within the Compact In Brief Muon Solenoid detector at the Large Hadron Extended Forecast Collider at CERN, 100 million detection Work begins near Pine Street Weather at Fermilab elements were ready to record. Current Security and Road A this week Status The trickle of collisions recorded so far at CMS will gradually increase to a flood as LHC Secon Level 3 operators ramp up the collision energy to 7 trillion electron volts. Scientists expect this to Wilson Hall Cafe generate a data stream of about 100 megabytes per second. Monday, Nov. 30 - Croissant sandwich Before detection equipment could record any - Potato leek soup data from those first collisions, scientists - Monte Cristo actually had to turn the detector on. Read on - Half a roasted chicken to find out how hundreds of scientists and - Alfredo tortellini maintenance personnel power up the CMS - Chicken ranch wrapper detector. - Assorted slices of pizza Construction crews will partially drain Swan Lake - Szechuan style pork lo mein First step: perform maintenance to replace an intake pipe near the corner of Pine Street and Road A. Construction will require Wilson Hall Cafe Menu The size and complexity of modern detectors periodic traffic controls at the intersection. makes it difficult for scientists to find defective Chez Leon Starting this week, construction crews will or malfunctioning parts until they have begin preparations to replace the intake pipe thoroughly tested the whole detector. Because Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the Swan Lake pumping station on the of these challenges, detectors often have a corner of Pine Street and Road A. Lunch breaking-in period with crews performing the - Jalapeño and cream cheese most maintenance after the first run. The nine- In order to replace the pipe, which runs under - Stuffed pork tenderloin day operational period in 2008, although brief, Pine Street and into Swan Lake, crews will - Scalloped potatoes gave CMS scientists an adequate glimpse of lower the water level in the lake significantly. - Steamed green beans the detector, allowing them to perform most of FESS personnel do not expect the lower water - Hazelnut torte with cream the maintenance associated with a first run. level to affect the fish in the lake, although the anglaise number of great egrets fishing may increase. "During the first operational period, things Thursday, Dec. 3 move in the magnetic field and you really have Current construction plans do not call for any Dinner to understand how they move," said Fermilab's road closures, but periodic traffic control will - Mushroom duxelle Jeff Spalding, project manager for the hadron occur at the intersection. All drivers and - Duck breast with lingonberry calorimeter sub-detector. "When you open the bicyclists should take extra caution and be sauce detector you have to inspect and look for any aware of workers when entering the - Wild rice sign of movement." intersection. - Brussels sprouts - German apple cake During the initial testing period, maintenance FESS plans to complete the project in

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Chez Leon Menu crews located and repaired minor leaks in the December. Normal landscape restoration will Call x3524 to make your cooling system and adjusted some of the take place in the spring. reservation. mounting to account for the effects of the 3.8 Archives Tesla magnetic field, Spalding said. Crews Accelerator Update turned on and tested individual parts of the detector as they performed maintenance so if Nov. 23-25 Fermilab Today there were problems, they could find out - Three stores provided approximately 44.25 before reassembling the detector. hours of luminosity - LRF5 problems resolved Result of the Week Read more - MI-52 kicker power supply fixed

— Chris Knight Read the Current Accelerator Update Safety Tip of the Week Special Announcement Read the Early Bird Report View the Tevatron Luminosity Charts CMS Result of the Month Physical inventory off to a good start Announcements User University Profiles On behalf of the Tune Latest Announcements IT Up team, I would like Register for Quigg Symposium - Dec. ILC NewsLine to thank the employees and users who have 14-15 helped make the launch Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Employees Info of the Tune IT Up (GLOBE) at Fermilab - informational physical inventory a meeting Dec. 10 Fermilab Today success. Check out the is online at: milestones page on the Long-distance caregiving seminar- www.fnal.gov/today/ Tune IT Up site to view The Tune IT Up team Dec. 2 our progress. will post this sign in Send comments and your office area before suggestions to: Contractors from the they come by for a [email protected] Kemtah Group IT physical inventory. NALWO winter tea - Dec. 1 organization report that Visit the Fermilab Fermilab employees and users consistently Yoga Class promotion - Dec. 1-22 home page have asked to see their Fermilab IDs before allowing them access to their computers. Weight Watchers at Work program - Several employees also have called the Dec. 2 Service Desk to verify the identity of contractors, pictured here. "The Night Before Christmas Carol" at Fermilab Arts Series - Dec. 5 The inventory visits tend to last about 15 minutes per laptop or desktop. English Country Dancing, Dec. 6

The Tune IT Up team will notify managers and Wilson Hall stocking stuffer holiday system administrators before visiting each sale - Dec. 9-10 area of the laboratory and will display the sign pictured above the day before they arrive. If Free introductory martial arts you will not be present during the contractors' classes - Dec. 14 and 16 visit to your area, you can reschedule by opening a Service Desk ticket. We will Fermilab Management Practices continue to visit Mac, Linux and Windows Seminar beginning Feb. 11 machines through the end of the calendar year. Prescription Eyewear Technician If you have any questions about the inventory, please submit a question to the Tune IT Up location change team or call the Service Desk at x2345. Lederman Science Center holiday Thanks again for your cooperation and for hours helping to make this a safe, efficient process that will improve cybersecurity across the Discount movie tickets available laboratory. file:///U|/wwwdocs/pub/v5_0/today/archive_2009/today09-11-30.html (3 of 4)11/30/2009 9:33:37 AM Fermilab Today

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Energy push spurs shift Additional Activities in U.S. science Submit an announcement From The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 25, 2009

The Obama administration's push to solve the nation's energy problems, a massive federal program that rivals the Manhattan Project, is spurring a once-in-a-generation shift in U.S. science.

The government's multibillion-dollar push into energy research is reinvigorating 17 giant U.S.- funded research facilities, from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory here to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. After many years of flat budgets, these labs are ramping up to develop new electricity sources, trying to build more-efficient cars and addressing climate change.

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