Vol. 53 - No. 9 March 19, 1999 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY

344th Brookhaven Lecture Measuring Forces With the Muon g-2 Experiment at the AGS

At the Alternating Gradient Syn- own axis. It therefore acts like a tiny chrotron (AGS), an intriguing experi- magnet, with a north and south pole ment, E821, recently completed its and a magnetic moment, which is the first major run. name given to a magnet’s strength. The experimenters, some 70 re- During each muon’s 2.2 millionths searchers from BNL and 11 institu- of a second lifetime, it constantly emits tions in Germany, Japan, Russia and and reabsorbs a cloud of even more the U.S., have built the world’s largest short-lived particles, which modify the superconducting magnet coil in order muon’s electric and magnetic force. to make one of the world’s smallest The complex interactions in the muon measurements. They are measuring cloud are known to contain traces of the energy and time at which the elec- every elementary form of matter. tron particles fly off decaying muon If a muon orbits in a magnetic field particles that are spinning round a created by another magnet, its mag- perfectly circular orbit in a magnetic netic moment and its spin rotate with field. Roger Stoutenburgh about the same frequency around the Why do that? external field. The rotation frequency To give the answer, one of the E821 of the spin is proportional to a factor researchers, Associate Scientist Ralf called “g.” Prigl, AGS, will give the 344th Brook- If g were exactly 2, the spin axis, haven Lecture, “Probing the Nature of initially pointing in the direction of Force: The Muon g-2 Experiment at Ralf Prigl at the muon g-2 experiment at BNL’s Alternating Gradient travel, would always move in step the AGS.” Prigl will be introduced by Synchrotron. with the orbit and thus continue to AGS Chair Derek Lowenstein, begin- point in the forward direction. ning at 4 p.m. in Berkner Hall on holds an atom’s nucleus together; and combination of electric and magnetic However, QED predicts that, by the Wednesday, March 24. the electromagnetic force. These are theory, with the theory of quantum time the muon returns to where it As Prigl will explain, the reason for three of the four forces that physicists mechanics and relativity. started, the spin axis will have moved measuring the energy spectrum of the are investigating as governing all in- Now, however, Prigl will relate how slightly inward, due to the effect of the decay electrons is that its time depen- teractions of matter. new technology has made it possible weak, strong and electromagnetic dence indicates the strength of an ef- Prigl will recall how experiments to refine the old result to an even forces on the muon cloud. At each orbit fect on the muon. at CERN, Switzerland, during the higher level of sensitivity that is ex- of the muon, the shift increases by the This effect, called g-2, deflects the 1960s and 70s, had already made this pected to reveal new information about same amount, until — after 30 orbits muon in a magnetic field, adding to an measurement to an extraordinary pre- the weak and strong forces. in the E821 experiment — the axis already well-known force that acts on cision, helping to establish muon be- again points in the direction of travel. The Moving Muon the bare electric charge of the muon. havior and the validity of quantum This rotation of the muon spin axis The effect is believed to be made by the electrodynamics (QED). QED is the To explain the experiment, Prigl relative to the direction of travel is weak force, which is responsible for scientific theory that joins the theory will describe the muon — an electri- called the “g minus 2” (g-2) frequency. particle decay; the strong force, which of electrodynamics, which itself is a cally charged particle that spins on its (continued on page 2)

intricacies of nu- RIKEN BNL Supercomputer clear and other sub- atomic forces.” Already, the su- Wins Gordon Bell Prize percomputer has proved its worth by When, at the first anniversary in the application of supercomputers making it possible celebration of the RIKEN BNL Re- to scientific and engineering problems, for BNL and RBRC search Center (RBRC) last October, with particular emphasis on the ma- scientists to do cal- the world’s fastest multipurpose non- chines’ cost-effectiveness. Gordon Bell, culations that were commercial supercomputer was un- a former National Science Foundation presented in sev- veiled, RIKEN BNL researchers knew division director and now a senior re- eral papers at a re- they had a great machine. search at Microsoft, has been sponsor- cent RBRC work- Capable of the top operating speed ing this prize for over ten years to shop. “Now, we can of 600 billion calculations per second promote practical parallel-processing look forward to hav- (0.6 teraflops) needed for the most research. ing predictions for advanced physics research, the Built economically at a cost of $1.8 the new state of supercomputer is also the world’s 12th million, which was provided by RIKEN, matter that could fastest. the Japanese Institute of Physical & be produced in the It is designed to run in tandem with Chemical Research, the RIKEN-BNL Relativistic Heavy the 0.4-teraflop supercomputer at Co- QCD supercomputer is optimized for Ion Collider [RHIC],” lumbia University, resulting in a one- advanced research into quantum chro- Lee said. teraflop computing partnership that modynamics. Also known as QCD, it is Ed McFadden, is the world’s eighth fastest (see the theoretical model of matter based who led the ITD The RIKEN BNL QCD supercomputer (center), win- Brookhaven Bulletin, October 23, 1998). on the force known as the strong inter- team which in- ner of the Gordon Bell Prize for price performance at Within weeks, everyone else in the action, which binds quarks and glu- stalled and de- the November 1998 SC98 High Performance Net- supercomputing field also knew about ons in the particles that make up the bugged the super- working & Computing Conference, Orlando, Florida. the great new machine — because, at nucleus of every atom in the universe. conductor, said, the November 1998 SC98 High Per- Said RIKEN BNL Research Center “We continue to take great pride in the land firms. formance Networking & Computing Director T.D. Lee of Columbia Univer- success of this supercomputer. It is Said Laboratory Director John Conference, Orlando, Florida, the Co- sity, “The construction of this QCD very gratifying to see a computer that Marburger, “We’re very proud that lumbia-designed, BNL- and RBRC- supercomputer began on February 19 was built with our hands, under the the RIKEN BNL superconductor’s ex- built supercomputer won the Gordon last year, and it was completed on direction of the RBRC scientists, work cellence has been recognized with the Bell Prize for price performance. August 28, which is a very short pe- so well. Winning the Gordon Bell Prize Gordon Bell Prize. This is a typical The Bell prize for price performance riod for constructing such a machine. took us all to a new high.” BNL product, resulting from strong recognizes significant achievements We are delighted that, since then, the The supercomputer’s calculational collaborations, plus local talent and supercomputer has been operating power is provided by a total of 12,288 skills, and a determination to break steadily 24 hours every day. All these processors, or daughterboards, divided new ground in pursuit of basic knowl- successes are due to the strong sup- in groups of 64 to form 192 large struc- edge. It was not a simple matter to port of the BNL Information Technol- tures called motherboards. ITD’s Ed build this computer so quickly during ogy Division [ITD] and the harmoni- Brosnan and the Hardware Mainte- a period when the Lab was under ous working relationship between the nance Group maintain the supercom- many external pressures. Ed Mc- scientists of BNL, the RIKEN BNL Re- puter, which stands almost nine feet Fadden and his team built a beautiful search Center, and Columbia.” high and is mounted in six large wa- machine with the slimmest resources It was necessary to have such a ter-cooled racks. because they knew it was important to computer, Lee said, “because without Over $1 million of the computer’s the Lab’s central mission. The RIKEN it we will not be able to understand $1.8 million price was expended in BNL supercomputer will be extremely and to predict with accuracy all the components purchased from Long Is- important to RHIC.” — Liz Seubert Brookhaven Bulletin March 19, 1999 In Memoriam: Andrew Hull, Senior Health Physicist

As was noted in Newsday, the Lab understanding of the environmental- fered technical assistance to the U.S. lost “a big piece of its institutional monitoring activities in the early Lab Nuclear Regulatory Commission, sur- memory” with the death on Saturday, years and the information available veying the monitoring practices of March 6, of Andrew Hull, a BNL re- from that time that his contributions nuclear power reactors. As part of that tiree who had continued at the Lab as were invaluable,” said Gunther. “He work, he assessed the ability to moni- a guest senior health physicist. He was a great asset and a wonderful tor radiological releases from nuclear was 79. person.” power reactors under accident condi- Before his death from pneumonia Hull entered the field of health phys- tions. following gallbladder surgery, Hull ics in mid-life, after working in ground Then, as a member of DOE’s radio- had been working with Bill Gunther of operations for American Airlines, logical assistance program (RAP) team Roger Stoutenburgh the Environmental Management Di- 1945-52, and serving in the U.S. Air for the northeast, which is stationed rectorate and Charles Meinhold of the Force in 1953 during the Korean War. at BNL, Hull was among the first Department of Advanced Technology, In 1956, Hull earned a B.S. in phys- health physicists from outside the to assemble the Lab’s earliest envi- ics from Central Connecticut State nuclear power station to respond to ronmental-monitoring data. College and went on to Vanderbilt the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear “From the days when he ran the University, where he was an Atomic reactor accident on March 28, 1979. Andrew Hull environmental-monitoring program to Energy Commission (AEC) Fellow in There, he was responsible for the his last project, Andy was the only radiological physics, 1956-57. After analysis and interpretation of the en- and environmental consequences of person whom I knew who either knew completing the summer field work for vironmental monitoring data to esti- the Chernobyl accident. the answers or where to get the an- his AEC fellowship, Hull joined Oak mate what was released and the likely “Andy could take bits and pieces of swers to the most difficult questions,” Ridge National Laboratory in 1958. population dose. In 1983, he returned seemly confusing environmental data said Meinhold, who, from 1972 to 1988, He then took the position of supervi- to TMI at the request of the NRC, to and focus it into a clear picture of headed the then Safety & Environ- sor of health physics at Industrial serve as project leader during the re- reality,” said Stephen Musolino of the mental Protection (S&EP) Division in Reactor Laboratories, New Jersey, in view of the post-accident sampling Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, who which Hull had worked. “He kept us 1958. systems and monitors. had been a coworker and collaborator focused on the data because he knew After receiving an M.S. in radio- In May 1986, Hull was called to of Hull’s for the past 20 years. “I have that, unlike models and extrapola- logical physics from Vanderbilt in DOE’s emergency operations center in never worked with anyone who had tions, only the data contained the 1961, he joined BNL on April 1 of that Germantown, Maryland, to use his Andy’s talent of making order out of truth.” year as an assistant health physicist. dose-assessment expertise to interpret what appeared to be chaos.” While Hull and Meinhold had re- Promoted to an associate health physi- the radiological data being gathered From 1988 until his retirement, cently authored a report for 1967 to cist in 1963, Hull earned the title as a result of the April 26th accident at Hull was responsible for the Lab’s 1970, years when the Lab did not health physicist in 1973, and, in 1980, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in emergency planning, during which issue an environmental-monitoring he was named a senior health physi- the Ukraine. Similar to his role during time he helped update the Lab’s emer- report, they were in the midst of gath- cist. From 1961 to 1982, Hull super- TMI, Hull was key to developing an gency plan and developed on active ering data from the time prior to 1962 vised the Lab’s environmental moni- understanding of the incident as it program of emergency drills. when Hull died. toring program within S&EP. was unfolding. Hull’s work was in- “Andy was a very bright, hard-work- “Andy had such knowledge and Between 1976 and 1977, Hull of- cluded in DOE’s report on the health ing and forward-thinking individual who made only positive contributions to the Laboratory,” said Robert Casey OU III Public Meeting ANS Meeting Off-Site Housing Call of the National Synchrotron Light Source Department, who had headed BNL employees and the general “Gamma-Ray Imaging in Commer- Since the Lab has many more visit- S&EP 1988-98. “Working in the areas public are invited to a meeting, during cial and DOE Nuclear Facilities” will ing scientists during the summer than that he did, environmental monitor- which they are welcome to provide be addressed by Alfred Henneborn of it can accommodate in its on-site hous- ing and emergency planning, Andy comments on three recently released AIL Systems Inc. at the next dinner ing, BNL has an off-site housing coor- helped the Lab recognize the impor- reports on groundwater cleanup in an meeting of the Long Island Section of dinator to help summer visitors find tance of these issues and stay on the area identified as operable unit III, the American Nuclear Society (LIANS). suitable housing off site for the dura- right path.” which covers contaminated ground- The meeting will be held at Collins & tion of their work at the Lab. On September 30, 1996, after over water located under the southern part Main Restaurant, 100 Old South Main This year’s coordinator is Linda 35 years at the Lab, Hull retired, but, of the Lab site and nearby areas (see Street, Sayville, and all are invited. Rundlett of the Staff Services Group, wishing to lose neither his expertise in Brookhaven Bulletin, March 5, 1999). After appetizers at 6 p.m. and din- who is in the process of compiling a list his field nor his institutional memory, The public meeting will be held on ner at 7 p.m., the speaker will be of available furnished apartments and the Lab retained him as a guest senior Wednesday, March 24, from 7 to 9 introduced at 8 p.m. by Norman Holden houses to which she can refer summer health physicist. p.m. in Berkner Hall. More informa- of BNL’s Reactor Division. To make visitors. If you know of suitable hous- The January after his retirement, tion may also be found at www.oer. reservations, at $29 per person, call ing available for short-term rental Hull was selected by the Greater New dir.bnl.gov/ou3doc.html. Ken White, Ext. 4423, by Tuesday, during the summer, contact Rundlett, York Chapter of the Health Physics Comments provided on the pro- March 22. lrundlett @bnl.gov or Ext. 4489. Society (HPS) and the Radiological & posed remediation options will help in Medical Physics Society of New York the selection of the final remedy for to present the Failla Memorial Lec- the Lab’s on- and off-site groundwater ture at the Columbia University Fac- contamination. Comments may be sent Speakers’ Bureau ulty Club. Named for biophysics and to OU3 [email protected], or to radiobiology pioneer Gioacchino Failla, To volunteer as a speaker or to suggest a speaking venue, call the George Malosh, DOE Brookhaven the lecture has been given annually Media & Communications Office, Ext. 2345. Group Manager, Bldg. 464. since 1962 by an individual who has date speakers dept. title of talk organization made important contributions to the Mar. 4 Ken White CIGPA “Science at BNL” East Yaphank field of health physics. For his lecture, Equipment Demo Civic Association Hull spoke on “Chernobyl and Radia- Mar. 11 Mona Rowe Med. & Com. “BNL Science & USB science students tion Protection: Lessons Learned and On Tuesday, March 23, from 10 Scientists in Unlearned.” a.m. to 2 p.m., in Berkner Hall, Mobile the News” An active member of the HPS until Phone Center Wireless will discuss the Mar. 17 John Marburger Dir. Off. “BNL’s Science” Ridge Civic Association his death, Hull was past president of wireless services that it offers. For Tom Ludlam RHIC “RHIC Physics” Ridge Civic Association Mar. 18 Gerry Vanderlaske RHIC “Hands-on Shoreham Children’s its Greater New York Chapter. A mem- more information, call 385-4141. Engineering” Museum ber of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Federation of American Scientists, BNL Lecture (cont’d) magnet, with a diameter of 14 meters, and then a postdoctoral fellowship on Hull was a fellow of the American is energized by superconducting coils, the nuclear magnetic-resonance Public Health Association. Its exact value gives physicists infor- which were needed to satisfy the strin- (NMR) probe system designed to mea- A resident of Shoreham, Andrew mation about the effect of the three gent requirements on the stability of sure the magnetic field inside the muon Hull is survived by his wife Edith forces on the muon cloud. the magnetic field. storage ring. Hull; four children: David Hull of Dela- As Prigl will admit, a satisfactory From May 1994 until May 1996, ware, Constance Spencer of Califor- Back to the Electron result for this experiment will confirm Prigl joined E821 researchers at Yale nia, Nora Hull of Pennsylvania, and But how does the electron get in the the incredibly precise QED predictions, University, continuing to work on the Serena Wood of Wading River; five mix? which go to 10 decimal places, as well Heidelberg-Yale NMR system and par- grandchildren and four great-grand- When muons decay, they emit an as the smaller contributions from the ticipating in another muon experiment children; and a brother and three sis- electron. This experiment was de- weak and strong forces to the g-2 fre- at Los Alamos National Laboratory. ters. signed to use the fact that the energy quency. But if g-2 is not quite as pre- Then, moving to BNL in June of 1996, A memorial service for Andrew Hull of the decay electrons gives informa- dicted, excitement will be much higher, after two years as a member of the will take place on Saturday, April 10, tion about the direction of the muon’s as this may mean new physics. AGS, he was named Associate Scien- at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universal- spin axis. Prigl, who joined BNL as an assis- tist in September 1998. ist Fellowship, 380 Nichols Road, So, with data from the electron de- tant scientist in the AGS in 1996, had Coffee and cookies will be served in Stony Brook, where contributions in tectors set all around the inside of the long been associated with E821. After the lobby before the lecture, and re- Hull’s name are being accepted for the experiment’s storage ring magnet in earning his 1990 M.S. in physics at freshments will be offered afterwards. fellowship’s building fund. Contribu- which the muons orbit, researchers the Max Planck Institute for Medical Those who wish to join the lecturer for tions in Hull’s memory may also be can calculate how fast the spin axis is Research in Heidelberg, he received dinner at a restaurant off site may call made to Save the Children, 52 Wilton deflected from the muon’s direction of his 1994 Ph.D. at the University of Penny LoPresti, Ext. 2625, by noon on Road, Westport CT 06880. travel. The mammoth storage ring Heidelberg, where he did his thesis Wednesday, March 24. — Liz Seubert — Marsha Belford Brookhaven Bulletin March 19, 1999

‘Take Our Daughters March Is Women’s History Month March Into May To Work’ Day 4/22 Women’s Month Events Continue Starts Monday! The Lab will this year again be March Into May, a ten-week physi- Monday and Thursday, March 22 & 24: Valentina Solomita, Vice offering a “Take Our Daughters to cal activity program, starts on Mon- President & Senior Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch, will present Work” day, on Thursday, April 22. To day, March 22. “Optimizing Wealth for Women,” a two-part seminar on investment, at help make the day memorable for Again this year, Brookhaven was noon, in Berkner Hall. BNLers’ daughters, volunteers with one of the organizations nationwide • fresh ideas are needed for an organiz- that was selected by the Centers for Tuesday, March 23: At the invitation of Brookhaven Women in ing committee. Disease Control and the National Coa- Science, Shirley Strum Kenny, Presi- To join, contact the event’s coordi- lition for Promoting Physical Activity dent, State University of New York nator, Susan Foster, Human Re- to have its employees, regardless of at Stony Brook (USB) and Chair, sources Division, at Ext. 2888 or e- their current fitness and activity lev- Brookhaven Science Associates, will mail [email protected]. els, to participate in the program. speak on “Women in Science: En- By Monday, participants who have couraging the Next Generation,” at signed up through the Health Promo- noon in Room B, Berkner Hall. All CAPtivating News tion Program should receive a packet are invited. containing a registration form, goal- As part of the Division of Contracts Shirley Strum Kenny received her setting worksheet, ten-week personal & Procurement’s (DCP) ongoing ef- bachelor’s of journalism and activity log, and physical-activity forts to improve communication with bachelor’s of arts degrees from the safety-information sheet from their its customers, DCP is now publishing University of Texas, her M.A. in department or division captains. a quarterly newsletter called English from the University of Min- Those who return their registra- CAPtivating News. In addition to fea- nesota and her Ph.D. in English tion forms to their captains before tures on DCP’s accomplishments, it from the University of Chicago. April 1st will be eligible for a drawing. contains information on the division’s Kenny has taught at the Univer- Activity logs for the first five weeks services and how best to use them. sity of Texas, Gallaudet College, the are due by April 30th, in time for Copies are available in paper from Catholic University of America, the another drawing. By June 4th, com- department and division administra- University of Delaware, and the pleted activity logs are due. tors, or on the Web at www.dcp. University of Maryland. While at Maryland, she chaired the Depart- For more information, contact your bnl.gov. To register for an e-mail sub- ment of English and served as Provost of Arts & Humanities. Before March Into May captain or Health scription, send your request to DCP’s becoming USB’s first woman president, Kenny was the President of Promotion Specialist Mary Wood, Ext. Debbie Botts at [email protected]. Queens College, 1985-94. She has published five books and numerous 5923. articles on the Restoration and 18th-century British drama. United Way Fund Kenny serves on the board of directors of, among other organiza- tions, Computer Associates International, the Long Island Association, Join the Gospel Choir Totals $109,120 and the Long Island Research Institute. She has been awarded honor- The BNL Gospel Choir is made up ary doctorates from two universities and has been honored as an of BNL employees and family mem- BNL employees and retirees do- Outstanding Woman by the University of Maryland and as an Out- bers who have united their talents to nated a record $109,120 to the 1998- standing Alumnus of the Universities of Chicago and Texas. sing gospel songs. 1999 United Way fund, thus exceed- After the seminar, Strum Kenny will lunch and talk with attendees. Organized in October 1991, the ing the goal of $100,000. • choir has carried its mission of peace “I would like to thank those who Until March 31: “A Portrait Gallery of Great American Women,” by singing in more than 15 concerts gave so generously to the fund, includ- presented by the National Women’s Hall of Fame, will be on display in and programs annually. They have ing all those department and division Berkner Hall. Also, weekly drawings will be held for the book And Then sung for local nursing, adult and representatives whose work and en- She Said, a compilation by J. D. Zahniser of quotes from women veteran’s homes, school districts and couragement helped make this drive worldwide. Free raffle tickets are available in the Berkner lobby. participated in events such as the so successful,” said Tirre Farmer, who 1995 Roosevelt McDonalds’ Gospel chaired this year’s fund drive. “I also Fest and Brookhaven’s Toys 4 Tots. thank my co-coordinator, Patti Bender, Membership is open to all Lab em- and last year’s Chair, Ann Emrick, as Mountain Slide Show Buy Daffodils Now ployees, subcontractors, guests, and well as Liz Mogavero, who handles the Tomorrow, Saturday, March 20, at For Pickup Next Week their families. Rehearsals are sched- tremendous work of the financial side. 4 p.m. in Berkner Hall, the BERA uled every Monday in Berkner Hall at It’s good to know that BNL will have Mountain & Canoe Club invites all to To celebrate the coming of spring 5:15 p.m. Those interested in partici- helped more vital service agencies than a one-hour show of slides from a 1998 and benefit the American Cancer Soci- pating may contact Frances Ligon, ever this year through the United mountaineering expedition to the ety, reserve your daffodil bouquet now, Ext. 3709, or Sydell Lamb, Ext. 3389. Way.” Yukon Territory-Alaska boundary at $6 each, during the annual BERA Pledges were returned by 20 per- peaks, during which the first recorded daffodil sale. Upcoming Event cent of BNLers who were then eligible ascent of South Kennedy mountain Bouquets may be reserved between On Saturday, March 27, at 5 p.m., to participate in the drawings for prizes was made. For more information, con- 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. from Tuesday on- the choir will present a missionary BSA donated to the campaign. Win- tact Bet Flores, Ext. 4225 or flores ward and may be picked up next Thurs- program at the First Baptist Church, ners were: $500 grand prize - Diane @bnl.gov. day and Friday, March 25 & 26, be- Main Road, Cutchogue. All are wel- Cabelli, Chemistry Department; two tween 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the come to this free program. $100 prizes - John Aloi, National Syn- IBEW Meeting BERA Sales Office, Berkner Hall. For chrotron Light Source Department; more information, call Andrea Dehler, and Emanuel Dador, Occupational Local 2230, IBEW, will hold its regu- Ext. 3347, after Monday. Buy Making Physics Medicine Clinic; four $50 prizes - Sandy lar monthly meeting on Monday, The Lab’s historian, Bob Crease, Asselta, Physics Department; John March 22, at 6 p.m. in the Knights of Spring Into Shape! will be in Berkner Hall signing copies Castro, Plant Engineering (PE) Divi- Columbus Hall, Railroad Avenue, of his hot-off-the-press, soon-to-be-a- sion; Hung Chiang, Alternating Gra- Patchogue. Shift workers will meet at Spring is coming and summer is best-seller book Making Physics: A dient Synchrotron Department; and 3 p.m. at the union office. not far behind, so get ready for swim- Biography of Brookhaven National John Lehner, Department of Advanced suit season with the BNL Aerobic Laboratory, 1946-1972, during a wine Technology (DAT); and four $25 prizes Amateur Radio Dance & Stretch Club. The club holds and cheese reception at 5 p.m. on - Leslie Fishbone, DAT; Ed Murphy, classes three times a week beginning Thursday, March 18, and at noon on PE; Ray Parsick, DAT; and Dorry The BERA Amateur Radio Club will at 5:15 p.m. in the Recreation Bldg. in Friday, March 19. Tooker, Director’s Office. next meet at noon on Thursday, March the apartment area. Choose from aero- Books will be offered for sale at the 25, in Room D, Berkner Hall, to discuss bics on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or discounted price of $23 per copy dur- its upcoming field day. All BERA mem- stretch on Wednesdays — or do both. ing these events. For more informa- Arrivals & Departures bers, guests and licensed amateur-ra- Any ten classes are $35 per person. tion, call Ext. 2345. dio operators are invited to attend. For All are welcome. For more informa- Arrivals more information, call Chris Neuberger, tion, call Kara Villamil, Ext. 5658, or Alexander V. Bazilesvsky ...... 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OFFICE SERVICES POSITION - Requires dates for the 1999 BERA Board election: previous experience in an office setting, familiarity with Microsoft Office products, and excellent com- name dept./div. bldg. ext. munication skills. Will provide varied clerical support, Tom Dilgen RHIC 902 7455 including typing, processing mail, answering phones, Luis Nieves ITD 179 4897 and filing. In addition, will act as receptionist, make Rosalie Piccione DCP 355 3160 photocopies, and maintain supplies and control of service contracts. Budget Office. Ed Sperry RHIC 902 2697 OPEN RECRUITMENT - Opportunities for Labora- During the week of Monday, March tory employees and outside candidates. 29, through Friday, April 2, all BNL, MK7659. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCI- BSA and DOE employees and those of ATE - Trained in experimental nuclear or high-energy permanent on-site employers may physics, with extensive experience with detector hard- ware. Familiarity with precise timing detectors and/or cast their ballots to elect two of the calorimeters is preferred; familiarity with data analy- four candidates to serve four years on sis using modern programming tools (such as C, C++ and databases) desirable. Requires a Ph.D. in nuclear the BERA Executive Board. or high-energy experimental physics, with hardware More information on the candidates experience, especially with photo-tube based and the election will appear in the counters and precision-timing electronics. Will par- ticipate in the PHENIX experiment at RHIC, taking Bulletin next week. responsibility for the beam-beam counters and the zero-degree calorimeter. Under the direction of S. Aronson, Physics Department. Noon Piano Concert NS8179. ENGINEERING POSITION - Requires a BS in a physical science; advanced degree in health On Wednesday, March 24, noon- physics and/or ABHP certification is an advantage. 12:45 p.m., in Berkner Hall, the BSA Also requires five to six years of experience in health Cultural Program will present a free physics, and knowledge of industrial safety and hy- giene. Past supervisory experience is a plus, as is a concert by pianist Xiao Hu, a doctoral working knowledge of health and safety issues in music student at the State University medical/biology research environment. Radiological of New York at Stony Brook. Control Division. NS8176. ENGINEERING POSITION - Requires a BS/ Hu, whose prizes include the 1995 MS in engineering (environmental, nuclear, chemical College-Conservatory of Music Con- or civil engineering; or environmental science, health certo competition, the Cliburn Schol- physics, or related discipline). Professional certifica- tion (CHP) is required, as is ten to 15 years of expe- arship competition and the Cincin- rience in the interpretation, application and compli- nati Three Arts Women’s scholarship ance with environmental regulations, especially competition, will play works by Bach, NESHAPS subpart H regulations, to nuclear and, especially, DOE research facilities. In-depth experi- Schumann and Janacek. ence with DOE orders a must. Strong supervisory, Lunchtime events are free and in- interpersonal, communication (oral and written) and problem-solving skills required. Must be able to de- formal. Come and go as you please, velop and implement strategies for achieving compli- and bring a lunch to enjoy with the ance. Ability to establish and maintain effective com- munications with customers and regulators is required. performance. Will provide technical support to Lab initiatives to ensure strict compliance with NESHAPs subpart H regulations and to identify potential environmental Defensive Driving concerns impacting Lab activities. Will work with the research community to ensure that all operations are The training group of the Safety & conducted in full conformance with environmental statutes including federal, state and local regulations Health Services Division will offer a and associated requirements, permit programs and six-hour defensive driving course on DOE orders. Environmental Services Division. Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., NS7788. SYSTEMS SPECIALIST POSITION - Re- in Berkner Hall, Rooms B & C. quires an AAS in computer science or related field , a minimum of three years of experience, and a strong The course will be taught by a Met- working knowledge of various PC operating systems ropolitan Life instructor and is open to (Windows 95, Windows NT) from client and server all BNL, BSA and DOE employees, perspectives. The ability to perform Windows regis- try, installation setup and configuration of operating BNL facility users, and their families, systems and client software, and the ability to debug at $23 per person. and resolve work station and network problems are necessary. Strong communication skills required. Completing the course entitles par- Microsoft certification is a plus (MCSE, MCP). Re- ticipants to a 10-percent discount on sponsibilities include systems delivery, configura- vehicle collision and liability insur- tion, client software installation, problem detection and resolution, and hardware maintenance. Informa- ance for three years, and to have up to tion Technology Division. four points deducted from their driv- DD8256. SECRETARIAL POSITION - (reposting) Re- ing records if they were incurred dur- quires an AAS degree in secretarial science or equiva- ing the 18 months before the com- lent experience, and excellent oral and written com- munication skills. Must be proficient in processing of pleted course. To register, call Scott information using a PC (Macintosh and Wintel ma- Zambelli, 249-3000, Ext. 5877 (not the chines). Requires ability to work independently and to exercise initiative and good judgement. Will utilize on-site Ext. 5877). state-of-the-art software (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Corel, WordPerfect, DeltaGraph, calen- dar software and IPAP) for complex scientific word Volleyball processing, presentations, technical reports and jour- nal manuscripts, database management, electronic League standings as of March 12 schedules, and e-mail. Will arrange and process do- Open League A Mixed League 2 mestic and foreign travel, as well as provide adminis- trative secretarial support to the group leader and staff Death Volley 36-15 Safe Sets 41-10 members. Department of Advanced Technology. Spikers 33-18 Spiked Jello 41-10 Far Side 24-27 Monday Nite Live 36-15 Shank, Carry &Throw 9-42 How-Bout-Dis 27-24 In Sideout 27-24 Open League B Nuts & Bolts 13-38 Late Entry 32-9 Setups 13-38 Bumpin Uglies 29-22 Just-4-Fun 6-45 Star 28-23 Rice Ball 3-45 Mixed League 3 Upton Ups 42-9 Mixed League 1 Group Sets 37-14 Bikers&Spikers 47-4 Six Samurai 34-14 Set to Kill 27-24 NWO 15-36 Scared Hitless 19-32 Net Setters 12-39 Rude Dogs 9-42 Butlers 10-38

Placement Notices The Lab’s placement policy is to select the best- qualified candidate for an available position. Candi- dates are considered in the following order: (1) present employees within the department/division and/or ap- propriate bargaining unit, with preference for those within the immediate work group; (2) present employ- ees within the Laboratory; and (3) outside applicants. In keeping with the Affirmative Action Plan, selections are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or veteran status. Each week, the Human Resources Division lists new place- ment notices, first, so employees may request con- sideration for themselves, and, second, for open recruitment. Because of the priority policy stated above, each listing does not necessarily represent an opportunity for all people. Except when operational needs require otherwise, positions will be open for one week after publication. For more information, contact the Employment Manager, Ext. 2882; call the JOBLINE, Ext. 7744 (344-7744), for a complete list of all job openings; use a TDD system to access job information by calling (516) 344-6018; or access