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Vol. 56 - No. 15 May 3, 2002 Richard Setlow Wins Environmental Mutagen Society Award ichard Setlow, a senior bio- The award was announced at nucleotide-excision repair and Rphysicist in the Biology De- the annual EMS meeting in An- the development of a method, partment, has been named the chorage, Alaska, on April 30. known as bromouracil photoly- recipient of the 2002 Environ- Setlow will receive a plaque and sis, to study excision repair. He mental Mutagen Society (EMS) monetary prize. also was cited for his discovery Award. He is being recognized “I am pleased to be chosen for of a crucial link between unre- for his research contributions to this award,” said Setlow. “I am paired DNA damage and cancer. the field of environmental mu- gratified that discoveries I’ve Almost 40 years ago, Setlow tagenesis, which is the study of made have had wide application and his colleagues at Oak Ridge how various agents in the envi- in many fields and have ad- National Laboratory (ORNL) dis- ronment, such as chemicals and vanced scientific understanding covered that certain DNA defects radiation, lead to DNA damage of how genetics, the environ- caused by ultraviolet light lead and how that damage is re- ment, and human health are in- to biological damage. He also paired. DNA is the material that terconnected.” showed that, in normal bacterial forms the molecular basis for Specifically, Setlow is being cells, these defects could be re- heredity. honored for his discovery of moved by cellular enzymes, a process known as nucleotide- excision repair. This mechanism Physicist Freeman Dyson Gives 2002 Pegram Lectures works by cutting out the dam- aged regions and patching the Unfashionable Thoughts resulting holes. This groundbreaking research About Science, May 13-15 led to great interest in repair,

since certain genetic diseases Roger Stoutenburgh reeman Dyson, a distin- stem from inherited deficiencies F guished physicist and prize- in DNA repair. winning author, will speak on In the early 1970s, Setlow “Unfashionable Thoughts About and James Regan, a colleague Science and Technology” in at ORNL, developed bromou-

three George B. Pegram Lectures racil photolysis, a method to D5730402 in Berkner Hall, Monday measure DNA repair that be- Richard Setlow through Wednesday, May 13-15, came a standard technique. at 4 p.m. After each lecture, They incorporated bromou- Dyson will be available for book racil, an analog of thymine, into repaired regions arising from the most serious form of skin signing. repaired patches of DNA. Expo- chemical or physical agents in cancer, known as malignant Dyson’s May 13th talk, titled sure of the repair patches to the environment. melanoma, is induced by all “Thought-Experiments: Explor- long-wavelength ultraviolet At BNL in the early 1990s, wavelengths of the sun’s ultra- ing the Limits of Quantum Me- light resulted in DNA breaks in Setlow and his colleagues began violet rays. Based on experi- chanics,” is a technical talk com- the bromouracil. From the ultra- investigating the role of mela- ments using tropical fish, which, plete with equations, intended violet dose and the numbers of noma-susceptibility genes and like humans, develop melanoma primarily for physicists. To breaks, they were able to calcu- tumor-suppressor genes in caus- from exposure to stimulate thought, four imagi- late the numbers and sizes of the ing melanomas. They found that (continued on page 2) nary experiments will be de- Freeman Dyson scribed and explained, support- ing the controversial view that examined the question: Is tech- Update: Upton Ecological & Research Reserve quantum mechanics has a lim- nology out of control? The sec- ited scope. ond, with Carl Djerassi, inven- species of plants and 162 species The May 14th talk, “Looking tor and promoter of the birth- of mammals, birds, reptiles, and for Life in Unlikely Places,” will control pill, asked: Is reproduc- amphibians. The Pine Barrens suit an audience with some gen- tion a fundamental human land in the Upton Reserve cre- eral knowledge of astronomy. In right? In the third, Brian Greene, ates a unique ecosystem of for- this talk, Dyson will address the author of The Elegant Universe, ests and wetlands, providing question of how to search effec- debated the question: When will habitat for approximately 27 tively for life in the outer reaches we know it all? endangered species or species of of the solar system. Born in Crowthorne, Berk- special concern, including the Dyson’s May 15th talk, shire, England, Dyson received eastern tiger salamander and “World Economic Forum De- a bachelor’s degree in math- Roger Stoutenburgh state-threatened banded sunfish. bates the Future of Science and ematics from the University of Other wildlife species of interest Technology,” will be geared to- Cambridge in 1945. He com- that inhabit the area are wild tur- ward a general audience. Dyson pleted fellowships at Cam- key, red fox, eastern box turtle, will describe three debates that bridge’s Trinity College from and red-tailed hawk. were staged at the World Eco- 1946 to 1947, at Cornell Univer- A deer survey of the BNL site, nomic Forum in Davos, Switzer- sity in 1947, and at the Univer- D0450202 including the reserve, shows land, in January 2001. sity of Birmingham from 1949 that the deer count is down con- The first debate, with Bill Joy, to 1951. He returned to siderably from last winter. Dur- Peter Kelly (left), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Tim Green, BNL founder of Sun Microsystems, (continued on page 2) ing the winter of 2000-2001, Environmental Services Division, use a tool called an increment borer some 1,942 deer were counted to monitor the age and other characteristics of trees in the Upton Eco- on site. This winter, the number logical & Research Reserve. has fallen to 1,150. “Because of Coming Up n November 2000, DOE dedi- Parks, and the U.S. Fish & Wild- overpopulation and extended NSLS Annual Users’ Meeting Icated over 500 acres of the life Service — the organization snow cover in early 2001, some eastern portion of the BNL site that is in charge of land man- deer died due to winter condi- The National Synchrotron Light Source Annual Users’ — known as the Upton Ecologi- agement activities and research tions,” Green said. Meeting will take place Monday-Wednesday, May 20-22. cal & Research Reserve — for per- at the reserve. In another project initiated On Monday, May 20, workshops will be held on: manent preservation of its Peter Kelly, a U.S. Fish & through the reserve, BNL is col- • Environmental sciences: synchrotrons providing power- unique Pine Barrens ecosystem. Wildlife biologist, maintains an laborating with Dowling College ful tools for a new science Since then, much progress has office at BNL. He works closely to study the effects of deer on • X-ray sources for studies of ultrafast processes been made in characterizing and with Tim Green, BNL’s natural plant diversity. Green and Kelly • EXAFS studies of nanoscale and nanostructured materials managing the land. resource manager, to implement have also begun a baseline sur- • Practical aspects of membrane protein crystallography: A technical advisory commit- plans for the reserve. vey of trees at the reserve to track from overexpression to crystallization tee was established to voice Green and Kelly recently changes over time. On Tuesday, May 21, the main meeting will be held opinions on how the land posted the boundary of the re- In addition, a new vegetation On Wednesday, May 22, workshops will be held on: should be managed and main- serve, and Kelly began a survey map for the entire BNL site, in- • Recent advances in the application of synchrotron radia- tained. The committee, which of small mammals in the area. cluding the reserve, is being pre- tion to catalysis meets every six weeks, includes So far, the survey indicates that pared. The new map is based on • Combining synchrotron infrared and x-ray micro- representatives from BNL, the the most common small mam- the National Vegetation Stan- spectroscopy and imaging Community Advisory Commit- mal in the area is the white- dard. This standard is accepted • In situ studies of materials processing tee, DOE, the Nature Conser- footed mouse. by all federal and many state • Advanced detector development. vancy, the New York State De- Pine barrens ecosystems are agencies across the nation and For registration, meeting, and workshop information go to: partment of Environmental found in many areas — as far allows for uniform description of http://nslsweb.nsls.bnl.gov/nsls/users/meeting Conservation, the Pine Barrens apart as New Jersey and Italy. vegetation groups. Commission, Suffolk County They may shelter more than 220 —Diane Greenberg The Bulletin May 3, 2002

Calendar Battelle Gives $5,000 to William Floyd Students of Laboratory Events As Contribution Toward Robot Built With BNL Assistance • The BERA Sales Office is located in Berkner Hall and is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on BERA events, contact Andrea Dehler, Ext. 3347; or M. Kay Dellimore, Ext. 2873. •Additional information for Hospitality Committee events can be found at the Lollipop House and the laundry in the apartment area. • The Recreation Building (Rec. Bldg.) is located in the apartment area. • Contact names are provided for most events for more information. • Calendar events flagged with an asterisk (*) have an accompanying story in this week’s Bulletin.

— EACH WEEK — Michael Herbert Weekdays: English for Speakers of Other Languages Classes Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classes. Various times. Learn English, Make friends. For more information and class schedules, see the new ESOL website,

D0860302 www.bnl.gov/esol. Jen Lynch, Ext. 4894. Mondays: BNL Gospel Choir 5:15-7 p.m. Berkner Hall. www.bnl.gov/bera/ activities/choir/. Mon., Tues., & Thurs.: Kickboxing illiam Floyd High School teachers and students gathered lider-Accelerator Department lent their technical expertise to Will- $5 per class. Mon. & Thurs. noon-1 p.m. in Wwith BNL employees in Berkner Hall on February 12, as BNL iam Floyd’s Robot Team during a six-week robot design and con- the gym; Tues., 5:15-6:15 p.m. in the gym; Thurs., 5:15-6:15 p.m. in Brookhaven Ctr. General Council Gregory Fess, on behalf of Battelle Memorial Insti- struction period, which began the second week in January. So BNL Registration is required. Mary Wood, Ext. tute, presented a $5,000 donation to the William Floyd School Dis- has a special interest in the outcome of three contests which the 5923, or [email protected]. trict (WFSD). The gift was to help the school’s robot team offset the William Floyd Robot team has entered this year, the “For Inspira- Mon., Tues., & Fri.: Tai Chi cost of building a robot and entering it in competitions. tion and Recognition of Science & Technology,” or “FIRST” Regional Noon- 12:45 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Scott Bradley, Ext. 5745, [email protected]. Pictured above, accepting an enlarged replica of the $5,000 check Robotics competitions, held in Philadelphia, Long Island, and Con- Tuesdays: Welcome Coffee is WFSD Board of Education member Bill Guiducci (on left side of necticut. 10-11:30 a.m. Rec. Bldg. Hospitality event. Come check). Also pictured are: (back row, from left) Chris Ryan and Tim The FIRST robotics competitions are part of a nationwide effort and meet friends. The first Tuesday of every month is special for Lab newcomers and leaving guests. McArdle, WFSD; (behind check, from left) Fred Wahlert, BNL Cen- to team up professionals and young people in solving engineering Hospitality Chair Mimi Luccio, 821-1435. tral Shops (CS) Division; CS Division Manager Richard Spellman; design problems in a competitive way. Tuesdays: Toastmasters and Mike Whelan, WFSD. To obtain more information on the FIRST robotics competitions Meetings are 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Bldg. 463, Room 160. Early this year, 14 engineering and fabrication staff members and to track the William Floyd-BNL team’s progress, see Guests, visitors always welcome. www.bnl.gov/ from BNL’s Central Shops, Instrumentation Division, and the Col- www.usfirst.org. — John Galvin bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm. Tuesdays & Thursdays: Aerobics 5:15-6:30 p.m., $4 per class. Rec. Bldg. Pat Freeman Dyson Gives Pegram Lectures (cont’d.) Service Awards Flood, Ext 7886. Inside Tuesdays & Thursdays: Aqua Aerobics The following employees celebrated Cornell to become a professor which honors scientists for their 5:15-6:15 p.m. $2 pool fee per class or use BNL service anniversaries during Information pool pass. Mary Wood, Ext 5923. of physics in 1951, and, in 1953, artistic achievements. January and February 2002: Pavel Oblozinsky, a Wednesdays: On-Site Play Group he joined the Institute of Ad- Dyson has written numerous January 9:30-11:30 a.m., Rec. Bldg. Parents meet while vanced Study in Princeton, New articles for such publications as physicist in the Department children play. Monique de la Beij, 399-7656. 35 YEARS Jersey. He eventually became The New Yorker and Scientific of Energy Sciences & Tech- Wednesdays: BNL Music Club Thomas Albertina . Physics, Info. Tech. nology, was named Head of noon, North Room, Brookhaven Center. Come professor emeritus of physics at American, and he is the author hear live music. Joe Vignola, Ext.3846. the Institute, where his career of numerous books, including 30 YEARS the National Nuclear Data Wednesdays: Weight Watchers spanned 45 years. Weapons and Hope (1984), Origins John Smith ...... NSLS Center (NNDC), effective noon-1 p.m., Brookhaven Center South Room. Earle Edwards Jr...... Rad. Con. February 1. He joined BNL A fellow of the Royal Society of Life (1986), Infinite in All Di- Frank Stubblefield ...... Instrum. Mary Wood, Ext. 5923, [email protected]. in 2000 as Deputy NNDC Wednesdays: Yoga Practice and a member of the U.S. Na- rections (1988), From Eros to Gaia 25 YEARS Head and has been instru- noon-1 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Free. Ila Campbell, Ext. 2206. tional Academy of Sciences, (1992), and The Sun, the Genome, John Andrews ...... ES&T mental in reestablishing Wednesdays: Stretch Dyson has received numerous and the Internet (1999). David Cattaneo ...... C-A 5:15-6:15 p.m., $4 per class. Rec. Bldg. Pat awards and honors, including Each lecture will be preceded Ronald Zapasek ...... C-A nuclear reaction evaluation Flood, Ext 7886. the 1981 Wolf Prize in Physics, by refreshments at 3:45 p.m. and Willem De Jong ...... C-A capabilities at NNDC. Wednesdays: BNL Ballroom, Latin & and the 1996 Rockefeller Uni- followed by a reception. All are James Licari ...... C-A Oblozinsky earned his Swing Dance Club Les¢sons Mona Rowe ...... CEGPA Ph.D. in nuclear physics 5-9 p.m. North Ballroom, Brookhaven Center. versity Lewis Thomas Prize, welcome. —Diane Greenberg Michael Todosow...... ES&T from the Slovak Academy of • Register now for series 4 classes William Strelecki...... Emerg. Serv. • Ballroom dance social: 5/18. Sciences at Bratislava in Marsha Belford, [email protected] or Ext. Barbara Lade ...... Biology 5053, or www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/dance. Kris Dahms ...... Safeguards & Sec. 1973, where he worked as (cont’d.) Thursdays: Falun Dafa Class Setlow Wins Environmental Award Doris Johnston...... Plant Eng. Head of the Nuclear Physics noon-1 p.m., Free. Rec. Bldg. Falun Dafa 10 YEARS Section, 1974-80, and then refines the body and mind through exercises, transgenic medaka fish in which meditation. www.falundafa.org. Seth Nemesure ...... C-A on fundamental research, Fridays: BNL Social & Cultural Club genes can be isolated to measure Bo Yu...... Instrum. 1980-93. From 1993 to 2000, mutations. 7-11:30 p.m., Brookhaven Ctr., dance social. Karen Lucadamo ...... Cent. Shops he served as Deputy Head of Rudy Alforque, Ext. 4733, [email protected]. Setlow received his A.B. from Lisa Willi ...... Budget the Nuclear Data Section, Swarthmore College in 1941 and Breffni Medcalf ...... Physics Pei Kuan Feng ...... C-A and Acting Head for a year May is Asian Pacific his Ph.D. in physics from Yale H. Andres Ruga ...... Physics at the International Atomic American Heritage sunlight, this surprising discov- University in 1947. He taught Leslie Malm ...... C-A Energy Agency in Vienna. (APAH) Month ery contradicted the long-held physics and biophysics at Yale Theresa Di Lello ...... Staff Services Oblozinsky’s scientific in- n celebration of Asian Pacific Ameri- belief that only short wave- University before he joined Michael Herbert ...... Info. Services terests focus on the physics Ican Heritage Month, the BERA Asian length ultraviolet rays were po- ORNL’s Biology Division in Pacific American Association, BNL’s February of nuclear reactions, prima- tentially harmful. 1961. He came to BNL in 1974, Diversity Office, The Asian American 40 YEARS rily with neutrons, photos, Faculty Staff Association, and Stony Currently, Setlow is working and, in 1979, was named Biol- Gen Shirane ...... Physics and light charged particles. Brook University’s Asian American with Japanese collaborators on ogy Department Chair. In 1986, Center Bridge will present a series of 35 YEARS Best-known for his contribu- events throughout the month to cel- NASA-funded research to esti- he became BNL’s Associate Direc- tions to early concepts of ebrate the culture and achievements of mate the magnitude of mutations tor for Life Sciences, returning to Arnold Peskin ...... Info. Tech Asian Pacific Americans. For more in- Robert Marascia ...... C-A. pre-equilibrium decay in formation, see www.apaa.bnl.gov/. in sperm of male astronauts re- full-time research in 1998. 30 YEARS nuclear reactions, he has de- sulting from exposure to high-en- Among his many honors, veloped many techniques ergy cosmic rays in outer space. Setlow won the 1988 Enrico Jesse Becker ...... C-A — NEXT WEEK — for nuclear reaction evalua- As a model, they are using fish Fermi Award, the most presti- 25 YEARS tion. He has also been active Creighton Wirick ...... Env. Sci. Friday, 5/10 native to Japan, called medaka. gious scientific award given in experimental nuclear re- After exposure to energetic nuclei by DOE, for his contributions Jagdish Tuli ...... ES&T GLOBE Meeting Richard Thomas ...... Magnet actions research. from the Alternating Gradient to the fields of radiation bio- The Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Employee Laura Sbarra ...... Occ. Med. Oblozinsky chairs the Club at BNL will hold its monthly meeting . Synchrotron, male fish are mated physics and molecular biol- Malry Tardd Jr...... NSLS U.S. Cross Section Evalua- Plans to celebrate Gay Pride Month in June with unexposed females. Muta- ogy. He has served on various Thomas Muller ...... Physics will be discussed. For the meeting’s location, tion Working Group and the tions in the sperm result in color advisory boards, including the Kathy Doty ...... Env. Sci. contact Debbie Bauer, Ext. 5664, or Mike U.S. Nuclear Data Program Loftus, Ext. 2960. For more information changes in fertilized embryos that Office of Technology Assess- Francis Stepnoski...... Rad. Con. Virginia Stewart ...... Physics Coordinating Committee, about the GLOBE club, see www.bnl.gov/ are easily observed because the ment and the U.S. Food & bera/activities/globe. Kevin Barnes ...... Plant Eng. and heads the U.S. Delega- embryos are transparent. Drug Administration. APAH Pot-Luck Dinner & Dancing Patricia Jencius...... P&PM tion at the NEA Working 6-11:30 p.m., Rec. Bldg. & Brookhaven In a study funded by the U.S. Setlow has also served as 20 YEARS Party of International Evalu- Ctr. For more information about Asian Environmental Protection President of the Biophysical So- Joseph Jahelka ...... Training ation. Pacific American Heritage Month Agency planned for the near fu- ciety and President of the Comité Donald Makowiecki ...... Instrum. events, see www.apaa.bnl.gov/. ture, Setlow and Lynn Mendel- International de Photobiologie. He BERA Spring Fling 10 YEARS 6 p.m.-midnight at the Rockhill Country man, Biology Department, will is a member of the National Wing Louie ...... C-A Club. $15 per person includes hot and cold work with the Marine Sciences Academy of Sciences, the Ameri- Anthony Curcio ...... C-A buffet and music by DJ Johnny. There will Research Center at Stony Brook can Academy of Arts and Sci- John Skinner ...... Biology Dosimetry badges will be be a cash bar. Purchase tickets at the BERA exchanged today, Friday, May 3. University to investigate poten- ences, and numerous profes- Thomas Seda ...... NSLS Sales Office, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nancy Warren ...... SBMS Remember to place your badge or from Laurie Pearl, Ext. 5520, Louie Nieves, tial mutagens in sediments sional organizations. Valeri Tcherniatine ...... Physics in its assigned rack space be- Ext. 4897, or John McCaffrey, Ext. 2075. around Long Island Sound. For — Diane Greenberg Herman Butts ...... Plant Eng. fore leaving work today. this study, they will use Joseph Montalo ...... QM The Bulletin May 3, 2002

BWIS Sponsors Career Day Free September Tuition Calendar For High School Students At The Upton Nursery School (continued) bout 45 female students A similar event was held last Saturday, 5/11 Afrom four Suffolk County November. Atlantic City Bus Trip high schools learned first hand The students also toured the $24 per person. Bus to the Showboat about careers in science and re- Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Hotel departs Brookhaven Ctr. at 8 a.m. and returns at 11 p.m. Tickets available lated fields from BNL women and the Biology Department’s at the BERA Sales Office, Berkner Hall, employees at a Brookhaven Scanning Transmission Electron 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Andrea Dehler, Ext. 3347, Women in Science (BWIS) High Microscope, where researchers or M. Kay Dellimore, Ext. 2873. School Career Day held on Feb- from all over the world image — WEEK OF 5/13 — ruary 12. The students came biological specimens. from Greenport, East Islip, Senior Physicist Peter Bond Mon. - Wed. 5/13-15 Mattituck, and Riverhead. gave a welcoming address to the Pegram Lecture Series Coordinated by BWIS and students, and BWIS Coordinator Roger Stoutenburgh Physicist and prize-winning author funded by BSA, Career Day fea- Stephanie LaMontagne spoke Freeman Dyson will explore “Unfash- ionable Thoughts About Science and tured panel presentations by about BWIS goals. Louise Technology” in three talks. The free women in various scientific Hanson, Office of Educational talks will be given at 4 p.m. in Berkner and technical fields. Subjects Programs, gave an overview of Hall. All are welcome. covered included: physics, the educational opportunities Monday, 5/13

D0090600 chemistry, engineering, medi- available at BNL to high school Pegram Lecture cal technology, health promo- students, and Cathleen Wehr- 4 p.m., Berkner Hall. Freeman Dyson tion, and science writing. Fe- mann, Human Resources Divi- will present “Thought Experiments: male presenters shared their sion, shared expert knowledge Upton Nursery School teachers Rooshi Khalid (left) and Laura Exploring the Limits of Quantum Me- Williams welcome children of all cultures. chanics.” This talk is primarily in- career successes and setbacks, on career planning. tended for physicists. All are welcome. as well as their career advice. — Diane Greenberg ince 1965, BNL parents who want to be involved in the school- Tuesday, 5/14 Sing of their three-to-five-year-old children have chosen to enroll them at the Upton Nursery School, a nonprofit cooperative APAH Slide Show of Western China run by Lab parents. The school is known for its warm, supportive Noon, Berkner Hall, Room B. “Scenes & Faces of the Silk Road” slide show environment, which makes children of all cultures welcome, presented by Robert Lavelle. For more whether they are English speakers or not. information about Asian Pacific Ameri- Children and grandchildren of BNL employees, visitors, con- can Heritage Month events, see www.apaa.bnl.gov/. tractors, and guests, and children of American Physical Society Pegram Lecture employees are welcome at the school. Currently, classes are taught 4 p.m., Berkner Hall. Freeman Dyson by Laura Williams, a New York State-certified teacher, with the as- will present “Looking for Life in Un- sistance of Rooshi Khalid. Both teachers have masters’ degrees and likely Places.” This talk will presume an audience with some knowledge of as- extensive experience at this and other preschools. tronomy. All are welcome. Do Families Want to Continue? Wednesday, 5/15 At this time, Upton Nursery School is at a critical financial junc- Enterprise Rent-a-Car Demo ture because of low enrollment. To encourage enrollment, BNL is 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Berkner Hall. A repre- offering one month of free tuition to the first 15 children enrolled sentative from Enterprise Rent-a-Car will present special rates to BNLers. for fall 2002. So, enroll your child now as the school organizers (See the Bulletin, April 26, 2002.) D0490202 need to know very soon if enough families wish to continue to Michael Rey, Ext. 4888. support the program. Money Talks Seminar Classes are held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., two or three days per Noon, Berkner Hall. A representative from TIAA-CREF will present informa- week depending on enrollment, at the Recreation Building, Bldg. tion about investments and options at 317. Tuition is $90 or $130 per month, plus a $25 registration fee. retirement. Joyce Wund, Ext. 7516. Children must be three years old by December 31, 2002, although Pegram Lecture

Roger Stoutenburgh it may be possible to start a program for younger children if there is 4 p.m., Berkner Hall. Freeman Dyson Panelists, such as Fulvia Pilat (above, left), Collider-Accelerator (C-A) De- will present “World Economic Forum enough interest. Debates: The Future of Science & Tech- partment, who volunteered to give brief talks on their career paths and nology.” This talk is geared toward a answer questions from the students, included: Christine Brakel, Office of If Interested, Contact the School by May 20 general audience. All are welcome. Intellectual Property and Industrial Partnerships; Diane Cabelli, Chemistry If you are interested in enrolling your child next year, then con- Thursday, 5/16 Department; Kathy Carney, Waste Management Division; Angelica Drees, tact the school by May 20. Send e-mail to nurseryschool @bnl.gov, C-A; Gail Donoghue, Community Involvement, Education and Public Af- Celebration of Nicholas or call Shelly Shumway, 732-1367, or Laura Williams, 473-6937. Samios’ 70th Birthday fairs (CEGPA); Diane Greenberg, CEGPA; Lisa Miller, National Synchro- Parents are welcome to visit the school with their children on Tues- tron Light Source Department; Linda Nunnermacher, Energy, Environment All are invited to attend a symposium day and Thursday mornings; but call 344-3033 first to arrange the organized by BNL in celebration of the & National Security Department; Karen McNulty Walsh, CEGPA; Patricia visit. 70th birthday of BNL Distinguished Williams, Facilities and Operations Division; and Mary Wood, Occupational Senior Physicist Nicholas Samios, Medicine Clinic. former Laboratory Director. The program will be held in Berkner Hall and will include a full day of talks followed Skin Cancer Screening TROUBLE? Call the by a reception and dinner. See ITD HELP DESK www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/samios70.htm. A board-certified dermatologist will screen employees for skin for fast, efficient service BAC Meeting cancer on Thursday, May 23, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Occupa- — hardware, software, networking — 12:30-1 p.m., Berkner Hall, Room C. Brookhaven Advocacy Council Meet- tional Medicine Clinic. [email protected] ing, Open Session. www.bnl.gov/bac. To obtain one of the 40 available appointments, send a note 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday BERA Bridge Club with your name, building number, and extension to Health Pro- 7 p.m., Brookhaven Ctr. South Room. Mor- OR Ext. 5522 ris Strongson, Ext. 4192, [email protected]. motion Specialist Mary Wood, Bldg. 490, or e-mail wood2@bnl. 24 hours/day, gov. For more information, call Wood, Ext 5923. 7 days/week Saturday, 5/18 BNL Ballroom, Latin & Swing Dance Arrivals & Departures Club: 10th-Anniversary Celebration Arrivals Social none 8 p.m.-midnight, special evening of contem- porary ballroom, hot Latin, and retro swing, The following PC training Departures 10:30 p.m. awards ceremony. Marsha classes have been scheduled John Barta ...... Plant Eng. Belford, [email protected] or Ext. 5053. for May 2002: John Hale ...... Rad. Control — WEEK OF 5/20 — Jianqi Li ...... Mat. Sciences Excel - beginner, 5/10 Johnny Tang ...... C-A FrontPage - intermediate, 5/14 Monday, 5/20 Outlook, 5/16 IBEW Meeting PowerPoint - intermediate, 5/17 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Rail- Project - intermediate, 5/20&21 road Ave., Patchogue. A meeting for (2-day class) BNL Music Club ‘Acoustic’ Event, 6/6 shift workers will be held at 3 p.m. in Excel - intermediate, 5/22 the union office. The agenda includes An evening of “acoustic” music will be presented by the regular business, committee reports, To register for the classes BNL Music Club in Berkner Hall on Thursday, June 6, 7-9:30 and the president’s report. listed, or to register your inter- p.m., when acoustic guitarist Bruce MacDonald and singer Thursday, 5/23 est in a future class, submit a and songwriter Michelle Monte will perform in concert. The Farmer’s Market at BNL training request form and an Tickets may be purchased at the door or at the BERA Sales will re-open on Wednesday, May *Skin Cancer Screening ILR or Web requisition for the 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 9 a.m.-noon, Occupational Medicine Office in Berkner Hall, weekdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The suggested Clinic. To make an appointment, send appropriate amount to Pam donation is $3. All proceeds will go toward the support of in the parking lot of Berkner Hall. your name, extension, and building Mansfield, Bldg. 515. When The Long Island Voices foundation, a community youth gos- Buy jams and jellies; homemade number to Mary Wood, Bldg. 490. pies, cakes, cookies, and breads; the form is received, your name pel choir. Note: This calendar is updated will be placed on a waiting list. The BNL Music Club concert is open to all members of the crafts, and more as the growing continuously and will appear in the All classes are scheduled based Lab community. For more information, or if you would like season progresses. Bulletin whenever space permits. on the number of requests re- The Farmer’s Market is looking Submissions must be received by the to perform at an event, then call the Music Club at Ext. 3846 preceding Friday at noon to appear in the ceived. For more information, or e-mail [email protected]. To subscribe to the BNL Music Club to expand this year. If you have following week’s Bulletin. Enter information registration forms, and class listserver go to http://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/listinfo/bnl- suggestions on ways to improve for each event in the order listed above (date, schedules, visit the ITD training musicclub-l. the market or know of someone event name, description, and cost) and send who would like to participate, then it to [email protected]. Write “Bulletin page at: http://training. bnl.gov/. Calendar” in the subject line. call Michelle Herman, Ext. 8481. Classified Celebrate Asian Pacific American Advertisements Heritage Month During May Placement Notices In celebration of the culture and The Lab’s placement policy is to select the best-qualified candidate for an available achievements of Asian Pacific position. Candidates are considered in the Americans, BERA’s Asian Pacific following order: (1) present employees within American Association (APAA), the department/division and/or appropriate bargaining unit, with preference for those BNL’s Diversity Office, the Asian within the immediate work group; (2) present American Faculty Staff Associa- employees within the Laboratory; and (3) tion, and Stony Brook University’s outside applicants. In keeping with the Affir- mative Action Plan, selections are made with- Asian American Center Bridge will out regard to age, race, color, religion, na- present the following events tional origin, sex, disability or veteran status. Each week, the Human Resources Division throughout the month of May: lists new placement notices, first, so employees may request consideration for them- Pot-Luck Dinner & Dancing Friday, May 10 selves, and, second, for open recruitment. Because of the priority policy stated above, 6-11:30 p.m., Rec. Bldg. and Brookhaven Ctr. each listing does not necessarily represent an opportunity for all people. Except when Slide Show of Western China Tuesday, May 14 operational needs require otherwise, posi- “Scenes & Faces of the Silk Road” by Robert Lavelle, tions will be open for one week after publica- tion. For more information, contact the Em- noon, Berkner Hall, Room B ployment Manager, Ext. 2882; call the JOBLINE, Ext. 7744 (344-7744), for a list of Piano Recital by Eric Sun Friday, May 24 all job openings; use a TDD system to ac- noon, Berkner Hall cess job information by calling (631) 344- 6018; or access current job openings on the Dinner & Cultural Performances Friday, May 31 World Wide Web at www.bnl.gov/HR/jobs/ default.htm. $20 per person, 5:30-9 p.m., Berkner Hall LABORATORY RECRUITMENT – Oppor- Purchase tickets from: Achyut Tope, Ext. 5672; Hai-Dee Lee, Ext. tunities for Laboratory employees. 2062; Beth Lin, Ext. 3372; Susan Wong, Ext. 7988; Casper Sun, TB8774. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Ext. 3469; Rudy Alforgue, Ext. 4733; or Ila Campbell, Ext. 2206. ASSISTANT (A-2) – Requires an AAS degree in secretarial science or equivalent For more information about Asian Pacific American experience, excellent interpersonal, oral/ written communication skills, and strong Heritage Month and the events listed above, go to the network-based communication skills. In APAA’s website, www.apaa.bnl.gov. addition must have the ability to work under pressure, balance priorities, and perform multiple tasks and possess strong customer-service skills. Computer profi- ciency in MSOffice 2000 (i.e., Outlook, Services Move to Web BERA Events Excel, PowerPoint) and PeopleSoft HR The service announcements highly desirable. Good working knowledge Upcoming opportunities to of Laboratory policies and procedures also that typically appear in the Bulle- join the Lab community in BERA desirable. Responsibilities include exten- tin on the first Friday of each sive interaction with RHIC, AGS, and Tan- events include: dem user communities and BNL staff. Must month will soon be available to be responsive and resourceful in handling BNL internal audiences at http:// Spring Fling Party, 5/10 the needs and problems of scientists visit- intranet.bnl.gov/bulletin/ ing the Collider-Accelerator complex. Du- See Calendar, page 3. ties will include processing guest appoint- services.htm. Services will only ap- ments and issuance of BNL ID cards, co- pear on the Web at the request of Atlantic City Trip, 5/11 ordinating safety training, monitoring train- the BNL employee placing the ad. ing exams, issuing personal dosimeters, as See Calendar, page 3. The full service list will con- well as being responsible for database Buy your ticket quickly, time is maintenance, meeting coordination, file tinue to be printed in the Bulle- maintenance and mailings. Will provide running out! 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Wenaus, Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, PO Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973 or e-mail Claire Lamberti, [email protected]. TB2327. PRINCIPAL TECHNICIAN (TW- 4, term appointment, reposting. ERAP eli- gible - $500) — Requires a bachelor’s degree in a physical science (physics, chemistry, engineering), or equivalent experience, excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to learn to operate complex apparatus and computer software. Experience in the operation of UNIX computer operating systems, electromechani- cal debugging and troubleshooting is desirable. Under minimum supervision, will assist users of the NSLS in the execution of x-ray diffraction experiments. Additional responsibilities include the maintenance and repair of apparatus, as well as the performance of routine computer operations. Biology Department. TB3078. 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