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April 19, 1999 -- Some of this week's stories Grammy
winner Yeh to perform at Argonne
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Arts at Argonne will present Grammy-award winning clarinetist John Bruce Yeh Sunday, April 25 at Argonne-East.
"The audience has an opportunity to enjoy an outstanding performance by a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and help a good cause," said Hans Kaper, chairman of Arts at Argonne.
The concert will benefit Chinese Student and Alumni Services (CSAS), which is co-sponsoring the event. For more than 30 years, the CSAS has been bringing Chinese and Chinese-American musicians to the Chicago area.
The concert will be held in the auditorium of the APS Conference Center, Building 402. The program will feature a concerto for clarinet and string orchestra by Fengshi Yang, as well as works by Messiaen, J. S. Bach, Stravinsky, Weber, Bizet and Gershwin.
A reception with Yeh will follow the performance. Tickets are $15 and can be ordered by phone at ext. 2-3751 (VISA and MasterCard accepted), or by mail. A printable order form is on the World Wide Web at http://www.anl.gov/ARTS/order.html. Tickets can also be purchased the week of the show in the Building 213 Cafeteria between noon and 1 p.m.
Yeh is the CSO's assistant principal clarinetist. He is the organizer and director of Chicago Pro Musica, a Chicago-based chamber music ensemble of musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra who specialize in unusual repertoire. This won him the 1986 Grammy for "Best New Classical Artist."
Argonne-West and Argonne-East are combining their efforts to raise funds for the American Red Cross and help provide aid to thousands of refugees in the Balkans.
More than 300,000 people are already in refugee camps in Albania and another 118,000 in Macedonia. The American Red Cross is providing food, blankets, and other provisions in makeshift camps and is in dire need of monetary donations.
At Argonne-West, cash or checks payable to the "American Red Cross International Response Fund" can be dropped off in the boxes located in Argonne-West's L&O Lobby, in the Cafeteria or in the cashier's office in Building 710. Contributions will be accepted through Monday, April 19. For more information, call Terry Brooks (RPS) at ext. 3-7144 or Dolores Lagerquist (RPS-HR) at ext. 3-7341.
At Argonne-East, send checks payable to the "American Red Cross International Response Fund" to Clint Riemer (EA), Building 900, or Teri Rodriguez (HR), Building 201. Contributions will be accepted through Monday, April 19. For more information, call Reimer at ext. 2-4103 or Rodriguez at ext. 2-3022.
Argonne's Toastmasters Club had reason to toast themselves after recent victories at local and division competitions.
Carolyn Arthur (HR-DPO) and Tim Corrigan (CHM) walked away with first-place trophies from the South-West Area 3 Competition on March 24. Arthur won for best dramatic reading and Corrigan for a motivational speech. The Argonne contingent was up against five other clubs.
This championship was the 30-year-old club's first double win, making the victory doubly sweet.
"We both took first place honors, which is not the norm for most clubs -- you can say we did a Chicago Bulls Sweep," Arthur said. "Needless to say, we were ecstatic about winning."
Other Argonne Toastmasters assisted at the March 24 event. Rich Lee (ET) and Betty Iwan (HR-PD) served as judges. Jill Morgenthaler (ECT) was chief timer and Susan Borthwick (DOE) and Rajeev Thakur (MCS) were ballot counters.
At the division contest on April 9, Corrigan won first place again, and will advance to the district competition. Arthur took home a second-place trophy.
Toastmasters aims to improve confidence in public speaking. Worldwide, there are more than 10,000 clubs. Those who are interested in joining can attend one of the meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 201, Conference Room 190A.
Volunteers are needed to greet visitors and hand out programs at the "Discovery 2000" open house on Saturday, May 1.
For information, call Cindy Wilkinson (OPA) at ext. 2-5561.
"Program Development," a course designed for federally funded research and development centers seeking to expand their sponsor base in a world of reduced government spending, will be held May 24-26 at Argonne-East.
Sponsored by Human Resources the course provides the methodology, skills, tools, and techniques needed to establish new business alliances and better manage ongoing sponsor relationships. By understanding the program development process and developing specific implementation plans, participants learn how to better position their organizations in the marketplace and how to build their reputation with existing and potential customers.
Program Development is designed for program directors and managers, engineers and scientists, and legal, technical support and technology transfer personnel. The cost for this three-day course is $775. Registration deadline is Wednesday, April 21. Participants should register with a division Training Management System representative. Call ext. 2-3410 for more information.
Argonne-East recently welcomed 200 Boy Scouts seeking to learn about atomic energy, chemistry, computers, electricity, electronics, energy, engineering and geology.
The scouts checked in at 8 a.m. March 27, and by mid-afternoon, all had earned a merit badge.
Dick Combs (ITD) has coordinated the program for two years, along with Argonne's Division of Educational Programs and the Office of Public Affairs. Besides helping the scouts earn merit badges, the day-long event exposes them to scientific careers.
"At the end of the day, kids already were talking about what badges they are going to go for next year," said Combs, who is also a scoutmaster.
Scouts usually have a hard time earning these badges, Combs said, because there are not enough people qualified to conduct the courses. To teach such a program, counselors must be screened and certified in the field of study. But at Argonne, Combs said, the scouts are taught by a highly trained staff.
This opportunity also helps young scouts earn another merit badge to bring them closer to becoming an Eagle Scout. This is the highest rank a scout can achieve; just two percent of Boy Scouts make it to the rank of Eagle.
Future programs may give girls the same opportunity.
"We are inviting kids to carry the torch into the future," Combs said. "We need good engineers to replace good engineers -- so I can retire."
-- Valerie Danner
The National Energy Research Supercomputer Center (NERSC) will conduct a class at Argonne-East on the use of its Cray T3E and J-90 computer systems.
The class will take place at the Advanced Photon Source Conference Center, Rooms E1100 and E1200, from noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28.
The class will include applications talks from users and presentations by Argonne computer scientists on MPI-2, Globus, and the PETSc library.
The class provides the opportunity to interact directly with NERSC staff and users, and should benefit users of the NERSC machines and other high-performance computers.
A detailed description of the class content is on the Web.
To register, contact Mike Minkoff (MCS) at minkoff@ mcs.anl.gov.
Several Argonne environmental and pollution prevention programs will be showcased at an Earth Day Forum on Friday, April 23.
The fourth annual forum will be held in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sponsoring exhibits are:
Argonne-East Pollution Prevention Program and the
Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee.
Environmental Remedial Action Project.
Green Solvents Research Project.
Alternative-Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Program.
Microscale Chemistry Education Program.
The Argonne Land Management and Habitat
Restoration Committee.
The Argonne-East Pollution Prevention Program and the Advisory Committee will sponsor the event. For more information, call the Pollution Prevention Hotline at ext. 2-6778.
Lunchtime bus service at Argonne-East will be discontinued after Friday, April 30, due to low ridership.
An evaluation conducted during a six-month trial period showed that usage is too low to justify continuing the service.
Due to popular demand, a second estate planning presentation will be held Wednesday, May 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 362 Auditorium.
This program will be presented by Mark Perkins and Dean Zayed, attorneys who frequently teach seminars and classes on Estate Planning.
Early registration for Joliet Junior College fall classes will be offered Friday, May 7, at Argonne-East.
College representatives will be available in the Human Resources offices in Building 201 from noon - 4 p.m. to register students for summer classes.
Employees must bring completed and approved educational assistance forms (ANL-89) to the registration.
Call Betty Iwan (HR) at ext. 2-3410 for information on the college and educational assistance.
Office computer software will be the subject of several classes offered in spring by Electronics and Computing Technologies.
Unless otherwise noted, classes will be held in Argonne-East's Building 221, Room A142, are limited to eight participants and cost $135. Class schedules and complete information are available on line at http://www.anl.gov/ECT/courses/.
For information about enrollment procedures, call Diane Cavazos (ECT) at ext. 2-7153 or send e-mail to dkcavazos@anl.gov.
Beginning Unix (ECT564) -- This class consists of
two three-hour sessions for a total of six hours.
First Session: Tuesday, May 4, 9 a.m. _ noon.
Second Session: Thursday, May 6, 9 a.m. _
noon, Class size is limited to seven. $245.
Introduction to Windows 95 (ECT300) -- Tuesday,
May 11, 8:30 a.m. _ 11:30 a.m.
Word 97: Working With Tables & Lists (ECT353)
-- Tuesday, May 11, 1:30 p.m. _ 4:30 p.m.
Excel 97: Improving Worksheet Appearance (ECT341)
-- Wednesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. _ 11:30 a.m.
Advanced PowerPoint 97 (ECT360) -- Wednesday, May 12,
1:30 p.m. _ 4:30 p.m.
Advanced Access 97 (ECT334) -- Thursday, May 13,
8:30 a.m. _ 4:30 a.m. $195.
Visual Basic for Access 97 (ECT344) -- Friday, May 14,
8:30 a.m. _ 4:30 p.m. $195.
Basic Word 97 Skills (ECT338) -- Tuesday, May 18,
8:30 a.m. _ 11:30 a.m.
Word 97 Helpers (ECT346) -- Tuesday, May 18,
1:30 p.m. _ 4:30 p.m.
Excel 97 Working with Large Worksheets (ECT348) --
Wednesday, May 19, 8:30 a.m. _ 11:30 a.m.
Introduction PowerPoint 97 (ECT342) -- Wednesday,
May 19, 1:30 p.m. _ 4:30 p.m.
Introduction Access Version 97 (ECT332) --
Thursday, May 20, 8:30 a.m. _ 4:30 p.m. $195.
Microsoft FrontPage98 (ECT331) -- First session:
Monday, June 14, 9 a.m. _ 4:30 p.m. Second
session: Tuesday, June 15, 9 a.m. _ 4:30
p.m. Minimum class size eight, maximum 12. $495.
Florian J.Simanonis, a designer in Engineering, died Feb. 23 with 34 years of service. He is survived by his wife Frances.
Nicolas Sobol, an instrument maker with Central Shops, died Jan. 7 with 29 years of service. He is survived by his son Norman and his daughter Dolores Spain.
Adolph Venters, a scientific assistant in Chemistry, died Nov. 7 with 12 years of service. He is survived by his stepdaughter Rita Barr.
Service Awards for April include:
40 Years
Harold E. Jackson Jr. (PHY).
35 Years
William E. Sullivan (IPNS).
30 Years
Patricia A. Gajewski (PFS-MAT), Joseph W. Lucas (ET), Kenneth R. Muller (PFS-WMO).
25 Years
Joseph Arko (XFD), Lawrence L. Burke (RPS-ESW), Robert A. Conley (ECT-CS), Kalimullah (RA), Richard F. Mattas (TD), Richard Scott Smith (TD), Ronald J. Thomas (OD), Marion C. Thurnauer (CHM).
20 Years
Laurie A. Carbaugh (CMT-AC), John G. Gale (ED), Basil F. Picologlou (TD), Debra L. Telfer (ET).
15 Years
Jerry Crusat (RPS-SEC), David Lewis Dunlap (OD), Lydia Hendrix (PFS-CU), Timothy E. Hentsch (ECT-CTT), Natalia K. Meshkov (ES), Kenneth L. Nash (CHM), Leon T. Reed (HEP), Deborah Anne Tate (NT-AW), Kenneth Wiggins (PFS-WMO).
10 Years
Michael V. Bertnik (PFS-US), Michael P. Bracken (PFS-WMO), Tamara S. Hobbs (RPS-HR), Richard E. Janik (ASO), Elton N. Kaufmann (OTD), Elaine M. London (ESH-EMP), Jesse N. Ruiz (OD-PS), Boni A. Size (TD-DES), Terry L. Smith (ASD), George Vukovich (DIS).
5 Years
Thomas Beilfus (IPNS), Klayne M. Coburn (OD), G. Butch Cope (OD-PS), Ratindra Das (PFS-FPE), Ronald L. Dettling (XFD), Linda DeVito (XFD), Paul D. Eichamer Jr. (ITD), Robert Everhart (CMT), Ronald A. Fernandez (RPS-CCS), Jeffrey A. Fortner (CMT), John R. Hummel (DIS), Andrew Jansen (CMT), Christopher Johnson (CMT), Angela Johnson-Ware (IPD-MED), Stephen D. Killian (OD), Collin J. Knight (NT-AW), Donald B. Knight (ITD), Joy D. Lawrence (ED), Scott D. Lee (NT-AW), Jeffrey Lockwood (XFD), William McHargue (XFD), Joseph Mitchell (ASD), Renee M. Nault (IPD-MED), Candido Pereira (CMT), Linda M. Pierce (ES), Thomas B. Powers (XFD), Gary A. Siatka (PFS-BM), Rebecca S. Thomson (DIS), Richard J. Waligora (RPS-ESW), Chih-yuan Yao (ASD).
