November 7, 1994
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Robert L. Siegrist, a researcher and engineer at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named chair of the Task Force on Contaminated Sites under the International Committee of the Water Environment Federation. The task force, comprised of members from more ...
November 4, 1994
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Nic Korte of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been appointed to the editorial review board of the professional journal Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. Korte heads ORNL's Environmental Sciences Division restoration and technology group, which is located in...
November 3, 1994
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Cullie J. Sparks Jr. of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. Sparks, leader of the X-ray research and application group in ORNL's Metals and Ceramics Division, was cited by the society for his contributions to th...
November 3, 1994
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The Oak Ridge Science Semester Program is entering its 25th year at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The program involves undergraduate participants from colleges of the Great Lakes College Association (GLCA) and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM). Deans...
October 26, 1994
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Single molecules of a fluorescent dye in microscopic droplets of solution have been detected by researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The laser-based detection technique allows counting of target molecules in...
October 18, 1994
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James R. Sand, Edward A. Vineyard and Van D. Baxter, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), received the 1993 ASHRAE Symposium Paper Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. (ASHRAE).This is the third time...
October 14, 1994
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Robert V. O'Neill of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has received the Distinguished Statistical Ecologist Award from the International Association for Ecology (INTECOL).O'Neill, a member of the Environmental Sciences Division, was recognized for his "outstandin...
October 14, 1994
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Po-Yung Lu of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been presented the Tillmanns-Skolnick Award by the Chemical Health and Safety Division of the American Chemical Society. Lu, who heads the biomedical and environmental information analysis section of the laboratory's ...
October 14, 1994
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Jane G. Mural, a research assistant in the Environmental Sciences Division at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been selected to participate in the Antarctic Biology Training Course sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF).Mural is one of 16 scient...
October 5, 1994
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The Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is collaborating with Scientific-Atlanta Inc. on research that could result in fewer deaths and injuries from vehicle collisions. The partnership will develop a means to study both driver and vehicle behavior, providing informati...
September 20, 1994
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The President announced today that Freeman J. Dyson and Liane B. Russell are winners of the Enrico Fermi Award. The presidential award, carrying a $100,000 honorarium and a gold medal, is the government's oldest science and technology award. It is given for a lifet...
January 4, 1994
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Joe Culver has been appointed Manager of Public Affairs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Most recently, Culver has been manager of public affairs for the Martin Marietta Energy Systems Office of Technology Transfer. He joined the Energy Systems publ...