Six Lab Researchers
Receive ACS Awards

Six Berkeley Lab scientists have received American Chemical Society (ACS) national awards for 2005. Materials Sciences Division winners include Paul Alivisatos, who received an ACS Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry; Jeff Long, who received the National Fresenius Award; and Peidong Yang, who received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry. Winners from the Chemical Sciences Division include Stephen Leone, who received the Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, and Enrique Iglesia, who received the George Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry. Luciano Moretto, with the Nuclear Sciences Division, received the Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry. Go here for more information.

Iglesia		Leone

Long		Moretto

Alivisatos		Yang

Total recordable case rates (in red); DART rate (in blue)

Safety Stats Still OK,
But Diligence Urged

It's been almost eight months since Berkeley Lab launched an accident awareness campaign to remind employees about the importance of safety in the workplace. Chief among the strategies were focused intervention, increased management accountability, new performance goals for managers, and a high-level discussion of accidents. And the results are good — accident statistics are lower than they've ever been. But accident frequency in a few recent months suggests some slippage, so the appeal for the final weeks of this fiscal year is simple: re-energize the effort to employ safe work practices. "The Lab responded, and we are appreciative, but safety must be ongoing, and we must reinforce the message," said Robin Wendt, Division Deputy for Environment, Health and Safety. Read an accident update here.