Barletta Reappointed
As AFRD Director

Barletta

Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu has announced the reappointment, effective April 1, of William Barletta as Division Director of the Accelerator and Fusion Research Division (AFRD). Since May of 2004, Barletta has served at the request of the University of California, Office of the President (UCOP), as the Acquisition Team Manager for the Lab's management contract competition. "With the conclusion of this temporary assignment, I am pleased to welcome Bill back to the Division and to the Laboratory," Chu wrote in a memo. "I also commend Rick Gough for his excellent service as Acting AFRD Director and for his leadership, and I thank him for a job well done."

Tips on Using 'BLIS'
In Cafeteria at Noon

Berkeley Lab Information Systems (BLIS) is the new web portal for Lab employees. Learn the ins and outs of navigating the portal with BLIS developers today in the cafeteria lobby during lunch. BLIS provides directory information for DOE labs and UC campuses, one-click access to LETS Lite, commuter links, and more. To customize your own BLIS page go to myblis.lbl.gov.

Facilities will test the 2-megawatt, 12-kV generator tomorrow. While unlikely an interupption will occur, employees working in the Building 90 complex and Buildings 51 and 64 should take all necessary precautions. A public address announcement will be made prior to the test. For more information, contact Jim Murphy at x4175.

Prausnitz, left, and President Bush.

Prausnitz Gets Medal
At White House Event

Berkeley Lab chemist John Prausnitz, winner of a National Medal of Science, received his award during a White House ceremony yesterday. The medal is the nation's highest scientific honor. Prausnitz was one of eight recipients. He has developed molecular thermodynamics — an understanding of the way molecules interact in fluids and solids — for the design of separation operations in large chemical plants to make them more efficient, environmentally friendly and safe, and to reduce energy consumption. Full story.

DOE's Carwell Leads Museum to New Site
By Chauncy Bailey

Carwell

Hattie Carwell — who works at the Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab Site Office — stands by a life-size, cardboard replica of George Washington Carver, the legendary African- American scientist. Nearby are wall-to-wall displays of inventors, engineers, and other blacks who have made their marks in white laboratory coats, all neatly arranged in a modest, gated storefront. For years, Carwell and others have sought a permanent home for the Museum of African American Technology Science Village in Oakland. A site has been found and the move will take place in April. Go to the Oakland Tribune's "Inside Bay Area" website for the full story. A profile of Carwell also appears in Friday's issue of The View.