Falcone, left, with Cottam and Beers

OSTP Staff Tour Lab,
Get Research Update

Two members of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Kathryn Beers and Jean Cottam Allan, toured the Lab on Wednesday to learn more about current research efforts. They met with Associate Lab Director for Computing Horst Simon, JDEM/SNAP researchers Saul Perlmutter and Michael Levi, Molecular Foundry Deputy Director Mark Alper, NCEM’s Ulrich Dahmen, and ALS Director Roger Falcone. They were also updated on energy research by Chris Somerville, Graham Fleming and Paul Alivisatos, and the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory by Kevin Lesko. The OSTP advises the President and other members of the Executive Office on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.

Dehmer

ALS Building Hailed;
Guest House Next

Pat Dehmer (above) of the Department of Energy's Basic Energy Sciences office was among those who paid tribute yesterday to the planned Advanced Light Source User Support Building at a groundbreaking ceremony. She was joined by ALS Director Roger Falcone, Lab Deputy Director Graham Fleming, and User representative Tony Van Buuren in the traditional gold-shovel event as about 100 guests looked on. A similar ceremony is scheduled for noon today in front of Building 2 to break ground for the Berkeley Lab Guest House. All employees are invited.

Lab and UC Berkeley
Calendars Connecting

Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley calendar systems will be connected on Sunday, Oct. 21. This will allow Lab staff to invite campus staff to meetings and reserve UC Berkeley conference rooms, and vice versa. This will also give those currently maintaining calendars at both institutions the ability to consolidate and operate from a single calendar. Information sessions for the connected calendars will be held Wednesday at noon in Bldg. 937-302, and Thursday in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium (same time). For more information, go here.

Runaround to Honor
Bodvarsson’s Memory

Bodvarsson

The 30th annual SHARES Runaround foot race taking place on Friday, Oct. 19, will honor perennial participant and organizer Bo Bodvarsson, the Lab’s Earth Sciences Division director who passed away last year. The race begins at noon at the Firehouse, with post-race refreshments and entertainment at the cafeteria. All participants and volunteers will receive a souvenir water bottle and t-shirt. Those interested in volunteering can contact Lee Aleksich (x2994). Managers and supervisors are asked to permit time off for staff who want race or volunteer.

Discovery Kingdom Fright
Fest Tickets Available

The Lab’s Employment Activities Association has Six Flags Discovery Kingdom tickets for Fright Fest, which continues through Oct. 28. Tickets are $25 each. To purchase, contact Arabella Schmidt.