A3 seminar: ‘Disruptions in Mobility – Will it Happen?’
Donald Hillebrand, director of the Energy Systems division, will present “Disruptions in Mobility – Will it Happen” on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at the Argonne Guest House. The seminar begins at 11...
View ArticleVeterans Day meet and greet
In celebration of Veterans Day, the Argonne Veterans Group will meet and greet people in the lobby of the Bistro 213 Work Café on Monday, Nov. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The group will give vouchers...
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Cafeteria and Abri Credit Union open house celebration
To celebrate the lab’s renewed partnership its food service contractor, Sodexo, and to welcome Abri Credit Union into their new location, the Building 213 Cafeteria and Abri will host a celebration...
View ArticleArgonne Billiards Club pool lessons begin Nov. 10
The Argonne Billiards Club is offering pool lessons beginning Saturday, Nov 10, 2018, at 11 a.m. Lessons are held at the Illinois Billiards Club on Archer Avenue in Willow Springs. The class is...
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2019 calendars available from Abri
Abri Credit Union will be offering free 2019 wall calendars on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, from 8:30-4:30 at their new location in Building 213.
View ArticleAll-Hands Meeting set for Nov. 16
Laboratory Director Paul Kearns and members of the laboratory leadership team will host the next All-Hands Meeting on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, at 10 a.m. The presentation will be held in the Building 402...
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Five Argonne technologies named finalists in the 2018 R&D 100 Awards
Five Argonne National Laboratory entries to the R&D 100 Awards, long considered the “Oscars” of scientific innovation, have been named finalists. The elite competition, sponsored by R&D...
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Argonne joins ‘Toys for Tots’ campaign
You can help brighten the holidays for America’s less fortunate children by donating a toy in the laboratory’s annual Toys for Tots campaign sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps and supported by the...
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Safety Share: some iPhones vulnerable to helium exposure
Several people at Argonne have reported their iPhones have unexpectedly shut down in the Building 314 High Bay — problems that were traced to helium gas. As reported to the Argonne Safety group via...
View ArticleReporting effort for the weeks ending Nov. 18, and Nov. 25, 2018
Due to U.S. Department of Energy reporting requirements for the November month-end close process, all employees and Argonne Associates must complete a series of events: All effort for the week ending...
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‘Excited State’ improv show features local scientists
Chicago’s most outgoing scientists drawn from Argonne, Fermilab, the University of Chicago, UIC, and elsewhere will perform in the science improv comedy show “The Excited State” Thursday, November 8,...
View ArticlePatent update: Nov. 6, 2018
Congratulations to the following researchers on having their U.S. patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for technologies invented at Argonne: Method for phase retrieval to reduce a...
View ArticleArgonne staff now have access to maker space at mHUB
Argonne staff members now enjoy access to a maker space facility thanks to a collaborative effort by programmatic and lab operations staff who helped forge an agreement with Chicago-based innovation...
View ArticleBluff Road closure
A short stretch of Bluff Road just south of Southwood Drive will be closed Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Signs and barricades will mark the closure; use Rock Road as an alternate. Map of Bluff Road closure
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Breakfast with Santa
The Argonne Club will host “Breakfast with Santa” on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Building 213 Cafeteria. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive at 9 a.m. via fire truck. Those...
View ArticleQualified electrical worker request form available in Vector
Programmatic areas can now request a qualified electrical worker (QEW) for lock out tag out service and assistance with electrical problems. No cost code is required for lock out tag outs. Departments...
View ArticleGrid Modernization Lab Consortium Call slides and working group meetings
Last week, a kick-off meeting was held to prepare for the expected November release of the $250 million Grid Modernization Lab Consortium Call. Mark Petri (NSP), Guenter Conzelmann (ES) and Mihai...
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2018 ACA annual award reception
Three local charitable organizations received one-time donations of $2,000 each at the recent Argonne Combined Appeal (ACA) reception. Laboratory Director Paul Kearns presented the donations to...
View ArticleEmployees asked to limit shipping of personal packages to the lab
The Shipping and Receiving Department has noted an increase in the number of personal packages being shipped to the laboratory. LMS-POL-44: Limited Personal Use of Argonne Resources notes that while...
View ArticleArgonne researchers to present three quantum papers at SC18 conference
Argonne scientists, led by researchers Yuri Alexeev (CPS), Hal Finkel (LCF) and Martin Suchara (MCS), contributed to three quantum computing workshop papers which will be presented at the International...
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