Be aware: Malicious email received at lab
Today the laboratory received a phishing email asking recipients to open a pdf attachment to complete an online registration. The cyber team removed the message from mailboxes, but employees are asked...
View Article2019 Open Enrollment ends at 5 p.m. CST Friday, Nov. 16, 2018
Now is the time to start thinking about Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for 2019. Employees can put aside pre-tax dollars up to $2,650 in a healthcare FSA and up to $5,000 in a dependent day care FSA....
View ArticleScience communication workshop series
All interested employees are invited to learn best practices and strategies for how to communicate your science to youth and family audiences. This four-part series will cover how to break down your...
View ArticleMachine Learning and High Performance Computing Journal Club seminar
The ML/HPC Journal Club will hold its monthly seminar on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at 1 p.m. in Building 240, Room 1407. Join us for presentations by Argonne Scientists Mathew Cherukara (NST) and...
View Article‘Give it a Weigh for the Holidays’
All employees are invited to participate in the fifth annual “Give it a Weigh for the Holidays,” a fun wellness program for the holidays that supports healthy living and charitable giving. Sponsored...
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Director’s Awards honor ‘exceptional contributions’
Fourteen employees have received Director’s Awards, representing the “best of the best” of the year’s Pacesetter Awards. Pacesetter Awards recognize specific performance efforts or achievements that...
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Question of the Week: ‘Aware’ work planning and control application
A new question about Aware, Argonne’s new work planning and control application, will appear each week in Snapshot starting Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Answers will be listed on this page. Aware is a...
View ArticleWinter safety: Telecommuting and suspension of business hours
With winter on its way, now is the time for employees to talk to their supervisors about telecommuting options and expectations during severe weather events. Ensuring employee safety is part of the...
View ArticleProcedure for MOU’s with foreign partners updated; procedure for MOU’s with...
In response to a recent U.S. Department of Energy review of Argonne’s external engagements, Technology Commercialization and Partnerships (TCP) has: Updated LMS-PROC-215 Memoranda of Understanding with...
View ArticleNext two ‘Conversations with Kearns’ cancelled
Due to scheduling conflicts, the Conversations with Kearns meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, and Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, have been cancelled. Please watch Snapshot and Argonne Today for announcements...
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LDRD seminar: Nov. 20
Three Argonne researchers will discuss their Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) sponsored work at the LDRD Seminar Series presentation Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. in Building...
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Dave Brannegan appointed director of the Decision and Infrastructure Sciences...
Dave Brannigan, DIS Division Director Dave Brannegan has been appointed director of Argonne’s Decision and Infrastructure Sciences (DIS) division, effective Nov. 16, 2018. Brannegan has served as...
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Mark Williamson named director of Chemical and Fuel Cycle Technologies division
Mark A. Williamson, CFCT Division Director Mark Williamson has been named director of the Chemical and Fuel Cycle Technologies (CFCT) division, effective Nov. 16, 2018. Mark has served as interim...
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Customer service workshops for Operations staff
Chip Bell Argonne is offering customer service workshops for all Operations staff including those in the Infrastructure Services, Office of the Director and Science & Technology Partnerships and...
View Article‘Giving Tuesday’ run and walk
All employees and their guests are welcome at the Argonne Running Club’s “Giving Tuesday” Run & Walk Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. The event begins at noon at the Building 362 Lobby (near the...
View ArticleOperations Excellence Council Update: Nov. 15, 2018
Argonne’s Operations Excellence Council (OEC) provides a senior management forum focused on delivering leading-edge science, and developing a strong commitment to, and culture around, research and...
View Article‘Ethics, Integrity, and Diversity in the Research Environment’: Learn more
Linda Gundersen, scientist emeritus with the U.S. Geological Survey, visited Argonne in October 2018, to present “Ethics, Integrity, and Diversity in the Research Environment.” Slides from the...
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LDRD seminar: Nov. 27
Three Argonne researchers will discuss their Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) sponsored work at the LDRD Seminar Series presentation Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. in Building...
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Argonne’s address officially changes to Lemont, Ill.
Argonne’s mailing address is officially changing from Argonne, Illinois, to Lemont, Illinois, at the request of the United States Post Office area postmaster. Although the Lemont address was instituted...
View ArticleMichael Thackeray retirement celebration
A retirement celebration for Argonne Distinguished Fellow Michael Thackeray will be held Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Club, 1 Pete Dye Dr., Lemont, Ill....
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