Veterans Day program planning meeting
Veterans Day this year is Monday, Nov. 11. The Argonne Veterans Group invites all interested employees to join them in planning a Veterans Day program in observance of this day. The meeting will be...
View ArticleChicago Blackhawks preseason experience package
The Chicago Blackhawks have teamed up with Fifth Third Arena to create a memorable pregame experience for you and your family and friends. Argonne employees can purchase a ticket through this offer and...
View ArticleIT maintenance weekend: Aug. 23-24
The next IT maintenance weekend will start at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, through 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. The planned activities for the weekend include the following: Friday, Aug. 23, 5:30 p.m....
View ArticleLearn about options to address inappropriate behavior
Argonne’s Laboratory Operations Diversity and Inclusion Council (DIVE-IN) will host a seminar on informal and formal options for handling inappropriate behaviors, explain how they differ, and what to...
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LDRD Seminar: Aug. 27, 2019
Physicist Ian Cloet (PHY) and Computational Climate Scientist Robert Jacob (EVS) will discuss their Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) sponsored work at the LDRD Seminar Series...
View ArticleMaintaining a drug-free workplace
By Jamie Stalker, MD, Chief Medical Officer Argonne National Laboratory cares about the wellbeing of its employees and the quality of their work. With the recent change in state law, some may have...
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2019 Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellows announced
Three candidates have been selected to receive the Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellowship. The 2019 fellows are Ashley Bielinski (MSD), Zachary Hood (AMD), and Lei Sun (NST). The Maria Goeppert Mayer (MGM)...
View ArticleArgonne ACT-SO High School Research Program celebration
A celebration to honor mentors and mentees who participated in the Argonne ACT-SO High School Research Program (ARP) will be held on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, at 4 p.m. in the Building 402 Lower...
View ArticleIn memoriam: Mark Beno
Interim Associate Division Director Mark Beno (XSD) died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the age of 68. Beno received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Marquette University, and his master’s and...
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In memoriam: William Metz
William Metz Retired Argonne Co-Director for Integrated Emergency Preparedness William Metz, 74, passed away due to complications from a lung transplant in December. Metz was drafted in the United...
View ArticleReporting effort for the week ending Sept. 1, 2019
Due to the Labor Day holiday, all effort for the week ending on Sept. 1, 2019, must be entered into Dayforce and authorized by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. This deadline applies to employees and...
View ArticleInternational travel monthly refresher
Global Travel Office (GTO) staff will discuss recent changes to policies and procedures, arranging travel for subcontractors, the new International Travel Approval (ANL-1043) form, loaner phones, and...
View ArticleChoral Group seeks new members
The award-winning Argonne Choral Group is looking for new members. The group is open to men and women associated with Argonne and sings a variety of music such as classical, pop, movies, and stage,...
View ArticleWIST workshop: ‘Women Who Brand’
The Women in Science and Technology (WIST) program will host a workshop, “Women Who Brand,” on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Building 240 TCS Conference Center, Room 1416. The...
View ArticleTips to avoid bee stings and other stinging insects
Stinging insects, especially bees and wasps, can pose a health risk to anyone, even those without a known allergy to bee stings. In keeping with our core value of Safety, any site occupant who...
View ArticleCast your vote for Argonne’s Oleo Sponge to win The Index Project’s People’s...
Oleo Sponge, a technology for cleaning oil spills that was invented by Argonne researchers, has been nominated by The Index Project for a 2019 Index Award. The Index Project is a Danish nonprofit...
View ArticleTips for planning your work
Aug. 28, 2019 We can learn from past work evolutions by implementing what went well and preparing for what did not go well. When planning work, review work hazard-related Lessons Learned and Incident...
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Argonne brings on acclaimed researcher to serve as lead water strategist for...
Junhong Chen The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory has hired Junhong Chen to serve as Lead Water Strategist for the laboratory. Water availability, and the nexus between...
View ArticleTickets on sale for Argonne lunchtime social Sept. 25
Mark your calendar for the Argonne lunchtime social hosted by Laboratory Director Paul Kearns and Argonne leaders on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn adjacent to the...
View ArticleArgonne Service Desk relocating to Building 233
The Argonne Service Desk is moving from Building 240 to Building 233 (the old Abri Credit Union building). The last day for service in Building 240 will be Thursday, Sept. 5. Between Friday, Sept. 6...
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