On the money
By Jeff Purnell, Chief Financial Officer Recent news headlines regarding the federal budget have prompted some questions to listen@anl.gov. I thank our questioners for their inquiries and want to share...
View ArticleSecond session added for managerial skills workshop series
Due to high demand, the Argonne Leadership Institute has scheduled a second session of its Managerial Skills Series workshops which focus specifically on supervisory and managerial competencies. It...
View ArticleISM Colloquium: Lessons learned from the WIPP fire and radiological events
“Lessons learned from the WIPP fire and radiological events,” an Integrated Safety Management (ISM) colloquium, will be presented by Farok Sharif, Nuclear Waste Partnership, LCC, on Thursday, April 20,...
View ArticleDOE Lab-Corps is now Energy I-Corps
On March 31, 2017, the program known as Lab-Corps was renamed Energy I-Corps. This new name reflects the evolution of the program within the Energy Department and national lab community. Energy...
View ArticleIn memoriam: Joan Waltz
Joan Waltz, who worked at Argonne from 1976 – 1999, died January 17, 2017, from vascular dementia. She served in administrative roles in several divisions. She especially enjoyed working in the Office...
View ArticleEnergy I-Corps program: Pre-applications and new “LITE” workshop
A new call for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy I-Corps program will be issued at the end of April 2017. Technologies that fall within the following DOE Offices may be considered for...
View ArticleDirector’s message: Staying informed, staying the course, staying connected
My colleagues, it has been a busy couple of weeks since my last message. I want to give you some updates and share how you all continue to make me proud to lead this lab. During the last week of March,...
View ArticleNational Library Week 2017: Argonne Library outreach session
Would you like to know the best databases to search for your research? Are you having trouble finding information on industry standards? Would you like to know how to apply for off-hour access to the...
View ArticleTWIST Tour: Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
The latest TWIST tour (Tours of the Women in Science and Technology Program) will explore the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), which seeks to develop new technologies beyond...
View ArticleSoriano Hoyuelos named to UChicago CEB; presents at seminar
Carmen Soriano Hoyuelos Assistant Physicist Carmen Soriano Hoyuelos (XSD), recently named to the University of Chicago’s Committee on Evolutionary Biology (CEB), will present “Paleontology and...
View ArticleNational Library Week 2017: ACM Digital Library
The Argonne Research Library is celebrating National Library Week by highlighting a different database each day. The complete list of research databases in the Library collection is available here....
View ArticleProtecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Stories of identity theft and data breaches are common these days. That’s why it’s so important to protect your personally identifiable information (PII). Not only is it important to protect PII...
View ArticleJohn Wozniak and Richard Voogd (FMS) receive February 2017 Gold Spot Award
John Wozniak (FMS) and Richard Voogd (FMS) received Gold Spot Awards in February 2017 for cleaning and reorganizing two large spaces within the Building 363 Central Shop area. These spaces, used by the...
View ArticleJoin the Virgin Pulse Go Green Challenge
Celebrate Earth Day by signing up for Virgin Pulse’s latest activity program, the Go Green Challenge, and earn 200 Virgin Pulse points for tracking a specific green-related habit five out of seven days...
View ArticleNational Library Week 2017: SciFinder
The Argonne Research Library is celebrating National Library Week by highlighting a different database each day. The complete list of research databases in the library collection is available here....
View ArticleArgonne resources for parents
Argonne recognizes how essential it is to support family-friendly practices in today’s workplace. Family is central to people, and in order to remain competitive as a world-class destination for the...
View ArticleNational Library Week 2017: IEEE Xplore
The Argonne Research Library is celebrating National Library Week by highlighting a different database each day. The complete list of research databases in the Library collection is available here....
View ArticleNuclear Safeguards, Security Skills and Experience Survey
In order to respond more effectively to annual solicitations for proposals from the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control (NA-24) and other...
View ArticlePatent update: April 11, 2017
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: Low friction wear resistant graphene...
View ArticleNational Library Week 2017: TRID and TRB Annual Meetings Online
The Argonne Research Library is celebrating National Library Week by highlighting a different database each day. The complete list of research databases in the Library collection is available here....
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