Award Archive

An inter-disciplinary PNNL team received the ACS Award for Team Innovation for successfully applying PNNL's SAMMS technology to create a new and effective solution to the critical challenge of removing CO2 from breathing air aboard U.S. submarines.  (Posted 8/21/2012)

The 13th Annual ChemLuminary Awards celebration was held in conjunction with the ACS National Meeting in Denver, CO, on August 30, 2011. The Richland Section was a finalist for 8 (out of 40 categories) and won 6 of the awards for work done in 2010. Anna Cavinato and Janet Bryant prepared a poster describing the Richland Section activities that was posted during the ACS event. Anna Cavinato (EOU), Janet Bryant and Sam Bryan (PNNL), and Richland Section Councilor Richard Hermens (EOU-Emeritus) attended the awards ceremony on behalf of the Section.

The 6 awards received:

• Outstanding Continuing Public Relations Program of a Local Section, presented by the Committee on Public Relations & Communications (CPRC). The award is presented for the "Girls in Science" program, a hands-on investigation inviting more than 100 girls to use critical-thinking and interdisciplinary techniques to solve the question, "Is this an alien attack?"
• ACS Student Chapter Interaction Award, presented by the Society Committee on Education (SOCED). Nutrition was the focus when ACS student chapter members joined the Richland section in offering a month-long program for talented and gifted students and Saturday Science to children from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla.
• Outstanding Kids and Chemistry Award, presented by the Society Committee on Education (SOCED). Members of the Richland Local Section provided a number of high quality programs exposing students to the wonder of chemistry. These included Girls in Science, Saturday Science and nutrition workshops for local students.
• Award for Diversity, presented by the Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board (D&I). The Richland section held "Saturday Science" at Blue Mountain Community College with 35 middle school students that included many Native Americans. Students conducted hands-on activities revolving around nutrition and closed the event with a magic show.
• Outstanding Event for a Specific Audience, presented by the Committee on Community Activities (CCA). "Girls in Science" in its 9th year continues to draw a large crowd and is the crown of NCW and Diversity and Inclusion activities for the Section. With help from over 60 volunteers, the event served 100+ girls in grades 6-8.
• Most Innovative New Activity or Program in a Local Section, presented by the Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC). Richland Section student members and Eastern Oregon University faculty hosted a weekly group of talented and gifted students over one month exploring chemistry and nutrition; relating to fats, proteins and carbohydrates; and learning about nutritional labels. The program concluded with a poster of a macromolecule that presented their findings to classmates.

PNNL Staff Members involved include: Asanga Padmaperuma (2010 Chair of the Section); Novella Bridges; Sam Bryan; Janet Bryant; Kayte Denslow ; Sandy Fiskum; Dave Heldebrant; Tim Hubler; Phillip Koech; Gregg Lumetta; Jonathan Male; Bill Samuels.

For additional information and to hear and view the excitement, visit the ACS website - 13th Annual ChemLuminary Awards.  (Posted 8/1/2011)

Mikey Brady Raap, an engineer in the Nuclear Systems Design, Engineering and Analysis group, has been recognized by the American Nuclear Society (ANS) with a Special Recognition Award for her contribution to the ANS Fukushima, Japan Rapid Response Effort.

The citation was for, "her contributions supporting the response to events in Fukushima, Japan, in order to ensure credible nuclear science and technology information was provided to the media, decision makers and general public. It is the dedication of members such as Michaele who enable the Society to be relevant and a strong advocate for the nuclear community as a whole."

As the ANS Chair for the Professional Divisions Committee, Mikey coordinated efforts to harness the technical expertise of the ANS professional divisions to help address the Fukushima situation. This broad range of expertise made it possible to collect and share credible information for understanding the incident and concerns related to radiation exposure and impacts.

"I also was able to engage the Health Physics Society on some of these responses due to my working relationship with PNNL staff member, Kathy Pryor who is now president of the Health Physics Society" Mikey added.

Mikey also was involved with the development of the ANS technical brief, "The Impact of Mixed Oxide Fuel Use on Accident Consequences at Fukushima Daiichi."  (Posted 8/1/2011)

Evelyn Hirt, a principal engineer in the Quality Assurance Services group, will be honored in August at the opening ceremonies of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Sections Congress, IEEE's triennial gathering of worldwide Section leaders, with the William W. Middleton Distinguished Service Award.

Evelyn is being recognized for "a career of exemplary service and inspirational leadership that enthusiastically promotes IEEE as a desirable professional home, and for mentoring volunteers around the world in support of ... member engagement and enhanced organizational unit cooperation." The Middleton Award is presented by the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board every three years to honor someone "who, over a long and sustained period of leadership, contributed in an exemplary manner" to advancing the Board's goals and objectives.

This is Evelyn's second major award in 2011. In April the University of Detroit Mercy's College of Engineering & Science honored her as its Engineering Alumna of the Year.

Evelyn was the IEEE-USA President in 2010, is the 2011-2012 Kiwanis Club of Tri-Cities Industry Vice President, and has served on the IEEE, American Association of Engineering Societies and Eta Kappa Nu Honors Society Boards of Directors.  (Posted 7/1/2011)

Dr. Johannes Lercher, Director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Institute for Integrated Catalysis, received the Robert Burwell Lectureship in Catalysis from the North American Catalysis Society. This honor, sponsored by Johnson Matthey, recognizes outstanding contributions in catalysis research. As the Burwell Lecturer, Lercher will present talks and hold discussions at the local catalysis clubs and societies for the next 2 years.

Lercher was selected for this honor for his groundbreaking contributions to catalysis, his intellectual curiosity, and his engaging talks. His research is focused on the fundamentals of catalytic materials and processes that are important to industrial applications. His work includes research on catalyzed reactions involving fossil fuels and alternative feedstocks such as biomass, and has resulted in nearly 400 publications and 10 patents.

Lercher is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Technische Universität München in Munich, Germany, and a Battelle Fellow at PNNL. He splits his time about equally between TUM and the IIC at PNNL.  (Posted 6/1/2011)

Congratulations to Nate Engle, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, who was awarded one of two prestigious 2012 Congressional Fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Nate is a postdoc at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a partnership between PNNL and the University of Maryland. Fellows awarded one of the highly competitive Science & Technology Policy Fellowships spend a year on Capitol Hill assisting with research, developing and drafting legislation, and providing input for policy review and oversight. Nate begins his fellowship in Washington, D.C., in September.

At JGCRI, Nate supports projects on climate policy decision making, adaptation decisions, and intersections between the research community and policy makers. His experience prior to JGCRI was on projects for the World Bank, the Pew Center for Global Climate Change, and as a visiting scholar at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in the United Kingdom.

The highly competitive AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships give scientists and engineers the opportunity to contribute to the federal policy-making process while learning about the intersection between science, technology, and national policy. The AAAS program has grown into a partnership with nearly 15 federal agencies, congressional offices and committees, and 30 professional scientific societies. Over 100 fellowships are awarded each year.  (Posted 6/1/2011)

Novella Bridges, a chemist who has helped develop processes to reduce diesel emissions in vehicles and create therapeutic agents for cancer treatments, has been named one of 14 Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, or IUPAC.

The awards were made by IUPAC to mark the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Marie Sklodowska Curie. Bridges, who has worked at PNNL since 2000, and the other international recipients will be honored at a ceremony during the IUPAC World Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 2.  (Posted 5/1/2011)

Guopeng Liu, Energy and Environment Directorate, recently was named the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Young Energy Professional of the Year in Region I, which covers the northeastern United States. AEE is a professional association of over 13,000 members engaged in the energy industry.

The award recognizes Guopeng's outstanding contributions to the energy profession that he made prior to his current position at PNNL. He joined the Laboratory just last May.

In addition to receiving the Young Energy Professional award, Guopeng was pleased that an energy efficiency project he previously managed won AEE's Region IV Energy Project of the Year. Efficiencies at Kiewit Plaza-a 16-story Omaha, NE, office building with tenants that include Warren Buffett-produced a 62 percent reduction in electricity use in its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, and a 37 percent reduction of whole building electricity usage. Additionally, there was a 48 percent drop in natural gas consumption. In all, it translated to savings of nearly $140,000 over a nine-month period with simple payback in eight months.

"Innovative building control technology and commercial building re-tuning can help to achieve the goal of President Obama's Better Buildings Initiative by improving building operation and maintenance. Even for a well-maintained facility with effective systems, such as Kiewit Plaza, we can still apply efficiencies that achieve significant energy savings and maintain comfort without large capital outlays," Guopeng explains. "Two DOE-sponsored projects I'm involved in are consistent with those efforts: one is training the next generation of commercial building technology workers, and the other is developing the retrofit guides for commercial building owners and facility managers."

The AEE awards were presented in December at the 33rd World Energy Engineering Conference in Washington, D.C  (Posted 3/1/2011)

Sarah Widder, Energy and Environment Directorate, has been named a "New Face" in engineering by the National Engineers Week Foundation. A coalition of engineering societies, major corporations and government agencies, the Foundation members nominate colleagues 30 years old and younger who have shown outstanding abilities and leadership.

A research paper Sarah published in 2009 after earning a bachelor's in chemical engineering from the University of Washington, "Policy Options for Nuclear Waste Management a Sustainable Solution for Expanded Nuclear Energy," has served as vital background for AIChE Nuclear Engineering Division, and helps set the stage for impacting important U.S. policy decisions on energy. She currently is pursuing a doctorate in environmental/civil engineering at Washington State University.

New Faces of Engineering is promoted during National Engineers Week to provide incentive to those in college and inspire younger students to consider engineering careers.  (Posted 3/1/2011)

Congratulations to EED's John Lee, who was honored in February with the 2010 Michigan Catalysis Society Parravano Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research and Development.

The society recognized John for his outstanding work in all aspects of catalytic process chemistry, with particular emphasis on contributions to mordenite related chemistries. The society also applauded his ability to facilitate interactions between the R&D and business communities toward the development of novel catalytic processes.

John joined PNNL in fall 2009 after a distinguished research career at The Dow Chemical Company. At PNNL, his work currently is focused on developing techniques for upgrading the quality of oil produced from biomass.  (Posted 2/2/2011)

Mike Schmoldt, Operational Systems Directorate, and Robbie Tidwell, Energy and Environment Directorate, have been honored with national Champion of Excellence awards from the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals.

AHMP devotes its efforts to the professional advancement of the hazardous materials management field. The organization includes more than 7,000 members.

This year, only 59 members received the national Champion of Excellence award, which reflects that the honorees have met multiple service criteria to promote protective management practices for ensuring public and worker safety and awareness. Mike and Robbie say the award is an accomplishment that requires a lot of commitment outside PNNL, and good support from their management.

In addition to the AHMP award, Robbie recently received the Outstanding Service Award from the Eastern Washington Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers. The award was presented at the chapter's Dec. 9 meeting. Mike just completed his term as president of the Eastern Washington Chapter.  (Posted 2/1/2011)

Josef Matyas, Energy and Environment Directorate, has received the 2009 Best Paper Award from the Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). The award was presented at the recent 2010 Materials Science and Technology Conference.

Brad has been selected as a recipient of the 2010 Greaves-Walker Roll of Honor Award from Keramos, a national professional ceramic engineering organization. The Greaves-Walker Roll of Honor Award recognizes senior members of Keramos. Members are nominated by their peers and elected through a consensus of the Board of Directors.

Keramos has roots that date back to 1902 and, among other things, functions to promote interest in the professional aspects of ceramic engineering, technology and science. Brad has been active in Keramos for many years, most recently serving as the National General Secretary.  (Posted 1/1/2011)

Congratulations to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory environmental toxicologist Dr. Jordan Smith who will receive the 2011 Best Postdoctoral Publication Award from the Society of Toxicology (SOT). The award recognizes exceptional papers in the field of toxicology published from postdoctoral research in 12-month period.

His publication "Pharmacokinetics of the chlorpyrifos metabolite 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) in rat saliva" appeared in the February 2010 issue of Toxicological Sciences. Smith will receive his award at the SOT Annual Meeting in Washington, DC in March.

Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide widely used in U.S. agriculture. Smith's research uses experimental and computational methodology to investigate pharmacokinetics and biological effects of pesticides, specifically regarding biosensor development and risk assessment of potentially sensitive populations, such as children.

Reference: Smith JN, J Wang, Y Lin, and C Timchalk. 2010. "Pharmacokinetics of the Chlorpyrifos Metabolite 3,5,6-Trichloro-2-Pyridinol (TCPy) in Rat Saliva." Toxicological Sciences 113: 315-325.  (Posted 12/1/2010)

Battelle retiree Bill Bair (1994) has received the Robley D. Evans Commemorative Medal from the Health Physics Society. The society's highest award, the Evans Medal is not awarded every year. Bill is the ninth to receive the medal since its inception in 1997, and the first researcher from a national laboratory.

The award presentation read in part, "Dr. William J. Bair, the 2010 recipient of the Robley D. Evans Commemorative Medal, has been a pioneer and mentor in the field of radiation biology and health physics all of his professional life: he is now in his seventh decade of service and leadership in the toxicology of and protection from internally-incorporated radioactive materials."

"It was quite an honor to be nominated by the local HPS chapter," Bill says. "PNNL deserves credit for providing me the opportunity to do everything that led to this award. Credit also is due the many staff members who supported me through the years."

Bill retired in 1994 as the manager of the Life Sciences Center following a 29 year career with Battelle and ten years with General Electric Hanford Laboratories.  (Posted 11/1/2010)

Congratulations to Dr. Jerry Allwine, who was selected as the recipient of this year's Helmut E. Landsberg Award from the American Meteorological Society. Allwine, who retired from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2008, will accept the award in January at an AMS gathering in Seattle. Allwine served more than 25 years as a PNNL senior scientist in the fields of atmospheric sciences, fluid dynamics, and mathematics.

The Helmut E. Landsberg Award is given to an individual or team for outstanding contributions in the fields of urban meteorology, climatology, or hydrology. This includes measurements or modeling that provides an improved understanding of atmospheric processes in urban environments, and/or enhanced urban meteorological or air quality forecasting capabilities.

Allwine's contribution to the field of meteorology was cited: "For his work as chief scientist and manager of the four urban field experiments carried out under the Urban Dispersion Program, and for sustained research contributions to applied dispersion model development and testing."

Allwine led four multi-scale, atmospheric dispersion studies in diverse urban areas from 2000 to 2005. The studies involved national and international scientists who sampled, studied, and modeled the complex patterns of atmospheric and meteorological contaminant dispersion around buildings, through urban areas, and into surrounding regions. The results of this work made a significant contribution to understanding the complex processes of atmospheric dispersion of contaminants in urban areas, which helped create emergency response models, evacuation, and cleanup plans for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Defense.  (Posted 10/1/2010)

Nik Qafoku received a Citation of Excellence for Associate Editors related to his service as an Associate Editor for the Soil Science Society of America Journal. Nik is serving his fifth year as an Editorial Board Member and Associate Editor of the discipline of soil chemistry. Soil Science Society of America Journal is ranked number one in the world for the number of citations (2008 Journal Citation Report, ISI Web of Knowledge).  (Posted 7/1/2010)

Congratulations to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's John Fulton, George Deverman, Dean Matson, and Clem Yonker on winning the American Chemical Society's Regional Industrial Innovation Award. The award celebrates innovations that have contributed to the good of society. The team was chosen for their e-RESS coating process which is being used by Micell Technologies to create vascular stents that are less likely to become blocked by tissue.

"I get very excited that this research could have an impact on the quality somebody's life," said Fulton, one of the lead researchers on this project.

In the e-RESS or Electro-static Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions process, a tissue-inhibiting drug is dissolved in a supercritical fluid at high pressure and temperature. The solution is expanded through a small nozzle into a chamber at atmospheric pressure. The expansion produces nanoparticles of the polymer/drug coating.

The nanoparticles are electrostatically "harvested," free of the solvent, and precisely layered onto the stent. The drug slowly elutes, preventing tissue growth from re-blocking the artery. When the drug is gone, the underlying polymer slowly degrades. By the time the polymer is gone, the body has adjusted to the bare metal stent. Clinical trials are planned for the end of 2010.

The e-RESS process was born of research done by Fulton, Deverman, Matson, and Yonker for the U.S. Department of Energy's Basic Energy Sciences . They were conducting research to expand U.S. knowledge of supercritical fluids, such as carbon dioxide and water. This BES-funded research was instrumental in conceiving the e-RESS process.

The award was presented at the 65th Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.  (Posted 7/1/2010)

Ron Jarnagin received the Exceptional Service Award on June 26, 2010, at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers 2010 Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ASHRAE is an international organization of 51,000 persons.

The award recognizes Ron for serving the Society faithfully and with exemplary effort, which has helped ASHRAE contribute technological advances for the benefit of industry and the public.  (Posted 6/1/2010)

Deb Frincke, National Security Directorate, has been selected for the IEEE 2010 Northwest Area Outstanding Leadership and Professional Service Award. The award recognizes IEEE members who "through their professional and technical abilities have made outstanding and noteworthy contributions to the Institute, their communities, fellow professionals and fellow man."

Deb is a key contributor to the Laboratory's research agenda development in cybersecurity research at PNNL. She is also a recipient of numerous teaching/outreach awards, and is currently working with the University of Washington and has supported the successful development of the institution's application for NSA/DHS Center of Excellence status. Deb is a member of several editorial boards and many national and international program committees  (Posted 6/1/2010)

Dan Strom received the National Service Award from the American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP). The award, presented at the annual Health Physics Society (HPS) meeting in July, recognizes meritorious service and is awarded to individuals deemed most helpful to an Academy president during their term of office.

Special recognition was also given for Dan's work to organize and implement the AAHP Special Session on Radiation Dose Reconstruction for Epidemiology at the HPS annual meeting.  (Posted 6/1/2010)

Yousu Chen, chapter chair, accepted a 2009 award for a High Performing Chapter in the IEEE Power and Energy Society. Chapters qualifying for this award must demonstrate leadership in membership and chapter website development, student and educational activities, and membership recognition programs just to name a few.

Other PNNL staff members contributing to this outstanding effort are Jason Fuller, Zhenyu (Henry) Huang, Steve Widergren, Ning Zhou, Hong (Amy) Qiao, Yan Shi, and Frank Tuffner.  (Posted 5/1/2010)

Jerry Posakony, National Security Directorate, has been honored by the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) for his pioneering contributions to the fields of ultrasonics, medical diagnostic ultrasound and nondestructive evaluation technologies.

AAES has awarded the John Fritz Medal annually since 1902 as a memorial to the engineer and 15th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers who bears its name. Past recipients include Alexander Graham Bell (1907), Thomas Edison (1908), Alfred Nobel (1910), Orville Wright (1920) and Guglielmo Marconi (1923).

Jerry has devoted much of his career to developing important technologies that have touched nearly everyone's life, from medical diagnostics to industrial applications that help ensure product quality and safety.

He devoted nearly 60 years of his career to designing, developing and deploying first-of-a-kind nondestructive evaluation inspection and measurement systems, in particular ultrasonic transducers and the associated circuits and systems. Jerry was also involved in developing industry standards for that type of instrumentation. Most recently, Jerry's research and consulting efforts are in the field of sonochemistry and sonoluminescense, the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.

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Congratulations to Siva Pilli, who is one of 13 "New Faces of Engineering 2010." Siva and the other honorees were recognized as part of National Engineers Week activities and were prominently featured in a USA Today ad on February 16 2010.

The New Faces of Engineering program highlights the interesting and unique work of engineers 30 years of age or younger, and the resulting impacts on society.

Siva's current research focus is on developing seal materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, conducting structural integrity evaluations of underground nuclear waste storage tanks, and assisting with reviews of license renewal applications for nuclear power plants.  (Posted 2/1/2010)

Mike Truex, Vince Vermuel, Mart Oostrom, Rob Mackley, Donny Mendoza, and Brad Fritz received the 2009 award for Hazardous Material Identification and Control Research for development of Iron Particle Catalysis to Dechlorinate TCE at Ft. Lewis, WA.

The PNNL team worked with industrial partners to develop a method to inject 2-micron-diameter iron particles into an aquifer at Fort Lewis, Washington contaminated with trichloroethene (TCE). When the test zone temperature was increased, using electrical resistance heating (also previously developed by PNNL), TCE dechlorination dramatically increased. The TCE was destroyed quickly enough to prevent vapor-phase TCE from escaping before being treated. The combined heating and chemical reaction treatment technique is expected to cost less than other approaches to contaminant source remediation.  (Posted 12/1/2009)

Robbie Tidwell earned special leadership acknowledgment from the Eastern Washington Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials for serving a second term as president.  (Posted 12/1/2009)

The Eastern Washington Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Management recognized PNNL's Mike Truex, Vince Vermuel, Mart Oostrom, Rob Mackley, Donny Mendoza, and Brad Fritz with the 2009 award for Hazardous Material Identification and Control Research for their development of Iron Particle Catalysis to Dechlorinate TCE at Ft. Lewis, WA.

The team worked with industrial partners to develop a method to inject 2-micron-diameter iron particles into an aquifer at Fort Lewis, Washington, contaminated with trichloroethene (TCE). When the test zone temperature was increased, using electrical resistance heating (also previously developed by PNNL), TCE dechlorination dramatically increased. The TCE was destroyed quickly enough to prevent vapor-phase TCE from escaping before being treated. The combined heating and chemical reaction treatment technique is expected to cost less than other approaches to contaminant source remediation.  (Posted 12/1/2009)

Michaele (Mikey) Brady Raap, a Chief Engineer in Nuclear Materials & Engineering Analysis, was recognized by the American Nuclear Society (ANS) for "Distinguished Service to the American nuclear Society Nuclear and Criticality Safety Division in governance and international work." Mikey has served as the NCSD Vice Chair and Chair. She is a long-time member of the Education Committee and was a contributor to the development of the white paper process. Mikey has led international NCS technology studies and serves in the development of ANS and ISO NCS standards. She has served on the Program Committee of several ICNC meetings and recently as the General Chairman of the 2009 NCSD topical meeting.  (Posted 12/1/2009)

Congratulations to Dr. Richard D. Smith at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on being chosen for the 2010 Eastern Analytical Symposium, Inc., award for "Excellence in the Fields of Analytical Chemistry. "Smith was selected for developing and applying high-resolution separations and mass spectrometry methods and instruments to the analysis of complex biological samples.

A Battelle Fellow, Smith is an internationally recognized scientist. His work spans a wide array of applications. For example, his group is uncovering how microbial communities inside termites turn wood into useful chemicals, serving as a possible basis for developing new fuel sources. Other efforts are related to health, such as discovering functions of salmonella, hepatitis C, and influenza.

Smith has written or co-written more than 750 publications and book chapters. His research has garnered 36 U.S. patents and 32 foreign patents since he joined PNNL in 1976. He has received numerous honors including eight R&D 100 Awards, the 2003 American Chemical Society Award for Analytical Chemistry, and the 2009 Human Proteome Organization Discovery Award for Proteomics Sciences.  (Posted 11/1/2009)

Congratulations to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Dr. Richard D. Smith, who received the 2009 Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) Discovery Award for Proteomic Sciences. The award is for a single discovery in the field and consists of a plaque and $3000. Smith was honored at the HUPO 8th Annual World Congress September 26-30 in Toronto, where he presented a major lecture on some of the proteomics developments that earned him this recognition.

HUPO is an international scientific organization representing and promoting proteomics through international cooperation and collaborations. Smith is a member of the HUPO Board of Directors.

Smith, a Battelle Fellow and Chief Scientist and Director of Proteomics at PNNL, is the author or coauthor of more than 700 peer-reviewed publications, holds 33 patents and has received eight R&D 100 Awards. He is also the Director of the NIH Research Resource Center for Integrative Proteomics within the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national scientific user facility located at PNNL.

See the PNNL news release.  (Posted 10/1/2009)

Don Baer, Lead Scientist for Interfacial Chemistry at the Department of Energy's EMSL, has received the 2009 Albert Nerken Award from the AVS.

The award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the solution of technological problems in areas of interest to AVS. Baer was cited "for seminal contributions towards advancing the application of surface-sensitive techniques to understand environmentally important materials and interfacial processes."

Baer largely attributes the award to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's rich history of multidisciplinary, team-oriented research that enables significant progress on complex problems. "Although the award is presented to an individual, much of my research has involved participating on and leading teams," he says. "These teams have made important advances in understanding stress corrosion cracking, oxide and mineral surface chemistry, and dynamic behaviors of nanoparticles, as well as in developing and applying interfacial tools in EMSL that facilitate such advances."

The award was established in 1984 by Veeco Instruments, Inc., in recognition of Albert Nerken for his role as a founding member of AVS, his early work in the area of high vacuum and leak detection, and his contributions to the commercial development of that instrumentation. Presentation of the award takes place at the AVS International Symposium, which this year is in San Jose, California, in November.

Baer is a Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, on whose campus EMSL resides, and a Fellow of AVS. He also is an adjunct professor of physics at Washington State University, Tri-Cities, and an adjunct professor of chemistry at the University of Washington. Baer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and received his doctorate from Cornell University. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific journal publications and edited three books and four special journal issues. He is also Reviews Editor for Surface and Interface Analysis, a refereed journal devoted to publishing papers and applying techniques for characterizing surfaces, interfaces, and thin films.  (Posted 6/1/2009)

Mark Morgan, Energy & Environment Directorate, received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2009 "Supporting Friend of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Award" from Leonard Bond, director of IEEE Region 6 (Western USA), during a senior management meeting May 28.

IEEE is the world's largest technical society with nearly 400,000 members worldwide, including areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics among others. Mark has been consistently supporting the activities of the IEEE local Section and the Power & Energy Chapter and encouraging his staff to participate and play leadership roles in the technical society.  (Posted 6/1/2009)

Scott Stephens, Operational Systems Directorate, has been recognized by the Columbia Chapter Health Physics Society (CCHPS) as the Radiation Safety Technologist of the Year. The CCHPS is a professional organization whose members are specialists in radiation safety and are dedicated to maximizing the beneficial use of radiation while minimizing the risk to people and the environment.

Scott has been at the Lab for the last ten years as a senior radiation protection technician (RPT) in the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL). He has had the opportunity to interface with several top research scientists in the nation and has developed an excellent working relationship with the RPL staff members. One of Scott's colleagues stated, "Scott is an outstanding RPT and staff member at the Lab. He is consistently recognized by our research customers for his outstanding support, skill, attitude and personal caring."  (Posted 5/1/2009)

Terence Critchlow has been elected a Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society with about 92,000 members, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier digital library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.

Terence, Associate Director of Scientific Data Management, is one of 395 members inducted into the ACM Senior Member program this year. The program, initiated in 2006, includes members with at least 10 years of professional experience who have demonstrated performance that sets them apart from their peers through technical leadership, and technical or professional contributions. ACM Senior Member status recognizes the top 25 percent of ACM Professional Members for their demonstrated excellence in the computing field. ACM's Senior Members join a distinguished list of colleagues to whom ACM and its members look for guidance and leadership in computing and information technology.  (Posted 5/1/2009)

Henry Huang will receive the 2009 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power & Energy Society (PES) Outstanding Young Engineer Award. The award recognizes engineers 35 years of age or under "for outstanding contributions in the leadership of technical society activities including local and/or transnational PES and other technical societies, leadership in community and humanitarian activities and evidence of technical competence through significant engineering achievements."

As a recipient, Henry will designate a college or university to receive a $2,000 electrical engineering scholarship from the society. He is scheduled to accept this award at the awards luncheon July 28 at the IEEE PES General Meeting in Calgary, Alberta. The IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology, with more than 375,000 members in more than 160 countries.  (Posted 4/1/2009)

Siva Pilli, Energy & Environment Directorate, was selected for ASME's Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering (ECLIPSE). Siva has been an ASME member since 2007 and currently serves as peer reviewer for ASME journals. The goal of ECLIPSE is to engage, identify, and begin developing potential leaders for ASME by placing early career engineers in highly visible and productive roles within the ASME organization.  (Posted 2/1/2009)

Heather Colburn and Jon Schwantes were selected as 2009 Young Observers to attend the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry General Assembly and Congress Meeting.

The U.S. National Committee (USNC) sends U.S. Observers under the age of 45 from industry, academia, and national laboratories to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) World Chemistry Congress and General Assembly, held every two years. The IUPAC will hold its 45th General Assembly and 42nd Congress in Glasgow, Scotland in August 2009. Established by the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for IUPAC in 1977 to foster interactions with internationally acclaimed scientists in various fields, the Young Observer Programs strives to introduce the work of IUPAC to a new generation of distinguished researchers and to provide the opportunity to address international scientific policy issues.  (Posted 2/1/2009)

Evelyn Hirt recently was selected by the IEEE-USA board of directors as a 2008 recipient of the Robert S. Walleigh Engineering Professionalism Award for enthusiastic leadership and contributions in a wide range of IEEE-USA professional activities. IEEE is the world's leading professional association dedicated to technological innovation and excellence the benefit of humanity.  (Posted 1/1/2009)

Jerry Posakony has been named the recipient of the 2009 IEEE Honorary Membership "for pioneering contributions in ultrasonic techniques for medical diagnosis and nondestructive evaluation."

Each year the IEEE Awards Board recommends a select group of recipients to receive the IEEE's most prestigious honors. As of Dec 2007 there were only 27 IEEE Honorary members worldwide out of more than 376,000 IEEE members.

The grade of Honorary Member is a significant honor bestowed by the Institute and is awarded for life to an individual. It was established through the Bylaws of the IEEE, with the following description: Honorary Members are elected by the Board of Directors from among those who have rendered meritorious service to humanity in the IEEE's designated fields of interest and who are not members of the IEEE.

Through its global membership, IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics among others.  (Posted 12/1/2008)

A new technology that de-ices planes and airport runways and pavements with less impact to the environment has garnered its development team the Regional Industrial Innovation award from the American Chemical Society.

The technology – D3: Degradable by Design Deicer – was created by a team of scientists from Battelle and PNNL. D3 is a family of non-toxic biodegradable fluids used to remove and prevent the formation of snow and ice on aircraft, airport runways, roads and pavement. It also can prevent snow from sticking to deiced surfaces, providing additional protection.

The team members are Bill Samuels, Fundamental and Computation Sciences Directorate; and Satya Chauhan, Nicholas Conkle and Melissa Roshon, Battelle.

D3 was developed to be more environmentally friendly and is manufactured primarily from bio-based materials. The award-winning deicing — EcoFlo for aircraft deicing/anti-icing and Battelle-RDF for runway pavement deicing/anti-icing — substantially reduce toxicity levels and potential environmental damage as well as corrosion of aircraft materials while providing the same performance and benefits of other commercial deicing products.

The technology is available for use by the military and commercial airlines for aircraft and runway deicing and also is potentially available for consumer deicing products. The evaluation of these products for military use was partially funded by two Defense Department programs — Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program. D3 also received a 2004 R&D 100 Award for aircraft deicing/anti-icing as well as a 2008 R&D 100 Award for runway deicing/anti-icing.

Lu Verdugo received the inaugural National Mentor Award at The International Association of Office Professionals (IAAP) annual meeting in New Orleans on July 30. The award was sponsored by Adecco, a national personnel recruiting firm. The Mentor Award recognizes the top administrative professional who is willing to share their time and talents with their colleagues. Lu was honored based on the mentoring program she created and implemented among administrative staff in the Physical and Chemical Sciences Division as well as for her mentoring activities with staff lab-wide. Her accomplishments were judged best in the country by the panel which received 275 nominations. She is the lead administrator for the Physical and Chemical Sciences Division of the National Security Directorate and was this year's recipient of the Laboratory Director's Award of Administrative Excellence and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Administrator of the Year.  (Posted 7/1/2008)

Moe Khaleel, director of the Computational Sciences and Mathematics Division and a PNNL Fellow, received the "ASME Setting the Standard 2008 Mechanical Engineer of the Year award" from the Columbia Basin Section of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) International.

Khaleel was recognized for his leadership and contributions to computational engineering, specifically in increasing thermal efficiency of data centers, and fuel cell technologies. Khaleel's current research interests are tuned to world energy systems and the future role for fuel cell systems. He is the national coordinator for a program dealing with the modeling and simulation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell as part of the Solid Energy Conversion Alliance. His work in this area is highly cited by the engineering and scientific communities.

As director of PNNL's Computational Sciences and Mathematics Division, Khaleel leads the effort to provide scientific and technological solutions through the integration of high-performance computing, data-intensive computing, computational sciences, mathematics, scalable data management, and bioinformatics to advance the Laboratory's mission areas.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory chemist Julia Laskin has received the Biemann Medal, the highest honor granted to a young scientist by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Laskin accepted the award at the ASMS annual conference June 3 in Denver, where she also delivered a lecture on her research to the nearly 7,000 scientists attending the conference.

The international award recognizes Laskin's contributions to better understanding the activation, fragmentation and deposition of large molecules when they collide with surfaces. Her research is of interest to the broad scientific community and directly advances Department of Energy goals to develop biomaterials and biological processes for clean energy production, as well as to create biologically inspired systems, novel catalysts and biosensors. Other findings by Laskin and her collaborators provide fundamental insights into the analysis of complex molecules present in biofuels, petroleum and aerosols.

"Julia is a leader whose research is expanding the frontiers of science and contributing to vital DOE missions in energy, environment and national security," Laboratory Director Mike Kluse said. "Her accomplishments exemplify the dedication and impact of our outstanding young scientists."

Laskin also received the Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Scientist and Engineer and the Presidential Early Career Achievement Award in fall 2007.

Laskin earned a master's degree in physics from the Physico-Mechanical Division of the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute in Russia in 1990, and a doctorate in physical chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel in 1998. She joined PNNL as a postdoctoral research associate in 2000 and earned the laboratory's M.T. Thomas Award for outstanding postdoctoral achievement in 2002. She is now a chief scientist.

Laskin's work is funded by DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences and takes place at the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a DOE scientific user facility at PNNL. EMSL is one of the world's foremost resources for mass spectrometry experts and instruments.  (Posted 6/1/2008)

Michael Brambley received the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Distinguished Service Award. The award salutes members for giving freely of their time and talent to the Society.  (Posted 6/1/2008)

Bing Liu was named 2008 Engineer of the Year by the Washington Society of Professional Engineers. Bing was presented with this prestigious award at an Awards Banquet on February 22, 2008.

While nominations are submitted by the local chapters of professional societies such as ASHRAE, IEEE, and ASME, the Engineer of the Year Award is sponsored by the Washington Society of Professional Engineers. WSPE is a professional association, established in 1937, representing over 600 engineers from all fields of practice.

Bing, a senior research engineer, has focused her research primarily on the areas of Building and HVAC system energy efficiency, building energy use, and energy efficiency standards. Bing and her team have provided support through their analysis to DOE's decision making that will result in more stringent federal standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps.  (Posted 2/1/2008)

SK Sundaram was honored with a "Profiles in Excellence" from the American Ceramics Society. This distinction spotlights division members who have been selected by their peers as a person of excellence.

SK, a Chief Materials Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is internationally recognized for interdisciplinary research in the areas of millimeter/THz wave technology, nanomaterials/toxicity, integrated infrared photonics, and materials in extreme environments.

He has won numerous awards and honors, including two R&D100 awards. SK has held visiting appointments at Harvard, MIT, and Princeton. As a AAAS Fellow, he was honored for his "leadership and innovative contributions to a diverse cross-section of materials sciences, particularly new tools for synthesis and characterization of novel materials, diagnostics, and nanomaterials."  (Posted 2/1/2008)

Evelyn Hirt was presented with the 2008 Nanotechnology Council's Distinguished Service Award. Evelyn was recognized for her outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council.

The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is a multi-disciplinary group whose purpose is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Nanotechnology which is carried out throughout the IEEE in scientific, literary and educational areas. The Council supports the theory, design, and development of nanotechnology and its scientific, engineering, and industrial applications. Between 2001 and today, Evelyn has held over ten positions with the Council, making her an excellent choice for this honor. The award garners Evelyn a $1,000 honorarium and a commemorative plaque.

At PNNL, Evelyn is a Principle Professional and Engineer with subject matter expertise in systems (hardware, software and integration) and controls. She will be formally presented the award at the IEEE NANO 2008 conference to be held in Texas this August.  (Posted 2/1/2008)

Rob Pratt received the IEEE Northwest Area Region 6 Outstanding Engineer Award. Rob received this award for his leadership in the Lab's Energy System Transformation Initiative which formed the DOE GridWise program.

IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. This Award is designed to recognize IEEE members of Region 6 who have made outstanding contributions to their profession. It recognizes the development of new technical concepts, significant patents, development of new devices, development of applications, new designs, and significant cost reductions using known techniques.

Rob is a research scientist for Energy Technology Development. His leadership in the Lab's Energy System Transformation Initiative which formed the DOE GridWise program has also been instrumental in establishing the "smart grid" Movement, including smart grid legislation in the recent federal energy bill. Rob has also made significant contributions to the Grid-Friendly Appliance effort, the Pacific Northwest GridWise Demo, and the Energy Infrastructure which have all helped to advance electrical engineering in the region.  (Posted 1/1/2008)

Satya Kuchibhatla received the AVS Graduate Research Award for 2007. The award was established to recognize and encourage excellence among graduate students in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. Satya received the award at the AVS 54th International Symposium in Seattle on October 17. He is a graduate student from University of Central Florida conducting research with EMSL researchers Theva Thevuthasan and Don Baer.  (Posted 10/31/2007)

Kathryn H. Pryor, CHP, was awarded the 2007 William McAdams Outstanding Service Award by the American Board of Health Physics. The McAdams Award is given in recognition of significant contributions to the certification process and the promotion of professionalism in the field of Health Physics. Kathy is a Chief Health Physicist in the ESH&Q Directorate with 25 years of experience, and has served as the Chair of the ABHP, Secretary of the American Academy of Health Physics, and Chair of the Part II Panel of Examiners.  (Posted 8/1/2007)

Alice Dohnalkova was presented with the Diatome Award during the national meeting of the Microscopy Society of America on August 8 in Fort Lauderdale. The award recognizes distinguished scientists who present new and enlightening work in the field of microscopy. Alice received the award for the best use of ultramicrotomy in the presentation "Creating 3D Reconstruction of Cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. by Alignment of Serial TEM Tomograms." As part of this award, she will receive a trip to Switzerland to visit the Diatome factory, where precision diamond knives are manufactured for electron microscopy applications.  (Posted 8/1/2007)

Henry Huang, Ning Zhou and Kevin Schneider played a leadership role in a big win for the Richland Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Engineering Society (PES). In June, the Chapter was presented the 2006 Outstanding Small Chapter Award. Each year, IEEE-PES honors one small chapter (less than 100 members) and one large chapter out of more than 100 chapters world wide. The award is given based on the best overall set of programs and activities in serving their chapter's membership.

Huang, Zhou and Schneider, the members of the Chapter's 2005-2006 Executive Committee, held 23 technical meetings including a 10-session Profession Engineer Exam review course. In addition, they supported two engineering scholarships at Washington State University Tri-Cities campus and Walla Walla College.  (Posted 7/1/2007)

Stephen Mladineo received the Meritorious Service Award from the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management. This award focuses on long-term outstanding contributions to the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, as well as Steve's noteworthy accomplishments and contributions to the profession.  (Posted 7/1/2007)

Tom Shea was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Institute for Nuclear Management. He was presented this award for his long-term contributions to international and domestic nuclear materials safeguards.  (Posted 7/1/2007)

Dr. Xiao-Dong Zhou was awarded the J. Bruce Wagner Jr. Young Investigator Award from the Electrochemical Society. The award was established in 1998 and is presented every other year to recognize a young member of the Society who has demonstrated exceptional promise for a successful career in science and technology in the field of high temperature materials.

Dr. Zhou will officially receive the award at the Society's fall meeting this October in Washington DC. During the meeting he will give his award keynote lecture, "Defect Chemistry and Charge Transport in Low Dimensional Oxides." Along with the prestigious honor, he will also receive $1,000.

A research scientist at PNNL, Dr. Zhou's interests span the areas of structural, transport and magnetic properties of condensed matters and nonstoichiometric chemistry. He has published numerous peer-reviewed papers, proceedings and book chapters.  (Posted 7/1/2007)

Woody Buckner, Tomas Moreno and Rob Sitsler were recognized by the Columbia Chapter Health Physics Society. Woody received the Operational Health Physicist of the Year Award. Tomas was named Radiation Safety Technologist of the Year. And, the Health Physicist of the Year Award went to Rob. "I am extremely proud of Rob, Woody and Tomas," says Robert Ford, Radiological Control group manager. "Each of these awards is a significant professional honor, and the fact that the PNNL Radiological Control group took three of these awards this year says volumes about these guys. The competition in the chapter from Hanford contractors, other local and regional firms, colleges, universities, and local and regional medical companies is stiff. This is a great achievement."  (Posted 5/21/2007)

Jay Grate, Laboratory Fellow in the Fundamental Science Directorate, recently won the American Chemical Society Regional Industrial Innovation Award for his work in developing the patented BSP3 Polymer. The award, to be presented at the ACS regional meeting, June 17-21, celebrates individuals and teams whose creative innovations have contributed to the good of the community and society. An R&D 100 award winner, this BSP3 carbosiloxane compound collects and concentrates vapor molecules from the air. It can be used in detectors for organophosphorus compounds, such as chemical agents. The polymer's properties enable handheld sensor systems to detect toxic vapors quicker and at lower concentrations than was possible using previous materials.  (Posted 5/1/2007)

The Washington Council of the American Electronics Associations recognized Jeff Estes and four business leaders for their role in making the Washington State's Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) program a success. Jeff and his team have provided successful strategies for promoting and encouraging science and math, including the nationally recognized LASER program. LASER encourages school districts to initiate, implement and sustain a standards-based, inquiry-centered science education program in grades K-8.  (Posted 3/1/2007)

Rob Pratt received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Richland Section's 2006 Engineer of the Year award. Rob was awarded this honor for his significant contributions in power grid reliability, renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy conservation.

At PNNL, Rob leads the Electricity Infrastructure Operations Initiative. The initiative recently commissioned the new Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center—a unique, grid-focused technology development, training and technology transfer platform for PNNL and users from utilities and industry. Rob also manages PNNL's GridWise™ Initiative for DOE's Office of Electricity. GridWise has spawned a new DOE program and an industry alliance that share a vision of an information-rich future for the power grid. He leads a team with a focus on communications architecture, advanced control technology, and simulation and analysis of the combined engineering and economic aspects of the future grid.  (Posted 2/1/2007)

The Eastern Washington Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers has announced its awards for 2006. PNNL's Harold Tilden, Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Directorate, was one of two Hazardous Materials Managers of the Year named by the chapter. Harold will be recognized at the chapter's awards ceremony Dec. 7, 2006.  (Posted 12/1/2006)

Frank Garner was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Materials Science and Technology Division (MST) of the American Nuclear Society. The award recognizes Frank for his significant achievements within material science and technology and for his contributions to the development of nuclear energy.

Frank, who joined PNNL in 1987, was selected for this award, due to his sustained research in the field of structural materials behavior for nuclear fission and fusion systems. Frank's core expertise is in radiation effects on structural materials, and has made influential contributions on understanding the formation of defects in irradiated materials.  (Posted 11/1/2006)

Eric Smith was honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society as the recipient of the 2006 Radiation Instrumentation Early Career Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant and innovative technical contributions to the fields of radiation instrumentation and measurement techniques for ionizing radiation.

During the span of his career, Eric has made contributions in the areas of novel radiation detection development, advanced simulation methods and in the analysis of radiation detection scenarios. He has demonstrated leadership through participation in national panels and has authored more than 50 publications.

"Eric is still in the early part of career, but he has established himself as a national leader in advancing radiation detection instrumentation for national security applications," said Phil Gauglitz, technical group manager for Radiation Detection & Nuclear Sciences. "He has recently focused his efforts on developing analysis methods and tools to simulate the performance of radiation detectors during realistic scenarios of nuclear material smuggling. Eric's work is having a broad impact on the national research agenda and is also improving the performance of radiation detectors at our country's borders." Eric received the award at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium on Oct. 30, 2006.  (Posted 10/1/2006)

PNNL staff members helped the Richland Section of the American Chemical Society win the 2006 ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding Advocacy on Behalf of Women in the Chemical Sciences. The chapter brought together 100+ middle school girls for a day-long "Girls in Science" event focused on analyzing evidence and forensics to illustrate chemistry in a tangible way. Other activities included a 2-day Girl/Boy Scouts Chemistry merit badges event, college student affiliate poster sessions and innovative local meetings, and hands-on chemistry events on the Umatilla Reservation. PNNL staff members who are section officers or committee chairs and who contributed to this effort include Sam Bryan, Janet Bryant, Tim Hubler, Bruce McNamara, Dennis Wester, Bill Samuel, Therese Clauss, Novella Bridges, Kayte Denslow, Rich Lucke and Amanda Kissire.  (Posted 10/1/2006)

Robbie Tidwell received the Eastern Washington Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers Champions of Excellence Award. Her accomplishments include introducing the philosophy of certified hazardous materials managers to PNNL, giving talks around the Northwest on the dangers of household chemicals, and serving as vice president of the Chapter. In September, Robbie will receive her award at the national conference.  (Posted 9/1/2006)

Jean Futrell, Battelle Fellow at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been chosen to receive the American Chemical Society's Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry. The award will be presented at the ACS national meeting in Chicago in March 2007.

Futrell was selected for his contributions to the theory and practice of mass spectroscopy. His work often focuses on developing or modifying instrumentation for specialized research purposes, including high-pressure and chemical-ionization mass spectrometers. Through this research, Futrell has addressed fundamental questions in mass spectrometry. Among his many contributions to mass spectrometry instrumentation is the invention of tandem mass spectrometry, a technique employed in most commercial mass spectrometers today. His current research involves collisional activation of complex ions in ion-surface interactions and surface modifications by ion capture.

Author of nearly 300 refereed journal articles and invited reviews, Futrell earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University in 1955, and a doctorate in physical chemistry at the University of California-Berkeley in 1958. He was the first permanent director of the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a major DOE scientific user facility located at PNNL.  (Posted 9/1/2006)

Glen Fryxell, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, is a recipient of the American Chemical Society Regional Industrial Innovation Award. Glen received the award for co-developing and commercializing Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports, a powerful new class of sorbent materials that combines two novel technologies to selectively sequester heavy metals and radionuclides. SAMMS demonstrates great promise for rapid and effective chemical separation of complex mixtures and remediation of hazardous wastes. SAMMS is versatile and has proven effective for a wide range of applications in industry, medicine, and environmental cleanup. The world's largest scientific society, ACS advances the chemical enterprise and increases public understanding of chemistry.  (Posted 7/1/2006)

PNNL scientists, Thomas Ferryman and Brett Amidan, have won the American Statistical Associations (ASA) Outstanding 2006 Statistical Application Award for development of The Morning Report: Advanced Proactive Safety and System Monitoring Tool. The Morning Report analyzes large datasets of aircraft information that aviation safety experts and airline policy makers use to determine subtle but potentially serious safety issues. The ASA presents the award annually for outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, or medical sciences.  (Posted 5/1/2006)

As part of National Engineers Week, Sriram Somasundaram was named Tri-Cities Engineer of the Year at the Tri-Cities Feb. 24 Engineers' Week banquet. The award was presented by the Tri-Cities Chapter of the Washington Society of Professional Engineers.

Sriram joined Battelle 17 years ago and works in the areas of energy efficiency in HVAC equipment and commercial buildings, combined heat and power technologies, thermal energy storage, and distributed power generation technologies. He has been named a Fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and has received the society's Dedicated Service Award. Sriram also received the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Homer Addams Award and Distinguished Service Award.

He is the founding secretary of the India Association of Tri-Cities and active in the Hindu Society of Eastern Washington.  (Posted 3/1/2006)

As part of National Engineers Week, Yong Wang was named the Asian American Engineer of the Year for his outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to his community. Yong was honored at the Feb. 25 national AAEOY banquet in Seattle.

Since joining the Lab ten years ago, Yong has developed highly active catalysts for microchannel reaction technologies in efforts to reduce energy consumption and environmental concerns in the chemical industry. He has authored more than 90 publications, received two R&D 100 Awards, a Presidential Green Chemistry Award, and holds 57 issued patents, with approximately 30 patents pending. He also contributes his leadership and time to the local Chinese American Association, Chinese Language School and Chinese Alliance Church.  (Posted 3/1/2006)

Sriram Somasundaram, Srinivas Katipamula and Michele Friedrich (not pictured) were presented with Distinguished Service Awards from the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

This award recognizes ASHRAE members who have served the Society faithfully and with distinction on committees or have otherwise given freely of their time and talent on behalf of the Society. The awards were presented at the Society's Annual Meeting in Quebec City, Canada, during the Plenary Session on Saturday, June 24, 2006.  (Posted 2/1/2006)

Craig Aalseth, a senior research scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has received the Early Achievement Award from the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, a prestigious international award given every two years.

Aalseth joined PNNL in 1998 as a graduate research fellow and became a permanent staff member in 2002. His most notable technical leadership is through significant roles in the Majorana Collaboration, a proposed next-generation double-beta decay probe of neutrino mass, and in working to develop an advanced ultratrace radionuclide detection capability.  (Posted 1/1/2006)

Kayte Denslow, a scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been selected to receive a Leadership Development Award from the Younger Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society. The award enables her to participate in a YCC Leadership Development Workshop in late January held in conjunction with the ACS Leaders Conference in Baltimore, Md. This YCC program recognizes emerging leaders in the profession and helps them prepare for the leadership opportunities at volunteer organizations, such as ACS, and in their professional career. According to the notification letter from YCC Chair Katherine Glasgow, "YCC recognizes your past contributions and your leadership qualities. The committee also believes that you have tremendous potential to be a successful leader."  (Posted 1/1/2006)

Larry Runyon, deputy chief of Counterintelligence, National Security Directorate, has been awarded a 2005 Council Chairman of the Year award for his leadership of the American Society for Industrial Security International's Information Asset Protection Council. In addition, the Council he leads received a Distinguished Achievement Award. Both were formally recognized at the ASIS International 2006 Volunteer Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Larry's Council promotes programs and best practices to assist organizations in protecting sensitive info assets from careless/unauthorized disclosure and unlawful/unethical acquisition. ASIS is the premiere organization for security practitioners.  (Posted 1/1/2006)

Timothy Hubler

Janet Bryant

Sam Bryan

Tim Hubler, Sam Bryan and Janet Bryant, all of Environmental Technology Directorate, received two ChemLuminary awards for their volunteer efforts through the Richland Section of the American Chemical Society to "open young minds to science." They were part of a team that organized the Native American Umatilla Reservation Math/Science Fair, Girls in Science Day, Project SEED, and Careers in Chemistry for middle school minority students.

Allison Campbell

Mary Bliss

Ned Wogman

Dr. Allison Campbell, Dr. Mary Bliss and Dr. Ned Wogman received Regional Industrial Innovation Awards from the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Campbell received the award for the development of a bioceramic coating for implants that will mimic bone growth and extend artificial implant life.

The team of Bliss and Wogman was honored for their collaboration on the development of a glass fiber neutron detector, a revolutionary radiation monitoring system that uses glass fibers to detect the presence of radionuclides such as plutonium.

Campbell is the director of the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at PNNL. Bliss is responsible for managing the only glass fiber drawing facility in the DOE complex. Wogman is the director of PNNL's Homeland Security Program.  (Posted 8/25/2005)

Sriram Somasundaram, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Dedicated Service Award in 2004. This award honors outstanding leadership, dedicated service and enthusiasm for advancing the art and science of mechanical engineering. He served as chair of the Advanced Energy Systems Division from 2003-2004, and now is on the Society-wide committees of the Business Development for Conferences and Events, Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training Academy, the Board on Institutes and the ad-hoc committee to explore the formation of an Energy and Power Institute within ASME. He also is an associate editor of the Journal of Energy Resources Technology.  (Posted 5/19/2005)

Yong Wang, a senior scientist at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s 10th annual Frontiers of Engineering symposium, September 9-11, in Irvine, Calif.

The three-day event will bring together engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing cutting-edge engineering research and technical work in industry, academia and government. Wang was selected for his work in the development of advanced catalysts and novel reactors for hydrogen production, the development of microchannel reactors and engineered catalyst for microchannel fuel processing, and chemical synthesis and aqueous phase catalysis for biomass conversion.

Wang has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of catalysis and reaction engineering. He has received two R&D 100 Awards, a Presidential Green Chemistry Award, was named the 2004 PNNL Inventor of the Year and the 2003 Battelle Distinguished Inventor. Wang has 88 publications and 30 issued U.S. patents, 15 of which were granted in 2003 and eight already in 2004. Additionally, Wang has co-authored a textbook titled Microreaction Technology and Process Intensification to be published in 2005.

Wang earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Chengdu University of Science and Technology in China in 1984, and master’s and doctorate degrees in chemical engineering from Washington State University in 1992 and 1993, respectively.

Wang is the third staff member from PNNL to be selected for this honor, and the second in the last two years. S.K. Sundaram was selected in 2001, and Cindy Bruckner-Lea in 2003. He currently focuses on the development of microchannel reactors for fuel processing and chemical synthesis. He also is an adjunct professor at Washington State University.

The National Academy of Engineering (www.nae.edu) was established in 1964 as an independent, nonprofit institution that serves as an adviser to government and the public on issues in engineering and technology. Its members consist of the nation’s premier engineers, who are elected by their peers for their distinguished achievements.

PNNL (www.pnl.gov) is a DOE Office of Science research center that advances the fundamental understanding of complex systems and provides science-based solutions in national security, energy, chemistry, the biological sciences and environmental quality. Battelle, based in Columbus, Ohio, has operated PNNL for DOE since 1965.  (Posted 9/4/2004)

Novella Bridges, Darrell Fisher and Anna Gutowska, research scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, recently received the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 2004 Regional Industrial Innovation Award. The award is given to individuals and teams whose creative innovations have contributed to the commercial success of their company and to the good of society.

The team is being honored for their collaborative work on development of radiolabeled composites, known as RadioGel™, as therapeutic agents for high dose treatment of solid cancers that cannot be removed surgically. RadioGel™ is an injectable solution that holds the therapeutic radioisotope in place at the target site for highly-localized radiation therapy of cancerous tissue with minimal effects on adjacent healthy tissues and normal organs. It has applications for treating cancers of the liver, pancreas, brain, neck and kidneys.

Bridges, Fisher and Gutowska were presented with the award in June at the ACS 59^th Northwest/18^th Rocky Mountain Regional Industrial Innovation Award Program in Logan, Utah.

Bridges specializes in inorganic chemistry. She earned a bachelor degree in chemistry from Jackson State University in 1994 and a doctorate degree in inorganic chemistry and organometallics from Louisiana State University in 2000.

Fisher has more than 30 years of experience in radioisotope science, and has more than 90 publications and four patents. He earned a bachelor degree in biology from the University of Utah in 1975, and masters and doctorate degrees in nuclear engineering sciences from the University of Florida in 1976 and 1978, respectively.

Gutowska has served as a leader in the field of polymer development. Her extensive research experience is focused on stimuli-sensitive polymer research with a major focus on medical applications. She holds four patents, with several pending, and has more than 24 publications. Gutowska earned a masters degree in chemistry from the University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland in 1978; and a doctorate in pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Utah in 1994.

ACS was founded in 1876, and consists of more than 159,000 members at all degree levels in all fields of chemistry. ACS is actively involved in the science, education and public policy arenas.

PNNL (www.pnl.gov) is a DOE Office of Science research center that advances the fundamental understanding of complex systems and provides science-based solutions in national security, energy, chemistry, the biological sciences and environmental quality. Battelle, based in Columbus, Ohio, has operated PNNL for DOE since 1965.  (Posted 6/25/2004)

Alan Waltar, director of Nuclear Energy at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been named the recipient of the American Nuclear Society's 2004 Public Communication Award. According to ANS, he is being recognized for his exceptional achievements in furthering public understanding of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and will receive the award at the ANS annual meeting, June 15, in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Waltar has more than 30 years experience in the fields of nuclear energy and nuclear communications. He has published more than 70 scientific articles, written two books and has presented lectures throughout the United States and 15 foreign countries. He served as president of ANS in 1994-1995 and was elected a Fellow of the society in 1984.

His latest book, "Radiation and Modern Life: Fulfilling Marie Curie's Dream", will be published in November, 2004.

Additionally, Waltar helped found the Eagle Alliance in 1996, a national educational movement designed to encourage policymakers to endorse nuclear technologies and to support demonstration of its societal benefits.

He earned a bachelors of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, a masters of science degree in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate degree in engineering science from the University of California at Berkley. Prior to joining PNNL in 2002, Waltar served as professor and head of nuclear engineer at Texas A&M University, overseeing what is now the largest department of nuclear engineering in the nation.

The ANS Public Communication Award was established in 1983 to recognize and honor individuals for outstanding personal dedication and accomplishment in furthering public understanding of the peaceful applications of nuclear technology. ANS (www.ans.org) was established in 1954 and includes more than 10,000 members.  (Posted 6/15/2004)

The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) has awarded Kevin Rosso, senior research scientist, their Mineralogical Society of America Award for 2004. The MSA Award is one of the most prestigious awards in the entire field of geosciences and is awarded in recognition of outstanding published contributions to the science of mineralogy by individuals near the beginning of their professional careers.

Rosso is well recognized for his work to creatively address long-standing problems in mineral surface chemistry related to reactivity and electron exchange at the mineral-water interface. He earned a doctorate in geological sciences from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1998 and joined PNNL as a full-time research scientist that same year.

The recipient of the MSA Award receives a certificate and is made a Life Fellow of the Society. More information on the award is available at www.minsocam.org/MSA/Awards/MSA_Award.html.  (Posted 12/16/2003)

Dean Matson has been chosen to receive an American Chemical Society (ACS) Regional Industrial Innovation Award for his work in the development of Ultra Barrier Coatings. Matson is a Senior Research Scientist in PNNL’s Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) and has been with the Lab since 1985. He has 15 years of experience related to various aspects of vapor-deposited coating technology, and has received multiple awards and patents related to commercial application of his work in this and other areas. He received his BS in Chemistry and BA in Education from Western Washington State College in 1976, and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Hawaii in 1984.

The ACS Regional Industrial Innovation Award Program (www.chemistry.org/industry/regionalawards) allows ACS to recognize scientific researchers for their creative contributions to society and their corporate leadership for its advancement of a healthy regional economy. Only fourteen nominees from six companies around the country were selected to receive this award. Dr. Matson will be recognized for this honor at the ACS 58th Northwest Regional Meeting in Bozeman, Montana in June of 2003.  (Posted 4/22/2003)

Landis Kannberg, Program Manager, Energy Science & Technology Directorate, has been named a Fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International and is the Columbia Basin Section ASME Engineer of the Year. Dr. Kannberg is known for his work in critical infrastructure protection and advanced energy concepts. For several years before the September 11 terrorist attacks, he was instrumental in establishing a Department of Energy program to help the nation’s industry better understand and manage their threats, vulnerabilities, and risks.  (Posted 2/1/2003)

Richard Smith, Battelle Fellow and Chief Scientist at EMSL, received the American Chemical Society’s 2003 national award for creative work in Analytical Chemistry. Dr. Smith’s accomplishments include developments that involve the integration of work in two analytical disciplines: separation science and mass spectrometry. His leading role in the applications of these combined techniques to modern bioanalytical problems and biological systems characterization has led to numerous advances in analytical chemistry, and most recently in major new capabilities for large-scale protein studies. Dr. Smith’s research has included the development of capillary electrophoresis in combination with mass spectrometry. Dr. Smith also was honored as a highly cited author in chemistry by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). ISI provides the research community with products and services that enable them to gain access to historical research and keep abreast of the most recent developments in their respective disciplines.  (Posted 1/1/2003)

David Dixon, Associate Director of Theory, Modeling and Simulation at the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), received the American Chemical Society’s 2003 national award for creative work in Fluorine Chemistry. The award honors Dr. Dixon for “advancing the use of computational chemistry to bring unique understanding to the field of fluorine chemistry, especially chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) replacements, organofluorine molecules, and inorganic fluorides.” Dr. Dixon introduced the use of reliable computational approaches to study compounds containing fluorine almost 20 years ago. At the time, it was thought that computational approaches could not predict the properties of fluorinated compounds, and he developed methods that allowed the properties of these technologically important compounds to be predicted reliably. He also has been a leader in the supercomputing revolution, demonstrating the capabilities of these unique resources to address the most challenging scientific and engineering problems.  (Posted 1/1/2003)

Shawn Knowles, Senior Research Scientist, Energy Science & Technology Directorate, was named a 2002 Young Leader of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). This national award, instituted in 1996, is presented annually to about 10 highly qualified individuals under age 35 to recognize their professional accomplishments in the materials field and prepare them for leadership roles within TMS.  (Posted 1/1/2002)

Allison Campbell, Deputy Director of EMSL, has been selected by the American Chemical Society as one of the most promising young female chemists in the nation. An ACS presidential-appointed committee selected 12 women chemists from nominations across the country for their current and projected contributions to the field of chemistry. The chemists are being honored in conjunction with the 75th diamond jubilee celebration of the ACS Women Chemist Committee. Each chemist is being featured in Chemical and Engineering News in 2002.  (Posted 1/1/2002)

Steven Doctor, Senior Chief Engineer, National Security Directorate, received the International Society for Optical Engineering and the NDE Organizing Committee 2002 NDE Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment and outstanding leadership in research and development in the field of Nondestructive Evaluation.  (Posted 1/1/2002)

Jeffery Dagle, Chief Engineer, Energy Science & Technology Directorate, was named Tri-Cities Engineer of the Year for 2001 by the Tri-Cities Chapter, National Society of Professional Engineers. The awardees are judged based on their technical, professional, and community contributions. Mr. Dagle was recognized for his world-class power grid analysis expertise, his efforts with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, especially the Power Engineering Society, and support to the local community.  (Posted 1/1/2001)

IEEE-USA Engineering & Diplomacy Fellows are recognized by a year working in Washington DC, providing technical expertise to the U.S. State Department, and contributing the foreign policy process.  (Posted 5/21/2012)

Two scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been named 2011 American Chemical Society Fellows.

PNNL chemists Janet Bryant and Gregg Lumetta are among 213 distinguished researchers nationwide recognized by the American Chemical Society, also known as ACS, for their "outstanding achievements in and contributions to science and the profession of chemistry."

"ACS is especially proud to honor these chemists during the 2011 International Year of Chemistry," said ACS President Nancy B. Jackson. "The work they are doing will improve all of our lives as they unleash the power of chemistry to solve global challenges like providing clean water, sufficient food, new energy sources and cures for disease."

Janet Bryant

Bryant has had a 30-year multidisciplinary chemistry career at PNNL focused on integrative solutions to international science issues related to nuclear materials, their management and related regulatory and national security policies. For the past decade, she has played key roles in deployment, operational support and configuration management of sensor technologies for the Department of Homeland Security. Bryant earned a master's with emphasis in organizational behavior from the University of Washington, and a bachelor's degree with honor in chemistry from Elmhurst College in Illinois.

Gregg Lumetta

Lumetta has been responsible for planning and executing various applied and fundamental research projects related to radiochemical separations processes. Lumetta serves as a member of Technical Expert Group for DOE's Office of Environmental Management and is focus area lead for the Transuranic Recycle Technology Focus Area of the Sustainable Nuclear Power Initiative at PNNL. He also served as PNNL technical lead for the Department of Homeland Security Threat Awareness and Characterization Thrust Area. Lumetta earned a doctorate degree in inorganic chemistry and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from University of Missouri – St. Louis.

Duane Neitzel, a scientist at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been awarded the status of Fellow in the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists (AIFRB). It’s the highest honor the Institute bestows upon a member. Neitzel was selected for this recognition based on his extensive research into hatchery and fisheries projects on the Columbia River and throughout the Columbia Basin.

Neitzel has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of biology and aquatic ecosystems. His research currently is focused on the assessment of impacts to aquatic ecosystems from the development and production of energy, and the management of hazardous wastes. Neitzel’s work has appeared in more than 100 journal articles, symposium proceedings and technical reports.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Washington in 1968 and a master’s degree in biology from Washington State University in 1982. Neitzel holds professional certification as a fisheries biologist from the American Fisheries Society and as an ecologist from the Ecological Society of America.

AIFRB (www.aifrb.org) was founded in 1956 to promote conservation and proper utilization of fishery resources through the application of fishery science.

PNNL (www.pnl.gov) is a DOE Office of Science laboratory that solves complex problems in energy, national security, the environment and life sciences by advancing the understanding of physics, chemistry, biology and computation. PNNL employs 3,900, has a $640 million annual budget, and has been managed by Ohio-based Battelle since the lab’s inception in 1965.  (Posted 11/17/2004)

The full 2004 Class of Fellows was announced in the Oct. 31 issue of Science magazine. Tom Ackerman and Paul Ellis, both of PNNL’s Fundamental Science Directorate, were elected as members whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.” AAAS began recognizing its distinguished members with the distinctive honor of Fellow in 1874.

Ackerman, a Battelle Fellow and chief scientist for DOE’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program, is being recognized for pioneering studies of radiative properties of aerosols, for developing millimeter-wave radar for measuring cloud properties and for technical leadership of the nation’s principal atmospheric radiation research program.

Ellis, a Laboratory Fellow, is being honored for contributions to the field of multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and its applications to bioinorganic chemistry, short-range structure and bonding and chemical catalysis. Following a 23-year career as a member of the chemistry faculty at the University of South Carolina, he joined PNNL in 1993 to lead the development and commissioning of the magnetic resonance instrumentation laboratories at the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL). The EMSL’s magnetic resonance laboratory is recognized as being world-class in its capability and in the expertise of its staff.

Both Ackerman and Ellis will be recognized in February at the AAAS Fellows Forum to be held at the AAAS National Meeting in Seattle, Wash. Ackerman and Ellis join three other PNNL researchers as AAAS Fellows, including Senior Battelle Fellow Jean Futrell, Battelle Fellow David Dixon and Laboratory Fellow Norman Rosenberg.

Election to APS fellowship is limited to no more than one half of 1 percent of the society memebership, which currently stands at 43,000.  (Posted 10/31/2004)

The honorees were recognized in July at the HPS annual meeting in Washington, D.C., for their outstanding contributions to health physics.

Bihl operated the internal dosimetry program at DOE's Hanford Site in Washington State between 1989 and 2002. The program included performing internal radionuclide dose evaluations for thousands of staff on the Site. Bihl further managed the external dosimetry program for two other DOE sites. He presently consults for those two programs and works on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health dose reconstruction project. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health physics in 1971 and a master’s degree in 1973, both from San Diego State University. Bihl has published more than 20 reports and publications.  (Posted 8/19/2004)

Russell Jones, a Laboratory Fellow at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been elected Fellow of NACE International, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. Each year the honor of Fellow is presented in recognition of distinguished contributions in the field of corrosion and its prevention.

Jones has more than 37 years of experience in the fields of stress corrosion cracking, high-temperature composites, fusion reactor materials, radiation effects on materials and mechanical properties of materials. He has more than 200 publications and has been the editor of 13 books and proceedings in his areas of expertise. Jones has been a member of NACE since 1966.

He earned a bachelor degree in metallurgical engineering from California State Polytechnic University in 1967 and a doctorate degree in materials science from the University of California in 1971. Additional honors for Jones include Fellow of ASM, International and Fellow for the Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences. He was also honored as the first Distinguished Alumni for Materials Engineering in 1994 by his alma mater, California State Polytechnic University. Jones serves as adjunct professor at Washington State University, instructing students on materials science and engineering.

Jones was recognized for this honor at the organization’s 59th annual Corrosion 2004 conference held in New Orleans, La. on Mar. 31. Additionally, he will now serve as an advisor to the technical and professional members of NACE International.

NACE International (www.nace.org) is a technical society with more than 15,000 members dedicated to public safety, environment protection and reducing the economic impact of corrosion. Jones is joined in the 2004 class of fellows by other well recognized corrosion experts including: John Beavers, Gerald Frankel, Robert Heidersbach, Peter Mayer, Derek Milliams, Michael Renner, Herbert Townsend and Leonardo Uller.  (Posted 4/14/2004)

Gary L. Smith and Denis Strachan, two researchers from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have been elected Fellows of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). Gary L. Smith and Denis Strachan were elected by the ACerS board of directors to receive the honor, one of the society’s most distinguished. They join eight other PNNL staff members who have been recognized as ACerS Fellows.

Smith, a staff scientist, has served on more than 25 committees and technical sessions for the society, most recently as chair of the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division. He has published more than 50 refereed journal articles, technical reports and conference papers, and has co-edited three ACerS publication volumes. Smith joined PNNL in 1993, and is currently on special assignment to the multi-billion dollar Waste Treatment Plant Project at the Hanford Site near Richland. He has been a member of ACerS since 1985. He earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and a doctorate in materials science and engineering from the University of Arizona.

Strachan, a laboratory fellow at PNNL, has been a technical chairman for four international conferences related to testing of ceramic and glass waste forms for the disposal of nuclear waste, and is a twice-invited guest scientist at the Hahn-Meitner Institute of Berlin. He has authored or co-authored more than 130 journal articles and technical reports, and holds a patent for a method for immobilizing radioactive iodine. Strachan has been with PNNL for 22 years, and has been a member of ACerS since 1975. He earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Gonzaga University in Spokane, and a doctorate in physical chemistry from Iowa State University.

Both Smith and Strachan will be recognized Apr. 20 at the Honors and Awards Banquet at the ACerS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Ind.

ACerS (www.ceramics.org) is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of ceramics. The study of ceramics is used in a variety of industrial and scientific applications, including construction, space exploration and nuclear waste management.  (Posted 4/14/2004)

Futrell’s election recognizes his work in furthering the development and fundamental aspects of mass spectrometry throughout his career, and how those contributions have led to dramatic advances in scientific research, including efficiencies in the field of expiremental chemical physics.

Futrell is credited with inventing the furst tandem double focusing mass spectrometer, which led to the achievement of kinetic energy analysis for both the rectant and product ion beams, and ion lenses for decelerating ion beams to near-thermal energy that became the world standard for studies of elementary processes in ion collisions.

Election to APS fellowship is limited to no more than one half of 1 percent of the society memebership, which currently stands at 43,000.  (Posted 2/9/2004)

The American Vacuum Society has named Greg Exarhos as Fellow of the Society. Exarhos, a laboratory fellow at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is being recognized for his ""fundamental studies of charge transport phenomena in dielectric films and the use of spectroscopic methods to relate resident structure and chemistry to film properties."" He has been active in the AVS (www.avs.org) for many years including chair of the long range planning committee and election to the Board of Directors. He was appointed technical program chair for the 1997 International AVS meeting in San Jose and also has served for many years on the Executive Board of the Advanced Surface Engineering Division within the Society. Along with 10 other distinguished colleagues, Exarhos will be honored at the 50th International Meeting of the AVS in Baltimore, Md., in November 2003.

At PNNL, Exarhos coordinates the suite of fundamental materials research programs supported through the DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences and manages three of the associated projects. His work is focused on laser-solid interactions, optical materials design and development and directed synthesis of nanoarchitectured materials. He also coordinates the multilaboratory polymer smart materials task area within the DOE Center of Excellence for the Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials. He has served as principal investigator on 20 major research programs while at PNNL. From 1974 to 1980 he was a member of the chemistry faculty at Harvard University. Exarhos also was active in the development of radar-absorbing coatings for the Department of Defense. His research work appears in over 180 technical publications and books, and he has been awarded six patents.  (Posted 10/23/2003)

Darrell Fisher (left) and Paul Stansbury (right), senior scientists in the laboratory’s Environmental Technology Directorate have been named fellows by the Health Physics Society. They are being recognized for their “significant administrative, educational and scientific contributions to the profession of health physics.”

Darrell Fisher joined PNNL in 1978. He is a medical physicist with experience in nuclear science, environmental science, radiological protection, radiation biology and radiochemistry. He leads the laboratory’s Radioisotopes Program, a national technology resource supporting innovative radioisotope applications in science, medicine and industry. Additionally, he holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Washington and at Washington State University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Utah in 1975, and his master’s degree and doctorate in nuclear engineering sciences from the University of Florida in 1976 and 1978, respectively.

Paul Stansbury joined PNNL in 1990 and specializes in the assessment and reduction of radiation risks in the workplace and environment, locally and around the world. He is certified by the American Board of Health Physics as a certified health physicist, and teaches a course on behalf of the Columbia Chapter of the Health Physics Society for those preparing for the certification exam. He has an adjunct appointment at Washington State University and instructs a course in radiologic science. He earned degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, including a bachelor’s degree in physics in 1970, a master’s degree in physics in 1971 and a doctorate in nuclear engineering in 1978.

Both Fisher and Stansbury will be recognized for this honor at an awards reception and dinner this July at the annual meeting of the society in San Diego, CA.

The Health Physics Society (www.hps.org) is an international professional scientific organization dedicated to promoting the practice of radiation safety. The society is active in all aspects of radiation protection, including information dissemination, standards development, education, preparation of position papers and promotion of scientific conferences and committees.  (Posted 6/10/2003)

Darby Stapp, senior scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was recently appointed a Fellow by the Society for Applied Anthropology. This award recognizes the contributions Stapp has made to apply social sciences to contemporary problems. Stapp has more than 25 years of experience in anthropology and archaeology and has worked at Hanford since 1988. He currently supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Cultural and Historic Resources Program, which helps ensure the protection of historic and archaeological sites and Native American traditional-use areas.  (Posted 4/1/2003)

Prabhakar Singh has been named a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). Dr. Singh is Fuel Cell Development Director (ESTD) and has been with the Lab since 2000. He has over 20 years of experience with advanced fuel cell technologies and holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgy from the University of Sheffield, UK. Elevation to the status of Fellow is one of the highest honors for ACerS members. The ACerS (www.ceramics.org) is a leading international organization dedicated to the understanding and advancement of ceramics in a variety of industrial and scientific applications. Dr. Singh will be recognized for this honor at a black-tie awards event at the ACerS National Meeting in April of 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee.  (Posted 3/12/2003)

The Society of Vacuum Coaters, SVC, has elected Pete Martin, a senior staff scientist and Laboratory Fellow,as a Mentor, or Fellow, of the Society of Vacuum Coaters (www.svc.org). The honor reflects more than 25 years of dedicated service to the coatings industry, including authoring and co-authoring more than 150 technical publications. Martin serves on the SVC's Board of Directors, is the technical editor and senior technologist for Vacuum Technology and Coating, and has served as the program chair for the Annual Technical Conference of the Society since 2001. He will be recognized in May at the 2003 Technical Conference in San Francisco. Martin is internationally recognized for his thin-film coatings research. He earned a doctorate in solid state physics from Ohio State University, and joined PNNL in 1978.  (Posted 3/1/2003)

Deborah Dickman, Product Line Manager, Non-Proliferation and ARMS Control, National Security Directorate, was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management. The Institute recognized Ms. Dickman for her distinguished contributions to safeguards and non-proliferation programs both domestically and world-wide.

David Geist, Senior Research Scientist II, Environmental Technology Directorate, was appointed a Fellow in the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, which advances the theory, practice, and application of fishery and related sciences. Dr. Geist’s accomplishments include the development of radio telemetry techniques to monitor fish behavior and physiology, and innovative studies of ground water – surface water interactions in salmon spawning habitat.  (Posted 2/1/2003)

Bruce Kay (left) and Charles Peden (right) were elected Fellows of the American Vacuum Society. This recognition goes to members who made sustained and outstanding scientific and technical contributions for at least 10 years. Dr. Peden is Associate EMSL Director for Interfacial Chemistry and Engineering, and Dr. Kay is Senior Chief Scientist, Chemical Structure & Dynamics. They were honored at the 47th National AVS Symposium in Boston.

David Dixon has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society for 2002. The citation for this honor reads, “For the development and use of high-level computational chemistry techniques to solve complex industrial and environmental problems.”  (Posted 6/1/2002)

Robert Schenter, Staff Scientist, Environmental Technology Directorate, was elected a Fellow in the American Nuclear Society. Dr. Schenter’s recognition was based on his long-time work on neutron cross-section and decay data, and on radioisotope production.  (Posted 1/1/2002)

Mikey has been elected to serve as Treasurer of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) in a national election. She will join a team of three other officers and a board of directors in the governance of the Society. Her term begins at 2011 ANS Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida on June 26.

ANS is an international, non-profit organization with a membership of more than 11,000 individuals representing more than 1,600 entities. Mikey has previously served as the chair and vice-chair of the ANS Nuclear Criticality Safety Division, and is a long time member of the education committee.  (Posted 6/1/2011)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory engineer Ron Jarnagin was installed as president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, or ASHRAE, at its 2011 Annual Conference in Montreal.

As president, Jarnagin will direct the Society's Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

ASHRAE's 50,000 worldwide members conduct research, analysis, continuing education courses and other services that advance the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industries. Much of ASHRAE's research is used to create governmental and industry standards. His term will last for one year.  (Posted 6/1/2011)

Congratulations to Jun Liu, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, on being chosen to lead the 2012 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting. This meeting provides 5,000-plus people from around the world the opportunity to discover and discuss the latest developments in materials research. Scientists from different disciplines present more than 50 top-notch scientific symposia.

Jun was selected as one of the four meeting chairs for this event because of his reputation in materials research. He is known for his contribution to nanomaterials, self-assembly, catalysis, and large-scale energy storage research. At PNNL, Jun leads the Transformational Materials Science Initiative, which is elucidating the underlying materials phenomena for vehicular and grid-scale energy storage. His research has appeared in numerous journals, received patents, and earned him awards, including an R&D 100 Award for self-assembled nanoporous materials.  (Posted 5/1/2011)

Amanda Casella has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division (FCWMD), a Professional Division of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). The nominees for committee positions are selected by their peers and determined during the yearly ANS elections.

FCWMD is one of the most active divisions within the ANS. In support of program development for national ANS meetings, the Executive Committee is tasked with providing a forum for technical discussions on topics relevant to the nuclear industry.  (Posted 5/1/2011)

The American Chemical Society has recently launched a new initiative - Crystal Growth & Design Network, or the CGD Network - and Praveen Thallapally, Energy and Environment Directorate, has been invited to join its Board of Community Editors.

The CGD Network is part of social networking and community website created by ACS. It provides users with a forum for interaction and collaboration on the topic of crystalline solids structures and the science of "crystal engineering." As a member of the board of editors, Praveen will make contributions to the community, initiate discussions monthly in his area of expertise, collaborate with other members of the board on strategic direction and advocate strongly on behalf of his CGD Network colleagues at conferences.  (Posted 3/1/2011)

Ranata Johnson has been appointed Executive Secretary for the IEEE Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee (S2ESC). She will be responsible for taking and maintaining minutes from teleconferences and meetings, and supporting the election ballot process.

Ranata has been an IEEE member since 1995. In addition to her role with the S2ESC, she also serves on the Configuration Management working group to update the 828 standard.

S2ESC strives to be essential to the global software and systems engineering community of technical professionals everywhere, and to be internationally recognized for the timely development and management of a comprehensive and integrated set of software and systems engineering standards of proven utility. The committee is part of the 85,000-member IEEE Computer Society, the world's leading membership organization for computing professionals.  (Posted 1/1/2011)

For the second time, a scientist at PNNL has been elected president of Sigma Xi, one of the largest and most prestigious international science and engineering honor societies.

At Sigma Xi's annual meeting in Raleigh, N.C., Kelly Sullivan, PNNL institutional partnerships and postdoc program manager, was elected president of the 125-year-old society. Her term as president-elect will begin July 1, 2011 and she will become president on July 1, 2012.

With nearly 50,000 members in 100 countries, Sigma Xi associate members are invited to join only after showing potential in scientific research. Full membership is granted to those who have demonstrated noteworthy scientific achievements. Society membership has included renowned scientists Albert Einstein and Linus Pauling, DNA discoverers Francis Crick and James Watson, physicists Enrico Fermi and Richard Feynman and geneticist Barbara McClintock, along with more than 200 other Nobel laureates. "It is quite humbling to be recognized by such a prestigious body, and I feel particularly honored, because the last PNNL scientist elected president of Sigma Xi was Bill Wiley," Kelly said in reference to the former PNNL director. Bill served as Sigma Xi's president-elect, but passed away in 1996 before he became president.

Bill and Kelly are the only DOE national laboratory scientists to be elected to the Sigma Xi's top office.

"Sigma Xi is a true trans-disciplinary organization with a rich blend of scientists who share ideas from different fields. This is a very nice compliment to our research approach at PNNL," Kelly said. "It is an important organization, particularly for younger researchers who find an instant professional network, both within and outside of their disciplines."

Before becoming director of institutional partnerships at PNNL, Kelly's research focused on the electronic structure and stability of small molecules and ions of atmospheric and mass spectrometric interest. More recently, she played a key role in the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable at the National Academies, leading efforts in STEM education. She is active in Sigma Xi, serving in several leadership roles, as well as president of the society's Tri-Cities, Wash. Chapter.  (Posted 11/1/2010)

Ron Jarnagin is President-Elect of ASHRAE. An international organization of more than 52,000 persons, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers strives to advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration for the betterment of mankind and to promote a sustainable world. With a focus on the energy aspects of buildings and building systems, Ron has long been active in ASHRAE. He has previously served on the Board of Directors and as both an officer and director.  (Posted 11/1/2010)

Congratulations to Dr. Kathy A. Hibbard, who recently accepted the honor to serve as chair of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting Program Committee. Her three-year term of office begins in January. She will also serve as an ex-officio member of the Meetings Committee through 2013.

Hibbard has more than 25 years of experience in the atmospheric sciences. With more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, reports, and book chapters, and more than 1600 citations since 1991, Hibbard is recognized for her expertise in the consequences of human activities with terrestrial biogeochemical cycles and their interactions with the climatic and ecological systems. She holds a Ph.D. in Rangeland Ecology and Management from Texas A&M University. Hibbard has been an AGU member since 1994.

In her role on the Meetings Committee, Hibbard will help guide the organization in responding to the needs of the geophysical community and collaborate with established partners to plan, structure, and manage AGU meetings, fulfilling the strategic goals of the Union.

Established in 1919, AGU promotes the science of Earth and space in cooperation with national and international scientific organizations. AGU publishes more than a dozen peer-reviewed journals and technical publications, sponsors scientific meetings and scientific and educational events to promote understanding from Earth and oceans to atmosphere, space, and planets.

For more information about AGU, visit their website.  (Posted 10/1/2010)

Congratulations to Dr. Jim Fredrickson on his election to the board of directors of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. He was elected to a 4-year term at the close of the ISME's general meeting in Seattle August 22-27, which Fredrickson chaired.

ISME is the principal scientific society for the burgeoning field of microbial ecology and its related disciplines. The society fosters the exchange of scientific information by organizing international symposia and workshops, sponsoring publications, and promoting education and research.

Fredrickson, an international leader in environmental microbiology, is a Laboratory Fellow and Senior Chief Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Microbiology and serves on the Editorial Board of Geobiology, Environmental Microbiology, and Microbial Biotechnology.  (Posted 9/1/2010)

Congratulations to Steve Ghan, recently re-appointed to another 4-year term as editor for the Atmospheres section of the Journal of Geophysical Research, published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). In his role as editor, Ghan has the authority to accept or reject papers, as well as the responsibility for attracting new and interesting research to the journal. He and his co-editors have emphasized timeliness in the manuscript review process, consequently reducing the review time by two weeks.

Ghan is highly recognized for his expertise in developing, evaluating, and applying parameterizations for climate models, including aerosol interactions with clouds. He holds a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The AGU is a worldwide scientific community that, through cooperative research, advances the understanding of earth and space for the benefit of humanity. It publishes more than a dozen peer-reviewed journals ranging from earth and oceans to atmosphere, space, and planets.  (Posted 8/1/2010)

Newly elected Chair of the project committee to develop the 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small to Medium Offices

In order to achieve 50% energy savings over the minimum code-compliant buildings, ASHRAE, DOE and their partner organizations are developing a series of design guides. Bing has been elected as the Chair of the project committee for the 50% AEDG for Small to Medium Offices. The AEDG provides recommendations to building owners, design professionals and consultants so they may design buildings with low energy use and high performance without having to resort to detailed modeling analyses.

Bing has worked for a number of years on the 30% AEDG guides and is well known for her expertise and contributions in building energy savings.  (Posted 7/1/2010)

Congratulations to Dr. Karin Rodland on being selected for the U.S. Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) Board of Directors. HUPO is an international scientific society representing and promoting proteomics through international cooperation and collaborations. As a member of the U.S. Board of Directors, Rodland will planning strategic and scientific meetings. In addition, she will work to increase HUPO's membership. Her term on the board lasts for three years.

Rodland, lead for National Institutes of Health programs at PNNL, is known for her outstanding proteomics research. Her reputation in applying proteomics to biomarker discovery is evidenced by highly cited review articles and her prominent role in organizing sessions at scientific meetings, such as the International Association for Cancer Research. Her publication record includes 56 peer-reviewed publications, 5 invited review articles, and 5 peer-reviewed publications from 2006 to the present. She holds two patents in DNA technology.  (Posted 3/1/2010)

Debbie Dickman, National Security Directorate, has been appointed chair of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management's (INMM) newly established Education and Training Committee. PNNL's leadership role in nonproliferation and international safeguards/security education and training was recognized by Debbie's recent appointment to this position. The INMM created the committee to address long and short-term strategies to grow and sustain core competencies in the nonproliferation and nuclear materials management workforce. The newly created committee has a number of components, including international education and training collaboration, student career fairs and INMM student chapter initiatives, student scholarship programs, and student paper competitions.  (Posted 2/1/2010)

ASTM International Committee E42 on Surface Analysis has named Daniel J. Gaspar, technical group manager at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, as its chairman. Committee E42 develops concepts and approaches that help improve quantitative surface analysis, and its 67 members currently oversee 30 ASTM standards in this area. A member of ASTM International since 2001, Gaspar works on several E42 subcommittees, including the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO TC 201 on Surface Chemical Analysis.  (Posted 2/1/2010)

Kathy Pryor, chief health physicist in the Operational Systems Directorate, has been elected president-elect of the Health Physics Society (HPS), a nonprofit scientific organization whose mission is to promote excellence in the science and practice of radiation safety.

As president-elect, Kathy will be responsible for assisting the society president in administering the affairs of the society, and will automatically take office as president in July 2011 for her three-year term. In her capacity as president-elect, Kathy will visit the approximately 40 chapters of the HPS. Kathy has been a member of HPS since 1980 and served the society through her participation in numerous committees, as a director and as secretary.

For the past 28 years, Kathy has provided management and technical support to radiation protection programs at radiological facilities regulated by DOE, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Agreement States. Currently, Kathy has responsibility for technical support and improvement of PNNL's Radiation Protection program. She is also the chief radiological engineer in the design of the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility project, a major component of the surplus plutonium disposition strategy for the National Nuclear Security Administration. Kathy is responsible for coordinating the PNNL Environment, Health, Safety and Security Division management systems for Radiation Protection, Worker Safety and Health, Safeguards and Security, and Environmental Management. She is a trained causal analyst and has led a number of cross-disciplinary teams in the investigation of events at PNNL.  (Posted 12/1/2009)

Ron Jarnagin will be assuming the office of Treasurer of ASHRAE for the 2009-2010 Society Year – an opportunity given by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, an international organization of 51,000 persons. The Treasurer position is one of three senior officers of ASHRAE; the other two are President Elect and President. The term of office is one year for each of the senior positions and it is expected that the candidate will move through the positions to assume the Presidency.

As Treasurer Ron will chair the Finance Committee which is responsible for ASHRAE's $20 million annual budget; will serve as Vice Chairman of Members Council, which oversees all of the volunteer activities in ASHRAE's 14 global regions; will serve as the Vice Chair of ASHRAE's Advocacy Committee, which informs and influences the decisions of Congress on technical matters related to ASHRAE's mission; will serve as a member of the Board of Directors; and also will serve on ASHRAE's Executive Committee, which provides strategic leadership for the Board.  (Posted 6/1/2009)

Richard May has been unanimously approved by the IEEE VAST (Visual Analytics Science and Technology) Steering committee as the IEEE VAST symposium co-chair with Jörn Kohlhammer from Fraunhofer in Germany. IEEE VAST is one of the fastest growing national and international scientific communities.

IEEE VAST is the first international symposium dedicated to advances in Visual Analytics Science and Technology. The scope of the symposium, co-located with the annual IEEE Visualization Conference (IEEE Vis) and the IEEE Information Visualization Conference (IEEE InfoVis), includes both fundamental research contributions within visual analytics as well as applications of visual analytics, including applications in science, security and investigative analysis, engineering, medicine, health, media, business, and social interaction.

As Deputy Director for the Department of Homeland Security's National Visualization and Analytics Center (NVAC), Dr. May develops opportunities to transfer technologies to meet the needs of regional preparedness experts and coordinates visual analytics research across government and academic partners. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Washington State University and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington.

Throughout his career, Dr. May has focused on designing new technologies and protocols to generate and interact with complex, massive data sets. He has conducted research in video and image processing, information visualization, virtual and mixed reality and visual analytics. In the early 1990s, he transitioned his research from visualizing science to interacting with the visualizations, to better understand the complex nature of the problems being studied. This new focus led to research in both the logical and physical aspects of interacting with electronic information and eventually to looking at analytical processes and visual analytics.  (Posted 1/1/2009)

Matthew D. Milazzo, a nuclear engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washshington, was selected as the 2009 ANS Glenn T. Seaborg Science and Engineering Congressional Fellow. During his one-year term beginning in January 2009, Milazzo will work as a special legislative assistant on the staff of Sen. George Voinovich (R., Ohio), where he will serve as a scientific and technical resource on issues related to nuclear energy.

Milazzo believes that his role is to bridge the gap between those who understand science and technology and those who create and influence policy. "I hope to be an honest broker who can create positive changes in perceptions of nuclear power and technologies one person at a time," he said. Milazzo's goals stem from his firsthand experience on Capitol Hill, meeting people who are misinformed about nuclear technology and industry.

Since August 2007, he has served as the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Congressional Fellow assigned to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.). There he provides technical expertise in the areas of energy, climate change, and national security. On the staff of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory since 2005, Milazzo has also delivered programmatic and engineering analysis support to several U.S. government clients. Previously, he served as a business process analyst at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, D.C.

Milazzo also spent six years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear mechanical operator aboard the USS South Carolina, a guided missile cruiser. He then earned a bachelor's degree in bioengineering and economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000 and master's degrees in nuclear engineering and public policy and management from Ohio State University (OSU) in 2004. Milazzo joined ANS in 2002 while a graduate student at OSU, and served as the student section vice president. He now serves on the ANS Public Policy Committee.

Milazzo plans to further the Society's contribution to national policy dialogue. "As climate change legislation continues to take form, the ANS fellow should keep ANS involved by leveraging the organization's substantial technical expertise to secure nuclear power's role in climate change policy," Milazzo stated. Through the coordination of informational briefings to connect government officials with nuclear industry experts, Milazzo hopes to provide direction for programs that aim to expand the peaceful use of nuclear energy while minimizing proliferation risks.

Milazzo, one of four candidates interviewed this year by the ANS Congressional Fellowship Committee, is the ninth person chosen for the fellowship since the program's inception in 2000. ANS is one of more than 30 science and engineering societies that participate in the Partner Scientific Society-sponsored Congressional Fellowship Program administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  (Posted 1/1/2009)

Yong Wang, Associate Director of the Institute for Interfacial Catalysis, has been invited to serve a second term on the Catalysis Today Editorial Board. Wang joined the board in 2005. He was recently invited by the journal's publisher, Elsevier, to continue the service due to his effort on editorial issues and encouraging his peers to publish in the journal.

A Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Wang is active in the scientific community. He is the author or co-author of 100+ peer-reviewed publications and has 54 issued US patents. He served as co-editor of two books. Also, he is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at Washington State University.  (Posted 12/1/2008)

Evelyn Hirt has been voted 2009 president-elect for IEEE-USA. IEEE is the world's leading professional association dedicated to technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. Evelyn's work focuses on technology systems and controls that are applied to a broad range of research, development and deployment and management system activities.

Evelyn will begin her three-year term Jan. 1. She will serve one year as president-elect, one year as president and chief executive officer, and the final year as past president.

"It's a huge honor," Evelyn said. "I view this as the perfect opportunity to help raise general awareness of how math and science contribute to the overall success of the country."

Earlier this year, Evelyn received the 2008 IEEE Nanotechnology Council Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the council.  (Posted 12/1/2008)

Leonard Bond, Laboratory Fellow, National Security Directorate, has succeeded to the position of director, IEEE region 6 (Western USA). In this position he has leadership of the nearly 60,000 members of IEEE in 12 western states. He also serves as a director for IEEE (09-10), the world's largest technical society with near 400,000 members worldwide and on the board of directors for IEEE-USA, the U.S. IEEE Regions. Leonard began his two-year term as director on Jan. 1. Since his election, he already has served two years as director-elect and after his time on the board of director he will serve two years as past-director. "After 34 years of membership in IEEE it is an opportunity to give back to an organization which was invaluable in my career development. It is a real privilege and honor to be serving on the board of directors," Leonard said. "In 2009, which is the 125th anniversary of IEEE, I view this as an opportunity to increase awareness of the importance of science literacy and the role of technology in meeting global energy needs and addressing climate change challenges."  (Posted 10/1/2008)

Brian Hatchell was elected to the executive committee of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Robotics and Remote Systems Division. During his three-year term Brian will attend executive committee meetings and will be the editor for the Division's newsletter. Brian has been a member of ANS since 1999 and was the technical program co-chair for the 9th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems in 2001.  (Posted 10/1/2008)

Steven Baker, Energy & Environment Directorate, was appointed chair of an American National Standards Institute Working Group. Baker is an accomplished Health and Safety Manager specializing in radiation protection support services with proven ability to direct technical operations and lead employees in support of company goals and vision. The working group will evaluate the current occupational radiation exposure records systems.  (Posted 10/1/2008)

Eric Nyberg has been selected as Editor of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) proceedings, "Magnesium Technology 2009." Eric was also elected as the 2009 Chairman for the TMS Lightweight Metals Division committee on Magnesium and organizer for the 2009 Magnesium Technology Symposium to be held in San Francisco next February. Eric is the U.S. Technical Committee chairman for a unique 3-country automotive project, "Magnesium Front End Research and Development," a D.O.E. funded collaboration between the U.S., China and Canada on developing enabling technolgies for a magnesium intensive front end vehicle.  (Posted 7/1/2008)

David King of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was elected Secretary of the American Chemical Society's Division of Fuel Chemistry. This division of the world's largest scientific society helps the research community share results that promote efficient and environmentally acceptable fuel production and use.

As the Secretary, King will supervise elections for the division. The process currently involves mailing out hundreds of paper ballots, encouraging responses, and tallying the results, a time-consuming process he plans to modernize. In addition, he will take the minutes at meetings and will oversee various communication products.

His involvement in the division was a natural, given his catalysis research at PNNL. As part of PNNL's Institute for Interfacial Catalysis, King is the Executive Secretary for the annual advisory committee meeting for the Laboratory's Catalysis Initiative.

In addition, he is conducting research in producing hydrogen fuel from biomass, designing solid oxide fuel cells to use natural gas directly, and removing undesirable sulfur molecules from liquid and gaseous fuels. He provides technical leadership for PNNL's Energy Conversion Initiative, facilitating environmentally friendly coal gasification and coal combustion processes. Finally, he serves as team lead for catalysis science and application in the Hydrocarbon Processing Group of the Energy and Environment Directorate.

King's term began in the spring 2008 and lasts through spring 2010.  (Posted 5/1/2008)

Dr. Joel Pounds

Dr. Thomas Weber

Pounds will serve as Chair of the Society's Research Funding in Toxicology Committee. This committee is charged to identify, formulate, and recommend strategies and mechanisms to the Council to increase conventional and alternative sources of funding for research and training in toxicology. Pounds' appointment is through 2011.

Pounds is director of the Center for Novel Biomarkers of Response at PNNL, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health. He also leads the Systems Toxicology of Nanomaterials focus area of PNNL's Environmental Biomarkers Initiative. Pounds' research has focused on the cellular and molecular toxicity of lead and other metals, metal-metal interaction, and mathematical modeling of the response to metal mixtures. His current research includes use of mass-spectrometry based proteomic and NMR-based metabonomic instrumentation for characterization of biological responses to environmental stressors including nanomaterials.

Weber will serve a 2-year term as Chairman of the Society's Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology Committee. The committee is charged with identifying and developing strategic conferences for the Society. He is a scientist within PNNL's Environmental Biomarkers Initiative and is actively engaged in research supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's Low Dose Radiation Research Program. His work focuses on the intersection between effective wound healing and carcinogenesis with the long-term goal of identifying key regulatory steps that can be exploited to improve human health. Other research interests center on new frontiers in protein kinase regulation.  (Posted 4/1/2008)

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory researcher Theva Thevuthasan was appointed Chair of the Short Course Executive Committee for AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing. Through this committee, the international society provides scientists, engineers, and technicians with classes in vacuum and equipment technology, materials and interface characterization, and materials processing.

A frequent volunteer and long—time mentor, Thevuthasan served on the Short Course Executive Committee for about 10 years in different capacities. As the committee chair, Thevuthasan ensures the quality of more than 60 courses, such as "Comprehensive Course on Surface Analysis" and "Fundamentals of Vacuum Technology."

During his 3-year appointment, Thevuthasan is eager to continue the society's work to increase short course participation, which began to decline in 2001 based on changes in the semiconductor business. He is leading the committee in developing four focused educational programs this year, based on input from potential and past students.

At EMSL, Thevuthasan is well known for his design and development of experimental instruments with new capabilities. He is a recognized leader and author in ion beam modification and analysis of oxide materials with applications in resolving energy and the environmental issues.  (Posted 2/1/2008)

Don Baer, Laboratory Fellow and Lead Scientist for Interfacial Chemistry at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, was elected to a third term as Chair of the ASTM International Committee E42 on Surface Analysis. The committee has jurisdiction over some 25 standards for surface analysis methods and is one of 136 ASTM technical standards writing committees. He began serving the 2-year term—his final—on January 1.

Baer is internationally known for the application of surface analysis methods to examine corrosion processes and the reactive properties of oxide and mineral surfaces. Since joining the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory—on whose campus EMSL resides—he has specialized in the use of surface-sensitive techniques to study how the interactions of a material with its environment alter material properties. Much of his research has involved understanding the roles of surface impurities or contaminants in chemical reactivity, and his current work involves understanding the reaction properties and environmental variability of nanoparticles.

In addition to his EMSL role and research activities, Baer serves as the PNNL coordinator for a series of nanoscience and nanotechnology courses offered at the Laboratory. He is an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Washington State University; an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington; and a member of the American Vacuum Society (Fellow), the American Chemical Society, the American Physical Society, the Electrochemical Society, and the ISO Technical Committee 201 on Surface Chemistry. He has served in a variety of leadership roles within those professional societies.

Baer has been a member of ASTM International since 1980. ASTM (originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) International is one of the largest standards development and delivery systems in the world. ASTM standards are accepted and used in research and development, product testing, quality systems, and commercial transactions around the globe.  (Posted 2/1/2008)

Mark Engelhard, a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researcher in the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, was appointed Publications Committee Chair for AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing. Founded in 1953, this international society was focused on vacuum science and technology, critical to developing vacuum tubes, enabling radio broadcasting, radar, and other technologies. Today, the society has broadened its scope to surface science, electronic and magnetic materials, nanoscience, biomaterials and other relevant areas.  (Posted 1/1/2008)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Dr. Greg Exarhos was elected President of the AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing. Founded in 1953, this not-for-profit society was focused on vacuum science and technology, critical in the early development of vacuum tubes, enabling radio broadcasting, radar, and other technologies. Today, the society has broadened its scope to include such technologically relevant areas as surface science, electronic and magnetic materials, nanoscience, and biomaterials.

In addition, Exarhos is actively involved in the operations side of the society. An AVS Fellow, he has been elected to the Board of Directors, served as Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee, and has served as Chair of numerous society-sponsored meetings. He currently serves as the Publications Chair and oversees several journals, including the new open access journal, Biointerphases, that he launched for the society in 2006. Exarhos' election was announced at the AVS International Symposium, Seattle, Wash., in October 2007. He will begin his three-year term in January 2008.  (Posted 11/5/2007)

Ron Schrotke was elected Chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Main Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications) for a 3-year term beginning July 1, 2008. ASME NQA-1 is a key national consensus standard for nuclear quality assurance and safety, and is a first choice for the Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility applications. ASME NQA-1 is influential in applying quality assurance with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the commercial nuclear industry, and the international community. As the Chair of the Main Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance he reports directly to the ASME Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards. During his term as Chair, Ron will lead the 35 members of the Main Committee, the 10 members of the Executive Committee, and coordinate the 6 Subcommittees reporting to the Main Committee. These Subcommittees are comprised of more than 90 members with memberships that represent a broad cross-section of industry and government organizations – from the DOE and the NRC, and the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board (DNFSB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as; national laboratories, nuclear component suppliers, nuclear utilities, and Japanese industry representatives.

For 15 years Ron has participated at ever increasing levels of responsibility in the ASME technical committees associated with nuclear codes and standards. As a member of the Nuclear Quality Assurance standards efforts he has participated and led revisions to the software requirements of the ASME NQA-1 standard, and developed guidance for dealing with software and with electronic records. Ron has been formally recognized by the ASME NQA-1 Committee for his involvement in developmental efforts. He has also worked with the DOE on several Guides and Orders associated with quality assurance.

At PNNL, Ron is a Project Professional and Engineer in the Quality Assurance Services Group with a specialty in nuclear quality assurance. He has worked for Battelle in Richland for more than 20 years.  (Posted 10/1/2007)

N.J. (Anne) Fix was elected Secretary-Treasurer by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG) for a 2-year term beginning July 1, 2007. AAPG was founded in 1917 and is the world's largest professional geological society with over 31,000 members in 115 countries. DEG is dedicated to educating the membership of AAPG and the general public about important issues that affect petroleum energy minerals exploration and production. DEG supports carbon sequestration and climate change projects as well as environmental characterization and remediation. Anne was elected to this position in recognition of her prior service to DEG. The AAPG Grants-in-Aid Committee provide funds to students seeking graduate degrees in the geosciences whose research has application to the search for and development of petroleum and energy-mineral resources and to related environmental geology issues. Anne is currently involved, as the Editor, in soliciting papers and preparing a DEG publication devoted to the outstanding graduate student research in environmental geosciences. As an EMD member she actively participates on the coalbed methane, gas hydrates, and uranium committees' efforts to advance the science of geology. Anne is licensed as a Professional Geoscientist (PG) in Texas and is a Registered Environmental Manager (REM). At PNNL, Anne is a Quality Engineer in the ESH&Q Directorate with subject matter expertise in the environmental sciences. She supports various research projects here at the Laboratory.  (Posted 7/1/2007)

Doug Reid was named Chair of the Columbia Basin Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In Doug's new role, he will conduct board meetings and oversee and report yearly activities to ASME's national organization. Doug has more than a decade of experience in ASME and was an ASME Engineer of the Year nominee.

At PNNL, Doug supports deployment and post-deployment equipment for the Radiation Portal Monitor project. His research interests include technology planning and development and energy conservation.  (Posted 6/1/2007)

Evelyn Hirt was elected Member-at-Large to the Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Board of Governors for a 3-year term beginning July 1, 2007 by its Chapters. Eta Kappa Nu, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society, is a unique membership organization dedicated to encouraging and recognizing excellence in the electrical and computer engineering field. This 100+ year old organization with nearly 300,000 members consist of students, alumni, and other professionals who have demonstrated exceptional academic and professional accomplishments. The overall governance of HKN is the responsibility of the Board of Governors, a volunteer organization of HKN members that have prominent positions in academia and industry. The Board consists of a president, vice president, past president, secretary, and treasurer, each of whom serves a one-year term. Six directors, four representing each of HKN's geographic regions and two at-large, serve three-year terms. As a long standing member of HKN, Evelyn was elected to this position because of her dedication to the advancement of the profession through excellence, her interest in mentoring students, and her over 30 years of experience at all levels within IEEE. At PNNL, Evelyn is a Principle Professional and Engineer in the ESH&Q Directorate with subject matter expertise in systems (hardware, software and integration) and controls, as well as the Quality Manager for the Computational Information and Sciences Directorate.  (Posted 5/1/2007)

Moe Khaleel appointed Associate Editor to the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology.

The Journal publishes research papers on contemporary engineering and materials technology issues including: principles of mechanical behavior, environmental effects on material response and metals, and materials processing techniques. Moe joins eighteen other associate editors responsible for peer-reviewing and editing the research papers that are published quarterly.

Moe is Director of PNNL'S Computational Sciences and Mathematics Division. The group provides creative scientific and technological solution through the integration of modeling, informatics and knowledge management.  (Posted 5/1/2007)

Shawn Kathmann has been invited to contribute to the new perspectives issue of Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. Shawn was one of just 33 chemists, mainly those whose publications began to appear in earnest in the 1996-1999 time frame, selected to write about emerging areas of theoretical chemistry being pursued by a new generation of scientists.

In his 13-page article, Shawn wrote about the chemical physics of reactions involved in nucleation - the general process of describing phase transformations e.g., from the vapor phase to the liquid phase.

"Nucleation occurs in the manufacture of everything from snow flakes to jet engines turbine blades," said the Staff Scientist. "Yet, there are a lot of questions concerning the underlying processes and mechanisms."

In his article, Shawn shares insights concerning rate constants, molecular interactions, statistical mechanics and their consequences on nucleation phenomena. His article, titled "Understanding the Chemical Physics of Nucleation," is one of the most viewed articles in the issue.

Being asked to share thoughts and ideas about the future directions of research is a chance to influence the direction of scientific understanding.

Citation: Kathmann, SM. 2006. "Understanding the Chemical Physics of Nucleation," Theoretical Chemistry Accounts 116:169-182. Abstract online.  (Posted 3/22/2007)

Novella Bridges has been appointed chair-elect for the Richland Local Section of the American Chemical Society. In her one-year term, Novella will be responsible for providing leadership for career development opportunities for women in chemical science fields and promoting women's professional and scientific accomplishments.

In addition to serving as a training lead for the Radiation Portal Monitoring project at PNNL, Novella is involved in the development of radio-labeled composites as therapeutic agents for cancer treatments. She has received several honors and awards, including a 2006 PNNL Women of Achievement award and a 2004 ACS Regional Industrial Innovation Award.  (Posted 2/1/2007)

Justin Teeguarden was appointed to a two-year assignment as a councilor to the Biological Modeling Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology. This committee provides a focused venue to develop and conduct programs and educational activities that emphasize the latest developments in biological modeling. In addition, the committee advocates for the application of these new techniques for improving biological risk assessment processes.

Justin was selected for this role based on his experience in toxicology, risk assessment and computational modeling. His work has resulted in research models that were used in evaluation studies of exposure, dosage and response. His current research focuses on dose-response relationships for industrial chemicals and new nanomaterials.  (Posted 1/31/2007)

Linda Lasure has accepted the role of at-large member of the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Microbiological Societies. During her three-year term on the committee, she will promote the advancement of microbiological sciences in this country and throughout the world. She will also ensure U.S. participation in the International Union of Microbiological Societies through the National Academies of Science and National Research Council.

In addition, Linda will look at broader scientific issues, such as fostering opportunities for younger scientists to become engaged in collaborative research, promoting the responsible conduct of science, and examining advances in meta-genomics.  (Posted 1/26/2007)

Darrell Fisher was elected the Health Physics Society treasurer; he will serve one year as treasurer-elect and two years as treasurer. Established in 1956, this nonprofit professional society promotes the practice of radiation safety, including encouraging radiation research, developing standards, and providing information.

For this 6,000 member organization, Darrell will manage and allocate the organization's budget. In addition, he will work with the society's nationally known committees, such as public outreach and education, regarding their budgets. He will also help direct the organization, serving on the senior leadership council.  (Posted 1/2/2007)

Leonard Bond was elected the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 6 delegate-elect/director-elect for 2007-2008. Starting Jan. 1, 2009, Leonard will serve for two years as the Region Director and will be the delegate on the IEEE Board for the 12 western states region. Region 6 consists of 56,000 members from western Wyoming and New Mexico, all up and down the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California, including Hawaii. Leonard is an expert in ultrasonics and prognostics with more than 250 publications and seven patents.  (Posted 1/1/2007)

John Hardy

Nathan Canfield

John Hardy and Nathan Canfield have been elected as President and Vice President, respectively, in the Eastern Washington Section of the American Ceramic Society.

Within their roles, John and Nathan will serve the information, educational and professional needs of the regional ceramics community through the planning of section activities and collaborating with regional ceramic-professionals. This division is vital to supporting scientific research, emerging technologies and current applications, in which ceramic materials are a key element.

John's research in the Energy Materials & Manufacturing group involves the development of air brazes for use in electrochemical devices. In the Ceramics Development group, Nathan's research focuses on solid oxide fuel cell research.  (Posted 1/1/2007)

PNNL's Kelly O. Sullivan, director of institutional partnerships at PNNL, has been elected to the board of directors of Sigma Xi, the international honor society of science and engineering. She will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2007, and represent Sigma Xi area groups, as well as chapters at industries and state and federal laboratories. Sullivan is affiliated with the Tri-Cities Washington Chapter of Sigma Xi and serves on the society's Strategic Planning Committee.

She joined PNNL in 2001 and is responsible for developing and maintaining collaborations and partnerships with colleges and universities that help the laboratory achieve its missions. Prior to coming to PNNL, Sullivan was a chemistry professor at Mankato State University in Minnesota and at Creighton University in Nebraska. She directed the Creighton Chemistry Players, a team of faculty and students who brought the excitement of chemistry to children and adults through theatre and music. Her research interests focus on the electronic structure of small molecules and ions. Sullivan serves on several national advisory boards to various education-related initiatives and is a speaker on career development for women scientists.

She received a B.S. from Christian Brothers College and a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. She is a member of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, the American Chemical Society, the Association for Women in Science, the American Geophysical Union, and other professional societies.  (Posted 12/1/2006)

PNNL's Deborah Gracio has been named as a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Information Technology Strategy Committee (ITSC). The ITSC is a standing committee that works to facilitate the development, maintenance and future implementation of an IT strategic plan for the IEEE.

For two years beginning in January, 2007, Deborah and the ITSC will be responsible for forming subject matter working groups relevant to specific areas in the strategic plan and reporting their recommendations to the IEEE Board of Directors. Deborah's cutting edge technical and management credentials and broad background in computer systems integration and scientific computing made her an excellent choice for this appointment.  (Posted 11/1/2006)

Dan Gaspar was elected as the 2007 Chair-elect for the Applied Surface Science Division (ASSD) of the American Vacuum Society. This non-profit, national division's mission is to provide a forum for research and education in the preparation, characterization, modification and utilization of surfaces and interfaces in practical applications.

In his new role, Dan's responsibilities include presiding at all business meetings of the Division, submission of an annual report to the AVS Board of Directors, appointing chairs and members of Division committees and authorizing expenditures. Dan is also serving on the ASSD program committee and as the ASSD Strategic Planning committee chair.

Dan's extensive background in materials characterization and the application of surface analysis methods to address real-world challenges, in addition to his current responsibilities as technical group manager of the Materials Chemistry and Surface Research Group made him an excellent choice for this notable achievement.  (Posted 11/1/2006)

The secretariat regularly organizes and cosponsors symposia at the national meetings of the ACS, but equally important is the Secretariat's role in integrating ACS divisions' activities concerned with catalysis and surface science to encourage comprehensive coverage of these subjects at ACS national meetings. Chuck's election as chair of the CATL is due, in part, to his longstanding contributions to catalysis science and engineering. He is particularly well-known as a leader in fundamental and applied studies of catalytic materials and processes for the control of vehicle exhaust emissions. His work has spanned the range from basic science, including ultrahigh vacuum surface science experiments on model single crystal catalysts, to applications-oriented efforts that are impacting the practical implementation of new "lean-NOx" reduction technologies.  (Posted 11/1/2006)

John Abrefah has accepted the reappointment to serve on the Publications, Meetings, Proceeding and & Transactions Committee for the American Nuclear Society. On this committee, John's tasks will involve ensuring technical meetings meet the society's standards for technical and scientific contributions.  (Posted 8/1/2006)

John Orrell has been appointed chair of the Committee on Careers and Professional Development for the American Physical Society. As chair, John will lead a nine-person team that monitors job market health and trends for physicists and provides modest career development resources. This appointment caps a three-year term. During his time on the committee, John has helped develop Best Practices for universities establishing programs that encourage physics students to explore a wider range of careers available. The committee also has been creating a career development guide for students and researchers that helps them improve non-technical skills.  (Posted 7/1/2006)

Michaele "Mikey" Brady Raap has been elected to the American Nuclear Society's (ANS) Board of Directors in a national election by ANS members. She previously served on the ANS Board from 1998 to 2001. Mikey is the technical project lead at PNNL for nuclear criticality safety evaluations that support the design of the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility for converting weapons materials to commercial-grade fuel. Her three-year term on the board will begin in June (See full article...).  (Posted 5/1/2006)

Julia Laskin has been appointed to the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Board of Directors. The ASMS promotes and disseminates knowledge of mass spectrometry and allied topics. It currently includes more than 5,500 scientists involved in research and development. Julia will act as treasurer of the Board, making her responsible for funds and annual budget preparation. Julia has been a member of ASMS since 1999. Her research interests focus on the fundamental aspects of collisional activation and dissociation of protonated model peptides. Her research efforts emphasize activation of large ions in a single collision with surfaces using a specially designed Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer.  (Posted 4/1/2006)

Congratulations to ETD's Yong Wang on his appointment as Program Committee Chair of the American Chemical Society's Division of Petroleum Chemistry from 2006 to 2008. The Division of Petroleum Chemistry is a professional network of scientists and engineers interested in the chemistry of petroleum exploration, refining, and effective networking opportunities.

Yong's responsibilities will include identifying topics for future Division symposia for National ACS meetings, pursuing Division participation, and establishing working relationships with other Division Program Chairs. Yong was selected for this honor because of his contributions in the field of heterogeneous catalysis to the development of energy efficient technologies.  (Posted 12/1/2005)

Gary L. Smith has been re-elected to Chair the ASTM International Committee C26 on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. This committee develops consensus standards that facilitate many aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, including spent nuclear fuel, waste materials, and repository waste packaging and storage. As C26 Chair, Gary presides over all committee meetings, works with the executive committee to appoint and approve subcommittee chairs, and serves as ex officio member of 13 subcommittees.

Gary is a Fellow of ASTM International and has spent much of his career conducting research on nuclear waste and waste vitrification. Currently, he is on full-time loan to the Hanford Waste Vitrification Project Research & Technology Organization.  (Posted 9/1/2005)

Gary L. Smith, a staff scientist at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been appointed chair of the ASTM International Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle. This prominent and influential committee develops standards important to work done on the nuclear fuel cycle, including spent nuclear fuel, waste materials and repository waste packaging and storage. Smith also was honored with the Harlan J. Anderson Award which is presented annually to a member of C26 who has made outstanding contributions toward the successful operation of the Committee. Smith has more than 23 years of experience in the fields of ceramics and material science and engineering. For the last 10 years he has been working primarily in nuclear waste and vitrification. He has over 50 publications and has co-edited three Ceramic Transactions volumes, published by the American Ceramic Society. Smith is currently assigned to the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant near Richland to ensure the development and use of simulants is coordinated, consistent and defensible across the Project and into commissioning. He earned a bachelor degree in chemistry from Occidental College in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1980 and a doctorate in material science and engineering from the University of Arizona in 1993. Smith is a Fellow of ASTM International and of the American Ceramic Society, and is also a member of the Materials Research Society.

ASTM International (www.astm.org) is one of the largest standards development and delivery organizations in the world. Their standards are recognized and used in research and development, product testing, quality systems and commercial transactions.  (Posted 5/13/2004)

PNNL’s John Abrefah has been appointed by the American Nuclear Society President to serve on two national committees; the Honors and Awards Committee, and the Meeting, Proceedings & Transactions Committee.

The Honors and Awards Committee is responsible for administering a program that advances candidates for the Fellow grade, encourage and assist individuals and groups that sponsor candidates, and supervise the preparation of diplomats for presentation. The work scope of the Meeting, Proceedings & Transactions includes a provision to ensure that technical meetings held by the Society and its divisions and local sections meet the society standards for technical and scientific contributions.

The American Nuclear Society (www.ans.org) is an international, not-for-profit scientific and educational organization consisting of approximately 11,000 engineers, scientists, educators, students, and others with nuclear-related interests.  (Posted 9/23/2003)

Walt Laity, ESTD, has been elected Vice President, Engineering Education by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Laity is the Nuclear Safety & Technology Product Line Manager for ESTD. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University in 1977. This honor is the result of Laity’s active and dedicated service in ASME for the past 15 years. As part of this service, he was appointed to represent ASME on the Engineering Accreditation Commission and, most recently, on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Laity will lead the Board on Engineering Education, which is responsible for ASME’s role in promoting the quality and improvement of mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology education, and for managing ASME’s responsibilities as a participating society of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Dr. Laity’s nomination was confirmed at the ASME International Congress and Exposition in November of 2002 and he will officially take office for a three-year term at the 2003 ASME Summer Annual Meeting. Additional information on ASME is available at www.amse.org.  (Posted 11/1/2002)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Glenn Hollenberg, a senior staff scientist, was appointed to the Nominating Committee of The American Ceramic Society in April 2002. Committee members assure that a slate of candidates are willing and able to be elected as officers or board members of the Society. An active member since 1966, Hollenberg served on the Board of Directors and held numerous chairmanships for the Society's Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division, Basic Science Division and Ceramic Manufacturing Council. Hollenberg's career has included project management of work in sodium separation, key contributions on the Tritium Target Development Project and engineering for irradiation testing of solid breeder materials for fusion.  (Posted 8/1/2002)

Walter J. Apley, Associate Laboratory Director for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Environmental Technology Directorate, was elected to a three-year term on the national board of directors of the American Nuclear Society. The Society represents 1,600 organizations, has 11,000 members, and helps develop and safely apply nuclear science and technology for public benefit. Apley is a life member of both the American Nuclear Society and American Society of Naval Engineers. At PNNL since 1977, Apley previously served as the Laboratory's Facilities & Operations Director and Deputy for Laboratory Operations. Before coming to PNNL, he was on active duty for five years as a naval nuclear submarine officer.  (Posted 8/1/2002)

Tom Tenforde was elected president of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. He is the fourth president since the Council and its predecessor organizations was formed in 1929. Dr. Tenforde, Senior Chief Scientist., Environmental Technology Directorate, has promoted the production of radioisotopes and isotope products for medical, industrial, and research purposes, and championed work in the environmental and biological sciences.  (Posted 5/1/2002)

Judith Ann Bamberger, a senior research engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was elected Vice Chair of the Coordinating Group on Fluid Measurements, part of the prestigious, international American Society of Mechanical Engineer's Fluid Engineering Division. During her two-year term, she will work with international experts to organize, promote and present symposia discussing key research and issues in instrumentation, procedures, data acquisition and analysis for fluid measurements. At the end of the two-year term, it is customary for the vice chair to be elected as chair.  (Posted 2/1/2002)

Evelyn Hirt was elected to the Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society Board of Governors for 2002-2003. She is a Senior Quality Engineer in the Environment, Safety, Health & Quality Directorate.

Dan Strom ( left), Staff Engineer, and Bruce Napier (right), Staff Scientist, were elected to six-year terms as members of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Both work in PNNL’s Environmental Technology Directorate. Mr. Napier was elected because of his national and international experience in environmental radiation protection. For example, he has been a key contributor on the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction project, which estimated the possible doses to people living near Hanford from 1944 to 1992. Dr. Strom has extensive experience in radiation protection. His work includes dosimetry of intakes of radionuclides, applied statistical inference, occupational dose reconstruction, indoor radon assessment, and radiation risk assessment.

Steven Parker, Senior Research Engineer II, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, is president of the National Association of Energy Engineers. Mr. Parker is PNNL lead for the DOE Federal Energy Management Program’s new technology demonstration program, which introduces new energy-efficient technologies to the federal sector. He received the AEE’s Energy Professional Development Award in 2001 and International Energy Project of the Year honors as part of a PNNL team the previous year. He also is Editor-in-Chief for the association’s Cogeneration and Competitive Power Journal.

Deb recently chaired IEEE's Symposium of Security and Privacy. In its 32nd year, the symposium is "the premier forum for presenting developments in computer security and electronic privacy, and for bringing together researchers and practitioners in the field." The symposium was co- sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Security and Privacy and The International Association for Cryptologic Research.

In the week following the symposium, there were more than a dozen articles published worldwide covering papers or work presented at the symposium in media outlets including the New York Times, New Scientist, IEEE Spectrum and PhysOrg.com.  (Posted 6/1/2011)

EMSL research Ravi Kukkadapu recently received two international honors in the Mössbauer spectroscopy community. At the International Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect in Vienna, Austria, he was featured as an emerging leader in the Mössbauer community. He received this honor from distinguished Professor John Stevens, Director of the Mossbauer Effect Data Center, a research institute at the University of North Carolina.

In addition, Kukkadapu was invited to give a keynote talk at the upcoming Clay Minerals Group of the Mineralogical Society in the United Kingdom. At this annual conference, he will discuss the effect of iron-mineral (bio)transformations on remediating contaminated aquifers that contain radioactive metals such uranium, technetium, and plutonium. Contaminated aquifers, which can occur during nuclear material production and weapons development, are a problem worldwide.

At the Department of Energy's EMSL, Kukkadapu oversees the facility's ₅₇Fe-Mössbauer spectrometers. These instruments are ₅₇Fe-specific and provide information, such as valence state, coordination geometries, and magnetic hyperfine interactions, on iron-containing materials.

His work focuses on how (bio)transformation of iron-minerals present in the subsurface impact radioactive metal remediation under different biogeochemical conditions. This data will provide insights necessary to develop biogeochemical models for long-term monitoring of contaminated aquifers. He is also active in a number of other projects funded by DOE's Environmental Remediation Sciences Program.

In the last few years, he has written or co-written more than 35 papers on research done on the Mössbauer instruments for high-impact environmental journals. He is a frequently requested speaker at conferences and seminars.  (Posted 7/1/2009)