Vol. 56 - No. 10 March 29, 2002

From last November throughthis January, the Relativistic

Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) tooka break from colliding gold ionsin an attempt to recreate theconditions of the early universe— to become the world’s first col-lider of spin-polarized protons.

Physicists are using RHIC inthis way to investigate a funda-mental question: Where do pro-tons get their “spin”?

A magnetic property of par-ticles as basic as mass and elec-trical charge, spin is a particle’sintrinsic angular momentum.The spin of a minute particle suchas the proton is classically analo-gous to the spin of a large, com-posite body such as a planet.

Understanding spin is of im-portance not only to physicistsinterested in the interactions ofsubatomic particles, but also toastronomers studying astro-physical phenomena such assolar winds and to medical sci-entists using magnetic reso-nance imaging to diagnose in-jury and disease.

In spin-polarized protonbeams, a percentage of the pro-tons are spinning in the samedirection. It took many years,and much hardware and dedi-cated staff to turn RHIC into theworld’s only collider capable ofaccelerating and colliding high-energy spin-polarized protons(see photos).

Ready for its first polarizedproton run last November,RHIC accelerated two beams ofprotons with 25 percent polar-ization to 100-billion electronvolts (GeV) per nucleon — thefirst record to be set. These beamswere then collided, producing acenter-of-mass energy of 200 GeV— another benchmark.

“During this very short run,all the components required forsuccessful polarized-proton ac-celeration worked flawlessly,thanks to the hard work of theBNL staff and many collabora-tors from the U.S., Japan, andRussia,” said Thomas Roser,head of the Accelerator Divisionof BNL’s Collider AcceleratorDepartment, whose acceleratorphysicists and other staff pro-duced the polarized-proton run.

Now analyzing data collectedfrom the inelastic collisions ofpolarized protons, spin physi-cists on RHIC’s two largest ex-periments — PHENIX and STAR— hope these results will helpreveal what makes up a proton’sspin. These experimenters andtheorists include members ofthe RIKEN-BNL Research Center(RBRC), headquartered at the

billiard balls, via the nuclear, orstrong, force, which is one ofthe four fundamental forces innature.

Summing up spin

“Unlike previous experi-ments at the Alternating Gradi-ent Synchrotron and other ac-celerators around the world,data from the collisions of spin-aligned [polarized] protons atRHIC will allow us to tease apartthe individual contributions tospin of both the quarks and thegluons within the proton,” ex-plains BNL Senior PhysicistGerry Bunce of the Physics De-partment, who is leading theRHIC Spin Collaboration.

It was long thought that thespin of a proton, which has avalue of !/2, resulted from thespins of its three constituentquarks. Experiments throughthe 1990s, however, haveshown that the quarks accountfor only about one quarter toone third of the proton’s spin.That has left the scientists withthe question: What accounts forthe rest of the proton’s spin?

The most likely explanation,physicists think, is that gluons,which are the carriers of thestrong force holding quarks to-gether, must also contribute tothe proton’s spin.

The hypothesis is that, forgluons to contribute such alarge proton-spin effect, the vastmajority of them must be spin-ning in the same direction.Thus, spin-polarized protons (continued on page 2)

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Gerry Bunce,Michael Tannen-baum, ThomasRoser, YousefMakdisi, andSatoshi Ozaki arefive BNLers wholed the effort tostart spin-physics researchat RHIC.

Lab and sponsored by the Japa-nese Institute of Physical andChemical Research, known asRIKEN, which has helped makespin physics at RHIC possible.

“Thanks to this collaborationbetween RIKEN and Brook-haven, experimental physi-cists and theorists fromaround the world are look-ing forward to the spin-physics results from thenow ongoing analysis ofthe data from RHIC’s inau-gural polarized-proton run,”says Thomas Kirk, BNL’s As-sociate Laboratory Directorfor High-Energy & NuclearPhysics.

Adds RBRC Associate Direc-tor Hideto En’yo, “It is a trulyinternational team that has al-lowed the spin-physics programto achieve our recent success.”

Meanwhile, the pp2pp ex-periment at RHIC is also exam-ining polarized-proton data, butfrom elastic collisions. Thepurpose is to understand howprotons scatter elastically, like

RHIC Produces World’s First Collisions of Polarized Protons

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Gathered in this group are many of the accelerator physicists, experi-menters, engineers, technicians, and support staff involved in theworld�s first collision of polarized protons, at BNL�s Relativistic HeavyIon Collider.

ing spin physics was signed be-tween BNL and the Japaneselaboratory RIKEN. In additionto setting up the RIKEN-BNL Re-search Center (RBRC) on site asa home for visiting theorists andexperimentalists pursuing spinphysics at RHIC, RIKEN pro-vided much of the hardwareneeded to collide polarized pro-tons at RHIC, plus a spin-phys-ics detector for PHENIX.

Within the RHIC accelerator-collider complex, polarizedprotons start out as polarizednegative ions of hydrogen. Af-ter acceleration by the AGSLinac, the polarized hydrogenions are stripped of their elec-trons. Now polarized protons,these particles are further accel-erated to higher and higher en-ergies, as they make their wayfrom the Booster, to the AGS,and into RHIC.

Because spinning protonsare like tiny magnets, keepingthe beams polarized, however,is no easy task. After initial po-larization, the beam movesthrough the bending and fo-cusing magnets of four accel-erators, all of which interferewith polarization.

To overcome this problem,BNL and RIKEN worked withthe Budker Institute in Russia todesign and build specialized setsof four magnets, two for eachRHIC ring. These “Siberiansnakes” (see photo, left) have acorkscrew-like design, whichcauses the direction of the mag-netic field to spiral along thedirection of the beam.

To maintain stable beampolarization, a snake works by

first suggested in 1990 that po-larized protons also be acceler-ated at RHIC. The followingyear, the RHIC Spin Collabora-tion was established, and, in1993, the proposal for spinphysics at RHIC was approved.

Next, in 1995, a memoran-dum of understanding regard-

Specialized magnets known as Siberian snakes are part of the hard-ware necessary for the acceleration and collision of the spin-polar-ized protons at RHIC. Magnet fabrication took place in the Bldg. 902magnet factory of BNL�s Superconducting Magnet Division. Sur-rounding the first Siberian snake, which was completed in July 1999,are many of the staff involved in its production.

were collided at RHIC tomeasure the direction of gluonspin within the proton for thefirst time.

This was done by using thequarks in one beam to probe theproperties of the gluons in theother beam. In other words, theproducts — particles and energy— that come out of a very high-energy inelastic collision be-tween a quark in one beam anda gluon in the other beam areanalyzed to reveal the proper-ties of the colliding pair, includ-ing the gluon’s spin.

‘Siberian snakes’To expand upon the spin-

polarized physics performedsince 1984 at BNL’s AlternatingGradient Synchrotron and toincrease the capabilities of thethen-only-proposed RHIC,Gerry Bunce, Thomas Roser,Michael Tannenbaum, YousefMakdisi, and Satoshi Ozaki (seephoto above), among others atthe Lab and around the world,

The Bulletin March 29, 2002

Calendarof Laboratory Events

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Visitors to the Lab can nowuse their personal comput-

ers to access the Internet directlyby using wireless modems with-out compromising BNL com-puter security. The wireless ser-vice is available in the Berknerauditorium as well as in BerknerRoom B, areas that see the high-est concentration of visitors.

According to the InformationTechnology Division’s (ITD)Network Operations ManagerScott Bradley, the division in-stalled the wireless access pointsto support the collaborativeneeds of the BNL visitor commu-nity and the Lab’s own scientists.“As more Lab funds become avail-able, we’ll install additional wire-less access points in other majormeeting areas,” said Bradley.

One user who gives kudos toITD for providing the new ser-vice is Jim Thomas, a LawrenceBerkeley National Laboratoryphysicist with the STAR collabo-

ration at RHIC. “Our productiv-ity is driven by the 25-year-oldcrowd, who use wireless tools,”said Thomas. “Go to any meet-ing nowadays and you’ll find thekey clicks deafening. It’s all theyoung people. They just keepworking, talking to a supercom-puting facility no matter wherethey are.”

Visitor Network

ITD has also installed walljacks in conference rooms andcommon-use areas around thesite. “We call this the VisitorNetwork,” said Bradley, who ex-plained that 52 color-codedjacks provide external Internetaccess for visitors not requiringinternal BNL network access. Asa result, these visitors do nothave to register their comput-ers with BNL or be otherwise im-peded by the Lab’s cyber security.

“Previously, users would haveto work out of Berkner Hall if they

ITD Provides New ServicesLab Visitors Gain Internet Access Without Compromising Computer Security

ITD�s Scott Brad-ley, (second fromleft) and VincentBonafede (right)demonstrate thenew wireless-access servicein Berkner Hall,Room B, to:(from left) GeneVan Buren, FrankLaue, and Pat-ricia Fachini, allwith the STARexperiment atRHIC, and to JimThomas, a Ber-keley Lab physi-cist with STAR.

needed unrestricted Internet ac-cess to reach their home institu-tions,” said Bradley. “Having theVisitor Network in departmentand division public work spacesmakes external network accessmuch more convenient.”

Bradley thanked all the build-ing representatives who workedwith him, Project Manager Vin-cent Bonafede, and others in ITDto find the best locations for thewall jacks.

It’s simple to use the VisitorNetwork, Bradley said. “Find apurple wall jack and plug in yourlaptop. If your computer has awireless modem, you can workin Berkner, with many more lo-cations soon to follow.” Headded that each wireless accesspoint can support up to 30 us-ers at one time. — Mona S. RoweIf you have questions or com-ments about the new services,contact Bradley, Ext. 5745 orbradley@bnl.gov.

Pictured at the awards presentation are: (from left) Tournament Chair LaurieErb and winning BNL team members: Richard Deem, Energy Sciences &Technology Department; Ray Edwards, Environmental Sciences Depart-ment, who, with a 243 average over the 16 games, won the Bob BennOutstanding Bowler Award; John Hammond, Physics Department, who av-eraged over 223; Brian Mullany, Collider-Accelerator Department; KenAsselta, Physics; and Jim Cullinan of Coverage Consultants, the tourna-ment sponsor. Deem and Mullany were also members of the 2000 teamthat won the championship for the Lab. Mullany was also a member of the2001 Lab team that won the Incentive Division Championship.

BNL Bowlers Are Long Island Champs

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Sunday, 3/31Easter Egg Hunt11 a.m. in the Rec. Bldg. Each childshould bring 15 plastic eggs filled withcandy. (No hard candy.) There will alsobe craftmaking and a piñata. Bring adesert to share. Monique de la Beij,399-7656.

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Tuesday, 4/2Workshops: Cholesterol& HypertensionCholesterol workshop: 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Bldg. 490, Small ConferenceRoom. Participants must register in ad-vance to have blood work done prior tothe workshop.Hypertension workshop: 12:30-1:15p.m. Bldg. 490, small ConferenceRoom. Topics will include nutritionalfoods, healthy dining out, easy cook-ing, travel monitoring for success. Pro-gram will be facilitated by a registereddietitian. For registration information,contact Mary Wood, Ext. 5923,wood2@bnl.gov.

Wednesday, 4/3*Music RecitalNoon, Berkner Hall. The MetropolitanBrass Quintet will give a preview oftheir Carnegie Hall debut performance.All are welcome. For more information,see http://music.bnl.gov.

� EACH WEEK �Mondays: BNL Gospel Choir5:15-7 p.m. Berkner Hall. www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/choir/.

Mon., Tues., & Thurs.: Aqua Aerobics5:15-6:15 p.m. $2 pool fee per class or usepool pass. Mary Wood, Ext 5923.

Mon., Tues., & Thurs.: Kickboxing$5 per class. Mon. & Thurs. noon-1 p.m. inthe gym; Tues., 5:15-6:15 p.m. in the gym;Thurs., 5:15-6:15 p.m. in Brookhaven Ctr.Registration is required. Mary Wood, Ext.5923, or wood2@bnl.gov.

Mon., Tues., & Fri.: Tai ChiNoon- 12:45 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Scott Bradley,Ext. 5745, bradley@bnl.gov.

Tuesdays: Welcome Coffee10-11:30 a.m. Rec. Bldg. Hospitality event. Comeand meet friends. The first Tuesday of every monthis special for Lab newcomers and leaving guests.Hospitality Chair Mimi Luccio, 821-1435.

Tuesdays: ToastmastersMeetings are 1st and 3rd Tuesday of eachmonth at 5:30 p.m. in Bldg. 463, Room 160.Guests, visitors always welcome. www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm.

Tuesdays & Thursdays: Aerobics5:15-6:30 p.m., $4 per class. Rec. Bldg. PatFlood, Ext 7886.

Mon. Tues., Wed., Thurs., & Fri.: Englishfor Speakers of Other Languages ClassesVarious times. Rec. Bldg., 2nd Floor. LearnEnglish or other languages, make friends. JenLynch, Ext. 4894.

Wednesdays: On-Site Play Group9:30-11:30 a.m., Rec. Bldg. Parents meet whilechildren play. Monique de la Beij, 399-7656.

Wednesdays: Weight Watchersnoon-1 p.m., Brookhaven Center South Room.Mary Wood, Ext. 5923, wood2@bnl.gov.

Wednesdays: Yoga Practicenoon-1 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Free. Ila Campbell, Ext. 2206.

Wednesdays: Stretch 5:15-6:15 p.m., $4 per class. Rec. Bldg. PatFlood, Ext 7886.

Wednesdays: BNL Ballroom, Latin &Swing Dance Club Lessons5-9 p.m. North Ballroom, Brookhaven Center.• Register now for series 4 classes (see 4/10)• Ballroom dance socials: 4/13 and 5/18.Marsha Belford, belford@bnl. gov or Ext.5053, or www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/dance.

Thursdays: Falun Dafa Classnoon-1 p.m., Free. Rec. Bldg. Falun Dafarefines the body and mind through exercises,meditation.www.falundafa.org.

Fridays: BNL Social & Cultural Club7-11:30 p.m., Brookhaven Ctr., dance social.Rudy Alforque, Ext. 4733, rudy@bnl.gov.

A Very High Speed Inte-grated Circuit Hardware De-scription Language (VHDL)training program has beenscheduled for May/June.Classes will meet from9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in roomM1-57 of Bldg. 515 on May16, 23, and 30, and June 6and 13. The fee for this five-day class is $1,355, whichincludes books. To registerfor this class, send an ILRfor the appropriate amountto Pam Mansfield, Bldg.515, by April 19.

The following PC trainingclasses have been scheduled forApril 2002:

HTML, 4/4Project - beginner, 4/8&9

(2-day class)Excel - intermediate, 4/11

FrontPage - intermediate, 4/16PowerPoint - beginner, 4/19

Access - intermediate, 4/25&26(2-day class)

Project - intermediate, 4/29&30(2-day class)

To register for the classeslisted, or to register your inter-est in a future class, submit atraining request form and anILR or Web requisition for theappropriate amount to PamMansfield, Bldg. 515. Whenthe form is received, your namewill be placed on a waiting list.All classes are scheduled basedon the number of requests re-ceived. For more information,registration forms, and classschedules, visit the ITD trainingpage at: http://training. bnl.gov/.

flipping the beam’s polariza-tion, or direction of spin, and,at the same time, averagingout many smaller effects of theother accelerator magnets.

RIKEN also funded and BNLbuilt two other devices: spinrotators, devices that allow the

A coil form of a Siberian snake magnet is being measured by ChrisCleary of BNL�s Central Shops Division, where all 96 forms for thefour Siberian snakes and eight spin rotators inserted into RHIC�s rings,plus spares, were machined.

spin direction to be selected atthe collision points; and pola-rimeters to measure the polar-ization exactly, somethingwhich must be known to ana-lyze spin data accurately.

— Karen McNulty Walshand Marsha Belford

World’s First Colliding Polarized Protons (cont’d.)

On March 2, a team of BNL bowlers won the championship inthe 2002 Long Island Men’s Industrial Tournament, having

played four games a week over four weeks at North Levittown Lanesin Nassau County.

According to Rich Deem, Energy Sciences & Technology Depart-ment, who put the team together, this year’s group had to over-come a strong showing from Northrop/Grumman as well as fromlast year’s champion, BAE Systems. “After the first week, the teamwas in fifth place out of a field of 18,” Deem recalled. The secondweek, after combining to play a tournament high team game of1046, the team moved into second place. During week three, theBNLers edged out Northrop/Grumman for the lead.

The last two games were the most exciting, Deem says, becauseBNL withstood major pushes from BAE Systems, which bowled ateam high game of 1025, and Northrop/Grumman, which closedwithin 17 pins after the first two games. BNL prevailed, however,ending up with a 135-pin margin of victory.

“We look forward to going back next year to defend the champi-onship,” said Deem. “A back-to-back win would be nice, and withsuch a strong team, BNL has a good chance of a repeat.”

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Calendar

Note: This calendar is updatedcontinuously and will appear in theBulletin whenever space permits.Submissions must be received by thepreceding Friday at noon to appear in thefollowing week’s Bulletin. Please enter theinformation for each event in the orderlisted above (date, event name, description,and cost) and send it to bulletin@bnl.gov.Write “Bulletin Calendar” in the subject line.

Members of the BrookhavenWomen Engineers’ Net-

work (BWEN), joined by sup-porters from the Diversity Office,Human Resources, and other Labdepartments and divisions metin Berkner Hall on January 17 tocelebrate BWEN’s first-year an-niversary (see photo above).

“We have come a long wayduring this past year,” said Re-search Engineer and BWEN or-ganizer Arlene Zhang (standing,second from right) of the Col-lider-Accelerator Department,who opened the celebration.

Members of Brookhaven Women Engineers’ NetworkCelebrate Their First-Year Anniversary

“While the group is still early inits development, it has success-fully provided a forum to shareideas, concerns, and knowl-edge for BNL women in engi-neering, computer science,and other technical fields.”

Zhang explained that fe-males make up only a smallpercentage of the engineeringpopulation at BNL and work indifferent areas throughout thesite. So, they do not have regu-lar interaction with each otherin their individual work envi-ronments.

“That’s why a group of us de-cided to start BWEN,” Zhangsaid.

With the help of the Diver-sity Office, the Human ResourcesTraining Office, and the Stan-dards Based Management Sys-tem Office, BWEN was set upand now meets monthly in Berk-ner Hall. Participants take turnsin hosting the meetings, givinginformal talks on their areas ofexpertise, and coming up withideas for future discussions.

“This gives everyone in thegroup the opportunity to grow,”

commented Zhang. In additionto regular meetings, the grouphas also sponsored presentationson topics such as AutoCad, in-ternational atomic safeguards,and program analysis.

New members are always wel-come, including men. However,say the members, BWEN discus-sions focus mainly on issues thatrelate to females in BNL’s engi-neering fields. For more infor-mation, contact Zhang, Ext.5369, arling@bnl.gov, or seewww.bnl.gov/bwen/.

— John Galvin

Defensive DrivingA six-hour defensive driving course will be held on Saturday,

April 27, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in Berkner Hall, Room B.To register, send a check for $23 per person, made out to Em-

pire Safety Council, in care of Scott Zambelli, P.O. Box 670, MountSinai, NY 11766. Include your telephone number in case you needto be contacted. Checks must be received no later than April 19.

Softball Captain�s MeetingNoon, Berkner Hall, Room A. (Noteroom change.) The balance of fees willbe collected. Schedules and other infor-mation will be distributed. Anyone in-terested in playing softball should e-mail softball@bnl.gov.

Thursday, 4/4BERA Bridge Club7 p.m., Berkner Hall Cafeteria. MorrisStrongson, Ext. 4192, mms@bnl.gov.

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Tuesday, 4/9*Healthline LectureNoon to 1 p.m. Berkner Hall. JenniferMieres, Director of Nuclear Cardiologyat North Shore University Hospital, willpresent “Women and Heart Disease:Concepts and Controversies.” MaryWood, Ext. 5923 or wood2@bnl.gov.

Wednesday, 4/10Rifle & Pistol Club MeetingNoon, Conference Room, Bldg. 535. JimDurnan, Ext. 5993, Otto Jacobi, Ext. 2710,or www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/rpc/.

BNL Ballroom, Latin & SwingDance Club: series 4 startsStart of eight-week classes, 4/10-5/29,North Ballroom, Brookhaven Center:•5-6 p.m. beginner mambo & meren-gue, (4 weeks per dance), cost based onenrollment/8 weeks.• 6-7 p.m. advanced-beginner Americanpeabody & International quickstep I (4weeks per dance), $30/person/8 weeks.• 7-8 p.m. intermediate Americanrumba & waltz review III & IV (4 weeksper dance), $35/person/8 weeks.• 8-9 p.m. intermediate/advanced Inter-national rumba/cha cha and Americanbolero technique and principles (4 weeksper dance), $40/person/8 weeks.To register, contact: Marsha Belford,belford@ bnl.gov or Ext. 5053; or SuePerino, perino@ bnl.gov or Ext. 2483.

Saturday, 4/13BNL Ballroom, Latin & Swing Dance Club:April Saturday Social8-11:30 p.m., monthly informal eveningof ballroom, Latin & swing dancing to theMacIntosh MP3 Laptop Orchestra. MarshaBelford, belford@bnl.gov or Ext. 5053.

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Thursday, 4/18BAC Meeting12:30-1 p.m., Berkner Hall, Room D.Brookhaven Advocacy Council Meet-ing, Open Session. www.bnl.gov/bac.

BERA Bridge Club7 p.m., Berkner Hall Cafeteria. MorrisStrongson, Ext. 4192, mms@bnl.gov.

Wednesday, 4/17372nd Brookhaven Lecture4 p.m., Berkner Hall. Bill Weng of theCollider Accelerator Department willpresent the 372nd Brookhaven Lecture.

Saturday, 4/20*Earth Day RunSee details on page 4.

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Monday, 4/22IBEW Meeting6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Rail-road Ave., Patchogue. A meeting forshift workers will be held at 3 p.m. inthe union office. The agenda includesregular business, committee reports,and the president’s report.

Tuesday, 4/23Healthline LectureNoon to 1 p.m., Berkner Hall. CarolynGallogly, Associate Dean at St. Joseph’sCollege, will present “Vital Aging: ANew Variation of Growing Older.” Allare welcome. Mary Wood, Ext. 5923.

Wednesday, 4/3 cont�d

At noon on Wednesday, April 3, the Metropolitan BrassQuintet (MBQ) will give a recital in Berkner Hall, a preview ofthe Quintet’s upcoming appearance at Carnegie Hall.

As the resident brass ensemble of the Department ofMusic at Stony Brook University, MBQ has participated innumerous performances of the Stony Brook ContemporaryChamber Players, Chamber Music Concerts, and their ownMBQ Solo Recital Series at Staller Center.

With a reputation of being one of the finest young brassensembles in the new millennium, MBQ performs a wide va-riety of styles in classical, jazz, and pops. From Bach andBrahms to Bozza and Druckman, MBQ reaches out to itsaudience with aesthetic approaches to brass music.

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Heart Disease is not just a man’s disease. It can strike women atany age. The processes that lead to coronary heart disease, heartattack, and stroke can start at young ages and develop over time.

Join Physician JenniferMieres, Director of Nuclear Car-diology at North Shore Univer-sity Hospital, at noon on Tues-day, April 9, in Berkner Hall. Shewill give the Healthline Lecture,“Women and Heart Disease:Concepts and Controversies.”Mieres will discuss the signifi-cance of heart disease in women,common controversies, warningsigns, modifiable risk factors,and new diagnostic tools.

Check your mailbox for reg-istration forms. For more infor-mation, contact Mary Wood,Health Promotion Coordinator,Ext. 5923, or wood2@bnl.gov.

Inside InformationStaff Services announces the arrival of a new, full-time Off-Site

Housing Coordinator, Evelyn Silverman. A housing specialist withten years of experience in the local housing market, Silverman be-gan working at BNL in Building 179 on March 18. Her services areavailable all year round to BNL guests, visitors and employees, whomay contact her at Ext. 4489.

In MemoriamMadeline Meo, who had taken a position as a Chemistry De-partment research services assistant on July 29, 1974, and hadleft the Lab on November 30, 1982, died on September 23,2001. She was 81.

Eleanor Murgatroyd, who, as a clerk B, had joined theDirector’s Office on November 14, 1962, died at age 76 onJuly 29, 2001. She had moved to the Budget Office and be-come an assistant budget analyst before retiring from the Labon March 31, 1987.

Casimer Nawrocki, Life No. 968, who had come to BNL onJune 16, 1947, as an electronics research associate in the HealthPhysics Department, died on September 25, 2001, at the ageof 88. He had retired as Experimental Engineer 1 from theInstrumentation Division on December 31, 1977, after 30years of service.

Ronald Graeser, who had joined BNL’s Reactor Physics Groupas a technician on October 14, 1952, died on September 28,2001, at age 77. After 35 years’ service, he had retired as Tech-nical Associate II from the Department of Advanced Technol-ogy on April 3, 1988.

Maddie Miles, who had joined the Staff Services Division asa custodian on July 25, 1973, and had left BNL on June 24,1983, died on October 24, 2001, at the age of 83.

Alice Mabry, who, on March 17, 1947, had joined PersonnelRecords as a clerk A with Life No. 193, died on December 11,2001 at age 88. She had given 30 years’ service to BNL beforeretiring as an administrative assistant on December 31, 1977.

Clemens Auerbach, who had joined the former Departmentof Nuclear Energy on July 23, 1956 as an assistant analyticalchemist, and had retired as a chemist after 36 years at the Labon December 31, 1992, died on January 20, 2002. He was 78.

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the best-qualified candidate for an availableposition. Candidates are considered in thefollowing order: (1) present employees withinthe department/division and/or appropriatebargaining unit, with preference for thosewithin the immediate work group; (2) presentemployees within the Laboratory; and (3)outside applicants. In keeping with the Affir-mative Action Plan, selections are made with-out regard to age, race, color, religion, na-tional origin, sex, disability or veteran status.Each week, the Human Resources Divisionlists new placement notices, first, so employ-ees may request consideration for them-selves, and, second, for open recruitment.Because of the priority policy stated above,each listing does not necessarily representan opportunity for all people. Except whenoperational needs require otherwise, posi-tions will be open for one week after publica-tion. For more information, contact the Em-ployment Manager, Ext. 2882; call theJOBLINE, Ext. 7744 (344-7744), for a list ofall job openings; use a TDD system to ac-cess job information by calling (631) 344-6018; or access current job openings on theWorld Wide Web at www.bnl.gov/JOBS/jobs.html.

LABORAT0RY RECRUITMENT - Oppor-tunities for Laboratory employees.

MK3075. TOOL AND EQUIPMENT AT-TENDANT (Temporary Opening) - Underminimum supervision, responsible for thecomplete and full-time operation of the EPtool rooms. Receives and issues tools andequipment. Responsible for the tracking,whereabouts, and condition of all tools andequipment assigned to the tool room. Per-forms safety and operational checks (cali-bration, test, run, etc.) of equipment be-fore issuance. May be required to performinspections of equipment in the field. In-sures that all requestors are qualified foruse of equipment before issuing. Maintainsthe tool room, equipment, records, andpaper work in an orderly and efficient man-ner. Duties may include the control of in-ventory records associated with tool cribactivities. Plant Engineering Division.

NS2997. RESIDENCE CUSTODIAN (LG3,Temporary Employment, 4/29-9/27/02)Staff Services Division.

OPEN RECRUITMENT � Opportunities for

BNL to Host Earth Day Run, 4/20BNL will host a four-mile Earth

Day Run/Walk on Saturday,April 20, at 3 p.m. Children 12 andunder are invited to participate ina free one-half-mile Fun Run at 4p.m. Race-day registration/check-in will begin at 1 p.m. inBerkner Hall. All entry fees fromthe 4-mile event will benefitLong Island Cares, Inc., a re-gional food bank. All visitors toBNL age 15 and older are re-quired to bring a photo ID to beadmitted.

The race will be held on a U.S.Track & Field Federation certifiedcourse consisting of a combina-tion of road and wide trails through the PineBarrens on site. The course is relatively flat, withsome slight rolling hills in the last mile. Mileswill be marked, a two-mile water stop will beavailable, and mile split times will be called out.

Applications to enter the race may be down-loaded from www.bnl.gov/eday, or call PeterPohlot, Ext. 5660. If you register before April12, the entry fee is $15. If your application ispostmarked after April 12, the fee will be $18.Both fees will be discounted by $3 if you bringa nonperishable food item to donate to the lo-

cal food bank. Send applicationsand checks made payable to BSAto Peter Pohlot, Bldg. 426.

The overall male and femalewinners will receive prizes fromAdobe Artes of Huntington.The top three male and femalerunners and the top three mas-ter male and master femalerunners (runners over age 40)will receive merchandise cer-

tificates from some of LongIsland’s top running stores. The

first 300 registered runners will re-ceive a pullover running jacket.All children who participate inthe Fun Run will take home a

tree seedling to plant in honor of Earth Day.Immediately following the races, a raffle willbe held for all participants.

Long Island Cares, Inc., is a not-for-profit,community-based, regionally responsive orga-nization working in partnership with charitableagencies in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Theanti-hunger organization and food bank wasfounded in 1980 by the late singer and activistHarry Chapin, in response to the immediateneeds of hungry Long Islanders.

BERA VolleyballStandings as of 3/15/02

Open League AShank, Carry, Throw ............. 58 - 27Death Volley .......................... 55 - 30UCB Roof Company ............. 37 - 48Far Side ................................ 20 - 65

Open League BEasy Spikers ........................... 49 - 8What Ball, Where? ................ 41 - 16PHENIX Fire ......................... 32 - 22Late Entry .............................. 31 - 26Setting Ducks ........................ 30 - 27Starmageddon ...................... 24 - 30Bumpin Uglies ....................... 16 - 41Six Samurai ............................. 2 - 55

Mixed League 2Upsetters ............................... 32 - 10Nuts and Bolts ........................34 - 11Group Sets ............................ 26 - 16Spiked Jello ........................... 26 - 19Underdogs ............................ 20 - 25Wazups ..................................11 - 34Newbies 2 ............................... 4 - 38

Mixed League 3Upton Ups ............................. 35 - 16Net Workers .......................... 31 - 17New Blood ............................. 32 - 19Net Setters ............................ 20 - 13NWO ..................................... 15 - 27Newbies 3 ............................... 5 - 46

Basketball ScoresFrom 3/21

Fab Five 58 � Titans 52

Shorties 66 � ChemicallyImbalanced 44

U.S. Open Tennis, 9/3The BERA Tennis Committee

has scheduled a bus trip to theU.S. Open Tennis Champion-ships at the National TennisCenter in Flushing, Queens, onTuesday, September 3. The costof $61 per person includesround-trip bus transportationand a ticket for the day session.The bus will leave from the BNLtennis court parking lot at 8:30a.m. and will stop at the LIE exit63 park & ride. Bus returnshome from the Tennis Center at7:30 p.m.

Paid reservations can bemade at the BERA Sales Officein Berkner Hall, weekdays, from9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Register for the nexteight-week session of AquaAerobics, which starts April2. BNLers can register forTuesday and/or Thursdayclasses, which are held from5:15 to 6:15 p.m. at the pool.Participants must pay a $2pool fee per class, or have apool pass. To register, con-tact Mary Wood, Ext. 5923,or wood2@bnl.gov.

Laboratory employees and outside candidates.

MK8565. BUSINESS OPERATIONS MAN-AGER 2 (M-1, reposting) - Reporting to theAssistant Laboratory Director, Facilitiesand Operations, responsible for businessadministration for a large and complex di-rectorate. Manages overall business op-erations for the Plant Engineering, CentralShops, Safeguards and Security andEmergency Services Divisions and theadministrative staff assigned to these divi-sions. Prepares and submits budgets forassigned resources, develops rate struc-tures and cost plans, and monitors fund-ing flow, revenues and expenditures, etc.Complexity of business operations includesintegrating the provisions of two bargain-ing unit agreements into business pro-cesses, supporting the needs of majorcharge-back services operations usingboth in-house and contract labor, and co-ordinating with construction budgeting andcontract administration activities. Per-forms financial analysis for trending andcorrective actions, as well as financial stud-ies for new F&O initiatives. Will developand deliver presentations as well as sup-port the negotiations for electric power,natural gas and fuel contracts and assistin the billing process. Extensive interac-tion with key business support functionsincluding Budget, Legal, Procurement andProperty Management, Fiscal, HumanResources and the Department of Energy.Requires a minimum of an MBA or equiva-lent; CPA certification highly desirable.Extensive, progressively related work ex-perience (ten years or more), includingdemonstrated supervisory skills, andbroad knowledge of BNL budgetary andfinancial management processes re-quired, as well as several years of activ-ity-based costing modeling. Must havesignificant experience with PC-basedbusiness software applications includingMS Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint,etc., and have extensive knowledge ofPeoplesoft applications. Must possess ex-cellent organization, interpersonal, analyti-cal, written and communication skills. Fa-cilities and Operations Directorate.

TB3853. CHEMISTRY/MICROBIOLOGYASSOCIATE III (P-3) � Requires a BS orMS in environmental chemistry or microbi-ology with some experience in microbio-logical culture techniques and a workingknowledge of GC, ICP-AES, HPLC, andUV-vis spectrophotometry. Will be ex-pected to assist and interact with amultidisciplinary research group involvedin the study of radionuclide-organic-mi-crobe interactions. Environmental Sci-ences Department.