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Tuesday, December 7 3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over THERE WILL BE NO ACCELERATOR PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR TODAY
Wednesday, December 8 |
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Tuesday, December 7 Tomato Bisque Pesto Marinated Chicken Breast $4.75 Burgundy Beef Tips $4.25 Baked Fish Creole over Rice $3.75 Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap $4.75 Supreme $2.75 Rio Grande Taco Salads $4.75 |
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Byon-Wagner Takes New Role at DOE Former Fermilab physicist Aesook Byon-Wagner was named acting deputy associate director at the DOE Office of High Energy Physics last month. Byon-Wagner will also retain her
"Aesook has my complete confidence and support in this new role," said Associate Director of High Energy Physics Robin Staffin. "Her record as a scientist and as a leader in CDF, MINOS and NuMI during her tenure at Fermilab, and her experience and leadership here at the Office of Science, make her an ideal candidate for this appointment." Byon-Wagner started her research career at CDF as a graduate student and, later, as a postdoc. She worked on calorimeter R&D for one of the detectors for the Superconducting Super Collider; she went back to CDF after Congress ended the SSC. She worked on CDF's electronics upgrades for Run II, until she became MINOS project manager in 1999. She later took on the role of deputy project manager of the entire NuMI/MINOS project. In April 2002, Byon-Wagner moved to the DOE, where her first role was senior project manager of Facilities Operations.
Byon-Wagner's said she enjoys working at DOE, which makes for a new
experience compared to her previous path. "I came here largely to see
the rest of the world. At the same time, I have an opportunity to help
shape the program in a very exciting and challenging time," she said.
In her new role she will help supervise both Office of HEP divisions.
The Research & Technology Division oversees about 230 DOE-funded
research groups in more than 100 universities and more than 30 grants
for accelerator and detector technology R&D. The Facilities Division oversees
the HEP program and construction projects at DOE's national laboratories.
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Press Release, December 6, 2004 NIU launches Institute for Neutron Therapy at Fermilab Naperville, Ill.—Northern Illinois University today announced plans to revive
The newly formed NIU Institute for Neutron Therapy at Fermilab will deliver neutron
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December 3 - December 6 - NuMI established beam to their absorber on Friday at 6:50 PM. - The Tevatron suffers ramp dumps and quenches all weekend. - Pbar had emittance problems, but later fixed their damper system, which solved the trouble. The Tevatron Electron Lens was declared operational early Monday morning. |
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From The Chicago Sun-Times, December 6, 2004 Fermilab back in business of zapping cancer by Jim Ritter An unusual cancer center for patients who don't respond to conventional radiation is reopening at west suburban Fermilab, best known for unlocking secrets of the universe by smashing together high-speed subatomic particles.
It turns out that subatomic neutrons also are good for zapping some slow-growing cancers, including locally advanced prostate, head and neck tumors, inoperable sarcomas and cancer of the salivary glands.
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Friday, protons from the Main Injector were extracted to the NuMI beamline and transported cleanly for about 3600 feet to the center of the hadron absorber. This is a spectacular start for the final phase of the massive NuMI construction project. Soon the MINOS experiment will be recording the first neutrino events in both near and far detectors. All of the accelerators in the complex have been brought back into operation on schedule and everything is set for the first collider stores this week, starting as early as today. The MiniBooNE beamline and experiment have already been operating for one week, and the beam intensity is steadily increasing. We also are marking two important transitions in existing Fermilab programs this week. Yesterday we were pleased to announce the opening of the NIU Institute for Neutron Therapy at Fermilab, marking a new phase in the 28-year history of neutron therapy at Fermilab. On Wednesday we will celebrate the opening of the Fermilab Particle Astrophysics Center, which will give a new focus to our already well-established research program in astrophysics.
Congratulations to all of the people responsible for these successes, and that includes everyone who works at Fermilab.
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NuMI Extracts Beam from the Main Injector for the First Time | ||
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On Friday evening, the NuMI experiment successfully extracted beam from the
Main Injector and centered it on the hadron absorber for the first time.
A longer and more detailed article about this major milestone
will run in an upcoming issue of Fermilab Today soon. Stay tuned....
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Two of our alert readers pointed out that the Safety Tip
in the 12/06 edition of Fermilab Today included incomplete
advice for recovering a vehicle from sliding. In fact, the best
response depends on which end of the vehicle is sliding.
Should the rear end of the vehicle slide, gently let off on the
accelerator and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the slide.
If the front end slides, let up on the accelerator and turn the wheel
in the direction you want to go.
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Particle Astrophysics Center Exhibit The Fermilab Particle Astrophysics Center will host an exhibit on the 15th floor of Wilson Hall from Wednesday to Friday, 12/8 to 12/10. All employees and users are invited to learn more about the six member groups. A welcome reception with refreshments will be held on Wednesday, 12/8, from noon to 4 p.m. Everybody is invited to stop by.
DELL Presents State of the Art Show Tomorrow
Unix-Users Meeting Tomorrow
Toys for Tots at Fermilab
Scottish Country Dancing
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