 | Friday, January 27, 2006 |
|
Friday, January 27 1:30 p.m. All Hands Meeting - Ramsey Auditorium 3:30 p.m. Director's Coffee Break - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. Joint Experimental Theoretical Physics Seminar - 1 West Speaker: R. Rossin, University of Florida Title: Resonance Search from CDF Monday, January 30 |
Mostly Cloudy 50º/37º
|
Secon Level 3 |
|
Friday, January 27
- New England Clam Chowder |
|
Wednesday, February 1
Thursday, February 2
Chez Leon Menu |
| Fermilab Today is online at: http://www.fnal.gov/today/ Send comments and suggestions to today@fnal.gov Hurricane Relief Page Fermilab Today archive Fermilab Today PDF Version Fermilab Result of the Week archive Fermilab Safety Tip of the Week archive Linear Collider News archive Fermilab Today classifieds Subscribe/Unsubscribe to |
| All Hands Meeting Today 1:30 p.m. Ramsey Auditorium |
|
Pier Oddone will announce
an important new appointment at the laboratory at an All Hands meeting today, January 27 at 1:30 p.m. in
Ramsey Auditorium. He will also discuss the
state of the laboratory and the on-going analysis of the laboratory
organization, with plenty of time for questions and answers. Overflow seating will be available in
One West, with audio and video provided. Streaming video is available here.
|
| Submit Nominations for URA Thesis Award Before March 1 | ||
| ||
|
It's that time of year again: Fermilab and Universities Research Association are looking for the most outstanding doctoral thesis written on Fermilab research, with a certificate of recognition and a check for $3000 as the rewards.
The ninth annual URA thesis award seeks 2005 doctoral theses with exceptional clarity of presentation, originality and physics content. "The URA thesis award recognizes a truly outstanding piece of work," said Steve Wolbers of the Computing Division, who helps judge the theses. "We look for work that is clear, complete and represents a step forward in physics research." Last year's winning thesis, written by Konstantin Anikeev, an MIT student working at CDF, analyzed the Bs meson and its ability to spontaneously become its own antiparticle.
Nominations for the 2006 award must be submitted to Steve Wolbers by March 1, 2006, and should include a letter supporting the merits of the thesis being nominated. Selection will be made by the Thesis Awards
Committee.
To qualify, the thesis must have been submitted as partial fulfillment of the Ph.D. requirements during 2005; it must be written in English, and submitted in electronic form to the Fermilab Publications Office in accordance with Fermilab policy.
|
| What's New at the LHC? | ||
| ||
|
|
| Review of the French ILC Detector R&D | ||
| ||
|
The French ILC community held a SOCLE meeting (Seminar Oriented towards a Contribution to an Electron Linear Collider) in Lyon on 12-13 January 2006. More than 70 participants attended a review of the ongoing ILC detector R&D effort in CNRS/IN2P3 and CEA/DAPNIA laboratories. Future prospects and organisation aspects were discussed. Software tools dedicated to physics analyses and detector optimisation were also debated, in preparation for the Detector Conceptual Report, which will be delivered to the GDE by the end of 2006.
Read More
|
|
From Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), January 25, 2006: From lab to living room: Making world class science a commercial reality
World class science results from UK particle physicists, astronomers and space scientists are destined for wider commercial use following the announcement today (24th January 2006) of extra Government funds to help them turn their research into commercial reality.
|
| Congratulations to Tuition Assistance Program Grads | |||
| |||
|
Working full-time while going to school for a degree may seem impossible, but it's not. Every year, Fermilab employees earn degrees from a bachelor's to a Ph.D. by taking advantage of the lab's tuition assistance program.
Linda Bagby, an Engineering Physicist II at DZero who earned her master's degree in physics at Northern Illinois University (NIU) last May, said she decided to continue with her education not just for herself but to show her daughter Madison, 10, that "no matter what age you are, you can always go back--even moms can go back to school." Bagby, whose 35-mile one-way trip from home to work and school required her to bring her daughter along to evening classes, added, "Madison was great. She even helped me take notes in quantum mechanics." Suzanne Pasek of the Particle Physics Division, who recently got her master's degree in Management Information Systems, said, "It feels great, especially when it's over. You get a real sense of accomplishment." She and Bagby encourage others to take advantage of the program. Bagby, who earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees using the tuition assistance program, advises would-be program participants to go for it, but to keep in mind that they must be extremely determined as well as organized. She also said support from her family made it possible for her to complete her master's program.
Any regular, full- or part-time employee who works a minimum of 20 hours a week is eligible for tuition assistance after a six-month initial hire period. More details about the tuition assistance program can be found on the Office for Professional & Organization Development Web page.
|
|
Top Turns Ten Poster Session online
Service Award Luncheon Time Change
Pheasant Run Outing
Weight Watchers
New classified ads have been posted on Fermilab Today. |
