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BSA, advised by the Brookhaven Council, granted tenure to sixBNL scientists this summer. They are: Radoslav Adzic, Energy Sci-

ences & Technology Department; Milind Diwan, Physics Department;Paul Freimuth, Biology Department; John Haggerty, Physics; Robert Sweet,Biology; and Xijie Wang, National Synchrotron Light Source Department.A series describing some of the accomplishments of each of the six re-cently tenured scientists began in the Bulletin of September 28. This weekXijie Wang is featured.

Six New Tenure AwardeesInclude Xijie Wang

Xijie WangFor his outstanding contributions to the development, opera-

tion, and utilization of the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF), XijieWang, ATF Deputy Head, was recommended for tenure by SamuelKrinsky, former acting Chairman of the National Synchrotron LightSource Department.

“Of special note is Xijie’s work advancing the state of the art ingenerating and characterizing high-brightness electron beams,”Krinsky said. “He has been able to demonstrate a high level oftechnical innovation, while being involved in day-to-day ATF op-erations and providing his technical expertise to its users.”

Wang has played a leading role in developing advanced ver-sions of the ATF’s photocathode electron guns. In developing elec-tron-beam diagnostics, he has specialized in measuring electronbunches down to a few microns in length.

Xijie Wang received his Ph.D. in accelerator physics from theUniversity of California at Los Angeles in 1992. He came to BNLin 1993 as an assistant physicist and was promoted to associatephysicist in 1995 and to physicist in 1997. — Marsha Belford

BNL’s William Marciano, a theoretical physi-cist in the Physics Department, has been

named a winner of the J.J. Sakurai Prize forTheoretical Particle Physics for 2002. Marcianowill share the $5,000 prize, awarded by theAmerican Physical Society (APS), with AlbertoSirlin of New York University, who wasMarciano’s thesis advisor and has been a re-search collaborator for more than 20 years.Marciano and Sirlin will receive the award atan April 2002 meeting of the APS in Albuquer-que, New Mexico.

William Marciano of Physics Wins J.J. Sakurai Prize

The award recognizes the sci-entists’ “pioneering work” oncalculations necessary for testingthe consistency of the StandardModel, the physics theory thatseeks to explain interactions be-tween all known particles.

“Marciano and Sirlin are theleading experts in this field,”said Brookhaven physicist Sally

Dawson, who nominated thepair for the prize.

A recent example of the util-ity of these calculations is BNL’sown “muon g-2” experiment,which last year reported a pos-sible deviation from predictionsof the Standard Model. Theaward selection committee alsonoted Marciano and Sirlin’s pre-

cision calculations of masses ofparticles known as “W” and “Z”bosons, which are essential to de-termining the mass of the yet-to-be-discovered Higgs boson, a par-ticle thought to be the source ofall mass.

“I am particularly gratified tobe receiving this award withSirlin, whose pioneering re-search on this subject extendsback to his own student days,”Marciano said. “I was fortunateto work with him at a time whenhis unique expertise in quantumcalculations became a strong un-derpinning for elementary par-ticle physics.”

The J. J. Sakurai Prize was en-dowed in 1984 by the family andfriends of Jun John Sakurai as amemorial to and in recognition

of the accomplishments of thisrenowned theoretical physicist.His theories encouraged particlephysicists to examine majorideas in diverse ways and to seekout new theories that crosseddistinct genres of physics re-search.

The prize is intended to re-ward and encourage outstandingachievement in particle theory,and is normally awarded fortheoretical contributions madeat an early stage of the recipient’scareer. The list of past recipientsreads like a “who’s who” of thehigh-energy physics commu-nity. “It’s quite an honor to beadded to this distinguishedgroup,” Marciano said.

Marciano received his Ph.D.in physics from New York Uni-

versity in 1974. After six yearsat Rockefeller University, he be-came an associate professor atNorthwestern University. Hefirst came to BNL as a researchcollaborator in 1978, thenjoined Physics as a physicist in1981, when he was also grantedtenure. He was promoted to se-nior physicist in 1986, and ledthe department’s High-EnergyTheory Group from 1987 to1998.

For the past 12 years, Marci-ano has also been an adjunctprofessor at Yale University. Hehas served on the High-EnergyPhysics Advisory Panel toDOE; various panels on thefuture of high-energy physics;and physics and scientific

Sixth Pine Barrens Research Forum Held at BNLHighlights Include Drinking-Water Quality, Wildfire-Potential Talks,Battelle’s Awards to Student Researchers, Gift of $5000 to Forum

Attending the 2001 Pine Barrens Research Forumheld at BNL on October 4 were: (from left) Tim Green, BNL Environmental

Services Division (ESD); George Proios, Assistant Suffolk County Executive forEnvironmental Affairs; Stephen Jones, Suffolk County Water Authority; Gregory Fess, BNLGeneral Counsel; Ray Corwin, Central Pine Barrens Commission; Michael Holland, Manager, DOEBrookhaven Area Office; Peter Paul, BNL Interim Director; Henry Bokuniewicz, Director, LongIsland Ground–water Research Institute of Stony Brook University; Peter Scully, Suffolk CountyParks Commissioner; and Jan Naidu, ESD guest scientist. See story on page 2.

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• Contact names are provided for mostevents for more information.

• Calendar events flagged with anasterisk (*) have an accompanyingstory in this week’s Bulletin.

Note: The following expenses arenot eligible for reimbursement:• agency fees for au pair place-

ments and adopting children;

• registration fees paid for daycare, summer camp;

• preschool, kindergarten, etc.,unless these fees are appliedtoward the first tuition bill,and only if the fees are shownon the bill to be deductedfrom the regular tuitioncharge and only once that billhas been paid.

The cost paid to a day careprovider for dependents’ mealsis a reimbursable expense, unlessthose meals are included as partof the cost of a field trip or otherouting.

Reduce Your Medical and/or Day-Care CostsBNL offers comprehensive

health plans, but not all ex-penses are covered in full, suchas eyeglasses, physical exams,deductibles, coinsurance, andexpenses above reasonable andcustomary limits. And, al-though on-site child care isavailable at the Lab, the cost ofchild care, as well as elder care,can quickly add up.

Employees can reduce thesecosts by opening Health Careand Dependent Day Care Reim-bursement Accounts. Throughsalary reduction, these accountsset aside before-tax dollars topay for out-of-pocket healthand dependent daycare ex-penses. Actual costs are lowerbecause of the tax savings.

Enrollment in these ac-counts for 2002 continuesthrough November 30. Em-ployees who work at least 20hours a week may set asidefrom $300 to $3,500 ($2,500IBEW union employees) in theHealth Care Account and/or$300 to $5,000 in the Depen-dent Day Care Account.

Employees who want to signup for 2002 must complete newforms, even if they are currentlyenrolled for 2001. For more in-formation, contact the BenefitsOffice, Ext. 2877. Forms areavailable in Bldg. 185. Returncompleted forms to the HumanResources Division, Bldg. 185,by November 30, for coverageeffective January 1, 2002.

Service AwardsThe following employees celebratedBNL service anniversaries during themonths of August, 2001:

35 YEARSRichard Horwitz ........................ ITDRoland Baillargeon Jr. ..... Staff Svcs.Robert Jansson .......................... ITDLeigh Hawkins .................... Physics

30 YEARSJames Garrison ....................... NSLS

25 YEARSPavel Rehak .......... InstrumentationJudith Williams ................. Env. Sci.William Pratt .......................... NNSWilliam Lenz ...................... Physics

20 YEARSRichard Chernis ....... Central ShopsWalter Shaffer .......................... C-ASusan Wells .............................. BSDDaniel Schiappa ................. MagnetPaul Zahra ....................... Rad. Ctrl.Richard Rossetti ....................... SSDDean Ince ........................... MagnetDavid Alexoff ................. Chemistry

10 YEARSMichael Harrison ............... MagnetLinda Sinatra .......................... FiscalThomas Kerner ........................ C-ADavid Passarello ....................... C-AThomas Burke .......................... ERDMichael Lehecka .................... NSLSJames Cammarata .............. MagnetKenneth Jones .................... PhysicsJoseph Gormley ................. MagnetDianne Polowczyk ................. OMCCarmine Guarino ............... Magnet

The BNL site makes up aboutfive percent of the Central PineBarrens preserve, which is com-prised of about 100,000 acres ofpitch-pine woodlands, pine-oakforests, coastal plain ponds,swamps, marshes, streams, andbogs. The pine barrens protectsthe sole source aquifer that pro-vides drinking water for LongIslanders, and it provides a habi-tat for several threatened andendangered species.

At the forum, after a welcomeby Michael Holland, Manager ofthe Department of Energy’sBrookhaven Area Office, open-ing remarks were given by BNLInterim Director Peter Paul andGeorge Proios, Assistant SuffolkCounty Executive for Environ-mental Affairs.

A key talk given by SuffolkCounty Water Authority’s(SCWA) Chief Executive OfficerStephen Jones was entitled “PineBarrens Drinking Water: Re-search & Development by theSCWA.”

Jones explained that SuffolkCounty drinking water now

On October 4, about 100 people attending the Sixth Annual PineBarrens Research Forum hosted by BNL learned about key pine

barrens’ issues, such as drinking water quality and fire potential. Sponsorsof the Forum include BNL, the Long Island Groundwater Research Insti-tute of Stony Brook University and the Central Pine Barrens Commission.

Sixth Pine Barrens Research Forum at BNL

John Black (center, facing forward) from the Center for Community Research, Suffolk County CommunityCollege, led a field trip around the BNL site as part of the Pine Barrens Research Forum.

comes from wells drilled on thefringes of the pine barrens, andit must be purified before it isused. In the future, he said,SCWA may drill shallow wellswithin the pine barrens to tapthe purest water available andpipe it to outlying areas.

Jose Gomez Garcia, an under-graduate student at the Univer-sity of Puerto Rico and a pre-ser-vice teacher intern who workedwith the Suffolk County Commu-nity College and BNL SummerField Program, gave a talk on “FirePotential of Woodlands at Brook-haven National Laboratory.”

Garcia indicated that BNLwoodlands contained more than75 years’ worth of accumulatedfuel, since the Lab does notsponsor prescribed burns. Ac-cording to Tim Green of BNL’sEnvironmental Services Divi-sion, prescribed burns may be-come one tool in BNL’s wildfiremanagement plan program,which is now being developed.

On behalf of Battelle, BNLGeneral Counsel Gregory Fessgave awards to Garcia and also

BNL/SCCC SummerStudents NamedSiemensWestinghouseSemi-FinalistsThrough ResearchProject at BNL

Three BNL summer stu-dents have been namedsemifinalists in the SiemensWestinghouse Science &Technology Competition.They carried out their re-search project, titled “Veg-etational Assessment of aSection of the PeconicRiver,” at BNL this summer.The three semifinalists —Alexander Glick, a senior atSmithtown High School;and Elizabeth Guinaw andJoan Komisarek, both se-niors at the Academy of St.Joseph, Brentwood — pre-sented their poster at the2001 Pine Barrens ResearchForum.

The students had partici-pated in the Suffolk CountyCommunity College (SCCC)and BNL Summer Field Pro-gram, sponsored by theCenter for Community Re-search at SCCC and BNL’sOffice of Educational Pro-grams. Additional supportfor the program came fromBattelle, the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service as part ofthe DOE Upton EcologicalResearch Reserve manage-ment activities, and NewYork State Senator KennethLaValle.

The Siemens Westing-house Science & Technol-ogy Competition fosters in-tensive research to help stu-dents understand the valueof scientific study andconsider future careersin science, mathematics,engineering, or technology.Winners of the nationalcontest may win collegescholarships of up to$100,000, to be dividedequally among team mem-bers. — Diane Greenberg

to Dana MacDonald, a graduatestudent at Harvard University, tofoster students’ interest in envi-ronmental sciences. In addition,Battelle donated $5,000 to thePine Barrens Research Forum.

The afternoon featured twofield trips in the pine barrens:one at Sears Bellows CountyPark, led by MacDonald, andanother at the BNL site, led byJohn Black, Center for Commu-nity Research, Suffolk CountyCommunity College.

The forum was originallyplanned to run for two days,with talks by representatives ofa park in Pisa, Italy, as part of aNew York State-Italy “ParksTwinning” project. However,said Green, who was one of theforum’s organizers, the tragicevents of September 11 causedthe Pisa Park’s Board of Manag-ers to postpone their represen-tatives’ visit.

A video of the Pine BarrensResearch Forum is available onthe web. From the home page atwww.bnl.gov, click on WBNL.

— Diane Greenberg

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— EACH WEEK —Mondays: Arts & Crafts1 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Hospitality event. $5per month covers materials. “Make YourOwn Necklace” is on-going. Marcia Leite,Ext. 1040, mhsleite@hotmail.com.

Mondays: BNL Gospel Choir5:15-7 p.m. Rehearsals in Berkner auditorium.Seeking new members, all faiths. FrancesLigon, ligon@bnl.gov, Ext. 3700; SydellLamb, lamb@bnl.gov, Ext. 3389;www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/choir/.

Tuesdays: Welcome Coffee10 to 11:30 a.m. Rec. Bldg. Hospitalityevent. Come and meet friends. The firstTuesday of every month is special for Labnewcomers and leaving guests. Hospital-ity Chair Mimi Luccio, 821-1435.

Tuesdays: ToastmastersMeetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tues-day of each month at 5:30 p.m. and onthe 4th Tuesday at 12:05 p.m. in Bldg.463. Guests and visitors are always wel-come. www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/toastmstrs/default.htm.

Wednesdays: BNL Ballroom,Latin & Swing Dance ClubNorth Ballroom, Brookhaven Center.Marsha Belford, belford@bnl.gov orExt. 5053; Ron Ondrovic, ondrovic@bnl.gov or Ext. 4553; Sue Perino,perino@ bnl.gov or Ext. 2483.

Wednesdays: Cooking Exchange10 a.m., Rec. Bldg., Hospitality event. Ev-ery third Wednesday. $1 per evening cov-ers the cost of ingredients. Marcia Leite,Ext. 1040, mhsleite@hotmail.com.

Wednesdays: Weight Watchersnoon-1 p.m., Brookhaven Center SouthRoom. Mary Wood, Ext. 5923.

Wednesdays: Yoga Practice12-1 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Free. Ila Campbell,Ext. 2206.

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

Thursdays: Falun Dafa ClassFree, 12-1 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Falun Dafarefines the body and mind through exer-cises, meditation. www.falundafa.org.

Tuesdays & Thursdays: Aerobics$4 per class. 5:15-6:30 p.m., Rec. Bldg. PatFlood, Ext 7886.

Tues. & Thurs.: Aqua Aerobics5:15 p.m. $2 pool fee per class or poolpass. Mary Wood, Ext 5923.

Mon. Tues. & Thurs.:Cardio Kickboxing$5 per class. Mon. & Thurs. noon-1 p.m.in the gym; Tues., 5:15-6:15 p.m. in thegym; Thurs., 5:15-6:15 p.m. inBrookhaven Ctr. Registration is required.Mary Wood, Ext. 5923, orwood2@bnl.gov.

Mon., Wed. & Thu.: Tai Chi12:15 - 12:45 p.m., Rec. Bldg. Scott Brad-ley, Ext. 5745, bradley@bnl.gov.

— THIS WEEKEND —

Saturday, 11/3BNL Ballroom, Latin & SwingDance Club: November social8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., North Ballroom,Brookhaven Center, $2/person club andBERA members, $5/person others. Mar-sha Belford, belford@ bnl.gov or Ext.5053; Ron Ondrovic, ondrovic@bnl.gov or Ext. 4553; Sue Perino,perino@bnl.gov or Ext. 2483.

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Birds of many different feathers flocked together on the easelsin Berkner Hall lobby at the Diane Bouchier art exhibition spon-sored by the BNL Art Society on Wednesday, October 24.

Bouchier, known already at the Lab through her 1996 Berknerexhibit of museum-quality botanical art, displayed 23 paintingsand drawings of birds that she had seen during her recent stay inthe Languedoc region of southern France. These creative and sci-entifically accurate pictures were enjoyed by the many who attendedthe entertaining “A Year Not in Provence” talk given that eveningin the auditorium by humorist David Bouchier, an essayist for TheNew York Times, a WSHU broadcaster, and the author of five books.

Diane Bouchier’s botanical watercolors, which have been widelyexhibited, are found in many collections, including the Hunt Insti-tute of Botanical Documentation, the leading international reposi-tory of botanical art. Those who missed viewing her bird collectionmay wish to catch it before too many pictures are sold, at the NorthShore Public Library, Route 25A, Shoreham, November 2-30.

Flying High on SiteDiane Bouchier Bird Paintings at BNL

Sixty Sons Visited BNL on ‘Take Our Sons to Work Day’Thirteen-year-old Daniel Skaritka was one of 60 partici-

pants in the Lab’s annual Take our Sons to Work Day.“Daniel thoroughly enjoyed the day here at the Lab,”

said his father, John Skaritka, a project engineer in theNational Synchrotron Light Source Department. “It wasnice to be able to show him the work that we do here,and he was grateful for having the opportunity to learnabout it.”

Daniel and the other 11-to-15-year-old participants spentthe morning in their parents’ workplace and the afternoontouring the BNL site to learn about the careers available atnational laboratories.

As part of the tour, they attended talks given by DennisRyan, Bob Miltenberger, and Steve Layendecker of the Ra-diological Controls Division; a glassblowing demonstrationby Barry Lafler in the Chemistry Department; and a hikealong the ecology trail on the Peconic River, led by Tim Greenof the Environmental Services Division.

The boys also visited the Science Museum, now partof the Office of Educational Programs, where they couldlearn from several science-themed interactive displays.Museum staff gave demonstrations of cold science, us-ing liquid nitrogen; static electricity, using the Van deGraaff generator; and the Museum’s new catenary arch,which requires participants to work together to constructa seven-foot-high arch.

Said Susan Foster, Human Resources Division, who co-ordinated the event, “While the boys enjoy the day intheir parent’s workplace, the parents also benefit becausethe boys see them in a different light. Sons gain a newappreciation of their parent’s unique contributions toscience.” — John Galvin

Daniel Skaritka, son of John Skaritka of the National Synchro-tron Light Source Department, visits BNL’s Science Museumon Take Our Sons to Work Day.

advisory boards at the StanfordLinear Accelerator Center, FermiNational Laboratory, the Super-conducting Supercollider, LosAlamos National Laboratory,and BNL.

Marciano was also recentlyawarded a 2001 ResearchAward by the Alexander vonHumboldt Foundation in Ger-many.

The award will help supporthis stay for six months to ayear at the University ofKarlsruhe, where he will behosted by Johann H. Kuhn.There he expects to continuehis work on precision electro-weak studies.

— Karen McNulty Walsh

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Wednesday, 11/7, Pianist Xun WangPianist Xun Wang will give

a noon recital on Wednesday,November 7, in Berkner Hall.Born in China in 1979, Wangentered the Central MusicConservatory at age seven. Hewas featured as soloist withthe Beijing Philharmonic, theTenerife Symphony, the Cin-cinnati Symphony Orchestra,and the Chinese NationalYouth Orchestra. Wang alsohas won first prize in the XinHai National, Senigalia Inter-

national, and Stravinsky International Piano competitions,and second prize in the Grace Welsh International Piano Com-petition. Now in his final year at Juilliard, he has been therecipient of the Maro and Anahid Ajemian Scholarship,Michael and Ethel L. Cohen Scholarship, Howard and EthelRoss Piano Scholarship, and the John Seregi Scholarship inPiano. Last month Wang won the Gina Bachauer Interna-tional Competition and received the opportunity to give alive performance on WQXR.

Wang’s program includes two Nocturnes and two Etudesby Chopin, and three movements by Stravinsky for the balletPetrouchka.

Noon recitals are open to the public and free of charge.

Coming UpBSA Distinguished Lecture

The Aging ProcessA BSA Distinguished Lec-

ture on “Puzzles and Para-doxes of the Aging Process”will be given on Wednesday,November 14, by biomedicalgerontologist Caleb Finch, aprofessor at the University ofSouthern California’s EthelPercy Andrus GerontolgyCenter. The lecture will beginat 4 p.m. in Berkner Hall, andthe lecturer will be availablefor a book signing afterwards.

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Sunday, 11/4Manhattan Bus Trip$10 for adults, $5 for children 2-12 yearsof age. Bus departs Lollipop House at 9a.m. Employees, guests, & families arewelcome. Reserve seats at the Rec. Bldg.on Tues. & Wed., Oct. 30-31, from 10 a.m.to noon. Shashi Somani, Ext. 1064.

— NEXT WEEK —

Wednesday, 11/7BNL’s United Way Fund DriveUnited Way Fund Drive starts; Chair Su-san Monteleone, Ext. 7235, Co-Chair,Beth Blevins, Ext. 5630.

Thursday, 11/8BWIS Wine & Cheese Reception5:15 - 7 p.m., Recreation Ctr. BrookhavenWomen in Science welcomes BNLers tothis free social event.

Saturday, 11/10BERA Shopping TripAll day shopping at Franklin Mills Dis-count Mall, Philadelphia, PA. 200 ormore stores, no tax on clothes. Bus leavesBrookhaven Center at 7 a.m., returnsabout 10 p.m. Reserve places at $20 eachfrom BERA Sales Office.

— WEEK OF 11/12 —

Wednesday, 11/14Oscilloscope Demo9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Berkner Hall. Seethe new Tektronix TDS500 Series Digi-tal Phosphor Oscilloscope (1 GHz and500 MHz models) demonstrated by a rep-resentative from Exphil Calibration Labs.Other test equipment will be on displayfrom Tektronix, Agilent, Fluke, AEMC,Pomona, Hioki, and others. Representa-tives will be available to answer questions.Gary, 563-3520.

Divorced & SeparatedSupport Groupnoon-1 p.m., Berkner Hall, Room A.Mary Campbell, Ext. 4776, maryc@bnl.gov.

Rifle & Pistol Group Meetingnoon, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Bldg.120. Jim Durnan, Ext. 5993.

BSA Distinguished Lecture4 p.m., Berkner Hall. Caleb Finch, Uni-versity of Southern California, Ethel PercyAndrus Gerontolgy Center, will present“Puzzles and Paradoxes of the Aging Pro-cess.” Finch will also be available for booksigning.

Thursday, 11/15Brookhaven AdvocacyCouncil MeetingOpen Session, 12:30-1 p.m., Berkner Hall,Room C. Nancy Warren, Ext. 7548.

Money Talks Seminar“Long-Term Care Insurance” More infor-mation to follow: Joyce Wund, Ext. 7516.

— WEEK OF 11/26 —

Monday, 11/26IBEW Meeting6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Rail-road Ave., Patchogue. A meeting for shiftworkers will be held at 3 p.m. in the unionoffice. The agenda includes regular busi-ness, committee reports, and thepresident’s report.

Wednesday, 11/28Divorced & SeparatedSupport Groupnoon-1 p.m., Berkner Hall, Room D.Mary Campbell, Ext. 4776,maryc@bnl.gov.

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Manhattan TripManhattan Trip

The Hospitality Commit-tee invites BNLers to jointhe bus trip to Manhattanon Sunday, November 4 —day of the New York CityMarathon. The bus will de-part from the LollipopHouse at 9 a.m. Tickets cost$10 for adults and $5 forchildren ages 2-12. ContactShashi Somani, Ext. 1064.

High Rollers for October 25

Pete Lombardo ..... 256/244/202/702Paul Campbell ............................. 253Scott Reynolds ............................. 212Ed Meier ...................................... 202Ron Picinich ................................ 202John Addessi ................................ 199Sam Logan ........................... 190/181Henry Gent .................................. 188Ken Riker ..................................... 180Irene Sperry ................................. 173

Opening HoursChange at BNL’sResearch Library

Beginning on Sunday, No-vember 4, the Research Library’soperating hours will be as fol-lows:

Weekdays ....... 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.Saturday ..............9 a.m.-5 p.m.Sunday ........................... closed

The Information Services Di-vision regrets any inconve-nience caused by this change inhours. In case of urgent need,access to the Research Libraryoutside normal operating hoursmay be arranged by request toBruce Style, Ext. 7832.

2002 BNL Holidays*

Holiday Holiday Observed

New Year’s Day Tuesday January 1floating holiday Monday January 21(Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Presidents’ Day Monday February 18Memorial Day Monday May 27Independence Day Thursday July 4floating holiday Friday July 5Labor Day Monday September 2Veterans’ Day Monday November 11Thanksgiving Thursday November 28Day after Thanksgiving Friday November 29Christmas Eve (1/2 day) Tuesday December 24Christmas Day Wednesday December 25

Due to the upcomingVeterans’ and Thanksgivingholidays, the Bulletin willnot be published on the Fri-days of November 16 or 23.

Dosimetry badges will beexchanged today, Friday, No-vember 2. Remember to placeyour badge in its assignedrack space before leavingwork today.

The first session ofWeight Watchers at Workwill be held on Wednesday,November 28.

Registration will be heldat noon on Wednesday, No-vember 14, in the Brook-haven Center. The registra-tion fee is $89, which in-cludes 10 sessions.

There will be no registra-tion after the first session.For more information, con-tact Mary Wood, Ext. 5923,or wood2@ bnl.gov.

TB2143. CARPENTER (Term Appointment)- Under minimum supervision lays out, con-structs, modifies and maintains buildingsand component parts from constructiondrawings, rough sketches or verbal instruc-tions. Works with wood, wood substitutesand combination materials and flooring, roof-ing and wall materials. Uses hand, portableand fixed tools common to building construc-tion trades. Installs cabinets, door frames,window glass, interior finishes and hangdoors. May perform Cabinetmaker duties asrequired. Plant Engineering Division.

TB7701. SR. TECHNICIAN (TW-3, repost-ing) - Requires AAS in electronics technol-ogy or equivalent. Experience in analog,digital and rf circuits desirable. Responsi-bilities will include testing, fabricating, main-taining and repair of rf systems for particleaccelerators. Must be able to work manda-tory overtime and be available during non-scheduled hours to respond to Collider–Ac-celerator operations. Collider-AcceleratorDepartment.