Honors and Awards
Prozorov named APS Fellow
Ames Laboratory physicist Ruslan Prozorov has been selected as an American Physical Society Fellow. He was chosen for "high-resolution measurements of the London penetration depth of superconductors." Prozorov was nominated by the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics.
Prozorov, who is also an associate professor of physics at Iowa State University, specializes in understanding the electromagnetic response of superconducting, magnetic, hybrid and nanosized materials at low-temperatures.
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Research:
Ames Laboratory scientists seek new conductors for metamaterials | Ames Laboratory scientists have designed a method to evaluate different conductors for use in metamaterial structures, which are engineered to exhibit properties not possible in natural materials. The work was reported this month in Nature Photonics. |
People:
Employees honored for service to the Lab| On April 5, 30 employees were honored for their years of service to the Ames Laboratory at the annual service awards luncheon. Employees were recognized for 10 to 45 years of service, and five-year intervals in between. Fran Laabs, pictured with Ames Lab Director Alex King, was the longest serving employee with 45 years of service. |  |
Around the Lab:
May is Bike to Work Month | May is National Bike to Work Month, May 14-18 is Bike to Work Week and May 18 is Bike to Work Day. For Ames Lab employees who commit to ride for even a day, there'll be a special incentive ... besides the fact that you'll be helping reduce the Lab's carbon footprint and getting some beneficial exercise. There's even a team competition for the more dedicated riders. |
Special Event:
Lab set to celebrate 65th anniversary | Ames Laboratory is celebrating it's 65th anniversary in 2012 and a number of events and activities have been planned throughout the month of May to mark the occasion. |
Community:
Annual Blood Drives comes up a bit shortAmes Laboratory's 7th annual Red Cross Blood Drive, held April 10 came up a bit short of it's goal. The Lab had hoped to collect 45 units of blood but the finall tally was 36 units. TASF had the most donors and volunteers to win treats from the Occupational Medicine staff. |  |
Research:
Opening the gate to robust quantum computing | Scientists have overcome a major hurdle facing quantum computing: how to protect quantum information from degradation by the environment while simultaneously performing computation in a solid-state quantum system. The research was reported in the April 5 issue of Nature. |
Special Event:
Murphy (Joseph) wins 37th Annual Early Bird Golf TournamentJoseph Murphy, son of Ames Lab COO Mark Murphy, won the 37th Annual Early Bird Golf Tournament, held April 6. Murphy edged Tom Lograsso by two strokes to take home the traveling plaque and a 2012 US Infantry commemorative silver dollar. |  |
HR:
Lunch and Learn session on Stress Management | Human Resources is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn Tuesday, May 1, 2012 from 12PM - 1PM in 205 TASF. Dennis Dornink from Employee & Family Resources (our Employee Assistance Program provider) will present Stress Management - Resiliency. Employees are welcome to bring their lunch to the session. |
ESH&A:
Mixed paper recycling planned| Ames Laboratory will be collecting mixed paper for recycling throughout the month of May. Materials may be dropped off at the Ames Lab storeroom in Spedding Hall or room 118A in Wilhelm Hall. |  |
