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Thiel named associate editor of Journal of Chemical Physics
Ames Laboratory senior chemist Pat Thiel has been named as an associate editor for the Journal of Chemical Physics beginning Jan. 1, 2013. The Journal is published by the American Institute of Physics and includes concise and definitive reports of significant research in methods and applications of chemical physics.
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Community:
Holiday Auction raises a record $5,385
Research:
Ames Laboratory scientists granted time on world's fastest computer | Ames Laboratory scientists Bruce Harmon, Kai-Ming Ho, and Cai-Zhuang Wang, have been awarded 45 million processor-hours of computer time on Titan, the world’s premier open science supercomputer according to the November 2012 TOP500 list of the world’s fastest computers. |
HR:
Year-end, new year reminders| As we wrap up 2012 and get ready to begin 2013, Human Resources has a number of reminders about benefits, flex spending accounts, and employee assistance. |  |
In the News:
German television crew tapes rare earth segment | A German public television (ZDF/Arte) crew was at Ames Lab on Dec 10 to shoot footage about rare earths. The crew worked with Ames Lab's Bill McCallum to capture some of the Lab's ongoing rare-earth research. The show, "Rare Earths - The Treasure Hunters" will also include footage from Molycorp's rare-earth mining operation in Mountain Pass, Calif. |
Public Affairs:
Latest issue of Inquiry magazine available| The latest issue of Ames Laboratory's science magazine -- Inquiry 2012, Issue 2 -- is now available in print form. The issue profiles several scientists as "Faces of The Ames Laboratory" and takes a look at how the Midwest Forensics Resource Center is leveraging basic scientific research to develop new methods for tying forensic evidence to crime scenes. |  |
People:
Retirement reception for Karen Huiatt Jan. 4 | A retirement reception for account specialist Karen Huiatt will be held at 2-4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 4 in room 205 TASF. Huiatt has been with the Ames Laboratory for 34 years. Cake and refreshments will be served. |
Around the Lab:
Happy Holidays from the Ames Laboratory| This year's Ames Laboratory holiday e-card features the logo's "A" draped in Christmas light. The card was e-mailed, as in the past three years, to be both "green" and tech savvy. |  |
