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Symmetry Wins Golden Trumpet Award
People Today: Stained Glass by Richard Dubois
Two Negatives Make a Positive at SSRL
Wednesday - April 12, 2006 |
Symmetry Wins Golden Trumpet AwardSymmetry, the joint publication of Fermilab and SLAC, recently won the 64th annual Golden Trumpet Award for excellence in public relations efforts in the newsletters/magazines category. The award recognizes publications that illustrate special creativity, address an issue to improve quality of life, or exhibit exceptional overall public relations. The Golden Trumpetwhich is the most prestigious public relations award in the Midwestis given by the Publicity Club of Chicago, the nation's largest independent public relations membership organization. Launched in October 2004, symmetry magazine explores concepts and developments in the field of particle physics, and how they relate to other aspects of science, policy and culture. "One of the goals of symmetry is to reach out to non-scientists and share the excitement of the science that we all do," said Editor-in-Chief David Harris. That's why it's great to be recognized for our efforts by communication professionals outside of science." The magazine includes commentaries, essays, and graphical explorations of the devices, people and history of particle physics and related sciences. You can find the most recent issue here. |
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Stained Glass by GLAST's Richard DuboisRichard Dubois, GLAST Experimental Physicist, was introduced to stained glass in his youth by his uncle who sent him gifts of glass light catchers. Years later when Dubois was remodeling a 1928 Tudor house, a plain wall called for a focal point. Why not a glass panel? His uncle said, "You design it, I'll build it." So Dubois created a particle physics design of colliding beams. At the same time, he took a stained glass class in Burlingame and immediately knew, "I love this!" Then Gene Mayo of Stained Glass Images in San Carlos took Dubois under his wing. Mayo, who publishes books of patterns for glass panels, asked him to make a few panels. He learned fast and well and, due to a "mutual aid" kind of exchange, received training, glass, and the use of a kiln in return for taking care of Mayo's computers. Dubois now has his own kiln. Dubois' creations range widely, from bowls and jewelry to large panels. He loves to experiment with technique. He found that subjects "come to life" with a multi-layered technique which can make glass look three dimensional. Using a metal coated glass called dichroic (two-colored), Dubois also creates stunning broaches and necklaces, as well as GLAST logoscomplete with satellite, Milky Way and sky. "It's fun to make pieces based on the work I do," says Dubois. "It's something completely different from my work that I can do for a long time." |
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