Exploratorium Webcast Features Archimedes Text

Hosts Mary Miller of the Exploratorium and Neil Calder of SLAC will be joined by a variety of guests during today's webcast. Live footage will be broadcast from both the Exploratorium soundstage (above) and SSRL.

by Brad Plummer

The world is watching SLAC. The Archimedes Palimpsest research currently underway at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) has provoked a whirlwind of media coverage. This afternoon at 4:00 p.m., you too can watch the writings of legendary mathematician Archimedes emerge from the pages of an ancient manuscript for the first time since the 13th century.

Presented by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the webcast will be broadcast directly from the x-ray imaging facility at SLAC and will include a conversation with the scientists and researchers who have made this historic discovery possible. Visit the Exploratorium website to learn more.

Kevin Carroll Visits Lab

by Kelen Tuttle

Kevin Carroll (center) with SLAC's Anders Nilsson (right). (Click on image for larger version.)

Kevin Carroll, Staff Director for the House Subcommittee on Energy, visited SLAC yesterday. After Persis Drell gave an initial introduction to the lab and its research, Carroll enjoyed a full tour of the facility. As luck would have it, he arrived at SSRL Beamline 6-2 at exactly the same moment as a new geometric figure emerged from the ancient Archimedes text. The tour then continued on to BaBar, the linac and the Kavli Institute.

"The trick to this tour was keeping it on schedule because Kevin had so many questions," said Director of Communications Neil Calder. "He is a person who is truly engaged in science."

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New Employees

SLAC welcomed eleven new employees yesterday at orientation. From left to right, they are: Darlene Ford, Toshiko (Miho) Matias, Ann Xu, Jamode Caldwell, David Fritz, Danielle Sanzone, Oscar Guerra, Yoko Tahara, Lee Anne De Wan, Michael Przybylski and Andrew Fisher.

School Drive a Success

by Erin Shatara

This was another successful year for the SLAC annual Back-to-School Backpack Drive. Each of the 20 donated backpacks and two boxes of supplies will help a local underprivileged student in the bay area go back to school with the tools needed to succeed. A warm thank you to everyone who made this year's drive a success!

The backpack drive is a partnership between The Family Giving Tree and Resource Area for Teachers. This year they hope to reach 15,000 low-income children.

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Exploratorium Webcast Features Archimedes Text Hosts Mary Miller of the Exploratorium and Neil Calder of SLAC will be joined by a variety of guests during today's webcast. Live footage will be broadcast from both the Exploratorium soundstage (above) and SSRL. by Brad Plummer The world is watching SLAC. The Archimedes Palimpsest research currently underway at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) has provoked a whirlwind of media coverage. This afternoon at 4:00 p.m., you too can watch the writings of legendary mathematician Archimedes emerge from the pages of an ancient manuscript for the first time since the 13th century. Presented by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the webcast will be broadcast directly from the x-ray imaging facility at SLAC and will include a conversation with the scientists and researchers who have made this historic discovery possible. Visit the Exploratorium website to learn more.

Kevin Carroll Visits Lab by Kelen Tuttle Kevin Carroll (center) with SLAC's Anders Nilsson (right). (Click on image for larger version.) Kevin Carroll, Staff Director for the House Subcommittee on Energy, visited SLAC yesterday. After Persis Drell gave an initial introduction to the lab and its research, Carroll enjoyed a full tour of the facility. As luck would have it, he arrived at SSRL Beamline 6-2 at exactly the same moment as a new geometric figure emerged from the ancient Archimedes text. The tour then continued on to BaBar, the linac and the Kavli Institute. "The trick to this tour was keeping it on schedule because Kevin had so many questions," said Director of Communications Neil Calder. "He is a person who is truly engaged in science."	SLAC Welcomes New Employees SLAC welcomed eleven new employees yesterday at orientation. From left to right, they are: Darlene Ford, Toshiko (Miho) Matias, Ann Xu, Jamode Caldwell, David Fritz, Danielle Sanzone, Oscar Guerra, Yoko Tahara, Lee Anne De Wan, Michael Przybylski and Andrew Fisher. School Drive a Success by Erin Shatara This was another successful year for the SLAC annual Back-to-School Backpack Drive. Each of the 20 donated backpacks and two boxes of supplies will help a local underprivileged student in the bay area go back to school with the tools needed to succeed. A warm thank you to everyone who made this year's drive a success! The backpack drive is a partnership between The Family Giving Tree and Resource Area for Teachers. This year they hope to reach 15,000 low-income children.	Events (see all \| submit) August 8: (12:30 p.m.) Experimental Seminar: CMS Physics Commissioning Access (see all) A&E ADA Restroom Renovation Bulb and Ballast Replacement in Bldg. 84 and 40 Announcements (see all \| submit) Lab Announcements Supervisor and Manager Training: ES&H Self-Assessment Fiscal Year-End Procurement Deadlines 2007 Child Care Subsidy Grant Informational Sessions for Faculty and Staff Kids Day - August 16 Community Bulletin Board Marc Ross's Farewell Party Webcast of Archimedes Research Reminder: Bike Safety News (see all \| submit) Chevron and Stanford Team Up to Develop Nanoscale Diamondoids PhysOrg.com Superconductor Reveals its True Colours Physics Web
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