Safety Success Story: LAT Integration

by Kelen Tuttle

The primary instrument for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) mission, the Large Area Telescope (LAT), will detect gamma rays with unprecedented sensitivity, offering exceptional insight into the nature of dark matter, stellar evolution and black holes. This instrument, currently undergoing environmental testing at General Dynamics in Phoenix, Arizona, was integrated at SLAC in 2005 and 2006 from hardware fabricated at laboratories all around the world. This very successful integration project was completed on time, on budget and—most importantly—safely.

"Our disciplined approach led to a safe working environment," said LAT Project Manager Ken Fouts. "At our daily morning meetings, the first item on the agenda every single day was safety. This set the tone for the rest of the day: safety comes first. Our people deserve the opportunity to arrive at work healthy and go home without injuries at the end of the day. We look out for ourselves, but more importantly, for each other." Read more...

Travel Office Manager Melissa Lim

by Amber Dance

Melissa Lim.

This fall, SLAC welcomes Melissa Lim, the new travel office manager, who arrived at the beginning of October. "The people are wonderful," Lim says of her new workplace. "I'm excited to be working at SLAC."

The travel office is responsible for reimbursements, relocations and conference management, as well as maintaining various web forms. Lim considers SLAC employees and visitors to be her customers and hopes to give them the best service possible.

To this end, she plans to streamline office procedures and improve communication flow to travelers and administrators through both the travel office website and via e-mail. Many problems occur, Lim says, when travelers don't know the guidelines they need to follow, and she hopes better communication will result in more people getting their money back faster.

A warm welcome to Melissa!

SLAC Benefits Fair Tomorrow, 10:00-3:00

by Anita Piercey

Tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., the Benefits Office will hold a Benefits Fair in SLAC's Panofsky Auditorium Lobby/Breezeway. Don't miss this opportunity to talk with representatives from all our health plans, ask questions and learn what each plan offers. Free flu shots will be available to SLAC employees. More information about open enrollment is available on the Stanford Benefits website.

Good Grief!
It's the Great Pumpkin

by Amber Dance

The Alignment Engineering Group's Hans Imfeld (left), Michael Rogers (center) and Francis Gaudreault farm with Michael Gaydosh (not pictured) in the SLAC Garden.

The Great Pumpkin came early to SLAC this year.

SLAC's Alignment Engineering Group was responsible for the gargantuan gourd, which tipped SLAC scales at 101 pounds. Hans Imfeld, Michael Rogers, Francis Gaudreault and Michael Gaydosh farm together at the SLAC Garden Club plots.

The group harvested "Big Bertha," which was around two and a half feet in diameter, in mid-October. They did "nothing special at all" to cultivate the colossal orange orb, Imfeld says.

Fellow gardeners watched Bertha's growth with interest. "It was pretty fantastic," says David Fritz.

The bumper crop included both Jack-o'-Lantern and Big Max pumpkins as well as butternut, acorn, and kabocha squashes. Imfeld's daughters, Alena, Ingrid and Elise, had all the jack-o'-lanterns they could want this year.

Come Thanksgiving, it's clear who's bringing the pie.

Energy Tip of the Week

by John Steward

Driving sensibly at work is good practice. Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) and excessive idling both waste gasoline.

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Safety Success Story: LAT Integration by Kelen Tuttle The primary instrument for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) mission, the Large Area Telescope (LAT), will detect gamma rays with unprecedented sensitivity, offering exceptional insight into the nature of dark matter, stellar evolution and black holes. This instrument, currently undergoing environmental testing at General Dynamics in Phoenix, Arizona, was integrated at SLAC in 2005 and 2006 from hardware fabricated at laboratories all around the world. This very successful integration project was completed on time, on budget and—most importantly—safely. "Our disciplined approach led to a safe working environment," said LAT Project Manager Ken Fouts. "At our daily morning meetings, the first item on the agenda every single day was safety. This set the tone for the rest of the day: safety comes first. Our people deserve the opportunity to arrive at work healthy and go home without injuries at the end of the day. We look out for ourselves, but more importantly, for each other." Read more...

Travel Office Manager Melissa Lim by Amber Dance Melissa Lim. This fall, SLAC welcomes Melissa Lim, the new travel office manager, who arrived at the beginning of October. "The people are wonderful," Lim says of her new workplace. "I'm excited to be working at SLAC." The travel office is responsible for reimbursements, relocations and conference management, as well as maintaining various web forms. Lim considers SLAC employees and visitors to be her customers and hopes to give them the best service possible. To this end, she plans to streamline office procedures and improve communication flow to travelers and administrators through both the travel office website and via e-mail. Many problems occur, Lim says, when travelers don't know the guidelines they need to follow, and she hopes better communication will result in more people getting their money back faster. A warm welcome to Melissa! SLAC Benefits Fair Tomorrow, 10:00-3:00 by Anita Piercey Tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., the Benefits Office will hold a Benefits Fair in SLAC's Panofsky Auditorium Lobby/Breezeway. Don't miss this opportunity to talk with representatives from all our health plans, ask questions and learn what each plan offers. Free flu shots will be available to SLAC employees. More information about open enrollment is available on the Stanford Benefits website.	Good Grief! It's the Great Pumpkin by Amber Dance The Alignment Engineering Group's Hans Imfeld (left), Michael Rogers (center) and Francis Gaudreault farm with Michael Gaydosh (not pictured) in the SLAC Garden. The Great Pumpkin came early to SLAC this year. SLAC's Alignment Engineering Group was responsible for the gargantuan gourd, which tipped SLAC scales at 101 pounds. Hans Imfeld, Michael Rogers, Francis Gaudreault and Michael Gaydosh farm together at the SLAC Garden Club plots. The group harvested "Big Bertha," which was around two and a half feet in diameter, in mid-October. They did "nothing special at all" to cultivate the colossal orange orb, Imfeld says. Fellow gardeners watched Bertha's growth with interest. "It was pretty fantastic," says David Fritz. The bumper crop included both Jack-o'-Lantern and Big Max pumpkins as well as butternut, acorn, and kabocha squashes. Imfeld's daughters, Alena, Ingrid and Elise, had all the jack-o'-lanterns they could want this year. Come Thanksgiving, it's clear who's bringing the pie. Energy Tip of the Week by John Steward Driving sensibly at work is good practice. Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) and excessive idling both waste gasoline.	Events (see all \| submit) October 31: (1:30 p.m.) AIS: LAT Tracker - Large-Scale Application Solid-State Detectors November 1: (10:00 a.m.) SLAC Benefits Fair Access (see all) Traffic through security gate at Sector 30 impacted, October 29 - 31 Increased traffic along north linac road, Sept. 18 - mid-Dec. Periodic closure of South Klystron Gallery Road Parking lot between B120 and B140 closed Alpine Gate & PEP Ring Road closed Gates 17 & 30 open 24-7 Research Yard bisected Announcements (see all \| submit) Lab Announcements Cyber Security Awareness Tips Stanford IT Open House, October 31 Community Bulletin Board Thank you from the Starks family Benefits Fair, November 1 Open Enrollment for 2008 Benefits ends on November 15 Halloween Safety Tips Grief Counseling Available at Help Center SLAC Blood Drive, November 8 36th annual SLAC Run and Walk, noon, November 15, 2007 News (see all \| submit) Hamburg Decides to Fund CFEL Building Lightsources.org Why They Called it the Manhattan Project NY Times Did the Early Universe Have "Texture"? PhysicsWorld.com Brane Trust: Tunneling and Stringy Physics PhysOrg.com
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