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A New Era of Synchrotron Science at SLAC: PEP-X
People Today: Headline Two
Kay Ganapathi:
Heritage at Home
Karen Fant Presented with First Director's Safety Award
Conservation Tip of the Week
Wednesday - July 2, 2008 |
A New Era of Synchrotron Science at SLAC: PEP-XScience at SLAC stands at the edge of an evolutionary leap. After a half-century of high-energy physics, SLAC's scientific focus is shifting, with the decommissioning of the BaBar detector and PEP accelerator and the approaching completion of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). Among the wide diversity of scientific pursuits underway at SLAC, photon science—using very bright, energetic X-rays to probe the properties of matter—will soon constitute the major work of the laboratory. That evolution is made possible by SLAC's long history of learning from the past and building on its achievements. In 2009, the LCLS—the world's first hard X-ray free-electron laser, which uses a portion of the historic two-mile linear accelerator as its backbone—will turn on, generating ultra-fast pulses of X-rays a billion times brighter than any source in the world. Now, following that tradition of building on the past, scientists at SLAC are envisioning the future beyond the LCLS. By capitalizing on hardware and infrastructure already in place—namely, the recently decommissioned PEP-II facility—a new synchrotron storage ring project, "PEP-X," would catapult SLAC even further beyond the research capabilities available at existing photon science laboratories. Read more... |
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Karen Fant Presented with Safety AwardYesterday morning, nearly 80 people gathered outside Building 24 to honor and cheer Mechanical Fabrication Department Head Karen Fant, who is the recipient of a special safety recognition award from the director. "It's really a pleasure to present this award today," Persis Drell said before presenting Fant with the award. "Karen's attitude toward safety is very progressive. She has created innovative programs to motivate her staff and takes a cheerful, positive solution-oriented approach to safety." In addition to serving as the safety head for her department, Fant also works on several lab-wide safety initiatives including the Work Planning and Control committee. "It's wonderful to recognize one of our finest leaders and safety ambassadors," said Director of Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Craig Ferguson. "Karen is a role model for all of us managers and supervisors, both for her work in her own department and across the lab. She leads by example, truly demonstrating that safety is a value here at SLAC." Fant's award, a black box with what looks like a sheriff's star on the front, is a gift from her colleagues. Every group in Fant's department contributed to the creation of the award. The box was fabricated by the Precision Assembly Group, anodized by the Plating Shop, and engraved by the Machine Shop. The award also showcases a flange like those used in the accelerator, and a star from a Ford Model A. This star, donated by Karen Holtemann, has been rigged by the Mechanical Fabrication Department Machine Maintenance Group to flash a red light in its center every time it registers noise. After thanking the crowd for this unique award, Fant said, "I could not do this without each and every one of your support. Every one of you has taken safety to heart, and we've seen dramatic changes in our safety record as a result." Congratulations to Karen Fant! Conservation Tip
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