From the Director:
Communication in Uncertain Times
by Persis Drell
Today I will be holding All Hands sessions in Panofsky Auditorium to update you on what we know and don't know about our budget going forward. I will discuss potential impacts of budget cuts, and mostly will strive to answer your questions as best I can.
There will be questions I cannot answer today, but when I can answer them, I will. When I know our budget and how it is being allocated, you will hear about the impacts from me. I will not keep news from you, good or bad. That is a promise.
As you know, I've been spending a lot of time in Washington D.C. with my fellow laboratory directors in recent weeks, talking to lawmakers and staffers about what we do at the national laboratories and why we are so important to the future of the country. That is my most important job now and I am doing it with all the energy I possess. I have enjoyed working with the lab directors at the other multi-program labs; we share a common purpose and recognize that we are fighting for the health of the overall Office of Science, the largest supporter of research in the physical sciences in the United States.
While I am doing my job, I ask that you continue to do yours as well as you always have, delivering spectacular science and moving the laboratory forward.
Reminder: All-hands Meetings Today
As discussed in the director's column above, three all-hands meetings will
take place today in Panofsky Auditorium, and also be broadcast live in Kavli Auditorium.
- Last name A - G attend session I - 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Last name H - P attend session II - 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- Last name Q - Z attend session III- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
If you work the owl shift, please feel free to attend any session that works with your schedule.
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Word of the Week: Angstrom
by Brad Plummer
An angstrom is a tiny unit of measure equivalent to 10-10 meters, or about the average distance between individual atoms. It's used
internationally to describe the lengths of chemical bonds and wavelengths of light, such as X-rays. The
Linac Coherent Light Source produces "hard" X-rays with wavelengths of mere angstroms, giving it the power to make images of objects
approaching the atomic scale.
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