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classroom’ and allowing students to direct experiments at the NSLS from the classroom opened a valuable teaching tool for us at Sayville High School.” Kaczmarek commented, “This was an invaluable experience both for myself and the high school students involved with the webcast. I don’t think many high school students can say that they were part of an experiment run at world-known BNL. I see much potential with this type of educational outreach and the benefits to all parties involved. It is all very exciting.” The webcast stems from a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) project called “High School Teacher Training in an EMSI: Bringing First-Hand Research Experiences from the Lab to the Classroom,” which is being conducted at the Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS) at SBU. This project is a collaboration between CEMS and an initiative within the Brookhaven Lab Office of Educational Programs (OEP) called “Building Leadership to Expand Participation in Environmental Molecular Science.” Both programs are funded through National Science Foundation (NSF) supplements to CEMS, which is a collaboration between SBU Geosciences and BNL Environmental Sciences departments and is co-funded by the NSF and the U.S. Department of Energy. As part of the RET program, both Adler and Kaczmarek have undergone research training at CEMS, focused on the integration of molecular-scale approaches for studies of environmental chemistry. Both teachers also attended an NSLS-sponsored introductory seminar on x-ray absorption spectroscopy applications. The CEMS personnel who enabled this project include Richard Reeder (Director of CEMS and Professor of Geoscience at SBU), Mirza Beg (Environmental Education Specialist at CEMS), Paul Northrup (CEMS Principal Investigator from BNL’s Environmental Sciences Department), and Marianna Kissell (a CEMS graduate student conducting research at NSLS beamline X15B). The project was also enabled by OEP personnel, including Ken White (OEP Manager), Jen Clodius (Senior Students tune in to the X15B webcast. 3-12 Educational Programs Representative), and Scott Bronson (Educational Programs Administrator). OEP provided guidance on the use of the VRVS technology and made the broadcast successful. Clodius coordinated the webcast at the beamline, while Bronson managed it at the school. Northrup, a beamline scientist for X15B, devoted beam time, as well as his own time and expertise, to the project. His efforts were critical to the project’s success. Northrup, along with Kissell, also provided scientific support to the teachers. Administrative support was provided by the chair of the Science Department at the Sayville High School, Brian Vorwald. Mike Tabor, head of the school’s Technology Department, provided computer and network support. The outcome of the webcast was very positive. It generated considerable interest among the students. During the experiment they asked questions about x-ray absorption spectroscopy, beamline operation and safety procedures, the results of the analysis, and the NSLS in general. The organizers of the webcast are hopeful that this event could serve as a pilot for other scientific facilities and schools across the country. Northrup and beamline X15B are supported by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (Environmental Remediation Sciences Division) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, through the BNL EnviroSuite initiative. — Laura Mgrdichian NSLS’ YOUNGEST SCIENTISTS LEARN FROM LIGHT ON 'TAKE OUR DAUGH- TERS AND SONS TO WORK' DAY April 27, 2006 On April 27, more than 30 daughters and sons of NSLS users and staff learned about some of the scientific programs at the NSLS, and even performed their own scientific experiments. The one-day visit was part of the national “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” Upon arriving at the NSLS, the children learned that the facility produces many types of light, from microwaves to x-rays, and that this light has many applications in many fields, including electronics, catalysis, microscopes, and medicine. Then the fun started! This year’s program focused on liquid nitrogen, which is used by most scientists at the NSLS. The children were taken down to the NSLS experimental floor, where they were given 30 minutes
Participants in the 2006 “Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” at the NSLS to count the number of beamlines that used liquid nitrogen. They questioned beamline scientists and learned that liquid nitrogen is used for cooling samples, detectors, magnets, and monochromators. Upon summing the beamlines at the end of the tour, the children were amazed to find that more than 40 beamlines use liquid nitrogen on a daily basis. Next, the children experienced the wonders of liquid nitrogen first-hand. By immersing an inflated balloon in liquid nitrogen, they discovered that the air inside of the balloon contracts, and then re-expands when warmed up. The children also learned that a tiny pinhole in a ping pong ball will cause the ball to spin wildly after being removed from liquid nitrogen. Other experiments included making a liquid nitrogen banana-hammer and an “ice egg” with a water balloon. They also listened to a “boiling” tea kettle and learned about the wonders of superconductivity, a phenomenon that becomes possible when certain materials are cooled to very low temperatures using liquid nitrogen. But perhaps the most memorable experiment was the “grand finale”: The students mixed cream, sugar, and strawberries with liquid nitrogen to make the fastest (and perhaps tastiest) ice cream ever. — Laura Mgrdichian NSLS BIOPHYSICIST LISA MILLER AWARDED TENURE May 1, 2006 Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) granted tenure effective May 1 to six BNL scientists: Wolfram Fischer, Collider-Accelerator Department; Frithjof Karsch, Physics Department; Lisa Miller, National Synchrotron Light Source Department; Peter Steinberg, Chemistry Department; Daniel 3-13 van der Lelie, Biology Department; and Vitaly Yakimenko, Physics. At the NSLS, Miller was awarded tenure for her outstanding research in the application of spectroscopic synchrotron imaging probes in the biomedical field, her leadership in building a new synchrotron user community, and her extensive outreach activities. Miller earned her Ph.D. in biophysics from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she is still a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Medicine. She joined the NSLS as an assistant biophysicist in 1999, rising to biophysicist by 2003. Since then, she has most fully developed her research in the areas of mineralization in bone and aberrant protein folding, which are of central importance respectively in osteoporosis and in neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and scrapie. Concerning the scientific impact of her bone research, for example, she is recognized as having provided unique insights into the site-specific chemical composition of bone that are important for both industrial and academic researchers. Said NSLS Chair Chi-Chang Kao, “Lisa has made major contributions to research in bone and protein-folding diseases and to the development of synchrotron-based biomedical imaging techniques. She is widely recognized for the creativity and originality of her work, which has resulted in a superb record of publications, invited talks, and funded proposals. The very active user program in biomedical imaging that she has developed at infrared beamline U10B is being Lisa Miller emulated at other facilities. Her leadership, educational supervision, and outreach activities are outstanding, and she is truly a valuable member of the NSLS staff.” Miller was honored in 2002 with a DOE Outstanding Mentor Award and in 2005 by Brookhaven Town for outstanding contributions to science and the community. She is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University. — Liz Seubert YEAR IN REVIEW
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CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTION Chi-Chang K
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SCIENCE AT THE NSLS Kendra Snyder N
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PUBLICATIONS
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NSLS USERS Beamline U1A S Buzby, M
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