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Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
Thursday, April 26, 2018 | Presented by Axel Brunger | 1:09:37
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Axel Brunger discusses his lab team's work to decipher the molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitters as they are released, including recent structural and biophysical studies. Read More
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Making a Difference with the United Way of Long Island
The United Way does great work in our neighborhood. There is more to this than just distributing funds—United Way runs an efficient and effective operation by soliciting proposals, careful evaluation, vetting, and oversight. It takes hard work to ensure good causes are supported and donations are impactful.
All-Employee Meeting with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry
The 14th Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, visited Brookhaven National Laboratory on Oct. 26, 2018. He joined Lab Director Doon Gibbs for an all-hands meeting where he spoke of his strong support of national labs and of the work done at Brookhaven.
Hispanic Heritage Month Speaker Luz J. Martinez-Miranda on Liquid Crystals, Nano, and Underrepresented Minority Experience in STEM
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Brookhaven Lab Hispanic Heritage Group hosted Luz J. Martinez-Miranda of the University of Maryland to speak on her experience as a scientist studying the interaction of liquid crystals with nanoscale materials, her background, challenges she faced as an underrepresented minority in the STEM fields, and how she overcame those challenges.
STEM Prep Summer Institute at Brookhaven National Laboratory
STEM Prep Summer Institute is a four-week science enrichment program for students who are members of an under-represented minority (African, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, or Pacific Islander). The program consists of modules that cover topics in physics, biology, chemistry, scientific computing, and environmental science.
NSLS-II Seminar: X-ray Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Oxides
Frank de Groot, Utrecht University, Netherlands, presents new developments in x-ray absorption (XAS) and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS). de Groot is professor of X-ray Spectroscopy in the Department of Chemistry at Utrecht University. His work reflects a concern with the theoretical and the experimental aspects of X-ray spectroscopy, including both fundamental studies and applications. His current interest is in the use of X-ray spectroscopies for the study of the electronic and magnetic structure of condensed matter and heterogeneous catalysts under working conditions.
Inspiring Students to Pursue Graduate Studies: A Collaboration Between Brookhaven National Lab and Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO)
SUNO biology professor Murty Kambhampati brings his undergraduate students to Brookhaven Lab for summer research in natural resource management as part of a long-term collaboration that began between the two institutions following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Capturing the Inner Beauty of the Quark Gluon Plasma
For the 2018 Sambamurti Lecture, Jin Huang explains b-quark physics in quark gluon plasma and current measurements. He also discusses the program for the planned sPHENIX experiment and its relevance to an electron ion collider—a next-generation particle collider to study the "strong nuclear force" and the role of gluons throughout the universe.
2018 Scharff-Goldhaber Prize Talk: 'Surprising Forward Neutron Asymmetries Discovered in Polarized Proton and Nucleus Collision at RHIC' by Minjung Kim
Seoul National University student Minjung Kim has been awarded the 2018 Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber Prize, consisting of $1,000 and a certificate. Funded by Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that manages Brookhaven National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, the award was established in 1992 by Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS), a nonprofit organization that supports and encourages the advancement of women in science
Shattering the Lavender Ceiling: A Gay Theoretical Physicist's Perspective
GLOBE—Brookhaven Lab's Gay, Lesbian Or Bisexual Employees resource group—the Physics Department, and the Inclusion & Diversity Office hosted Michael Ramsey-Musolf, who spoke on "shattering the Lavender Ceiling: A Gay Theoretical Physicist's Perspective" in Berkner Hall. Ramsey-Musolf is Director of the Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In addition to offering insights from his own experience he highlighted best practices that members of the Brookhaven community can adopt to engender a more inclusive climate for sexual and gender minorities at the Lab.
2018 Chasman Lecture: 'Bacterial Riboswitches Control Gene Expression by Sensing Cellular Metabolites' by Alla Peselis
Alla Peselis is a Ph.D. candidate from the New York University School of Medicine, and has used the Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source II beamline as a part of her research. Her graduate work focuses on structural biology, specifically on riboswitches, important RNA elements that reside in non-coding regions of mRNAs and serve an intracellular regulatory function in response to various chemical cues.
2018 Chasman Lecture: 'Geometry Driven Properties of Carbon Nano Materials for Cancer Applications' by Shruti Sharma
Shruti Sharma is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University. She also holds a M.S. in the same field from Stony Brook. Her collaborative research project on carbon-based nanomaterials is conducted at Stony Brook and Brookhaven's Center for Functional Nanomaterials. Sharma earned her B.Tech. with honors from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, in Mumbai, India.
Repurposing Preventive Radiological and Nuclear Detection Equipment for Early Post-Incident Emergency Response
Brookhaven Lab health physicist Stephen Musolino describes the multi-lab project to demonstrate how equipment designed to interdict radiological and nuclear material could be repurposed to protect first responders and the public in the early aftermath of an incident that released such material.
Accelerating Scientific Discovery Through Code Optimization on Many-Core Processes
During a weeklong coding marathon at Brookhaven Lab, scientists, code developers, and computing hardware experts achieved from 2x to 40x speedups for scientific application codes running on supercomputers powered by Intel Xeon Phi processors for high-performance computing. In this video, Brookhaven co-organizer Meifeng Lin, Intel mentor Hideki Saito, and Yale graduate student participant Urmila Chadayammuri share their perspectives on the hackathon.
AAAG/Black History Month Lecture: "Science, Race, and Gender"
John Johnson, professor of history at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, N.J., spoke on "Science, Race, and Gender" at Brookhaven Lab on Friday, Feb. 23. His talk was sponsored by Brookhaven's African American Affinity Group (AAAG) as part of the Lab's Black History Month celebration.
Where Electrical Engineering Meets Biology
Bingxin Shen, an assistant professor of Computer & Information Sciences at Temple University, and who earned her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University, spoke on "Where Electrical Engineering Meets Biology" at Brookhaven National LaboratoryThursday, Jan. 25, as part of the Brookhaven Women in Science lecture series
BWIS Annual Wine & Cheese Networking Event
BWIS held its annual Wine & Cheese Networking Event on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 on ISB's upper floor lobby. This event thanked all who have helped with and supported BWIS programs, welcomed new members, and introduced the new executive board to the Laboratory community.
The Warped Universe: The One-Hundred-Year Quest to Discover Einstein's Gravitational Waves
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Nergis Mavalvala describes the science, technology, and human stories behind the discovery of gravitational waves, providing a window into some of the most violent and warped events in the universe.
My Voice Was Heard: Beamline Robot
At the X-ray powder diffraction beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II, scientists devised a way to avoid directly handling radioactive samples. By using a robot, scientists can move samples into place more quickly and with greater precision, improving the reliability and safety of the sample processing, as well as use of valuable beam time at the Light Source.
My Voice Was Heard: Illuminating a Dark Pathway
A dark pathway at night can be treacherous. But to get from Bldg. 490 to the parking lot after sundown, employees had to walk along an unlit path. With no power supply nearby, the cost of installing lights could have been prohibitive. By installing solar-powered LED lights, the dark pathway was illuminated, helping the Bldg. 490 employees avoid slips, trips, and falls after dark.
9/11 Remembrance 2017
Brookhaven Lab staff attended a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and to honor those who participated in the rescue efforts. The ceremony was held at the Lab's 9/11 memorial and featured remarks by Brookhaven Laboratory Director Doon Gibbs, U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven Site Office Manager Frank Crescenzo, and Brookhaven Lab Fire Rescue Chief Tim Kelly.
From NSLS to NSLS-II and Beyond: Accelerator Physics Challenges
Nearly a half-century ago, scientists considered the synchrotron light appearing in their electron accelerators a severe hindrance to producing the high energy particles they needed to study the fundamental forces in nature. This "nuisance" light, however, had extremely useful characteristics.
2017 Chasman Award: Tiffany Victor: Understanding the Nutrient Distribution in the Soil of Beneficial Plant-Fungi Interactions Using Infrared Imaging
Chasman Award recipient Tiffany Victor explores how to enhance the symbiotic relationship between plants and microbes and the potential to grow bio-energy crops on nutrient-poor lands.
2017 Chasman Award: Hannah Herde: Building an Olympian: Assembling the Next Generation of the ATLAS Particle Physics Detector
Chasman Award recipient Hannah Herde speaks about the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, which measures the building blocks of our universe and searches for new ones. In her talk, Herde describes efforts at Brookhaven Lab to build the next generation of the ATLAS experiment's innermost particle detector.
The History of the Brookhaven Laboratory Site
Natural and Cultural Resources Manager Tim Green talks about the history At the same location where soldiers passed through for two world wars and Irving Berlin wrote "God Bless America," staff at Brookhaven Lab lead and collaborate with some of the world's brightest minds as an asset for innovation and inspiration with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries and countless other advances, supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's mission to discover the solutions that power and secure our nation's future.
Preventing Tick-borne Disease by Heritably Immunizing Populations of White-footed Mice
During this BSA Lecture, Kevin Esvelt of Massachusetts Institute of Technology discusses his lab's work with communities on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to prevent tick-borne human illness by developing hereditary traits in mice that could immunize them, removing a vital link in the spread of Lyme disease.
Unlocking the Materials Genome Through Combinatorial Nanoscience
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Chad Mirkin of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University discussed the novel "nanocombinatorics" approach to create unique combinations of atoms from across the Periodic Table of Elements.
The Quantum Universe
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Hitoshi Murayama discusses how scientists have major puzzles to solve by, for example, uncovering more about the Higgs boson discovered nearly five decades after it was predicted and investigating the mysterious, invisible dark matter that holds the universe together.
Solar-Driven Water Splitting
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Harry Gray of the California Institute of Technology explains how he and other researchers are investigating the structures and mechanisms of hydrogen-evolving catalysts for solar-driven molecular machines to store solar energy.
Directed Self-Assembly Opens New Pathways for Nanotechnology
Brookhaven Lab physicists Aaron Stein and Kevin Yager discuss their directed self-assembly technique that enables different molecular patterns—in this case, parallel lines and dots—to coexist within a single nanostructure in specific arrangements. The ability to direct the self-assembly of materials into complex nanostructures could enable advances in microelectronics, sensing, and other applications.
Structural Biology: Studying Living Things as They Jiggle and Wiggle
Seán McSweeney begins the 515th Brookhaven Lecture with an introduction to proteins. He then explains how x-rays from NSLS-II can provide new capabilities to study proteins—as they jiggle and wiggle—to learn more about them, including their remarkable roles in repairing damaged DNA.
The Discovery of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Imre Bartos of Columbia University provides an introduction to gravitational waves, and then describes how their recent discovery opens a new window to the universe, expanding the frontiers of astrophysics and cosmology.
My Voice Was Heard: 4-Posters
Reducing the prevalence of deer ticks on the Lab site is a top priority for the Environmental Protection Division. Ticks carry disease, and deer a primary vector for spreading ticks. Tim Green and the Environmental Protection Division devised a program using 4-poster stands with insecticide to reduce the prevalence of ticks on local deer. The deer visit the 4-poster stands to feed, and while there they rub up against the pesticide. The result is a safer, healthier Lab site. These Brookhaven Lab employees in the Environmental Protection Division spoke up. They saw an opportunity, offered a solution, and got management support. Their voices were heard.
My Voice Was Heard: Parking Lot Barrier
The Machine Shop staff worked with the Traffic Safety Committee to come up with a solution to prevent delivery trucks from rolling unimpeded across a parking lot and into their shop. Now, truck drivers see the high visibility barricade as they approach the area, and the risk of an automobile accident and damage from a rolling truck is greatly reduced. These Brookhaven Lab employees spoke up. They saw an opportunity, offered a solution, and got management support. Their voices were heard.
What Will Earth Be Like in 50 Years?
Ernie Lewis begins the 514th Brookhaven Lecture by examining the current health of Earth's climate and environments. Following a brief "tour" through the years leading up to the first Earth Day, he then discusses lessons learned and Brookhaven Lab scientists' research that may be applied, today and in the future, to determine what Earth will be like 50 years from now.
Manipulating Nanostructures With Light
Kevin Yager begins the 513th Brookhaven Lecture with a brief introduction to the nanoscale—the tiny world within our own where elements are so small they are measured in billionths of a meter. Yager then discusses the light-based techniques and laser tools he has developed to arrange molecules into ordered patterns and specific shapes to fabricate more perfect, complex nanostructures.
Jim Powell: Maglev Pioneer
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the first published paper on Maglev by retired Brookhaven Lab scientists Gordon Danby and James Powell. The two researchers invented and patented maglev technology — the suspension, guidance, and propulsion of vehicles by magnetic forces.
Powell and Danby's Grand Idea: 50 Years of Maglev History
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first published paper on magnetic levitation (maglev) vehicles—authored by now-retired Brookhaven Lab researchers James Powell and Gordon Danby—James Powell's son Jesse presents this lecture on maglev's past, present, and potential for the future.
How Data Becomes Physics: Inside the RACF
The RHIC & ATLAS Computing Facility (RACF) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory sits at the center of a global computing network. It connects more than 2,500 researchers around the world with the data generated by millions of particle collisions taking place each second at Brookhaven Lab's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC, a DOE Office of Science User Facility for nuclear physics research), and the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe. Watch this video to learn how the people and computing resources of the RACF serve these scientists to turn petabytes of raw data into physics discoveries.
My Brother's Keeper: Welcome Ceremony & Discussion Panel
Celebrating the second anniversary of President Barack Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative, Brookhaven National Laboratory collaborated with SUNY Old Westbury to bring more than 160 students from New York City and Long Island to the Laboratory for a day of mentorship and engagement in science.
Quarks, Gluons & Lattice QCD: Cooking the 'Perfect' Soup With Supercomputers
During the 512th Brookhaven Lecture, Swagato Mukherjee tells you about the "perfect" soup physicists can't get enough of. Not some thick, lumpy chowder—a nearly perfect liquid made from some of the universe's most basic ingredients. Plus, he shows you "kitchens" around the world, where he's using powerful supercomputers to fine-tune the recipe.
Following Fission Fragments: Nuclear Data for New Neutrino Physics
During the 511th Brookhaven Lecture, Libby McCutchan discusses the National Nuclear Data Center, the mysterious neutrino, and how she and other scientists are using sophisticated databases to shed light on neutrinos for big questions not yet answered. She also discusses how this research could be applied to technologies to identify materials being produced for nuclear weapons in order to help prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.
The Safe Conduct of Research — A Safety Mindset is Always With You
Brookhaven Science Associates and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Brookhaven Site Office are working together with Lab management and staff to ensure that Brookhaven is known as a lab that fosters a safe working environment, and is known for its operational excellence. Having a safety mindset matters in the laboratory and in all parts of your life.
A New Method to Diagnose Prostate Cancer
During the 510th Brookhaven Lecture, Yonggang Cui explains how he and a multidisciplinary team of collaborators created the Proxiscan™ imaging platform—a compact, high-resolution digital gamma camera to image prostate cancer. Cui also discusses results from clinical trials and possible applications for this technology to detect breast, ovarian, and other cancers as well.
Synchrotron Science...and Bugs?
During the 509th Brookhaven Lecture, Wah-Keat Lee highlights synchrotrons' advantages over conventional x-ray sources for research, while explaining how resolution, sensitivity, and contrast affect overall capabilities. He then discusses his past research with insects.
My Voice Was Heard: Pesticides
Andrew Kuroski and Erik Dalen work in pest control at the Lab. By attending conferences and seminars, they learn the latest tools and tactics for their field. They found improved ways to reduce the tick population problem on the Lab grounds—and ticks are carriers for many diseases, including Lyme. These Brookhaven Lab employees spoke up. They saw an opportunity, offered a solution, and got management support. Their voices were heard.
My Voice Was Heard: Superior Spray Solution
Rob Holland of Central Fabrication Services produces specialized precision tools and parts for use by researchers at Brookhaven Lab. Previously, the spindle on the horizontal milling machine was cooled by jets of lubricant spraying at 300 pounds per square inch. The work area was wet and slippery and Rob had to use a step-stool to reach into the machine to manually adjust the water jets by hand. Then he had an idea: install remote-controlled spray nozzles to keep himself well clear of the tool. Now with this improved tool, he's working more efficiently, more cleanly, more safely. This Brookhaven Lab employee spoke up. He saw an opportunity, offered a solution, and got management support. His voice was heard.
My Voice Was Heard: PeopleSoft and the Research Library
Subscriptions were a paper-driven process at the Research Library. Then its Technical Services team realized line organizations could handle memberships and subscription orders with a digital solution—a People-Soft module—which put control into users' hands. Research Library Technical Services, Accounts Payable, and the Information Technology Division's Applications staff determined functional, fiscal, and technical needs, and a new online module went live in October 2014. These Brookhaven Lab employees spoke up. They saw an opportunity, offered a solution, and got management support. Their voices were heard.
Using Nuclei to Catch Shape-Shifting Protons in the Act: One Hypothesis, Two Colliders
During the 508th Brookhaven Lecture, Dennis Perepelitsa introduces his hypothesis that protons with most of their energy concentrated in single quarks or gluons are particularly small and shaped differently too. He then describes his analysis of data from particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the Large Hadron Collider to test his hypothesis.
'Universe or Multiverse?'
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Andrei Linde explains how a new cosmological theory of an inflationary multiverse, which is supported by developments in string theory, would change accepted views on the origin and global structure of our universe, as well as where and how we fit in it.
Tracking Ion Migrations at the Nanoscale in Rechargeable Batteries
During the 507th Brookhaven Lecture, Dong Su explains how he and his colleagues are using advanced tools at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven Lab to study materials and determine how different atomic-level structures can improve performance for rechargeable batteries.
All-Employee Meeting with Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall completed her goal of visiting all 17 Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories after meeting staff and touring several major facilities at Brookhaven Lab during her time on site Tuesday, Sept. 22. She addressed Lab staff at an all-employee meeting in Berkner Hall.
BWIS Lecture: "The Planet Within: Caves from Earth to Mars and Beyond"
Professor Penelope Boston, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, studies the spectacular underground landscapes of Earth—caves—using them as models for the subsurfaces of other planets. Some of the most magnificent and chemically extreme caves on Earth are inhabited by an amazing array of microorganisms. She studies these unique lifeforms and the biosignatures that they leave behind. Such traces can be used to provide a "Field Guide to Unknown Organisms" for developing life detection space missions can also provide the basis for future human habitations on other planets.
Seeking the Origin of Asymmetry
In this 2015 Sambamurti Lecture, Xin Qian of Brookhaven Lab's Physics Department explains the process physicists use to design a scientific experiment aiming to address the question of why we are made of matter, not antimatter. He then reviews scientists' progress and discusses challenges for the future.
The Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Lab
Scientists from all over the world visit the Center for Functional Nanomaterials to explore strange phenomena hidden on the nanoscale—an exciting and powerful landscape spanning just billionths of a meter. The U.S. Department of Energy opened the CFN, one of its five nanoscale science research centers in the United States, to develop unprecedented energy technologies and solve fundamental scientific puzzles.
NSLS-II: The New Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven Lab
During the 506th Brookhaven Lecture, Ferdinand Willeke provides an overview of the National Synchrotron Light Source II and its accelerator complex. He then discusses highlights from the development and commissioning processes, the machine's current status, and an outlook for the future.
The Safe Conduct of Research
Brookhaven Science Associates and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Brookhaven Site Office are working together with Lab management and staff to ensure that Brookhaven is known as a lab that fosters a safe working environment, and is known for its operational excellence.
2015 Open Space Stewardship Program Keynote Speech
During the ninth annual Open Space Stewardship Program (OSSP) celebration at Brookhaven Lab, Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski presented the keynote speech. The OSSP was designed at the Lab to help local land stewards manage their properties with students who, as "citizen scientists," learn about the scientific process while going out to the field to collect useful data.
Scanning the Structure of Steel From Nuclear Reactor Vessels
During the 505th Brookhaven Lecture, Lynne Ecker explains the molecular process for materials inside nuclear reactors becoming brittle over time. She then discusses new capabilities at the National Synchrotron Light Source II for collecting large amounts of data from different steel alloys to monitor and understand their performance.
Catching Catalysis in the Act: In Situ Studies With X-Rays and Electrons
During the 504th Brookhaven Lecture, Dario Stacchiola provides an introduction to catalysis and in situ studies to watch catalysts in action. He then discusses his research, highlighting important catalytic processes essential for producing industrial quantities of cleaner fuels to help meet the world's energy needs.
NSLS-II Capabilities
Brookhaven scientists discuss some of the first beamlines to host users at NSLS-II: Eric Dooryhee at the X-ray Powder Diffraction (XPD) beamline, Stuart Wilkins at the Coherent Soft X-ray (CSX) beamline, Lisa Miller at the Submicron Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy (SRX) beamline, and Yong Chu at the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe (HXN) beamline.
Looking for Light From Dark Energy: Building the World's Largest Digital Camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
During the 503rd Brookhaven Lecture, Paul O'Connor begins with overviews of digital imaging technology and evidence of dark energy and dark matter. He then explains ambitious performance goals for the LSST and efforts to ensure that technological challenges are met. O'Connor also describes proposals for a new generation of imaging sensors for future astrophysical exploration.
Expanding Plant Oil Production: Learning How to Make Leaves Fat
During the 502nd Brookhaven Lecture, Changcheng Xu explains how he and his collaborators use biochemical and genetic analyses to identify important protein components that control oil synthesis and storage in plant leaves. He also discusses the potential biotechnological implications of efforts aimed at enhancing oil accumulation in abundant plants for renewable, carbon-neutral bioenergy production.
National Synchrotron Light Source II Dedication Ceremony
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz dedicated the world's most advanced light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The dedication ceremony also included remarks from U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin, Stony Brook University President and Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) Co-Chair Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., and Brookhaven Lab Director Doon Gibbs.
National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) Dedication Ceremony — Senator Charles E. Schumer Comments
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz dedicated the world's most advanced light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The dedication ceremony also included remarks from U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin, Stony Brook University President and Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) Co-Chair Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., and Brookhaven Lab Director Doon Gibbs.
Negative Particles for Positive Breakthroughs: Characterizing Electrons in Novel Materials at NSLS-II
During the 501st Brookhaven Lecture, Ignace Jarrige explains how electrons behave and affect unique materials' properties. He then discusses how the Soft Inelastic X-ray Scattering beamline being built at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) will provide unprecedented accuracy for future research.
Small Science, Big Impact: Basic Research with Bacteriophage T7
During this 500th Brookhaven Lecture, Bill Studier explains how basic research on a simple virus enabled development of the T7 expression system. Since it was patented in 1984, more than 1,000 companies have licensed the T7 system to produce proteins for commercial purposes, including medical diagnostics and treatments.
Artificial Photosynthesis: Making and Breaking Bonds with Protons and Electrons
During this 499th Brookhaven Lecture, Dmitry Polyansky explains how artificial photosynthesis—inspired by plants' natural ability to convert sunlight to usable energy—can help meet future energy demands. He also highlights progress, challenges, and strategies for developing catalysts to convert solar energy into energy-packed fuels as efficiently as possible.
Vector Boson Scattering: Watching the Higgs Boson at Work with the ATLAS Particle Detector
During this 498th Brookhaven Lecture, Marc-Andre Pleier of the Physics Department provides an overview of the Standard Model of fundamental particles and interactions as well as the Higgs discovery in 2012. He then discusses how he and fellow ATLAS collaborators use the detector to search for "fingerprints" of the rare W-boson scattering process, flaws or breakdowns in the Standard Model, and potential areas to discover new physics.
LCLS: A Stunning New View Through X-ray Laser Eyes
During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Chi-Chang Kao—director of the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory—provides an overview of scientists' first five years exploring uses for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS).
Science Friday Explains "How to Make Quark Soup"
You don't need a time machine to marvel at the hot broth of quarks and gluons that made up all matter a microsecond after the Big Bang. You just need a ticket on the Long Island Railroad. Through massive feats of engineering, Brookhaven National Laboratory has devised a recipe for cooking up tiny ephemeral batches of this quark-gluon soup, a fluid which physicists Paul Sorensen say is the most "perfect" fluid ever discovered.
Supercomputing Fundamental Particle & Nuclear Physics
During the 497th Brookhaven Lecture, Taku Izubuchi explained how scientists use a four-dimensional lattice and increasingly powerful supercomputers for calculations that address questions of quantum chromodynamics, the theory of "strong" interactions between subatomic quarks and gluons that form protons and neutrons of our universe.
RHIC Featured in "How The Universe Works" on the Science Channel
If you want to know how the universe works, part of the answer lies in understanding the building blocks of matter—before they became inextricably bound within the protons, neutrons, and atoms that make up everything visible in our universe today.
Special PET Scans Seeking Symmetry in Quark-Gluon Plasma
During the 496th Brookhaven Lecture, Lijuan Ruan explained how she uses electron-positron tomography from quark-antiquark annihilations to study chiral symmetry, a characteristic that "broke" to form 99 percent of the visible mass in the universe and is thought to be restored during ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.
Exploring the Small Size Limit of Quark Gluon Plasma
During the 2014 Sambamurti Lecture, physicist Anne Sickles discussed how correlations between particles created during collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are being used to determine the properties of matter itself. She also explained how physicists, including those using the PHENIX detector at RHIC, are exploring the geometry of the nuclei's impact zones to determine just how small quark-gluon plasma can be.
To See or Not to See a Warhead: Imaging Nuclear Weapons With Neutrons
During the 495th Brookhaven Lecture, Istvan Dioszegi discussed the principles of neutron imaging and advancements to verify nuclear warheads, as well as why and how the technique might become a tool for verification under terms of the New START treaty.
Manipulating Light to Understand and Improve Solar Cells
During the 494th Brookhaven Lecture, Matthew Eisaman explained solar cells' important role in meeting the world's energy demands, the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to reduce the cost of solar cell-generated electricity by 2020, and solar cell research at Brookhaven Lab.
Kevin Yager on the Nanoscience of Studying Scattered X-rays
Kevin Yager, a scientist at Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials, discusses his research on materials spanning just billionths of a meter. Yager specializes in making new materials through meticulously guided self-assembly and probing nanoscale structures with a technique called x-ray scattering.
The Smallest Drops of the Hottest Matter? New Investigations at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
During the 493rd Brookhaven Lecture, Anne Sickles discussed how physicists determine what happens before, during, and after individual particle collisions among billions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). She then explained how collisions at RHIC enable physicists to probe deeper into the mysteries of quark-gluon plasma and the strong force.
What Goes Up Must Come Down: The Lifecycle of Convective Clouds
During the 492nd Brookhaven Lecture, Michael Jensen explained the importance of clouds in the Earth's climate system and how convective clouds form, grow, and dissipate. His discussion included findings from a major experiment designed to provide a holistic view of convective clouds and their environment.
A Fast, Versatile Nanoprobe for Complex Materials: The Sub-micron Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline at NSLS-II
During the 491st Brookhaven Lecture, Juergen Thieme explained benefits of spectroscopy and more intense x-rays at NSLS-II for next-generation research. Specifically, he discussed the new sub-micron-resolution x-ray spectroscopy (SRX) beamline—highlighting its speed, adjustability, and versatility.
The Shape and Flow of Heavy Ion Collisions
During the 490th Brookhaven Lecture, Bjoern Schenke discussed theory that details the shape and structure of heavy ion collisions. He also explained how this theory and data from experiments at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the Large Hadron Collider are being used to determine properties of quark-gluon plasma.
2013 Young Researcher Symposium: Welcoming Remarks
Brookhaven Lab hosted the second-annual Young Research Symposium on Nov. 15, 2013, to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Berndt Mueller of Brookhaven Lab welcomed attendees and offered his outlook for the future of nuclear and particle physics.
2013 Young Researcher Symposium: Speaker Séamus Davis
Brookhaven Lab hosted the second-annual Young Research Symposium on Nov. 15, 2013, to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Séamus Davis of Brookhaven Lab and Cornell University gave a talk, titled "That's Impossible," based on his research experiences.
2013 Young Researcher Symposium: Career Panel Discussion
Brookhaven Lab hosted the second-annual Young Research Symposium on Nov. 15, 2013, to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Former researchers, postdocs, and interns answered questions about their work experiences in current science-related careers.
Young Researcher Symposium: Keynote Talk
Brookhaven Lab hosted the second-annual Young Research Symposium on Nov. 15, 2013, to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Esther Takeuchi of Brookhaven Lab and Stony Brook University gave the keynote address about her research for better batteries, including one that powers implantable cardiac defibrillators that help prevent heart attacks.
"Doing More With Less: Cost-effective, Compact Particle Accelerators"
During the 489th Brookhaven Lecture, Dejan Trbojevic discussed accelerator technologies and techniques —"particularly a non-scaling, fixed-focused alternating gradient"—to focus particle beams using fewer, smaller magnets. He explained how these technologies could benefit eRHIC and particle therapies for combating cancer.
Precision Measurements of the Hubble Constant and PASS
During this Pegram lecture, Nobel laureate and distinguished astrophysicist Adam Riess explained how scientists are using an increasingly precise Hubble constant value to constrain measurements for uncertainties in the current cosmological model, including the nature of dark energy and properties of particles called neutrinos.
Supernovae and the Discovery of the Accelerating Universe
During this Pegram lecture, Nobel laureate and distinguished astrophysicist Adam Riess discussed how his team of researchers discovered that the rate at which the Universe is expanding continues to increase, a phenomenon attributed to the mysterious dark energy first postulated by Albert Einstein.
Massive Muon g-2 Electromagnetic Ring Leaves New York
The first leg of the mighty Muon g-2 electromagnet's journey to Fermilab went smoothly thanks to the engineering expertise of Emmert International. Watch these highlights of the 50-foot-wide, 17-ton ring's move across Brookhaven Lab and out to Smith Point Marina.
'Magic Lenses for RHIC: Compensating Beam-Beam Interaction'
In the 488th Brookhaven Lecture, Luo discusses some collider fundamentals. He then introduces the electron lens system he helped develop at Brookhaven, explaining how it could help double the collision rate at RHIC and prepare the machine for future endeavors.
Electromagnet Move Down William Floyd Parkway
At midnight on June 24, 2013, a 50-foot-wide, circular electromagnet began the second leg of a 3,200-mile land and sea voyage from Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York to a new home at Fermilab in Illinois. During this leg, Emmert International transported the electromagnet 10 miles down William Floyd Parkway to the Smith Point Marina, where it was loaded on a barge later in the day.
Giant Electromagnet Move
On Saturday, June 22, 2013, a 50-foot-wide, circular electromagnet began its 3,200-mile land and sea voyage from Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York to a new home at Fermilab in Illinois. In the first part of the move, Emmert International and a team of Fermilab and Brookhaven Lab scientists and engineers transported the electromagnet across the Brookhaven Lab site to a staging area by its main gate.
'Stress During Pregnancy and its Effects on Women and Infants'
Psychology Professor Marci Lobel spoke on "Stress During Pregnancy and its Effects on Women and Infants," at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Thursday, May 30. The talk was sponsored by Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) and Brookhaven Science Associates (the company that manages the Lab).
'Why Has Earth NOT Warmed as Much as Expected? And Why Is This So Important?'
In the 487th Brookhaven Lecture, Stephen Schwartz speaks about his research on why Earth's temperature has not increased as much as expected from the observed increase in greenhouse gases, and what this might mean for the future.
Symposium for Bill Willis: Testimonials
Nearly 100 friends, colleagues, and family members of the late physicist Bill Willis traveled from around the world to Brookhaven Lab on April 26 for a symposium to honor Willis' scientific career. Willis held positions at Brookhaven, CERN, and Columbia and Yale universities before his death on November 1, 2012.
Chemist Jeanne A. Hardy Talks on Caspases, Causative Factor in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Chemist Jeanne A. Hardy of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst presents "Handcuffing the Killers: Conformational Control and Real-Time Monitoring of Caspase Proteolytic Activity." Hardy was sponsored by Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) and Brookhaven Science Associates (the company that manages Brookhaven Lab).
The Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at NSLS-II: A Big Microscope to Tackle Challenges at the Nanoscale
In the 486th Brookhaven Lecture, Yong Chu illustrates unique challenges and innovative approaches for x-ray microscopy at the nanoscale — measured in billionths of a meter. He also discusses measurement capabilities for the first science experiments at NSLS-II.
Interdisciplinary Science Building Dedication Ceremony
A dedication ceremony was held at the new Interdisciplinary Science Building for energy research at Brookhaven Lab. Speakers included Lab Director Doon Gibbs, Department of Energy (DOE) Brookhaven Site Office Manager Frank Crescenzo, Brookhaven Science Associates Vice Chair and Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle, and Associate Director of the Office of Safety, Security, and Infrastructure for the DOE Office of Science Marcus Jones.
BWIS Event: 'Celebration of Women'
Five women from diverse backgrounds discuss the factors and people who inspired them. Presented by Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS), March 20, 2013, Brookhaven National Laboratory. With support from Women in Science and Engineering (WISE, Stony Brook) and Zonta. Information about BWIS and its work to promote the advancement of women is available on the BWIS website: http://www.bnl.gov/BWIS/.
Exploring the Extreme Universe: Results from the VERITAS Gamma-ray Observatory
Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) hosted a talk by Reshmi Mukherjee, professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University, titled "Exploring the Extreme Universe: Results from the VERITAS Gamma-ray Observatory," March 13.
Assertive vs. Aggressive: Emotionally Intelligent Communication
Speaker Jude Treder-Wolff of Magellan Health Services speaks on definitions of different communication styles; how assertiveness differs from aggressiveness; and components of assertive communication. Part of the Brookhaven Lab Employee Assistance Program Emotional Intelligence Series.
Nuclear Stability or Instability in the 21st Century: Will U.S.-Soviet Cold War History Repeat for China, India and Pakistan?
In the 484th Brookhaven Lecture, Thomas Graham explains the events that led to policy decisions on nuclear weapons in the mid-20th century. He also discusses how forces that drove the U.S. and former Soviet Union to stockpile large numbers of nuclear warheads are applicable in today's decisions on the size and types of nuclear weapons in arsenals among China, India and Pakistan.
Coherent X-ray Scattering: Dynamics of Crowded Colloids and Other Stories
In the 483rd Brookhaven Lecture, Andrei Fluerasu discusses how techniques called coherent x-ray scattering and x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy, and the future National Synchrotron Light Source II will provide unprecedented capabilities for studying the structure and dynamics of complex materials.
Diamond, An X-ray's Best Friend
John Smedley gives the 482nd Brookhaven Lecture, titled, "Diamond, An X-ray's Best Friend." He discusses his work as a member of a team in the Instrumentation Division that found that diamonds fit the bill for new components in cutting-edge tools being designed for upgrades for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), future linear-accelerator light sources, the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), and NSLS-II — facilities that researchers from around the world are using to understand more about how the natural world works and how we can solve the nation's energy challenges, too.
2012 Young Researcher Symposium: Speaker Shirley Johnson
On Nov. 30, 2012, BNL hosted the inaugural Young Research Symposium to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Shirley Johnson, who worked for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 25 years, spoke of her experiences working at the IAEA and provided attendees with career-advancing advice.
2012 Young Researcher Symposium: Career Panel Discussion
On Nov. 30, 2012, BNL hosted the inaugural Young Research Symposium to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Former BNLers Carl Andre, Mark Doherty, Tianna Hicklin, Mathew Maye and Yolanda Small fielded questions from the audience about working in different science-related careers.
2012 Young Researcher Symposium: Keynote Talk
On Nov. 30, 2012, BNL hosted the inaugural Young Research Symposium to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Steve Vigdor, the Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear and Particle Physics at the time of the symposium, gave the keynote talk, titled, "Forging a Vision for the Future of Nuclear and Particle Physics at BNL.â€
2012 Young Researcher Symposium: A Message From the Director
On Nov. 30, 2012, BNL hosted the inaugural Young Research Symposium to spotlight the Lab's youngest and brightest researchers. Sam Aronson, the Laboratory Director at the time of the symposium, spoke to attendees and mentioned the importance of postdocs in research.
Growing Cutting-edge X-ray Optics
Ever imagined that an Xbox controller could help open a window into a world spanning just one billionth of a meter? Brookhaven Lab's Ray Conley grows cutting-edge optics called multilayer Laue lenses (MLL) one atomic layer at a time to focus high-energy x-rays to within a single nanometer. To achieve this focusing feat, Ray uses a massive, custom-built atomic deposition device, an array of computers, and a trusty Xbox controller. These lenses will be deployed at the Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source II, due to begin shining super-bright light on pressing scientific puzzles in 2015.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Long Island's River Otters
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Mike Bottini, a wildlife biologist, talks about the natural history of the river otter on Long Island and documents the return of this charismatic species to our rivers.
L.I. Natural History Conference: 30 Years of Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Around Long Island
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Rob DiGiovanni, discusses long term efforts of marine mammal and sea turtle monitoring and recovery efforts.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Strange Times for Jamaica Bay Terrapins
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Russell Burke, Department of Biology, Hofstra University, talks about the biological and ecological studies of diamondback terrapins and impacts to their long-term survival.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Lifestyles of East Coast Butterflies
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Rich Cech, discusses the diversity and life strategies of butterflies found on the east coast in particular those of Long Island.
L.I. Natural History Conference: The Long Island Alewife
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Byron Young, a retired Marine Biologist, talks about the biology and efforts at restoration of this important prey fish that is key to sustaining a large portion of the important east coast marine fisheries stock.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Changes to Our Flora and Fauna
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Key Note Speaker Peter Alden gives an entertaining talk on how wildlife, plants, and habitats have changed in the northeast from colonial times to the present.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Natural History of Brookhaven National Laboratory
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, BNL's Tim Green discusses the history as well as the natural history changes to this site that has been in federal ownership for nearly 100 years.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Biodiversity & Ecological Potential of Plum Island
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Matt Schlesinger covers the natural history and ecological diversity of Plum Island and the importance of the island for rare species as the federal government decides on the sale of the island.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Matt Sclafani gives an interesting talk on the horseshoe crab its importance to medical research as well as it's key role as a food source to migrating shore birds.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Bird Migration on Long Island
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Shaibal Mitra discusses the importance of Long Island in the migratory process of many bird species and the differences between spring and fall migrations.
L.I. Natural History Conference: Atlantic White Cedar
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, John Turner discusses the historical use of white cedar, the historic extent of where it was found, and its current status in isolated pockets of Long Island.
L.I. Natural History Conference: A Frog's Tale
On November 16, 2012, BNL hosted the 2012 Long Island Natural History Conference. As part of the conference, Jeremy Feinberg discusses how the search for the missing southern leopard frog on Long Island resulted in the discovery of a newly described species of leopard frog (Anura: ranidae) based on genetics.
From RHIC to eRHIC: Challenges and Opportunities for Accelerator Science
In this 481st Brookhaven Lecture, Vladimir Litvinenko describes the cutting-edge developments accelerator physicists are planning along the path to new, exciting science at RHIC. He explains new techniques, including coherent electron cooling, generating a high-current, polarized electron beam, and ways of suppressing a myriad of potential instabilities.
BSA Distinguished Lecture: 'Spheres: One Hundred Years of Topology'
John Milnor, a Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University and co-director of its Institute for Mathematical Sciences, discusses how mathematicians in the 20th century have wrestled with the complexities of topology — the mathematical study of space, dimensions, and transformations — with a focus on the three-dimensional sphere and its role as a source of important mathematical theorems.
Unravelling Mysteries of Pre-Columbian Artifacts
Professor José Luis Ruvalcaba of the National Autonomous University of Mexico speaks on "The Science in Unraveling the Mysteries of Pre-Columbian Artifacts." This talk is sponsored by the National Synchrotron Light Source and Brookhaven Women in Science.
Preventing Workplace Illness and Injury
Kate Hoffmann of Stony Brook University's Physical Therapy Program addresses the importance of workplace safety requirements, the Brookhaven Lab safety policy, the impacts of seated work and standing work, the hazards related to slips, trips, and falls, and the proper way to lift heavy items. Part of Healthfest 2012.
Chemistry celebration: Development of the 18FDG Method
On Friday, October 19, 2012, the New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) named Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Building an Historic Chemical Landmark, in recognition of the synthesis of 18FDG, the first successful radiotracer for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. As part of the celebration, Louis Sokoloff, M.D., of the Laboratory of Cerebral Metabolism, National Institute of Mental Health, recorded a talk titled, "Development of the 18FDG Method: A Serendipitous Journey from Bench to Bedside."
Chemistry celebration: Working Against Time: 18FDG and Chemistry
On Friday, October 19, 2012, the New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) named Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Building an Historic Chemical Landmark, in recognition of the synthesis of 18FDG, the first successful radiotracer for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. As part of the celebration, Joanna S. Fowler, Ph.D., Head of Radiotracer Development at Brookhaven National Laboratory, gave a talk titled, "Working Against Time: 18FDG and Chemistry."
Chemistry celebration: Unparalleled Contributions of FDG-PET to Medicine
On Friday, October 19, 2012, the New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) named Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Building an Historic Chemical Landmark, in recognition of the synthesis of 18FDG, the first successful radiotracer for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. As part of the celebration, Abass Alavi, M.D., Chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a talk titled, "Unparalleled Contributions of FDG-PET to Medicine."
Chemistry celebration: Alzheimer's disease
On Friday, October 19, 2012, the New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) named Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Building an Historic Chemical Landmark, in recognition of the synthesis of 18FDG, the first successful radiotracer for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. As part of the celebration, Mony J. DeLeon, Ed.D., from the Department of Psychiatry at New York University Medical Center, gave a talk titled, "Alzheimer's disease."
Chemistry celebration: FDG: Contribution to Our Understanding of Addiction
On Friday, October 19, 2012, the New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) named Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Building an Historic Chemical Landmark, in recognition of the synthesis of 18FDG, the first successful radiotracer for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. As part of the celebration, Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and a continuing collaborator on research at Brookhaven Lab, gave a talk titled, "FDG: Contribution to Our Understanding of Addiction."
PET Plants: Imaging Natural Processes For Renewable Energy From Plants
In this 480th Brookhaven Lecture, Goldhaber Fellow Ben Babst talks about how innovating scientists in the Lab's Medical Department are using a technique called positron emission tomography, or PET imaging — commonly used to diagnose cancer and study brain activity — to investigate plants' abilities to make substances for biofuels that could one day power our vehicles, homes, and industry.
PET's Morning Meetings Help Define and Solve Safety Concerns in Quick, Efficient Way
David Alexoff and the Positron Emission Tomography team instituted morning meetings to discuss safety concerns, equipment issues, share ergonomic advice, and more. How are the meetings working out for the team? Watch the video to find out.
Higgins Helps Bike Riders Know the BNL Rules of the Road
Many BNLers and visitors to the Lab ride bicycles around the site's roads. But how are the Lab's bike safety rules communicated? And what do you do if you see someone riding without a helmet, or on a sidewalk? Watch this video with Jim Higgins to find out.
"A discovery! The Higgs? Why is this important? How it was done"
Data collected during 2011 and 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland, the world's highest-energy proton collider, has culminated in the discovery of a new particle that is about 135 times heavier than a proton. But is it really the Higgs particle predicted by the theory that explains the origin of the mass of most elementary particles in the universe? The discovery and its possible identity is discussed by two Brookhaven Lab physicists, Sally Dawson and Howard Gordon, with deep roots in the hunt for the Higgs.
A New Spin on Magnets: Using X-Rays to Explore Novel Magnetic Materials
In the 478th Brookhaven Lecture DarÃo Arena explains the fundamentals of magnetic materials — including a concept called angular momentum, which can be illustrated by a balancing gyroscope — as well as researchers' tools and techniques for investigating these materials at BNL's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS).
Skid Resistant Strips Installed on Walkways at Little Red School House
When Amber Aponte took her daughter to the Lab's Little Red School House one cold morning, she noticed the walkways were slippery. Watch this video to learn how Amber submitted her observation to the Safety Hotline, which resulted in a timely solution.
Laser Beam Between Tables Makes Moving Around the Lab Tough
Andy Cook works in a lab where laser beams are directed from one table to another. Because researchers have to walk through the beam area, Andy implemented a novel solution to address this safety concern. Watch the video to see what it was.
PPE Demo Room Means 'Try Before You Buy'
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) demo room, managed by Safety & Health Services Division's Bob Selvey, gives BNLers the opportunity to try out safety glasses, gloves, lab coats, hearing protection, and more, before ordering the product. Watch this video to learn how this demo room helps people at the Lab.
Old Sidewalks Replaced with New Sidewalks at Lab
Some sidewalks at the Lab are decades old, with cracks caused by weather and roots, posing potential tripping hazards to the site's many walkers. The Site Resources Division crew is systemically identifying the sidewalks that need repair and replacement, and getting the job done. Watch the video to learn more.
New Fiberglass Snow Stakes are Easier to Install, and Less Likely to Damage Cars
By switching from metal snow stakes to fiberglass stakes, Mike Pankowski's team found a way to limit the opportunity for injuries during the installation and maintenance process. Watch the video to learn how the new stakes are safer for BNLers.
Ergonomics Advice Tailor-made to Working Groups' Tasks
By capturing repetitive work on video and with still images, the Lab's ergonomic experts are able to provide detailed, personalized ergonomics advice to workers around the Lab. Watch this video of Safety & Health Rep. Mark Marco to learn more about this program.
Achieving Work-Life Fit
Jude Treder-Wolff discusses the way we establish priorities for relationships vs. the demands of work. She provides evidence-based information about the significance of work-life fit, tools for self-assessment of work/life balance, as well as strategies and resources for integrating this information into personal and professional life.
Supercomputers and Mathematical Models for Multiphysics Simulations in Energy and Accelerator Sciences
In the 477th Brookhaven Lecture, Roman Samulyak discusses developing mathematical models accurate and reliable enough for simulated experiments to replace actual experiments. He explains how supercomputers and numerical tools are being used to investigate turbulence, design components for future muon colliders, and evaluate ideas for nuclear fusion.
Breakthrough: RHIC Explores Matter at the Dawn of Time
Physicist Paul Sorensen describes discoveries made at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. At RHIC, scientists from around the world study what the universe may have looked like in the first microseconds after its birth, helping us to understand more about why the physical world works the way it does -- from the smallest particles to the largest stars.
Safety Jeopardy
Safety at Brookhaven National Lab is not simply about wearing area-based Personal Protective Equipment — it's about having the right mindset. Business Operations' Ayse Frosina devised a way for her colleagues to learn about safety at the Lab through a challenging game of Safety Jeopardy. Watch the video to meet Ayse and to learn more.
Tour Brookhaven Lab's Future Hub for Energy Research: The Interdisciplinary Science Building
Construction is under way for the Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB), a future world-class facility for energy research at Brookhaven Lab. Meet two scientists who will develop solutions at the ISB to tackle some of the nation's energy challenges, and tour the construction site.
Microelectronics for Science - Enabling New Detectors
In the 476th Brookhaven Lecture, Gianluigi De Geronimo discusses basic principles of microelectronics. He then explains how Brookhaven's Instrumentation Division collaborates with scientists to develop unique application-specific integrated circuits for detectors that enable discoveries, push research, and change lives.
Clouds, Waves and Supernovas: Understanding fluid mixing in extreme conditions
Katherine Prestridge, leader of the Extreme Fluids team at Los Alamos National Laboratory, describes several types of fluid instabilities that are seen in everyday life that cause fluids to mix in space, the atmosphere, the ocean, and even in your coffee cup!
Quantification of Mass Transfer Using Perfluorocarbon Tracers
In the 475th Brookhaven Lecture Tom Watson discusses how perfluorocarbon tracer (PFT) technology can be viewed as a hammer looking for nails. The colorless, odorless and safe gases have a number of research uses, from modeling how airborne contaminants might move through urban canyons to help first responders plan their response to potential terrorist attacks and accidents to locating leaks in underground gas pipes.
New Tool and Part-Making Press Replaces Old Unsafe Press From 1940s
The LVD PPEB part-making press break replaced an old press break from 1946. The new machine produces parts with computer-assisted design, and forms them to the highest degrees of accuracy and tolerance. Not only is this high-performance press safe, the parts and tools it makes are also safe to use. Watch the video learn how Al Farland and others use this press break to make BNL safe.
Designing Nanoscale Systems Using DNA-Based Approaches
In the 474th Brookhaven Lecture Oleg Gang discusses how Brookhaven scientists have devised a way of using strands of synthetic DNA attached to the surface of nanoparticles to instruct them to self-assemble into nanoscale structures, clusters, and three-dimensional organizations.
Protecting Your Teen From Prescription Drug Abuse
Steve Chassman, Clinical Program Director for LICADD, the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, talks about why people take opiate drugs, how they get hooked and engagement and intervention strategies for adolescents and their families. This lecture was presented for the benefit of staff as part of the Laboratory's Employee Assistance Program.
PHENIX Symposium: PHENIX Rises From the Ashes
On December 5, 2011, the PHENIX collaboration celebrated its 20th anniversary at a symposium, which began with some speakers' recollections of early challenges and struggles in getting PHENIX approved, designed, and built. The speakers continued their talks with recounts of the many successes that occurred during the first 11 years of operations at RHIC, and ended with predictions of continued success for both RHIC and PHENIX in the next decade.
PHENIX Symposium: Discoveries in Quark Gluon Plasma Physics
On December 5, 2011, the PHENIX collaboration celebrated its 20th anniversary at a symposium, which began with some speakers' recollections of early challenges and struggles in getting PHENIX approved, designed, and built. The speakers continued their talks with recounts of the many successes that occurred during the first 11 years of operations at RHIC, and ended with predictions of continued success for both RHIC and PHENIX in the next decade.
PHENIX Symposium: Discoveries in Spin Physics and Spin Outlook
On December 5, 2011, the PHENIX collaboration celebrated its 20th anniversary at a symposium, which began with some speakers' recollections of early challenges and struggles in getting PHENIX approved, designed, and built. The speakers continued their talks with recounts of the many successes that occurred during the first 11 years of operations at RHIC, and ended with predictions of continued success for both RHIC and PHENIX in the next decade.
PHENIX Symposium: Physics With Our Current Upgrades
On December 5, 2011, the PHENIX collaboration celebrated its 20th anniversary at a symposium, which began with some speakers' recollections of early challenges and struggles in getting PHENIX approved, designed, and built. The speakers continued their talks with recounts of the many successes that occurred during the first 11 years of operations at RHIC, and ended with predictions of continued success for both RHIC and PHENIX in the next decade.
PHENIX Symposium: The Physics of sPHENIX
On December 5, 2011, the PHENIX collaboration celebrated its 20th anniversary at a symposium, which began with some speakers' recollections of early challenges and struggles in getting PHENIX approved, designed, and built. The speakers continued their talks with recounts of the many successes that occurred during the first 11 years of operations at RHIC, and ended with predictions of continued success for both RHIC and PHENIX in the next decade.
PHENIX Symposium: The Physics of ePHENIX
On December 5, 2011, the PHENIX collaboration celebrated its 20th anniversary at a symposium, which began with some speakers' recollections of early challenges and struggles in getting PHENIX approved, designed, and built. The speakers continued their talks with recounts of the many successes that occurred during the first 11 years of operations at RHIC, and ended with predictions of continued success for both RHIC and PHENIX in the next decade.
The Long Island Solar Farm
The Long Island Solar Farm located at Brookhaven National Lab is the largest photovoltaic array in the eastern U.S., and among the largest in the nation constructed on federal property. Generating a maximum of 32-megawatts, it can produce enough energy to power up to 4,500 Long Island homes without the use of fossil fuels. (Video courtesy of BP Solar.)
Ancient Materials and Artworks Illuminated By Synchrotron Light
Eric Dooryhee explains that a synchrotron is an exceptionally powerful source of light (from x-rays to infrared), which permits fast, sensitive experiments to be done without damage on minute samples of objects, using a range of analytical techniques and allowing measurements to be made below the surface.
A Step Closer to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
Ya Ha, an associate professor of pharmacology at the Yale University School of Medicine explains that genetic mutations in the protein presenilin are known to cause Alzheimer's disease. Ha describes research into presenilin's precise shape and function which could reveal new opportunities to treat or prevent early-onset Alzheimer's.
Positron Emission Tomography and Diseases of Addiction
Joanna Fowler has made significant contributions to brain research and the understanding of diseases such as addiction, which she studies using positron emission tomography (PET), an imaging technique that measures the concentration and movement of a positron-emitting radioisotope in living tissue. PET can provide information on biochemical changes or the movement of drugs in the living human body — including the brain, which is important for investigating addiction.
APS Historic Site Ceremony
A ceremony was held in Berkner Hall on September 23, 2011, in which the American Physical Society (APS) honored Brookhaven National Laboratory as a historic site in the advancement of the field of physics. APS President Barry Barish presents a plaque to commemorate the honor, and several speakers — including Laboratory Director Sam Aronson — recap Brookhaven's longstanding contributions to advancing the field of physics and highlight its plans for the future. (This is the full-length video of the event. Talks are also available as individual videos on this website.)
Our Past is Prelude to Our Future
Lab Director Sam Aronson speaks at the ceremony at which the American Physical Society (APS) honored Brookhaven National Laboratory as a historic site in the advancement of the field of physics. Connecting the Laboratory's expertise and research of its past to the expertise and research of its future, Aronson focuses on the Laboratory's work in nuclear and particle physics, condensed matter physics, life sciences, environmental sciences, and the chain of activities from discovery to deployment.
Explorations at the Frontiers of Physics
Nick Samios, Director of the RIKEN BNL Research Center and former Brookhaven Laboratory Director, speaks at the ceremony at which the American Physical Society (APS) honored Brookhaven National Laboratory as a historic site in the advancement of the field of physics. Samios discusses physics discoveries and contributions resulting from work done through the Laboratory's facilities and major programs.
Seeing the Light
BNL Senior Physicist Emeritus, former American Physical Society (APS) Editor-in-Chief, and former BNL Deputy Director Martin Blume speaks at the ceremony in which the APS honored Brookhaven National Laboratory as a historic site in the advancement of the field of physics. Blume tells the story of Brookhaven scientists Renate Chasman and Kenneth Green who developed the Chasman-Green Lattice, a critical component for BNL's National Synchrotron Light Source, other light sources around the world, and the future NSLS-II.
The Birth of a Science Giant
Bob Crease, BNL Historian and Stony Brook University Philosophy Department Chair, speaks at the ceremony at which the American Physical Society (APS) honored Brookhaven National Laboratory as a historic site in the advancement of the field of physics. Crease highlights some of the important people, facilities, and scientific developments in the evolution of Laboratory during its six-decade+ history.
Keeping RHIC's Beam Tight and the Orbit Right
Physicist Michiko Minty explains how bunches of particles traveling in opposite directions in each of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider's (RHIC) two superconducting rings are guided, focused, and accelerated to nearly the speed of light and then made to collide. She describes how to ensure the highest possible collision rates by establishing head-on collisions between the two-foot-long bunches which, at the interaction points, are a width comparable to a human hair.
Harnessing Energy from the Sun for Six Billion People -- One at a Time
Daniel Nocera, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor whose recent research focuses on solar-powered fuels, gave a BSA Distinguished Lecture, titled "Harnessing Energy from the Sun for Six Billion People — One at a Time.â€
Dying to Get Some Sleep
Presented by Marta Maczaj, M.D., Co-Director, St. Charles Sleep Disorders Center, Clin. Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Psychiatry NYU School of Medicine, and Clin. Ass. Prof. (Vol), Dept of Psychiatry SUNY at Stony Brook. Basic facts about sleep and sleep requirements and tips on improving your sleep.
Multimodal Optical Nanoprobe
A novel multimodal optical nanoprobe is incorporated into a transmission electron microscope (TEM) sample holder. The nanoprobe allows scientists to perform all the usual experiments done in a TEM in addition to those involving optical excitation and measurement of the sample, electrical measurements on the sample, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and combinations of these measurements. Of particular utility is the ability to simultaneously measure optical and electrical properties of the sample at the nanoscale.
Miniature 'Wearable' PET Scanner Ready for Use
Scientists from BNL, Stony Brook University, and collaborators have demonstrated the efficacy of a "wearable," portable PET scanner they've developed for rats. The device will give neuroscientists a new tool for simultaneously studying brain function and behavior in fully awake, moving animals.
Engineered Plants Make Potential Precursor to Raw Material for Plastics
In a first step toward achieving industrial-scale green production, scientists from BNL and collaborators at Dow AgroSciences report engineering a plant that produces industrially relevant levels of chemicals that could potentially be used to make plastics.
Ionic Liquids Promise New Efficient Ways to Generate, Store, and Use Energy
Many chemists want to speed things up — faster reactions can produce higher yields. But BNL chemist James Wishart would rather slow some reactions down. He studies syrupy materials known as ionic liquids, liquids composed entirely of positive and negative ions.
NSLS-II: Completion of the Ring Structure
At Brookhaven National Laboratory on October 13, 2010, construction workers, Brookhaven and Department of Energy officials, invited guests, and Lab staff signed the final beam to close the ring building of the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), under construction since 2009.
Deputy Energy Secretary Announces Extra $28 Million for Cleanup
U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman (left) and Congressman Tim Bishop visited BNL on June 1 to announce an additional $28 million in Recovery Act funding to accelerate cleanup projects at the Lab, including cleanup at the Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor.
NSLS and CFN Users' Meeting: BES Update
Update on Basic Energy Sciences from the annual Joint National Synchrotron Light Source and Center for Functional Nanomaterials Users' Meeting where new research results and advances in experimental capabilities in synchrotron radiation and nanosciences were presented.
Brookhaven Launches Program to Bring Big Science to Classrooms
A new program announced today at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory will give high school teachers and their students access to multi-million-dollar instruments at one of the nations premier scientific facilities. In its first year, this program — Introducing Synchrotrons into the Classroom (InSynC) — is expected to engage dozens of teachers and students in hands-on experiments at Brookhavens National Synchrotron Light Source.
Hot Quark Soup Produced at RHIC
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC, http://www.bnl.gov/rhic ) is a 2.4-mile-circumference particle accelerator/collider that has been operating at Brookhaven Lab since 2000, delivering collisions of heavy ions, protons, and other particles to an international team of physicists investigating the basic structure and fundamental forces of matter. In 2005, RHIC physicists announced that the matter created in RHICs most energetic collisions behaves like a nearly perfect liquid in that it has extraordinarily low viscosity, or resistance to flow. Since then, the scientists have been taking a closer look at this remarkable form of matter, which last existed some 13 billion years ago, a mere fraction of a second after the Big Bang. Scientists have revelaed new findings, including the first measurement of temperature very early in the collision events, and their implications for the nature of this early-universe matter.
High-Density Concrete Used in NSLS-II Construction
When the NSLS-II is running, electrons traveling at nearly the speed of light and forced by magnets around a circular storage ring will produce energy in the form of light known as synchrotron radiation. Lead and concrete shielding around the injector and storage rings and along the beamlines will provide protection against these photons and neutrons, and radiation exposure to personnel working on the NSLS-II floor will be quite low. In this video, BNLs lead structural engineer Tom Joos describes how higher-density concrete can be used where shielding is particularly necessary.
2010 RHIC & AGS Users' Open Forum Meeting
The users' open forum is an opportunity to express opinions and share views with the User Executive Committee members and other interested users. In this video, Lab Director Sam Aronson presents an introductory talk to users on "Safety, Growth and RHIC.â€
Recovery Act Progress at Brookhaven Lab
The U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory is receiving $260.9 million in new science funding from President Obamas American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, principally to accelerate construction of the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a new $912-million project that began construction in 2009. The funds are part of $1.2 billion announced by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu from funding allocated under the Recovery Act to DOEs Office of Science. The funds will support an array of Office of Science-sponsored construction, laboratory infrastructure, and research projects across the nation.
ProxiScan: A Novel Camera for Imaging Prostate Cancer
ProxiScan is a compact gamma camera suited for high-resolution imaging of prostate cancer. Developed by Brookhaven National Laboratory and Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., ProxiScan won a 2009 R&D 100 Award, sponsored by R&D Magazine to recognize the top 100 technological achievements of the year.
The Ribosome and How Antibiotics Disrupt It
Determining the structure of the ribosome has made it possible for Ramakrishnan and his colleagues to image antibiotics bound to the ribosome, leading to a better understanding of their action, which could help in the development of novel drugs. In his talk, Ramakrishnan conveys the excitement in the field that has arisen as a result of these discoveries.
Another First at NSLS-II Construction Site
Workers at the NSLS-II ring building construction site recently completed the first complicated concrete pour for the approximately 19-ft.-tall walls of the Utility Tunnel. The continuous pour was the first of its kind, as previous pours have been for footings and the foundations of footings. The construction team has estimated the entire project will use 40,000 cubic yards of concrete. To date, they have used 1,000 cubic yards, leaving 39,000 cubic yards of concrete to go!
RHIC Renaissance Celebration
A celebration of the contribution that Renaissance Technologies, Inc., made to the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, during which the entire Lab community participated in a series of RHIC Renaissance events, beginning with the Roads to Discovery ceremony, followed by a 1.8-mile 'Collide the Ions' walk for autism research around the newly re-dedicated RHIC Ring Road. The days activities also include talks preceding and following the walk.
First Concrete Poured for NSLS-II Ring Building
The first bits of the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) ring building are now taking shape after the concrete-pouring process for the new, world-class facility began on Monday, July 20. Once complete, the 400,000 square-foot building will house the accelerator ring, the largest component of the machine.
What's In a Proton?
Physicist Peter Steinberg explains that fundamental particles like protons are themselves made up of still smaller particles called quarks. He discusses how new particles are produced when quarks are liberated from protons...a process that can be observed in Brookhaven Lab's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC).
Construction Begins on World-Class Light Source at BNL
Brookhaven Lab announces that it is beginning construction of the conventional facilities at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a project that will advance energy research for the nation and create hundreds of jobs for Long Island over the next several years.
Virtual Tour of RHIC
An animation that follows polarized protons as they travel through the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) accelerator complex to the experiments. The arrows indicate the direction of each proton's spin. The animation concludes with a fly-by of the RHIC experiments running during the spin program.
The Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS)
Brookhaven National Lab has successfully developed a new pre-injector system, called the Electron Beam Ion Source, for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and NASA Space Radiation Laboratory science programs. The first of several planned improvements to the RHIC facility, EBIS will help transform RHIC into the Quantum Chromo Dynamics Lab that will enable the study of QCD in more detail.
Copper vs. Copper at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
To investigate a new form of matter not seen since the Big Bang, scientists are using a new experimental probe: collisions between two beams of copper ions. The use of intermediate size nuclei is expected to result in intermediate energy density - not as high as in earlier runs colliding two beams of gold ions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), but more than was produced by colliding a beam of gold ions with much lighter deuterons.
Coordinating the 2009 RHIC Run
Physicists working at the Brookhaven National Lab's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are exploring the puzzle of proton spin as they begin taking data during the 2009 RHIC run. For the first time, RHIC is running at a record energy of 500 giga-electron volts (GeV) per collision, more than double the previous runs in which polarized proton beams collided at 200 GeV. Narrarated by RHIC run coordinator Mei Bai.
Particle Physics Masterclass
Students from six local high schools -- Farmingdale, Sachem East, Shoreham, Smithtown East, Ward Melville, and William Floyd -- came to Brookhaven National Laboratory to experience research with particle physicist Helio Takai. They were among more than 6,000 high school students from around the world who participated in the annual international Hands-on Particle Physics Masterclasses. In this program, now involving 23 countries, particle physicist mentors show the students how to use data gathered by the large particle collider experiments at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, to unravel hidden secrets of high energy physics.
DNA Assembly Line for Nano-Construction
Building on the idea of using DNA to link up nanoparticles scientists at Brookhaven National Lab have designed a molecular assembly line for high-precision nano-construction. Nanofabrication is essential for exploiting the unique properties of nanoparticles in applications such as biological sensors and devices for converting sunlight to electricity.
Brookhaven Women in Science
To increase Brookhaven National Laboratory's awareness of the accomplishments of women in science and to provide its members with role models of their own, Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) assists in the development of policies and practices which enhance the quality of life for Lab employees; promotes a long-term commitment to diversity in Lab staff; promotes the advancement of women in scientific and technical careers; provides a forum for the exchange of scientific, technical, and professional information; encourages students to consider careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology; and supports each other's efforts on the job, and encourages each other's successes.
National Synchrotron Light Source
A tour of Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). The NSLS is one of the world's most widely used scientific research facilities, hosting more than 2,500 guest researchers each year. The NSLS provides intense beams of infrared, ultraviolet, and x-ray light for basic and applied research in physics, chemistry, medicine, geophysics, environmental, and materials sciences.
RapiData: Program Overview
The weeklong crash course is designed to introduce participants to the best and latest equipment and techniques for macromolecular x-ray crystallography. The students also get to meet and learn from the leading developers of software in the field, and then actually use the NSLS beamlines to collect data. The course is offered by Brookhaven Labs Biology and National Synchrotron Light Source departments, and reflects an educational component of the PXRR (Macromolecular Crystallography Research Resource), funded jointly by the National Center for Research Resources a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Energys Office for Biological & Environmental Research.
High-Temperature Superconductivity
Like astronomers tweaking images to gain a more detailed glimpse of distant stars, physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have found ways to sharpen images of the energy spectra in high-temperature superconductors — materials that carry electrical current effortlessly when cooled below a certain temperature. These new imaging methods confirm that the electron pairs needed to carry current emerge above the transition temperature, before superconductivity sets in, but only in a particular direction.
First Video Game?
Fifty years ago, before either arcades or home video games, visitors waited in line at Brookhaven National Laboratory to play Tennis for Two, an electronic tennis game that is unquestionably a forerunner of the modern video game. Two people played the electronic tennis game with separate controllers that connected to an analog computer and used an oscilloscope for a screen. The game's creator, William Higinbotham, was a physicist who lobbied for nuclear nonproliferation as the first chair of the Federation of American Scientists.
Addiction Studies with Positron Emission Tomography
Brookhaven scientist Joanna Fowler describes Positron Emission Technology (PET) research at BNL which for the past 30 years has focused in the integration of basic research in radiotracer chemistry with the tools of neuroscience to develop new scientific tools for applications in human health.
Atmospheric Research at BNL
Brookhaven researcher Peter Daum discusses an international field experiment designed to make observations of critical components of the climate system of the southeastern Pacific. Because elements of this system are poorly understood and poorly represented in global climate models, collecting real-time, complementary data from a variety of areas will go a long way toward improving scientists ability to use these models for making accurate predictions about Earths climate.
'Casing of the Colors' Ceremony
On Sunday September 7, 2008, Brookhaven National Laboratory hosted a ceremony to mark the retiring of the 77th U.S. Army Regional Readiness Command -- the infantry division that began its distinguished 91-year history on the Lab site, formerly the site of Camp Upton, a U.S. Army induction and training center during WWI and WWII.
BNL / ATLAS Grid Computing
As the sole Tier-1 computing facility for ATLAS in the United States and the largest ATLAS computing center worldwide Brookhaven provides a large portion of the overall computing resources for U.S. collaborators and serves as the central hub for storing, processing, and distributing ATLAS experimental data among scientists across the country.
Brookhaven Lab and the Large Hadron Collider
In addition to serving as the U.S. host laboratory for the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, Brookhaven National Laboratory plays multiple roles in this massive international undertaking, ranging from construction and project management to data storage and distribution.
RHIC: The Perfect Liquid
Evidence to date suggests that gold-gold collisions the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven are indeed creating a new state of hot, dense matter, but one quite different and even more remarkable than had been predicted. Instead of behaving like a gas of free quarks and gluons, as was expected, the matter created in RHIC's heavy ion collisions appears to be more like a "perfect" liquid.
Discovery: A Brookhaven Lab Overview
Established in 1947 on Long Island, Upton, New York, Brookhaven is a multi-program national laboratory operated by Brookhaven Science Associates for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Six Nobel Prizes have been awarded for discoveries made at the Lab. Brookhaven has a staff of approximately 3,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff and over 4,000 guest researchers annually.
Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Staff from Brookhaven's new Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) describe how this advanced facility will focus on the development and understanding of nanoscale materials. The CFN provides state-of-the-art capabilities for the fabrication and study of nanoscale materials, with an emphasis on atomic-level tailoring to achieve desired properties and functions. The overarching scientific theme of the CFN is the development and understanding of nanoscale materials that address the Nation's challenges in energy security.
RHIC - Exploring the Universe Within
A guided tour of Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) conducted by past Laboratory Director John Marburger. RHIC is a world-class scientific research facility that began operation in 2000, following 10 years of development and construction. Hundreds of physicists from around the world use RHIC to study what the universe may have looked like in the first few moments after its creation. RHIC drives two intersecting beams of gold ions head-on, in a subatomic collision. What physicists learn from these collisions may help us understand more about why the physical world works the way it does, from the smallest subatomic particles, to the largest stars.
National Synchrotron Light Source II
The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory is a proposed new state-of-the-art medium energy storage ring designed to deliver world-leading brightness and flux with top-off operation for constant output. The facility will be able to produce x-rays up to 10,000 times brighter than those produced at the existing NSLS. Design and engineering of the new light source began in 2007 and construction and operations are expected to being in 2009 and 2015, respectively.


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