After 42 years of service, Bill Boroski is retiring! His last working day will be April 28, 2023. Bill joined the lab in March 1981 as a technician in the Technical Support Section, fabricating spool pieces and later quadrupoles for the Tevatron. In the mid-1980s, engineering and R&D work on the Superconducting Super Collider was ramping up, and Bill was given the opportunity to join the TSS Engineering Laboratory. In the Engineering Lab, Bill participated in the construction and operation…
Announcements and notices
Beginning April 24, 2023, a Fermilab road culvert replacement project will begin to replace seven culverts around the Batavia site, which will require road closures. The second road closure will occur on Discovery Rd. near NS1 from May 3 through May 11. Please see map linked below for alternative routes around the work area. The tentative schedule for all seven road culvert replacements is: 4/24/23 – 5/02/23: F Road (Near MP9) 5/03/23 – 5/11/23: Discovery Rd Near NS1…
On Wednesday, May 3, the Benefits and Wellbeing Office, the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility and the Fermilab Accessibility Communities, known as FACTs, will co-sponsor a Wellness Wednesday Workshop as part of the Inclusion Matters 2023. The Mental Health Awareness workshop will be facilitated live by ComPsych-EUAP from 1-2 p.m. CT. At one time or another, everyone experiences symptoms of mental illness. Too frequently, the response to such symptoms in the workplace is confusion, fear, judgment, avoidance and…
As of January 1, 2023, Executive Order 14026 stipulates that the minimum wage rate that generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts increased to $16.20 per hour. Updated seasonal and on-call rates are located on the Compensation/Pay Rates website. These seasonal rates do not include internships that are part of a formal program, however internship positions must also adhere to the new minimum wage rate. Please account for these new rates during budget…
An observance of the 72nd annual National Day of Prayer will be held on Thursday, May 4, from 12-12:30 p.m. both on Zoom and in the Woodshed conference room on Wilson Hall’s 7th floor crossover. All Fermilab employees and users are welcome to attend. The Fermilab observance is organized by the Bible Exploration for Lunch League. For more information, including Zoom coordinates, see https://orgs.fnal.gov/bell/ndop2023.html or contact bellweb@fnal.gov.
The next FSPA Early Career Seminar will take place Thursday, May 4, at noon CT in the Hornet’s Nest (WH8X). Zoom link for the session can be found here (Services login required). We are pleased to host Steven Gardiner, associate scientist in the Physics Simulation Department at Fermilab, who will discuss “Navigating Career Opportunities at the DOE National Laboratories.” Abstract: The network of national laboratories overseen by the U.S. Department of Energy offers scientific career opportunities that are distinct from…
WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Information Technology Division will be replacing an old network switch with a new switch. The current switch has reached its end-of-life and will no longer be supported by the vendor. WHEN WILL THIS OCCUR? Tuesday, April 25; 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Central Time WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO YOU? During this time, the wireless network at Lab 2 will be down. As a result, Johnson control devices, printers, and security cameras at Lab 2…
The employee art show pick-up takes place on Monday, May 8, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Thanks for your participation. Contact Georgia Schwender (georgia@fnal.gov) with any questions.
Happy Administrative Professionals Week! On Wednesday, April 26, from 12-1 p.m. the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility will host a celebration for Fermilab’s administrative professionals. Please join us for refreshments on the second-floor crossover of Wilson Hall. On behalf of the entire laboratory community, we recognize and appreciate your hard work and dedication. We are grateful to work with each one of you. Please view the message from Lia Merminga:
The Fermilab Office of Strategy Management is pleased to announce the FY 2024 call for Laboratory Directed Research and Development proposals. The LDRD pause on new proposals during FY 2023 allowed time for internal re-evaluation and re-organization of the program. Please stay tuned for more information in May 2023. Purpose of LDRD Fermilab has instituted a LDRD program as outlined by DOE Order O413.2C to help foster the scientific and technical vitality and creativity of the laboratory by funding novel…