Science and Reading Combine in Family Literacy Experience at Fermilab on Thursday, November 17
Science literacy is a critical skill in a world of constantly accelerating technology, and the Department of Energy’s Fermilab Education Office is marking Illinois State Library Family Reading Day with a science-based Family Literacy Experience for Grades K-8 on Thursday, November 17, 2005.
Volunteers Welcome at Fermilab’s Prairie Harvest on Oct. 1 and 29
Continuing its long-term prairie reconstruction project, the Department of Energy’s Fermilab again invites neighbors and friends to help harvest prairie flower seeds.
Hot Topics Featured at World Year of Physics Symposium for Students and Teachers, Saturday, October 8 from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Fermilab’s Ramsey Auditorium
Some of the hottest topics in the field of physics today, ranging from “Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe,” to “The Warpings of Spacetime” and “The Coming Revolutions in Particle Physics,” will energize the World Year of Physics Symposium for Students and Teachers, to be held on Saturday, October 8, 2005 in Ramsey Auditorium at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab.
Fermilab and Caltech successfully use UltraScience Net
Preparing for an onslaught of data to be processed and distributed in the upcoming years, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and at the California Institute of Technology successfully tested a new ultrafast data transfer connection developed by the Office of Science of the Department of Energy.
Fermilab Education Office Brings World Year of Physics Back to Area Classrooms for the New School Year
The Education Office of the Department of Energy’s Fermilab greets the new school year with another complete program of classroom presentations to celebrate the World Year of Physics, marking the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s “Miraculous Year.”
Meet the Fermilab Director: Pier Oddone at Ask-a-Scientist program on Sunday, August 7
Fermilab Director Pier Oddone, who took office on July 1, will be the guest speaker at the lab’s Ask-a-Scientist program on Sunday, August 7, at 1 p.m.
NREL’s John Turner Explores “The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy” in Energy Colloquium Presentation at Fermilab on Wednesday, July 6; Talk is Free and Open to the Public
Dr. John A. Turner, a principal scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, will explore issues involved in “The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy” on Wednesday, July 6 at 4 p.m. at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab.
Media invited to attend Pierre Auger Observatory Celebration, to be held November 9-11, 2005 in Malargüe, Argentina
– Scientists of the Pierre Auger Observatory, a project to study the highest-energy cosmic rays, will hold a celebration to mark the presentation of the first physics results from the nearly-completed detector array in Malargüe, Argentina, from November 9 to November 11, 2005.
Ashmanskas’ Work at Fermilab Earns Prestigious Presidential Early Career Award
At a Washington, DC ceremony today (Monday, June 13), scientist William Ashmanskas of the Department of Energy’s Fermilab will receive the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers who are in the early stages of establishing their independent research careers.
Children’s Science Adventures at Fermilab Offer Summer Fun – and Learning, Too!
Summertime is a bright season of adventure and discovery for children, and now is the perfect time to add Science Adventures to your children’s schedule of discoveries for June, July and August at the Leon Lederman Science Education Center, at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab.