December 1999

ORNL people

The Metals and Ceramics Division’s James Klett, Tim Burchell and Ashok Choudhury received a technical achievement award from the Inventors Club of America for their evaporatively cooled carbon foam heat exchangers at the club’s awards ceremony on October 23.

ORNL had two category winners in this year’s Knoxville YWCA Tribute to Women. Carolyn Campbell, who was nominated by the Research Reactors Division, received the Volunteer Community Service tribute for her volunteer work in the Family and Community Partnership, the ARC of Tennessee and District Family Support Council. She also chairs the Family Support Council and is a member of Partners in Policymaking, Tennessee Developmental Disabilities Council.

Also receiving a YWCA tribute was the Computational Physics and Engineering Division’s Peggy Emmett. She leads the Nuclear Code Development group and organized the Greater Knoxville Math/Science Coalition, which sponsors workshops for middle-school-age girls and teachers.

Lynn Boatner, ORNL corporate fellow and section head in the Solid State Division, has been named a fellow of the American Ceramic Society. He is also a fellow of the American Physical Society, American Society of Materials (ASM) International, American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute of Materials of the United Kingdom.

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