2001 Awards

Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine

Award Winner 2001
J. Michael Ramsey

For his pioneering achievements in miniaturization of fundamental biochemical experiments

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle Award Night
      Chemical Sciences Division - Nominees , Finalists and Winners

Community Service Awards
These awards recognize outstanding and noteworthy leadership and contributions by UT-Battelle employees engaged in community outreach activities that provide significant benefit to our communities. Service may be in the form of networking and participating among civic and community groups, making dedicated contributions that fulfill community needs in both charitable and cultural initiatives, showing compassion and kindness in emergency situations, or explaining the importance and benefits of our work at ORNL to the public. Recognition is given for contributions over a long period of time or significant initiatives during the past year. Nominees express character and exhibit traits that reflect deeply held values of treating colleagues and neighbors with respect, fairness, openness, and trust; of promoting a positive spirit of teamwork when confronting challenging assignments; and of being committed to excellence in our attention to quality of life for others. Winners of these awards are an inspiration to and role models for their peers and ambassadors for the Lab.

CASD Nominee for Community Service - Volunteerism
    (for individual contributions outside ORNL)
Fred Sloop, Chemical Separations Group
For enhancing not only the quality of life in the Knoxville community but also the preservation of the area’s Civil War heritage.

CASD Winner for Community Service - Volunteerism
     (team contributions outside ORNL)
Keiji Asano, Organic and Biological Mass Spectrometry Group
For expertly coordinating ORNL/CASD staff in an extremely ambitious initiative to build a Habitat for Humanity house and, in the process, helping to launch Team UT-Battelle.

CASD Nominee for Community Service - Science Communicator
Roger Jenkins, Environmental Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry Group
For career-long dedication to communicating the science of environmental tobacco smoke exposure

Laboratory Operations Awards
These awards recognize leadership and contributions of exceptional administrative or operational services in support of the primary missions and programs of UT-Battelle. Contributions worthy of recognition include significant efficiency improvements, major cost-avoidance or cost-reduction activities, and innovations that significantly enhance the attainment of programmatic goals. Important in this awards category are contributions that significantly improve safety and security in the workplace, promote a healthy and diverse working environment, deliver quality services, and protect our environment. Both extraordinary individual and team efforts recognized in this awards category.

Winner!
CASD for Laboratory Operations - Administrative Support (exempt payroll)
Brenda Campbell, Chemical Sciences Division Office
For outstanding support of the Organizational Review Task Force committee’s two models of ORNL’s organizational structure.

CASD Nominee for ESH&Q
Rob Peacher, Research Support Group and
Dale Caquelin, Radiochemical Analysis Group
For exemplary performance and cost avoidance in support of CASD’s nuclear facility safety and operations.

CASD Nominee for Laboratory Operations - Administrative Support
    (nonexempt payroll)
Sharon Lantz, Laser Spectroscopy and Chemical Microtechnology Group
For exemplary performance in support of the Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division and the Analytical Spectroscopy Section.

CASD Nominee for Laboratory Operations - Secretarial Support
    (nonexempt payroll)
Janice Allgood, Chemical Sciences Division Office
For outstanding performance in managing the administrative operations of the CASD during division management changes, reorganization, and staff turnover

Science and Technology Awards
These awards recognize staff who have provided critical leadership or made significant scientific, engineering, or technical contributions in support of UT-Battelle’s programmatic goals. Both individual and team contributions are recognized in this awards category. Awards are given for scientific research, applied science, development of technology, engineering, or invention. Contributions worthy of recognition include research or engineering accomplishments that make a significant contribution to a mainstream activity; inventions with realized or potential value to UT-Battelle, the government, or commercial clients; or key scientific publications, conference proceedings, or books that have had significant impact. Awards are given for superlative accomplishments during the past year, over a number of years, or within the early years of recipient’s career.

CASD Nominee for Science and Technology - R&D Leadership
     (by a middle manager)
Mike Simonson, Aqueous Chemistry & Geochemistry Group
Dr. Simonson has provided key leadership in the revitalization of neutron science, and the growth of programs funded by BES, EM, and NEPO within the Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division

CASD Nominee for Science and Technology - Early Career Award
    (for scientific accomplishment)
Ariel Chialvo, Aqueous Chemistry & Geochemistry Group
For outstanding contributions to ongoing and emerging research projects in the CASD through molecular simulation of solutions and interfaces.

CASD Nominees for Science and Technology - Engineering Development
     (by a team)
*Bruce Moyer, Peter Bonnesen, Laetitia Delmau, Mike Maskarinec, Fred Sloop, Tatiana Levitskaia, Gil Brown, Tammy Keever, John Caton
Chemical Separations Group
For development of the CSSX process for removal of radioactive cesium from tank waste stored at the DOE Savannah River Site.

CASD Nominee for Science and Technology – Distinguished Scientist
Dick Haire, Transuranium Chemistry Group
For extensive contributions to the fundamental understanding of the chemistry of transplutonium elements, and particularly the chemical bonding nature of these materials at high pressures.

CASD Nominee for Science and Technology – Scientific Research (by a team)
Mariappan (Parans) Paranthaman, Materials Chemistry Group
For developing a novel precursor approach to provide magnesium diboride superconductor films carrying world-record current densities and irreversibility fields.
(plus other team members from Solid State Division)

CASD Contribution Award

Brenda Campbell
In recognition of your outstanding efforts in support of the Chemical Sciences Division during the recent ORNL Organizational Task Force Review