BOULDER LABS WEEKLY BULLETIN
June 5-12, 2009

Deadline, noon on Wednesday, June 10
Send notices and subscriptions to wbsend@boulder.nist.gov

Contents

Technical Talks

Reminder: Anyone outside DOC wishing to attend on-site talks must be sponsored by an employee and receive a visitor badge.

On Site:

Tackling Air Pollution and Climate Change: A Bumpy Road Towards the Common Good, June 8

            Low Frequency Magnetic Shielding Workshop, June 9
          Increase in Background Stratospheric Aerosol Since 2000: Is it Related to Increased Coal Burning in China? June 9
            Large Application Development with LabVIEW for Mission Critical Applications, June 9
          Smart Grid. June 16
            The Role of Scanning Transitometry in a General Thermophysical Approach of Matter from Gases to Polymers, June 18
Off Site:

Announcements
           NARFE Meeting, June 5
            National Get Outdoors Day, June 13
            Safety Days, June 16, 17, and 18

Bike to Work Day Business Challenge, June 24
Office 2007 and Outlook 2007 Training – Register NOW!

            NOAA Gift Shop Monthly Special
            NIST Gift Shop
Library
         IEEE Xplore Seminar

            35 New Sciencedirect E-Journals
            New Books
Site Health and Fitness Items
          26th Annual Federal Cup 5k Run/Walk Results
            Judo Club News
            Fitness Center News
            Building 1 Fitness Center Weekly Closure
EMSS News
            Planned Projects
Cafe News
            NIST Café
          NOAA Cafeteria
BLEA
            New Perkscard Program
            Colorado Renaissance Festival Tickets
            Maharaja Indian Cuisine
            Tandoori Grill Discount
            Taj Restaurant Discount
            Haircuts on Site
            Employee Association Info
Vacancies

          http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/

Technical Talks

Monday, June 8, 2009

Tackling Air Pollution and Climate Change: A Bumpy Road Towards the Common Good
            Frank Raes, Joint Research Centre, European Commission & California Institute of Technology
            Chemical Sciences Division Seminar
            3:30 p.m., DSRC 2A305, DOC Boulder

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Low Frequency Magnetic Shielding Workshop
         Quantum Electrical Metrology Division Seminar
           Larry Maltin and Stuart Koch, Amuneal Manufacturing Corporation
          10 a.m.-12 p.m., Annex C Conference Room, DOC Boulder

Increase in Background Stratospheric Aerosol Since 2000: Is it Related to Increased Coal Burning in China?
            Global Monitoring Division Seminar
          Dave Hofmann, CIRES, ESRL/GMD, Boulder
            10 a.m., DSRC GC402, DOC Boulder

Large Application Development with LabVIEW for Mission Critical Applications

LabVIEW Technology Seminar Series at NIST

Elijah Kerry, National Instruments

9-10:30 a.m., 1-4552, DOC, Boulder
For more information on the seminar, visit: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/labview/LV_Upcoming_Events-B.html

This event is FREE but space is limited, so please register in advance.

To register, contact Jim Filla, ext. 5592 or filla@boulder.nist.gov

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Smart Grid
Sustainable Energy and Atmospheric Sciences Seminar, Hosted by NREL and NOAA ESRL
Kathleen Evens, Xcel Energy and Jim Mollenkopf, CURRENT Group

3-4:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion from 4:30-5:00, Auditorium, DOC Boulder

Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Role of Scanning Transitometry in a General Thermophysical Approach of Matter from Gases to Polymers
Thermophysical Properties Division Seminar

J.-P. Grolier, Blaise Pascal University of Clermont-Ferrand, France
10 a.m., 2-0113, DOC Boulder

Announcements

NARFE MEETING, June 5

WHO: National Active and Retired Federal Employees

WHEN: Friday, June 5
              Lunch at 11:30 a.m.
              Program at 12:20 p.m.
              Meeting following program

WHERE: West Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue

PROGRAM: Jeff Darling, Senior Purchasing Agent-Sustainability Officer at the CU Procurement Service Center, who will tell us what is going on at the University of Colorado.

RESERVATIONS: Barbara Scott: 303-494-8752

POSTDOCTORAL POSTER SYMPOSIUM AND NETWORKING EVENT, Abstracts due May 31

Extension of Due Date for Abstracts: The 2009 (6th annual) Boulder Laboratories Postdoctoral Poster Symposium will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2008 from 1 to 4 p.m., in the David Skaggs Research Center Multipurpose Room GC-402. The due date for abstracts (text-only, 100 to 250 words) has been extended to May 31. Contact: Joe Magee (303) 497-3298, joe.magee@nist.gov

NATIONAL GET OUTDOORS DAY, June 13

National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. This national event is designed as a day to connect kids and their families to the wonders of the great outdoors – from our neighborhood parks to our nearby mountains.

This event will be held in City Park, Denver, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Information websites:

Regional web address: www.fs.fed.us/r2/go-day
National website: www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org

For more information contact: Susan Alden Weingardt, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, 303-275-5401.

SAFETY DAYS, June 16, 17, and 18

Mark your calendars as Safety Days are coming soon to a conference room near you. Starting June 16 and running through June 18 the Office of Safety, Health, and Environment will be offering a variety of classes. This year’s theme will be “ Hazardous Material Safety in the workplace and home”. These classes are open to all Boulder Labs employees.

The following is a partial list of classes and events:
-Hazardous waste generator training
-Flammable chemicals training
-Corrosive chemicals training
-Toxic chemicals training
-Personal protective equipment training
-Bloodborne pathogen training
-Health and Safety instructions (HSI's) review of new material
-Fume hood training
-X-ray regulations training
-Nano particle awareness training
-Asbestos awareness training
-AHMRRP Spills practice
-Meth lab awareness training
-Compressed gas safety training
-Boulder Fire and Rescue Hazardous Material team will have their Hazmat trailer onsite for an exhibit and will answer all of your hazmat questions

Details for these events will be posted in the upcoming bulletins, flyers posted throughout the site, emails and the NIST Safety website at: http://www-i.boulder.nist.gov/safety/safetyday/

Hope to see everyone attend and if you have any questions, ideas, or comments please contact: Brian Brass, ext. 6822 or brian.brass@nist.gov

BIKE TO WORK DAY BUSINESS CHALLENGE, June 24
Be the solution to pollution!

NOAA carries lead over NIST for Bike to Work Day Competition

3 weeks to go! There's still time to register on NIST's team for Bike to Work Day (BTWD) and help us take the lead over NOAA and the other 235 companies in Boulder that are competing in the Business Challenge (see current stats below.)

All you have to do to participate in BTWD is commit to use alternate transportation (minimize fossil fuel usage on BTWD via biking, unicycling, walking, busing, carpooling, skateboarding, or rollerblading to work on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. There are prize incentives for registering and Free Food on BTWD! Plan to stop at one of the Breakfast Stations on your way to work for a free meal. Plus the Boulder Laboratories Employee Association, BLEA, is sponsoring food and beverages for a "2nd Breakfast" at 10:30 a.m. for all NOAA and NIST BTWD participants.

Register online at the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) website.

Note: Register as an "Individual" and select "NIST" in the drop down Employer list. http://www.drcog.org/btwd2009/

We also are seeking volunteers to help with BTWD organizing and event day activities. Please contact team coordinators, Mary Gorman at NIST mgorman@boulder.nist.gov or Alex Hsia at NOAA Alex.Hsia@noaa.gov if you are able to help out.

Stats as of 6/2/09:

24th place - NOAA (74 registered out of 850)

35th place - NCAR/UCAR (83 registered out of 1250)

52nd place - NIST (49 registered out of 650)

Complete, real-time stats can be viewed on the DRCOG website.

In the meanwhile, enjoy the many Walk & Bike to Work Month activities and events that are being sponsored in Boulder and learn more about alternative transportation in Boulder at the following websites:

2009 Walk and Bike Month Events

GO Boulder website

OFFICE 2007 AND OUTLOOK 2007 TRAINING – REGISTER NOW!

Getting Started with Outlook – 3 hour class

6/10/09 – 1-4 p.m.

MS Office 2007 – Getting Started with the new user interface – 90 minute class

6/10/09 – 9:30-11 p.m.

To register for these classes, log into the CLC (https://doc.learn.com/nist). Select Training and Development on the left side of the screen. Boulder Instructor Led Training then appears at the top of the screen in red and blue. If you have any questions or need your CLC password reset, please contact iTAC at ext. 5375.

Cost for the 3 hour class is $100 – the 90 minute class is $75 – all charges will come out of cost centers already provided by the OUs. There is no need to complete any other paperwork for this training – just the CLC registration!

NOAA GIFT SHOP MONTHLY SPECIAL

The NOAA Gift Shop’s monthly special for June: $1 off for every $10 spent on toys. Normal hours are 12-1 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday. The shop is located in DSRC 1C307.

NIST GIFT SHOP

The NIST store is located under the lobby stairs near the Building 1 cafeteria. If you would like to purchase any NIST merchandise, please call ext. 5453, 3832, 3988, or 3378. See pictures of their NIST t-shirts, hats, post cards, and more at the BLEA web site by clicking "sales" - http://blea.doc.gov/

SITE HEALTH AND FITNESS ITEMS

FITNESS CENTER NEWS

If you want to receive information on activities going on in the Fitness Centers, if you want to find someone to work out with, if you have questions about the equipment, or if you want to talk to others about fitness in general, you should subscribe to the DoC Boulder Laboratories FitCenter mailing list located on the web at: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/mailman/listinfo/fitcenter

EMSS NEWS
Questions? Please call the below listed contacts, call ext. 3191, or email: svcdesk@boulder.nist.gov

NIST EXCESS: The NIST Property office has excess items available in Building 4, if you are interested; please contact Dale Devoe, ext. 7598, or Eva Baca, ext. 5083.

GSA EXCESS: If we do not have what you are looking for, go to the GSA’s website: http://gsaxcess.gov/. You will need to register; once that is complete; you will have access to excess property from other Federal Government agencies.

PLANNED PROJECTS

Building 1

1. EMSS will begin the renovation in rooms 1- 2244, 2245, and 2246. Electrical work will begin June 1. This phase of the work is expected to take 2 weeks. Interior renovation work and mechanical work will follow. Contact: Lanny Scarlett, ext. 4466.

Building 1 Extension (B1E)

1. Excavation & construction between Building 1 and 2 is continuing. Contact: Bryan Faktor, ext. 7841.

Building 26

1. EMSS/Diamond Hills is continuing to provide mold remediation through July 24. Work will take place at night, and on weekends & holidays from 5:30 p.m- 6:00 a.m. Contact Dale Thoele, ext. 4009.

Site Wide

1. Weather permitting, on June 13, EMSS and the contractor ERS will be performing transformer (XMR) PM’s in Building 24, XMR-023 & 024, and Green Mtn, XMR-053. Work will begin at 7 a.m. No electrical outages associated with this PM work are anticipated. Contact: John Delight, ext. 5776.

3. On, June 6, EMSS will connect the chilled water from the CUP to Building 1 and 2. There may be some interruptions to the chilled water system in those buildings during this changeover. Contact: Bill Seader, ext. 6314.

4. EMSS will begin the preventative maintenance work on the exhaust fans throughout the site beginning June 1. Non-critical exhaust fans will be done first and are expected to take 2 weeks. Contact Bill Seader, ext. 6314

CAFE NEWS

NIST CAFETERIA - Building 1
303-497-5938, http://www.nistcafe.com/page/page/5591285.htm

Don’t forget Happy Hour! Free 8 oz coffee from 9-10 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.

Delivery available to NIST, Building 2, Building 4 and the DSRC with no delivery charge!

Menu for NIST Café, June 8-12
Monday-Chicken Mole over Brown Rice with Veggies
Tuesday-Peanut Sesame Ginger Asian Noodles with Chicken, Beef or Tofu
Wednesday- Italian Sausage Sandwich with Pepper and Onions
Thursday-BBQ Day, Brisket or Chicken with BBQ sauce and Cole Slaw or Potato Salad
Friday-Chef Choice

NOAA DELI - DSRC
Info: ext. 5771

Stop by to see our daily specials!

BLEA - BOULDER LABS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

NEW PERKSCARD PROGRAM

Hopefully by now you have received you new PERKS CARD. Some people have expressed concern about registering to use the card. You do not have to fill in any of the personal information. All that is required is an e-mail and a password. Even the e-mail does not need to be real!

However, even if you do fill out the information none of this information will be sold or used to solicit you. The PERKS CARD program was initiated by BLEA to consolidate discounts and benefits from local area businesses into one convenient and easy place. Dozens of businesses have been included providing a wide variety of services.

This program has been vetted by BLEA and is an earnest attempt to provide you with a valuable benefit. If your group has not received cards please contact, John Lowe, ext. 5354. BLEA hopes that you will benefit from this program.

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE COLORADO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2009

Tickets are valid for any weekend June 13-August 2. Adults tickets are $15.45 (a $2.50 savings off the gate admission price), children 5-12 tickets are $7.00 (save $1.00 off the gate admission price), and children under 5 are free. Affordable fun for the whole family! Please see Trudi Peppler, ext. 3338, or the BLEA website to purchase tickets.

MAHARAJA INDIAN CUISINE DISCOUNT FOR BOULDER LABS STAFF

Maharaja Indian Cuisine is offering Boulder Labs employees 15% discount for lunch & dinner. Just show us your Government ID. Lunch hours: 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Dinner hours: 5-9:30 p.m. There is a lunch & dinner buffet or you can choose to order from our menu. Location: 1915 28th St., Boulder, 80301 (Next to Office Depot & Ultimate Electronics). Phone: 303-442-2770. Offer valid until 09/01/09.

TANDOORI GRILL DISCOUNT FOR BOULDER LABS STAFF

The Tandoori Grill is offering Boulder Labs staff a 15% discount on their lunch buffet. Please print and present a copy of this announcement to receive the discount. Lunch Hours: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Location: 619 S. Broadway, 80305 (N.E. side, Table Mesa Shopping Center, Ground Floor). Phone: 303-543-7339.

TAJ RESTAURANT DISCOUNT FOR BOULDER LABS STAFF

The Taj Restaurant in the Basemar Center is offering Boulder Labs staff a 10% discount for lunch or dinner. Take-out orders of $20 or more receive a free order of samosas or pakoras. Just show your DOC ID. Frequent customers get their 9th lunch free with a Taj punch card. Fresh and healthy Indian food is within walking distance at 2630 Baseline. Lunch hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Phone: 720-232-8169.

HAIRCUTS ON SITE

We specialize in Haircuts and Styling - Fun, Funky, or Traditional, we've got you covered! Please stop in and see us! Walk-ins always welcome! We are located on the bottom floor of Building One, Wing 5 (bomb shelter) around the corner from the gym. Hours are Thursdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Relax, Unwind, get a haircut and feel fresh and rejuvenated! Haircut for men and women are $18.00. Paul Mitchell products15% off retail. Schedule your appointment at http://www.haironwheels.net or call us at the last minute at 303-667-0656.

EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION INFO

Find out more about BLEA's special deals and activities at http://blea.doc.gov. If you work here, you're already a member of the Boulder Labs Employees' Association. See what it has to offer!

LIBRARY NEWS

PHYSICAL REVIEW FOCUS

Physical Review Focus (focus.aps.org) is a free service of the American Physical Society (APS). Selected physics research published in Physical Review (PR) and Physical Review Letters (PRL) are highlighted, including videos.

The site also provides an archive of links to Physics News Update stories from the American Institute of Physics that cover papers from APS journals.

    * Archive
    * Image Index
    * Physics News Archive

Story Highlights

* Landmarks: Laser Cooling of Atoms

"In the 1970s and 80s, researchers developed techniques for cooling atoms to very low temperatures using laser light. The work led to improvements in atomic clocks and the observation of a new ultracold state of matter..."

* Quantum Blurring

"A coral reef looks a bit blurry to a scuba diver, in part because of light bouncing off of the water's continual density fluctuations, which come from random motions of the warm water molecules. But some of the blurring comes from a constant quantum jiggling of molecules that occurs even close to absolute zero temperature..."

Library News: http://library.bldrdoc.gov/news.html; RSS / XML: http://library.bldrdoc.gov/rss.html

NEW LIBRARY BOOKS, 1/23/09

Online: library.bldrdoc.gov/libnote.html

- ARCHIVES QC 100 U57 no.260-171. Charpy machine verification : limits and uncertainty / J. D. Splett, C.-M. Wang, C. N. McCowan. 2008

- BRANCH QC 874.3 S63 2007. Spatial interpolation for climate data : the use of GIS in climatology and meteorology / edited by Hartwig Dobesch, Pierre Dumolard, Izabela Dyras.

- QA 276.3 F73 2008. How to display data / Jenny V. Freeman, Stephen J. Walters, Michael J. Campbell.

- QA 303.2 H83 2007. Vector calculus, linear algebra, and differential forms : a unified approach / John Hamal Hubbard, Barbara Burke Hubbard. 3rd ed.

- QC 446.2 G73 2007. Optics and photonics : an introduction / F. Graham Smith, Terry A. King, Dan Wilkins. 2nd ed.

- TA 340 R93 2007. Modern engineering statistics / Thomas P. Ryan.

- TJ 1075 N36 2008. Nanolubricants / edited by Jean Michel Martin, Nobuo Ohmae.

- TK 145 E44 2007. Electromechanical devices and components illustrated sourcebook / Brian S. Elliott.

- TK 5103.45 C53 2007. Next generation CDMA technologies / Hsiao-Hwa Chen.

New acquisitions are announced each Friday and displayed at the Main and Branch Libraries for one week. You can reserve item(s) by completing the online form (library.bldrdoc.gov/libnote.html) and then you’ll be notified when they're available for pick up or office delivery.

The library encourages your recommendations for books or journals. The recommendation form is available online at: library.bldrdoc.gov/bookrec.html

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VACANCIES

Please check the web sites for official announcements: http://www.usajobs.gov/. These listings are compiled for your information, but should not be considered complete. If your group has a job vacancy to list, please send it to wbsend@boulder.nist.gov by noon on Wednesday.

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