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Below is a list of Currents articles (from 1994 onwards) which focus on EETD people and activities. The primary purpose of this is to have a quick way of finding out whether and/or when any given topic was covered. Previous editions of Currents articles are available on the web.

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2006

Clamping Down on Mercury Emissions
Shih-Ger (Ted) Chang, September 15, 2006
Berkeley Lab scientists led by Shih-Ger (Ted) Chang have developed a potentially cheap and efficient way of removing mercury from coal-fired power plant emissions.
From Duct Tape to Dark Energy: Shank's Directorship Continues: Unexpected Discoveries in Times of Tumult
Charles Shank, August 18, 2006
The Lab's research heading into the new century was just as eclectic and surprising as the era. The year 1998, to pick one example, brought wide media attention from two wildly different discoveries. One, ... The other, that duct tape is good for anything except sealing ducts, won rather different kudos, including a raucous review by Tom and Ray Magliozzi on NPR's "Car Talk."
The Greening of Berkeley Lab—In the Service of Society
Energy and Environment Division, May 19, 2006
Andy Sessler became the Lab's third director just two weeks after the start of the 1973 oil embargo, when gas prices soared and lines at gas stations snaked for several blocks. The energy crisis had begun. On his first day in office, Nov. 1, 1973, he established the Energy and Environment Division.
Honoring the Rosenfeld Effect
Art Rosenfeld, May 19, 2006
They call it the Rosenfeld Effect. It can be measured in both billions of dollars saved and thousands of people influenced. It's named after a physicist turned energy-efficiency guru who once roamed Building 90 at night in the early 1970s, turning off lights one by one to save energy.
Mission to Darfur: Researchers Bring Hope to the Sudan
Ashok Gadgil and Christina Galitsky, January 20, 2006
Ashok Gadgil and Christina Galitsky of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division ... went to Darfur, thanks to funding from CHF International, the U.S. Agency for International Development and private donors, to try to help solve one problem of the many facing the refugees.
Berkeley Lab Making a Difference: Providing Clean Water for Tsunami Survivors
Ashok Gadgil, January 20, 2006
Approximately 44,000 Sri Lankan tsunami survivors have access to safe drinking water thanks to WaterHealth International (WHI), a company that distributes UV Waterworks, which was invented by Ashok Gadgil of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division.

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2005

Gold Rush Still Haunts the San Francisco Bay
Tom McKone, November 18, 2005
More than 150 years ago, California's Sierra Nevada foothills echoed with the jubilant cry: "There's gold in them thar hills!" Today, those words have morphed into a more subdued but equally urgent warning: There's mercury in the San Francisco Bay, and it isn't going anywhere soon.
A Talk with Evan Mills: Insurance Risk and Climate Change
Evan Mills, September 16, 2005
Hurricane Katrina is expected to cause $35 billion in insurance claims, a sum the insurance industry will be able to shoulder. But what if the number of weather-related catastrophes is on the rise?
Harnessing Wind Energy in Eritrea
Robert van Buskirk, August 19, 2005
At the southern tip of the Red Sea, a constriction formed between two mountain ranges funnels wind onto the shores of Eritrea, a small African nation wedged between the sea and Ethiopia. The country has endured its share of hardships over the years, having won its independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after decades of struggle. But it can count among its blessings that relentless breeze.
Sherman Wins Engineering Award
Max Sherman, June 24, 2005
Max Sherman, a scientist in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division, has received an Exceptional Service Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
The Water and Energy Connection
Jim McMahon, June 10, 2005
A heat wave struck Europe during the summer of 2003. As temperatures soared, the water in Italy's Poe River became too warm to cool the electric power plants that line its banks. With no way to cool them, the power plants were shut down, as people desperately sought the shelter of air-conditioned buildings. A bad situation became worse.
Outstanding Employees Rewarded with OPAs
Ashok Gadgil, Susan Lauer, Duo Wang, Lara Gundel, Yanbo Pang, May 27, 2005
Twenty-three Lab employees, both individuals and teams, were honored last week with Outstanding Performance Awards, or OPAs. The awards recognize significant achievements above and beyond regular job expectations.
Paper Sensor Passes Major Milestone
Paul Ridgway, May 13, 2005
The paper industry is one step closer to saving millions of dollars each year. An innovative laser ultrasonic sensor designed and built by Berkeley Lab scientists was recently successfully tested at a paper mill in Jackson, Alabama.
R&D Award Nominations Recognized
Ashok Gadgil, Yanbo Pang, Allan Chen, Lara Gundel, April 29, 2005
For the third consecutive year, the Technology Transfer Department held a ceremony to recognize all R&D 100 entries from Berkeley Lab and the people who contributed to the effort—everyone from the researchers whose technologies were nominated to the writers and editors who made the nominations possible. Berkeley Lab entered five projects from five different divisions—Life Sciences, AFRD, Environmental Energy Technologies, Engineering, Physical Biosciences, and Computing Sciences.
Richard Brown Sees Bright Future For Green Power
Richard Brown, April 15, 2005
Since joining the Laboratory in 1991, Brown has been a key participant in such major energy-conservation efforts as the vaunted ENERGY STAR^® program from the Environmental Protection Agency and the creation of the Guide to Purchasing Green Power through DOE's Federal Energy Management Program, EPA, the World Resources Institute, and the Center for Resource Solutions.
Lab Inventors Awarded Royalty Checks
Duo Wang, Ender Erdem, Fred Buhl, Steve Selkowitz, Dariush Arasteh, Joe Huang, March 18, 2005
On March 1, Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu, Deputy Director Graham Fleming and the Technology Transfer Department awarded royalty distribution checks to 30 Berkeley Lab inventors who attended the annual ceremony.
Gadgil, the Cartoon
Ashok Gadgil, February 21, 2005
To the many awards and honors that Ashok Gadgil has received since he developed UV Waterworks—a water purification system that kills bacteria with ultraviolet light—he can now add another: immortalization as a cartoon character.
Love Blossoms Among Couples at the Lab
Joyce Cordell-Breckinridge, February 18, 2005
Joyce Cordell-Breckinridge, with the Business Services Division, and James Breckinridge, head of Site Access, met after they "debated" an issue over a parking permit. They've been together ever since.
Power Interruptions Cost U.S. $79 Billion Annually
Kristina Hamachi-LaCommare and Joe Eto, January 21, 2005
A study conducted by Lab researchers Kristina Hamachi-LaCommare and Joe Eto estimates that electric power outages and blackouts—which can last from seconds to days—cost the U.S. about $80 billion annually. The study was conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution.

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2004

Whirlwind Energy Efficiency Tour Visits Berkeley Lab
EETD Members, December 17, 2004
On the morning December 2, three days into a whirlwind tour of the nation's leading institutions devoted to improving energy efficiency, about 25 Congressional staffers, administration officials, and corporate representatives rode a bus from Sacramento to Berkeley Lab.
Gadgil Offers Hope to Millions with a Handful of Ash
Ashok Gadgil, December 03, 2004
Ashok Gadgil opens a desk drawer and pulls out a tiny vial of ash. "See, it's just coal ash, nothing fancy," says the Environmental Energy Technologies Division scientist. "But it could save so many lives."
Illustrator by Day, Rock Star by Night
Julia Turner, November 12, 2004
Julia Turner still remembers the first time she set foot in the BandWorks warehouse rehearsal hall at Jack London Square in Oakland. She was asked why she was there. "I'm here because I'm terrified," she recalls saying to the studio managers. "I need to learn how to do this."
Another Reason to Hate Traffic—Lab scientists Assist in Study Linking Busy Roads with Children's Respiratory Problems
Alfred Hodgson, Toshifumi Hotchi and Brett Singer, October 29, 2004
Four years ago, Berkeley Lab's Alfred Hodgson, Toshifumi Hotchi and Brett Singer gathered together some old metal cabinets and filled them with air pollution monitoring equipment. They trucked them to 10 East Bay elementary schools, placed them near basketball courts or just outside doorways, and left them running for weeks at a time.
Tech Museum Award to Ashok Gadgil
Ashok Gadgil, September 17, 2004
Ashok Gadgil of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division was selected by the Tech Museum of Innovation to receive a 2004 Tech Museum Award in the health category. Located in San Jose, the Tech Museum is honoring 25 individuals "who leverage new and existing technologies to benefit humanity."
EETD's Levine Named to Clean Energy Board
Mark Levine, September 03, 2004
Mark Levine, director of the Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, has been named to the board of the recently formed California Clean Energy Fund (CCEF). The group will make equity investments totaling at least $30 million in emerging clean energy technology companies.
Wray Wins ASHRAE Award
Craig Wray, August 06, 2004
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently awarded Craig Wray, a mechanical engineer in Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, the Distinguished Service Award. The award honors ASHRAE members who have given freely of their time and talent to the Society.
Berkeley Lab Wins 'R&D 100' Awards for Unique Electrochromic Windows and Synthetic Nanomotor
Tom Richardson and Jonathan Slack, July 9, 2004
Berkeley Lab scientists have won two of the awards that have been called the "Oscars of Technology." Alex Zettl, of the Materials Sciences Division, and the team of Tom Richardson and Jonathan Slack of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division, will be honored with R&D 100 Awards, given by R&D Magazine in recognition of the "100 most technologically significant new products and advancements over the past year."
EETD's Levine Discusses State's Energy Challenges
Mark Levine, June 25, 2004
As director of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD), Mark Levine oversees a diverse portfolio of energy research programs, many of them dedicated to developing new technologies to use and store energy more efficiently and with less environmental impact.
Rosenfeld Wins 'Flex Your Power' Award
Art Rosenfeld, June 11, 2004
Art Rosenfeld, who in 1974 formed the Center for Building Science at Berkeley Lab and for 20 years developed a variety of innovative energy-efficient products and programs here, has received the Lifetime Achievement in Energy Efficiency Award from the Flex Your Power energy conservation group.
Federal Laboratory Consortium Honors EETD Researchers
David Lorenzetti, Tracy Thatcher, Phil Price, and Ashok Gadgil, May 28, 2004
The work of a team of Environmental Energy Technology researchers on "Minimizing Casualties from a Chem/Bio Attack" has received a 2004 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.
OPA Winners in the Spotlight: Joe Eto Sheds Light on 2003 Blackout
Joe Eto, April 30, 2004
When the lights went out in the northeast U.S. and Canada last August, Berkeley Lab's Joe Eto was one of the experts the Department of Energy called on to help find out what went wrong. The blackout of 2003 affected tens of millions of people and caused billions in economic losses. Immediately, the two governments needed to find out what happened.
Testing a Better Car Battery for Electric Vehicles
Kathryn Striebel, March 05, 2004
Building a better battery is a key goal for those who would like to see electric and hybrid-electric vehicles become viable options in the car market. Progress has been slow, however, as researchers seek to improve battery materials so they can last longer, suffer less degradation, and operate safely over wider temperature ranges than is currently possible.
Duct Sealing Comes Home
Bldg. 90, February 20, 2004
Building 90, the home of the research group that developed an aerosol-based method of sealing ducts to save energy, is now having its own ducts sealed by the very process invented here at Berkeley Lab.
To Help New York Times with Efficient New Building
Eleanor Lee, February 6, 2004
The New York Times is building a new 52-story headquarters in the heart of Manhattan. In early 2003, representatives from the paper, along with members from its design and engineering contractors, visited the Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD).
Price Receives APS Fellowship
Phil Price, January 09, 2004
Phillip Price—a scientist with the Environmental Energy Technologies Division's Indoor Environment group—has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.

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2003

Car Sculpture is a Fish Out of Water
Mark Sippola, October 31, 2003
A strange-looking creature resembling a large metal fish with four wheels was spotted at the Lab a couple weeks ago, parked near the pit. The "car sculpture" belongs to Mark Sippola, a postdoc in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division's Indoor Environment Department.
Happy Birthday Dear EETD
Environmental Energy Technologies Division, October 31, 2003
The year was 1973. The Vietnam War was drawing to a close, the Watergate scandal was heating up, and bell bottoms and platform shoes were all the rage. It was also the year the Environmental Energy Technologies Division was established at the Lab in response to concerns about the cost, availability, and environmental effects of energy.
Windows of Opportunity: New facility not only offers great views, but enables researchers to develop energy efficient windows.
Eleanor Lee, September 13, 2003
There's a new building at Berkeley Lab, and it's got a terrific view—with south-facing vistas overlooking the ALS dome and the San Francisco Bay, three rooms full of office furnishings, and windows that darken automatically when prompted by a remote-control system.
Investigating the Blackout: Lab Experts in the Spotlight
Joe Eto, September 05, 2003
As summer days go, August 14 wasn't especially hot or unusual. When the electrical grid came crashing down in the northeastern U.S. and Canada, leaving tens of millions of people in the dark in the biggest outage in American history, everyone demanded an explanation. What could have gone so wrong?
Lab Website Monitors Power Grid
Alan Meier, September 05, 2003
Want to keep tabs on power? A Berkeley Lab website, http://currentenergy.lbl.gov/, presents an approximate picture of the dynamic balance of the five deregulated market areas in the United States. The power grid that supplies the electric current coming into homes and businesses is designed to maintain a balance between the consumer demand for electricity and the amount supplied by generators.
Vine Wins Energy Award
Ed Vine, September 05, 2003
The International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (IEPEC) has awarded its 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award to Edward Vine of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division. Only seven individuals have received this award since 1989. Vine has been involved in the evaluation of energy efficiency programs and technology performance measurement at Berkeley Lab for more than 20 years.
Lab Technologies Win 2003 R&D Awards
Fred Buhl, Joe Huang, and Frederick Winkelmann, July 11, 2003
EnergyPlus, a new computer program that helps architects and engineers model the energy use of their designs for commercial and residential buildings, has won the R&D 100 Award.
Top Laboratory Mentors for 2002 Honored
Lara Gundel, Michael Siminovitch and Craig Wray, July 11, 2003
Eight outstanding mentors from last year's program were feted at a June 26 reception, including three from EETD.
EETD Wins Tech Award
Environmental Energy Technologies Division, July 11, 2003
Last week Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division was named the winner of this year's World Technology Award for Energy, which honors individuals and corporations from 20 technology-related sectors.
Summer Lectures to Showcase Energy Efficient Technologies
Michael Siminovitch, June 27, 2003
As temperatures soar and the summer lecture series gets into full swing, come see how Berkeley Lab scientists are working to save energy. On July 9, Michael Siminovitch, a scientist in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division, will showcase the Berkeley Lamp, a fluorescent table lamp that can reduce lighting costs by up to 50 percent.
The Atomizer: A Better Sealing System for Commercial Ducts
Duo Wang and Mark Modera, May 30, 2003
Scientists at Berkeley Lab have invented an aerosol-based system for sealing the ducts of large commercial buildings while reducing energy loss. Called MASIS, for mobile aerosol-sealant injection system, the technology is based on the aerosol duct-sealing device developed here for sealing ducts in residential and small commercial systems.
Lab Volunteers Bring Energy to Rebuilding Together
Mark Sippola, Charlie Williams, Judy Winzeler (wife of EETD employee) and others, May 16, 2003
On Saturday, April 26, homes in San Francisco, the Peninsula and Berkeley were the site of a curious routine. At each location some 20 to 30 people wearing t-shirts with a big red heart carried paintbrushes, power tools and building materials. Some were on ladders, stripping paint or painting; some were rebuilding rotting porches and staircases; others were installing new water heaters, furnaces, toilets, disabled access ramps. Inside, volunteers were installing energy and water-efficient technology.
Drake's Plate: The Final Chapter?
Frank Asaro, March 07, 2003
For years, California schoolchildren were taught that "Drake's Plate," a brass marker discovered in 1936, recorded the 1579 California coastal landing of English explorer Francis Drake and his ship, The Golden Hind. That was the case until 1977, when Berkeley Lab's Helen Michel and Frank Asaro used neutron activation analysis on the brass plate and found that it was manufactured no earlier than the eighteenth century—and most likely in the early part of the twentieth.

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2002

Berkeley Lamp Goes to the Golden Gate
Michael Siminovitch and Erik Page, November 01, 2002
On a recent foggy afternoon in San Francisco, officials from the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Energy gathered at Fort Mason's General Headquarters building to celebrate the latest step in the "greening" of the national parks.
EETD Scientists Win Awards for Battery Research
Advanced Energy Technologies, September 20, 2002
In the Advanced Energy Technologies Department of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) researchers experiment with the conversion and storage of energy (batteries and fuel cells), processes that seek to reduce the environmental impacts of energy technologies (reducing the emissions of air pollutants), advanced materials to make energy use more efficient, and biological methods of environmental remediation.
EnergyPlus Saves Federal Building $9 Million in Energy Costs
Fred Winkelmann, July 12, 2002
EnergyPlus software—a building energy simulation program distributed by Berkeley Lab—has been integral to the design of a new federal office building to be built in San Francisco. EnergyPlus contributed to nearly $9 million in energy costs savings projected over 20 years, according to Tim Christ, project manager for the building's lead design firm, Morphosis. The modeling tool was also used to simplify the building's facade, saving taxpayers an additional $1.5 million in construction costs. Groundbreaking for the building is scheduled for July 15.
BETR Model Traces Contaminants Across North America
Tom McKone, February 08, 2002
To better understand how contaminants such as pesticides travel across the continent, researchers from Berkeley Lab and Canada's Trent University have incorporated into a single model toxic release data, wind and water current patterns, and regional differences such as soil and vegetation.
$600 K for Aerogels That Can Take the Heat
Arlon Hunt and Michael Ayers, January 11, 2002
Recently the Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technology announced funding of 28 "Industrial Materials for the Future" projects. One of the biggest of these awards—$ 300,000 a year for two years—has gone to Arlon Hunt and Michael Ayers of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division to develop "Advanced Nanoporous Composite Materials for Industrial Heat Applications"—an extension of the aerogel technology that Hunt has studied since the 1980s.

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2001

Berkeley Lamp Debuts at Berkeley City Council
Michael Siminovitch and Erik Page, December 07, 2001
Michael Siminovitch of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division demonstrates his group's energy-efficient "Berkeley Lamp" to the Berkeley City Council. Siminovitch and Lab Director Charles V. Shank were on hand at the Council's Study Session on Energy on Nov. 20, when Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean thanked the Lab for donating 13 lamps to the City.
Green Power Growth: Markets or Marketing?
Ryan Wiser, December 07, 2001
By burning fossil fuels, electrical power generation affects not only the environment directly and the global climate potentially but the nation's economic strength and its prospects for energy security as well. Using solar power, wind power, and other forms of "green power" to generate electricity is one response to these concerns.
Berkeley Lamp Saves Berkeley Money
Michael Siminovitch and Erik Page, November 02, 2001
The energy-efficient Berkeley Lamp developed by scientists here is now saving the City of Berkeley some good money, according to measurements made by Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) researchers and the city's Energy Office.
A Tiny Bit of Light with Bright Possibilities
Rick Russo, July 27, 2001
One of the smallest lasers ever made—far too small to be seen even with the aid of the most powerful optical microscope—has been successfully tested by a team of Berkeley Lab researchers.
Gas-Filled Panels Win R&D 100 Awards
Dariush Arasteh, July 13, 2001
One of R&D Magazine's prestigious R&D 100 awards has gone to the gas-filled panel technology developed by Berkeley Lab's Environmental Technologies Division. Winners of this year's awards were notified June 29, with Department of Energy national laboratories taking at least 21 of the 100, although the magazine will not publish the full list until September.
Berkeley City Block Is Retrofitted with Compact Fluorescents
Michael Siminovitch and Erik Page, July 13, 2001
With television cameras rolling and reporters and passers-by looking on, Philips Lighting Company held a press conference on May 6 at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and Channing Street in Berkeley to announce its free energy-efficient lighting retrofit of an entire city block.
Energy Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction
Rick Diamond, Mithra Moezzi and Evan Mills, May 18, 2001
Energy efficiency has become a hot topic in light of the ongoing energy crisis. But are we basing our decisions about how to save energy on fact or fiction?
Easing California's Electricity Shortage with Buildings That Respond to Real Time Prices
Art Rosenfeld, April 06, 2001
Arthur H. Rosenfeld, a member of the California Energy Commission, will discuss short- and long-term strategies to make buildings more energy efficient and price responsive without sacrificing comfort. His suggestions were recently described in an article in the Wall Street Journal.
Energy Efficiency, High Performance Go Into Making a Better Table Lamp
Michael Siminovitch and Erik Page, March 09, 2001
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a new high-performance, energy-efficient table lamp designed to save energy in homes and offices while greatly increasing lighting quality and visibility.
Lab, City Officials Meet to Address Energy Crisis
Jeff Siegel, February 23, 2001
That directions the City of Berkeley needs to take to survive the current California energy crisis was the subject of a noontime seminar held last Thursday by Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD).
Power Crisis a Hot Topic at Lab
Joe Eto and Chris Marnay, February 09, 2001
The market is broken, electricity supplies are not reliable, the state is heavily reliant on natural gas, and demand is not responsive to the wholesale price of power in real time. That, said Environmental Energy Technology Division researchers Joe Eto and Chris Marnay, is the recipe for an electricity crisis in California.
Is It Real, or Is It ... CD-ROM?
Dale Sartor, February 09, 2001
Time travel may be theoretically possible in Einstein's relativistic models, but the world's best known scientist made a rare appearance at Berkeley Lab via slightly more conventional means. A good stylist and lucky genes made the transformation from Dale Sartor to Einstein a snap.
Young Inventors Grab the Spotlight
Rick Diamond, January 26, 2001
Given California's faltering electricity supplies and skyrocketing prices, it's no surprise that a gang of print and TV news reporters descended on Bldg. 66 on Friday, Jan. 12, for an expert demonstration of how to save energy. And since the experts were school kids, the ideas were guaranteed fresh.
Lab Projects Win Major Energy Awards
Mark Levine, January 12, 2001
Four energy-efficiency projects conducted by scientists in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division were honored last month with the prestigious Energy@23 awards, chosen by a Department of Energy citizen judges panel from among DOE's Energy 100 list, which already includes 12 Berkeley Lab projects.

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2000

Berkeley Lab Wins Two R&D Awards
Lara Gundel, September 22, 2000
Calling the national laboratories "a wellspring of innovation," Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson announced R&D Magazine's top 100 awards for outstanding technology developments with commercial potential. Two of them went to Berkeley Lab research.
Energy Award Goes to Lab Team, Post Office Branch
Michael Siminovich, Jeff Mitchell, Doug Avery, Erik Page, Kevin Guana, and Bill Golove, September 08, 2000
A Berkeley Lab group led by Michael Siminovich of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division received the 2000 Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the Department of Energy and the Federal Interagency Energy Policy Committee for the group's work with the U.S. Postal Service on the Rodeo Post Office Lighting Project.
Me & Isaac Newton, 2 pm, Main auditorium
Ashok Gadgil, May 05, 2000
A feature-length documentary by award-winning filmmaker Michael Apted, "Me & Isaac Newton" explores the roots of scientific creativity and inspiration by focusing on the contributions of seven scientists.
Study Team Takes a Close Look at Electricity Reliability
Joe Eto, May 05, 2000
Six major power outages and two serious electrical system disturbances that occurred throughout the United States during the summer of 1999 led Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson to appoint a group of experts to study what happened and how it could be prevented in the future.
In Memoriam: Ronald L. Ritschar
Ronald L. Ritschard, May 05, 2000
Ronald L. Ritschard, a staff scientist at Berkeley Lab for 20 years, died suddenly of a heart attack on Thursday, April 13 in Huntsville, Alabama. He was 63 years old.
DOE to Test Duct Sealing Technologies
Max Sherman and Iain Walker, January 28, 2000
With Berkeley Lab's Max Sherman and Iain Walker of the Environmental Energies Technology Division having shown that duct tape does not seal ducts, the Department of Energy, along with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing are collaborating on a field test of several technologies that might.
In Memoriam: Ralph McLaughlin
Ralph McLaughlin, January 28, 2000
Ralph McLaughlin, a retiree whose career at Berkeley Lab spanned 45 years, died on Jan. 14 at the age of 72. A native of Sacramento, he lived in Kensington with his wife of 46 years, Patricia.
Summer Student Selection to Open in February
Ashok Gadgil, January 14, 2000
Berkeley Lab is seeking to increase the number of undergraduate students who will receive fellowship to work on the Hill this summer thanks to increased support from the Department of Energy. As a result, more mentors will be needed to meet the demand.

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1999

Lab Contributes to White House Energy Savings Project
Vladimir Bazjanac, Francis Rubinstein and Steve Selkowitz, December 17, 1999
Early this month Energy Secretary Bill Richardson had good news when he announced the results of a six-year project to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the White House complex.
Lab and Utilities Group Team Up in CFL Torchieres Research
Michael Siminovitch, September 24, 1999
Lighting systems researchers at Berkeley Lab and the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) will work together under a cooperative research and development agreement to demonstrate the energy-saving potential of compact fluorescent lamps developed here as a safer alternative to the halogen torchiere.
Lab Volunteers Bring Energy Efficiency to Community Home Improvement Effort
Rick Diamond, August 13, 1999
Every spring volunteers throughout the country assemble at the homes of low-income, disabled or elderly people to paint, make repairs, and otherwise renovate homes whose occupants don't have the means to maintain them themselves. Now, thanks to the efforts of a former postdoc from the Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division and a group of volunteers from EETD and the local community, the effort will now also be able to incorporate energy efficiency improvements into its activities.
High Praise for Berkeley Lab Energy Efficient Technologies
Michael Siminovitch, Michael Rubin, July 16, 1999
Two technologies developed by researchers in Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) made the list of five energy-saving initiatives sponsored by DOE in the 1990s that were singled out by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as the decade's "most successful." They are the compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)-based replacements for halogen torchieres, a development led by Michael Siminovitch, and spectrally selective low-emittance (low-E) and solar control windows, a development led by Michael Rubin. Both researchers work in EETD's Buildings Technologies Department.
Something's in the Air: But What? Lab air sampler zeroes in on atmospheric pollutants
Lara Gundel, July 16, 1999
In May, in a two-to-one split decision, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia declared parts of the Clean Air Act unconstitutional. The decision threatens implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's 1997 air quality standards, which are based on health effects and include standards for particles only 2.5 micrometers in size. Yet the court also stated that "evidence demonstrating a relationship between fine particle pollution and adverse health effects amply justifies establishment of new fine particle standards."
Improved Carbon Monoxide Sensor for Occupational Use
Michael Apte, June 4, 1999
Scientists at Berkeley Lab and at the Quantum Group Inc. (QGI) in San Diego have developed a new lightweight and inexpensive carbon monoxide sensor and monitoring system which is more accurate than the personal CO monitors currently available on the market.
Lab Helps Create First Thermally Insulated Car
Daniel Türler, May 7, 1999
Auto air conditioners can make all the difference in the world on a sweltering summer day. But all of us who first have to step into a burning-hot car, braving the suffocating heat wave while trying to keep our hands off the sizzling steering wheel, know we still have a long way to go in controlling our comfort level—not to mention the ensuing energy use.
Interactive Home Energy Saver Website Now Open to the Public
Evan Mills, March 26, 1999
Advanced building simulation software combined with the power of interactive web pages can save homeowners hundreds of dollars per year on their energy bills. Developed by researchers at Berkeley Lab, the Home Energy Saver site helps consumers identify technologies that will save them the most energy and money. For instance, the site can help you determine how much money you would save by installing insulation in your attic, or where to find the best products to do the job.
DOE Representative Praises UV Waterworks in Bangladesh
Ashok Gadgil, March 26, 1999
Acting Assistant Secretary for DOE Policy, Calvin Humphrey, went to Bangladesh last month to dedicate the UV Waterworks filtration device developed by Berkeley Lab's Ashok J. Gadgil of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division.
Through the Wilderness to Help Inner City Kids
Nathan Martin, February 12, 1999
This spring Nathan Martin will set out on a scenic 2,600-mile, six-month hike that will take him through some of the country's most beautiful wilderness areas. Starting in the small town of Campo, near the California/Mexico border, Martin will wind his way up the Pacific Coast through the state's majestic Sierras and Washington's Cascade Mountains before finishing his journey at Manning Park, across the Canadian border.
EETD Volunteers Teach Scientists of the Future
Rick Diamond and Erik Page, February 12, 1999
Then Rick Diamond and Erik Page walked into the fourth-grade classroom of Whittier School teacher Josh Collins last December, the children knew they were in for a break from their usual routine. Diamond and Page, both of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, were pointing hand-held, laser-based measuring instruments at doors, windows and other surfaces.
Lab Helps Post Office Bask in New Light
Michael Siminovitch, January 29, 1999
Representatives from the U.S. Postal Service, Berkeley Lab, and the Department of Energy were among the dozens of guests gathered at the Rodeo Post Office to celebrate the installation of a new energy-efficient lighting system developed by researchers from the Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD).

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1998

Lab Water Purifier Provides Disaster Relief to Hurricane Mitch Victims
Ashok Gadgil, October 4, 1998
In the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch's devastating rampage through Central America, a device invented at Berkeley Lab is being deployed to disinfect drinking water in areas ravaged by the storm. The second-strongest storm to sweep through the western Caribbean since Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, Mitch left some 10,000 people dead and laid waste to the economies and infrastructures of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Thousands more lives are at risk for lack of sanitary drinking water.
Global Climate Change: Lab Researchers Predict Ill-Wind for California Wildfires
Evan Mills, October 4, 1998
Against the backdrop of the recent signing of the international global climate change treaty by the United States and concerns raised in the aftermath of this year's El Nino, Berkeley Lab researchers have released the first-ever analysis of the potential effect of global climate change on wildfires in California. Prospects do not look good for the Golden State.
Media All Wrapped Up in Duct Tape Story
Max Sherman, September 4, 1998
You can keep your trouser cuff out of your bicycle chain with duct tape; if you need a money belt, you can use it to strap your money to your tummy. Some people claim they can cure warts with it. Unfortunately, one of the things you can't do with duct tape is seal ducts. At least not for long...
Native American Communities Tap Efficient Energy Resources with Help from Berkeley Lab
John Busch, September 4, 1998
Native American tribal lands are often repositories of coal, oil, uranium and other energy resources fueling the U.S. economy, but they are also home to the most underserved populations in terms of energy services in the United States. Dwellings on some reservations are widely scattered and far removed from local utility power lines. Uninsulated homes waste expensive heating energy, and their owners lack the capital to invest in energy efficient improvements.
EETD Volunteers Help Build Low Income Housing
EETD Volunteers, August 21, 1998
Steve Brown, Jiang Lin and Lynn Price were among the dozen members of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division who pitched in on a hot Saturday early this month to help at the Oakland work site of Habitat for Humanity—a non-profit organization that helps finance and build affordable housing for needy families both in the U.S. and internationally. The program relies almost exclusively on volunteer labor. Lab employees put up siding and roofing on several homes at East Bay Habitat's 105th Avenue site.
Responding to Chemical And Biological Terrorism
Joan Daisey, July 24, 1998
Chemical and biological terrorism is quickly moving off the paperback-thriller page and the movie screen into the real world. Last May, only four days after President Clinton announced a presidential directive to strengthen the government's management of chemical and biological crises, The New York Times revealed that the Aum Shinrikyo cult, which in 1995 killed a dozen people by releasing nerve gas in Tokyo subways, had on nine previous occasions sprayed deadly organisms, including anthrax, over wide areas of Tokyo and nearby U.S. military bases. Bad weather and weak strains of germs apparently blunted those attacks.
New Battery Will Keep Electrical Cars Going and Going
Elton Cairns, July 24, 1998
Berkeley Lab scientists are working on the preliminary stages of a project, which when completed, will allow you to purchase a sporty, sleek sedan with the worst gasoline mileage you have ever imagined: zero miles per gallon. And consumers will love it.
Building of the Future: You Can Virtually See It
Charles Ehrlich, July 10, 1998
A team of Berkeley Lab programmers and experts in building technology and 3-D imaging are taking the science of building design into the twenty-first century with a new tool: the Virtual Building Laboratory (VBL).
11-Lab Study Calls for R&D Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Mark Levine, May 1, 1998
Eleven national laboratories, including Berkeley Lab, contributed to a major study on greenhouse gas emissions, the results of which were recently made public by the Department of Energy. The study concludes that a national investment in a 30-year technology research and development program could significantly reduce the nation's greenhouse gas emissions without harming its economy.
EET Director Highlights Energy Efficient Technologies in APS Talk
Mark Levine, March 20, 1998
... Mark Levine, ... was a featured speaker last Monday at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society in Los Angeles. During a crowded morning press conference and a subsequent panel discussion, Levine addressed the role of new energy technologies on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement that resulted from the Kyoto conference would require a seven percent cut in U.S. Emissions of greenhouse gases by 2010.
New Software Will Help Architects and Engineers Design Better, More Energy-Efficient Buildings
Konstantinos Papamichael, March 20, 1998
Imagine drawing a building on your computer. On your desktop you place your walls, design the look of the building, plug in a cooling and heating system. Then--one at a time--you bring in various computer tools to determine how your design will affect everything from illumination to air flow and energy use.
Chemist Develops Novel Technique that Could Detect Metals Environment
Richard Fish, February 20, 1998
Chemist Richard Fish ... has developed a new technique that holds promise for recovering precious metals such as gold and silver from aqueous solutions and for cleansing polluted waters of mercury and other toxic metals.
Diane Fisher Has All the Right Questions
Diane Fisher, February 20, 1998
Do you ever watch Jeopardy and think, "I could do that myself!" So did Diane Fisher, a data analyst in the EET Division. Fisher was taped in honest-to-goodness competition, to be televised nationwide on April 4.
Mark Levine in Media Spotlight
Mark Levine, February 6, 1998
Mark Levine, Dir. of EETD, is the co-author of a report in the Jan. 30 issue of Science magazine on "A Road Map for U.S. Carbon Reduction", which outlines the technology required to meet the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by the year 2012. ... Levine was a featured guest on "Science Friday", a National Public Radio (NPR) program. ... an hour long discussion on the topic of global warming and carbon emission reductions.
David Littlejohn; It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an Airborne Laboratory!
David Littlejohn, February 6, 1998
David Littlejohn, who studies atmospheric chemistry in the EET Div., spent a month last fall flying back and forth across the Atlantic in a NASA jet. ... Jim Podolske, of NASA and principal investigator on the OPTIMA experiment of NASA's SONEX mission, asked Littlejohn to join the team to write data-acquisition and analysis software for the OPTIMA team. SONEX stands for Subsonic Assessment, Ozone and Nitrogen Oxide Experiment and constitutes the first-scale attempt to make direct measurements of pollutants emitted by aircraft in flight along the world's busiest air corridor. OPTIMA, which stands for Open Path Tunable Infrared Monitor of the Atmosphere, was one of the 16 experiments whose equipment and personnel were crammed into the cabin of the DC-8 airborne laboratory.

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1997

EET Division Reorganizing
Mark Levine, December 19, 1997
The Environmental Energy Technologies Division is in the process of reorganizing itself, and Division Director Mark Levine has announced the first phase of this process. Two of the Division's five programs, Environmental Research and Advanced Energy Technologies, will be merged into an entity called the Advanced Energy Technologies Department. Don Grether has been named head of the new department. The second phase of the reorganization in early 1998 will address the Division's three energy efficiency and buildings-related programs: Building Technologies, Energy Analysis and Indoor Environment.
Congratulations from Mark Ginsberg (Photo only)
Michael Siminovitch and Eric Page, December 5, 1997
Mark Ginsberg, DOE'S Deputy Assistant Sec. of Energy, congratulates Michael Siminovitch and Eric Page ... for their work on developing an energy efficient compact fluorescent torchiere, which won Berkeley Lab the "Best of What's New" award from Popular Science magazine.
New SAB Chair: Dr. Joan Daisey
Joan Daisey, December 5, 1997
Joan Daisey, ... , has been appointed Chair of the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board. Daisey conducts research on human exposures to toxic and carcinogenic organic compounds and on the sources and transport of airborne pollutants. Daisey will chair the Executive Committee that coordinates the work of 100 independent scientist, engineers and economists who advise the EPA.
Photo-Lab Researchers Receive Royalty Checks (Photo only)
Michael Siminovitch and Ted Chang, December 5, 1997
Berkeley Lab inventors gather for a ceremony in Director Shank's office to receive their royalty checks. The checks are awarded for inventions developed by Berkeley Lab researchers and licensed through the Technology Transfer Department.
EETD Staff Art Exhibit
Denise Thiry and Helmut Feustel, December 5, 1997
Denise Thiry, coordinator of the EET staff art exhibit, and Helmut Feustel, ... admire some of the items on display in the third floor lobby area in Bldg. 90. The collection of paintings, photographs, drawings, mixed media and various other art forms make up the third volunteer exhibit staged by the EET staff.
FY 1998 Lab Directed R&D Program Awards Announced
Nancy Brown, Philip Collela and Michael Frenklach, Elton Cairns, Robert Cheng, Joan Daisey, Donald DePaolo et al., Stephen Johnson and Michael Vella, John Kerr, et al., Mark Levine, and Stephen Selkowitz, October 31, 1997
Berkeley Lab. Director C. Shank has announced the selection of 66 projects for support by the LDRD program for fiscal year 1998. A total $8.8 million in both operating expenses and capital equipment has been allocated for LDRD out of the 145 proposals requesting a total of $23.2 million that were submitted in response to the Call for Proposals .... Those that received LDRD awards from the EET Division are as follows:
- Nancy Brown, Philip Collela, Michael Frenklach for High Fidelity Simulation of Diesel Combustion.
- Elton Cairns for Direct-Ethanol Fuels.
- Robert Cheng for Fundamental Research on Lean Premixed Combustion for Gas Turbin Technology.
- Joan Daisey for Particulate Air Quality and Morbidity: Significance of the Chemical Composition of Particulate Matter.
- Donald DePaolo et al. for Global Climate Change: Regional Effects and Potential Consequences of Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in California.
- Stephen Johnson, Michael Vella for Mini-Hid Lighting: Semiconductor Processing Technology for Energy Efficient Lighting
- John Kerr, et al. for Understanding the Effect of Electrochemical Technologies on Intrinsic Microorganisms in Both In Situ and Ex Situ Applications
- Mark Levine for Energy Efficiency and Demand in Industry: A Global Assessment
- Stephen Selkowitz for The Virtual Building Laboratory
Lab Researchers Monitor Copiers to Cut Down Energy Waste
Mary Ann Piette and Bruce Nordman, October 31, 1997
To cut down on energy waste, in 1995 the EPA developed a new component to its ENERGY STAR^® Office Equipment program, which encourages copier manufacturers to incorporate automated power management features into their new machines. As a result, ENERGY STAR^® copiers power down to an "off" mode, drawing very low power after no activity has occurred for a specified time. Mary Ann Piette and Bruce Nordman, have been funded by the EPA to evaluate the field performance of ENERGY STAR^® copiers The EPA hopes to use the information to further optimize savings.
Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop Device to Measure Pollution from Oil Storage Tanks
Donald Lucas and David Littlejohn, July 11, 1997
Two scientists in Berkeley Lab's EET Division have developed a method to measure air pollution emissions from oil storage tanks. Reducing storage tank emissions could cost the oil industry tens of millions of dollars.
Lab Team Wins R&D Award
Michael Rubin, July 11, 1997
A. Anders (AFRD), M. Dickinson (Engineering), and M. Rubin (EET) have won an R&D 100 award for creating a device that produces a "cold" plasma suitable for the synthesis of various materials, ...
EET Division Shows Creative Streak
Mark Levine and Denise Thiry, May 16, 1997
Proving that there's more to life than science, the Environmental Energy Technologies Division hosted its first exhibit of art created by its own staff members.
Environmental Energy Technologies Division: New Name, New Director, New Focus
Mark Levine, March 21, 1997
When Lab Director Charles Shank announced the appointment of Mark Levine to the directorship of the Environmental Technologies Division (EETD) effective March 1, it symbolized a change in direction for the division formerly known as Energy & Environment.

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1996

Washington Office Open House
Rob Johnson, December 6, 1996
The Open House will be the first for the Lab's Wash., DC., Projects Office since moving into new energy-efficient offices on Maryland Ave. .... The event will enable Berkeley Lab to share its capabilities with Washington-based program managers whose belief in us makes our work possible.
Lab Researchers Win Three "Best of What's New" Awards from Popular Science Magazine
Ashok Gadgil and Mark Modera, November 22, 1996
Gadgil's UV Waterworks, which was also a recipient of a Discover Magazine Award for Technology Innovation, has the potential to save millions of lives. This inexpensive device uses ultraviolet light to cheaply disinfect water from the viruses and bacteria that kill millions of people every year in poor, developing nations. Modera was honored for his development of an elegant solution to the ubiquitous problem of how to seal leaky heating, cooling, and ventilation ducts. ... sealing these leaks can reduce heating and cooling energy costs by 15 to 30 percent.
Hammer Awards Laud Two Efforts to Reduce Costs
Dale Sartor, Francis Rubenstein, Judy Jennings and Doug Avery, November 8, 1996
Vice President Al Gore's National Performance Review has given Hammer Awards to two teams with participants from Berkeley Lab. One award went to a ... team retrofitting the Federal Office Building at 450 Golden Gate Avenue consisting of members of Berkeley Lab's Energy & Environment Division's Lighting Research Group, and the Applications Team.
Berkeley Lab Science Lights Up SMUD
Michael Siminovitch, November 8, 1996
On Thursday, Nov. 14, in the lobby of the headquarters for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the first lighting fixtures designed for the incredibly bright and highly efficient sulfur lamps will be unveiled.
Lighting Lab Redesigns Energy-Hogging Torchieres
Michael Siminovitch and Erik Page, October 25, 1996
The hazards and inefficiencies of halogen torchieres have long been a concern for Lighting Lab researcher .... Recently, E Source estimates that the explosive growth of halogen torchiere use has essentially wiped out the energy savings of all compact fluorescent lighting. This spurred Siminovitch and Page to pursue design and testing of an energy-efficient compact fluorescent (CFL) version of the torchiere.
Lighting Lab Has New Head
Stephen Johnson, September 27, 1996
Johnson was most recently founder and a principal of Paradigm Co., a consulting firm in energy-efficient lighting. The Lighting Lab's work has led to such advances at the energy-efficient electronic ballast for fluorescent lights and the sulfur lamp.
1996 Summer Lecture Series
Mark Levine, July 19, 1996
Levine, head of the EED Energy Analysis Program since 1986 will discuss "Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Can Policies Make a Difference?" on 7/24
Berkeley Lab Researchers Win 1996 Discover Awards
Ashok Gadgil, June 7, 1996
Discover magazine has presented this award for the UV Waterworks, which is a small, simple device that uses ultraviolet light to quickly, safely and cheaply disinfect water of viruses and bacteria that cause cholera and other deadly diseases.
Energy Secretary O'Leary Visits Lab: Press Conference Honors Discover Award Winners
Ashok Gadgil, June 7, 1996
Sec. O'Leary said Gadgil's UV Waterworks is a simple and powerful demonstration of the value of American science ....
Simple Technology Saves Lives
Ashok Gadgil, January 5, 1996
Scientists in the EED have developed a simple water disinfection device that has the potential to stop needless deaths.

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1995

Lab Receives Kudos for Reducing Energy Consumption, Costs
Michael Siminovitch, October 6, 1995
The Lab's In-House Energy Management (IHEM) program was given seals of approval with the announcement of four awards from DOE. DOE recognized the team efforts of Facilities ... and E&E's Michael Siminovitch, who collaborated on lighting energy efficiency retrofits in buildings 70 and 90.
Teachers Team with Researchers
Rick Russo, August 25, 1995
M. Butcher's research with Rick Russo ... explored techniques in transmission and reflection holography using laser optics
Summer Programs Bring Students, Mentors Together
Arlon Hunt, August 4, 1995
The LBNL Center for Science and Engineering Education offers research opportunities through the year to students from the U.S. and aboard, ... two of which depend upon the participation of researchers and others who serve as mentors. R. Garcia of CSU Northridge helped E&E's Arlon Hunt write a user manual for a new set-up of an apparatus to develop low-contrast stitching thread.
A Little Ingenuity Goes a Long Way in Saving Paper, Money
Anuska Drescher, June 9, 1995
Cutting paper consumption has been an objective of LBL's waste minimization strategy for some time now, ... Anushka wanted to go one step further.
Touring the Lab
Donald Grether, Terrance Leighton, Ted Chang, May 19, 1995
Members of the Chinese Ministry of Chemical Industry paid LBL a visit ..., to learn about waste minimization technologies underway at the Lab.
Designing Women Give B-90 Lobby a Facelift
Bldg. 90, February 17, 1995
Shaun Fennessey of Community Relations headed the project to improve the appearance of the lobby ..., TEID's Marilee Bailey, produced the display panels and Facilities' Dayna Powell, who replaced old plants with new ones better suited to the indoor lighting. The project was funded by four primary occupants of B-90-Energy & Environment; Engineering; Environment, Health & Safety, and Technology Transfer.
Computer Model Forecasts Impact of Fuel Efficiency Incentives
William Davis, January 13, 1995
Energy and Environment Division researchers have developed a computer model that forecasts the complex—and at times surprising—impacts of proposed federal policies intended to increase vehicle fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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1994

Lab, Researchers Profit from Inventions
Greg Ward, December 16, 1994
... received a royalty check for his development of RADIANCE, lighting simulation software that has been licensed to Genlyte of Secaucus, New Jersey.
Cool Ideas for Roofs Cut Energy Bills, Smog
Hashem Akbari, November 18, 1994
Members of E&E's Heat Island Project met with other government researchers, roofing and pavement industry ..., and utility officials at conferences in Feb. and July .... What emerged was a 10 yr., $30M program that aims to bolster research on cool materials as well as bring the cool communities philosophy to the marketplace.
Women Scientist & Engineers Seminar
Karina Garbesi, November 11, 1994
"How Much Radon is Really Getting into Houses" .... Radon gas, which can enter houses from the underlying soil, represents a significant lung cancer risk in many US homes.
Researchers Team Up to Catch an Invisible Killer
Greg Traynor and Mike Apte, October 28, 1994
Although carbon monoxide is a known killer, there has been no practical method for monitoring levels of the gas. Working with The Quantum Group, Inc., ..., Traynor and Apte designed a device that samples room air for a week.
The Greening of the Presidio
Dale Sartor, October 7, 1994
... Sartor has been named to head a new Applications Team .... "We're going to help federal agencies and others meet energy savings goals by applying the knowledge and expertise of the national labs," Sartor says.
New Presidio Center Brainchild of E&E Researchers
Mark Levine and Stephen Wiel, September 23, 1994
"The purpose of the center is to promote the transformation of energy systems around the world from their current inefficient use of depletable resources to a much more efficient and sustainable systems," Levine says.
E&E Postdoc Puts Solar Technology to Work at Home
Chris Marnay, September 16, 1994
Marnay's case was unique in that he was able to design his own solar-based electrical power system, using off-the-shelf technology. He then employed some of the energy-efficient technology developed at LBL and now available on the market to help make it work.
Environmentally Friendly Technique Recovers Metals from Waste Water
Richard Fish, August 26, 1994
Richard H. Fish, a chemist with the Energy & Environment Division, led the research into chemically modifying tiny polystyrene beads with a special type of organic molecule collapsed a ligand so that they recognize and tightly bind to certain metal ions. The beads are then removed from water and the metals are recovered from the beads.
All Wired Up
Ashok Gadgil, August 19, 1994
The lab is designing the air vests to be worn by workers that use industrial fume hoods. The vest blows air away from the wearer's chest, helping eliminate swirling currents that might carry dangerous fumes into the wearer's breathing zone.
New Technique to Clean up Fossil Fuel Emissions
Shih Ger Chang, August 19, 1994
Stepping up the attack against acid rain and smog, Energy & Environment Division researchers have developed a new technology to help eliminate sulfur dioxide air pollution from power plants, incinerators, chemical plants, and smelters.
CIEE Conference Highlights Fruits of Collaboration
Jim Cole, Haider Taha, Mark Modera, Steve Selkowitz, August 12, 1994
The conference brought together CIEE researchers from throughout the state who are involved in a broad program devoted to energy efficiency and related air quality issues.
E&E Updates Energy-Efficiency Software
Fred Winkelmann, July 22, 1994
A new and improved version of DOE-2, a computer program for designing energy-efficient buildings, has been released by the Simulation Research Group in the Energy & Environment Division.
LBL Summer Lecture Series
Mary Ann Piette, July 15, 1994
Her talk, "Green Buildings: Increased Energy Efficiency through Advanced Technology and Common Sense" .... Buildings consume nearly 40 percent of U.S. national energy use at a cost of more than $200 billion per year.
Lighting the Way for Industry
Michael Siminovitch, June 24, 1994
Michael Siminovitch and Chin Zhang, receive 1994 Technology Transfer Awards given by the Federal Laboratory Consortium, for their work on energy-saving venting systems for compact fluorescent lights.
E&E's Rosenfeld Appointed DOE Senior Advisor
Arthur Rosenfeld, April 22, 1994
Art Rosenfeld, a physicist in the Energy & Environment Division and head of LBL's Center for building Science, has been named senior advisor to DOE's Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Christine Ervin. ... Nearly half of his time will be spent serving on President Clinton's National Science and Technology Council. Rosenfeld will be representing DOE as a co-chair ... of the sub-committee on Construction and Buildings.
Korean TV Visits
Francis Rubenstein and Chin Zhang, April 8, 1994
Francis Rubenstein and Chin Zhang of the Building Technology's Lighting System Research Group explains LBL's light research to a television crew from the Korean Broadcasting System.
Newswire
Joan Daisey, April 8, 1994
Joan Daisey, head of the E&E Division's Indoor Environment Program was invited by the Office of Science and Technology Policy to participate in a National Forum on Environment and Natural Resource R&D, ....
Three From LBL Win 1994 Tech Transfer Excellence Awards
Chin Zhang, Michael Wilde, Robert Sullivan, March 11, 1994
... Chin Zhang of the Lighting Systems Research Group has won the Federal Laboratory Consortiums' 1994 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer. The Team of Robert Sullivan and Michael Wilde received a Certificate of Merit for Developing prototype interactive multimedia applications ranging from building design and performance analysis tools to information databases on building energy efficiency.
Combustion Researcher Creates a Better Flame
Robert Cheng, February 11, 1994
... has devised a method to steady such fickle flames with a system that gently swirls the fuel-air mixture as it is released from the burner. The device produces a lean flame that releases much less NOx than conventional burners-fewer than 10 parts per million.
Heinemann, Rosenfeld Win Two of DOE's Top Awards
Arthur Rosenfeld, January 14, 1994
... and Art Rosenfeld, a physicist in the Energy & Environment Division and had of LBL's Center for Building Science, won the Sadi Carnot Award in Energy Conservation.

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