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ORNL researchers Buchanan, Liang, Mayes named AAAS fellows

Posted at 11:56 pm November 28, 2014
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ORNL AAAS Fellows 2014

New fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science from Oak Ridge National Laboratory are, from left, Michelle Buchanan, Liyuan Liang, and Melanie Mayes. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

 

Three staff members at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for scientific contributions that range from administrative leadership to discoveries in the environmental sciences.

Michelle Buchanan, Liyuan Liang, and Melanie Mayes and are among those to receive this year’s recognition to AAAS members by their peers. AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and elects fellows based on their distinguished contributions to the advancement of science or its applications, a press release said.

Buchanan is ORNL’s associate laboratory director for physical sciences, where she guides the Chemical Sciences, Materials Science, and Technology and Physics divisions, as well as the Center for Nanophase Materials Science.

She was elected “for exceptional technical leadership and service in the chemical and physical sciences, and for contributions to setting the nation’s research priorities.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, ARPA-E, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Center for Structural Molecular Biology, Chemical Sciences, Chemical Sciences Division, Climate Change Science Institute, environmental science, Environmental Sciences Division, leadership, Liyuan Liang, materials science, Melanie Mayes, mercury methylation genes, mercury transformation, Michelle Buchanan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Institutional Planning, ORNL, science, Technology and Physics, University of Tennessee

Honors: ORAU’s Garrison elected American Chemical Society fellow

Posted at 7:28 am July 23, 2014
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Arlene Garrison

Arlene Garrison

Arlene Garrison of Oak Ridge Associated Universities has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society.

Garrison is vice president of university partnerships for ORAU. She was recognized for her outstanding achievements and contributions to science, the profession, and the society during her 35-year career, a press release said.

Garrison is responsible for enhancing ORAU’s scientific research opportunities and expanding partnerships with universities, national laboratories, and private industry, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: ACS, American Chemical Society, Arlene Garrison, National Science Foundation, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, ORAU, Raman spectroscopy, University of Tennessee, university partnerships

ORNL’s Jeskie active on chemical safety panels

Posted at 11:21 am October 6, 2013
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Kim Jeskie

Kim Jeskie

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Kim Jeskie led the 12-member committee that developed new chemical safety guidelines described in the report, “Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories,” released by the American Chemical Society at its 246th National Meeting and Exposition held in September.

Jeskie was also appointed last spring to serve on the National Research Council Committee on Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratory Research. That panel is examining chemical research laboratory safety in nonindustrial settings.

She is the 2013 past chair of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety. At ORNL, Jeskie directs the Integrated Operations Support Division, where she is responsible for work planning and hazards analysis systems and tools. She lives in Harriman.

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: ACS, American Chemical Society, chemical safety, Committee on Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratory Research, Division of Chemical Health and Safety, hazard analysis, Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories, Integrated Operations Support Division, Kim Jeskie, National Meeting and Exposition, National Research Council, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL

Buchanan elected fellow of American Chemical Society

Posted at 9:50 pm August 7, 2013
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher A.C. Buchanan III has been elected a fellow of the American Chemical Society.

Buchanan, a member of ORNL’s Chemical Sciences Division, was recognized for his contributions to the fundamental understanding of the thermochemical transformations of fossil and renewable fuels. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: A.C. Buchanan III, ACS, American Chemical Society, Chemical Sciences Division, fellow, fossil fuels, metal oxide supports, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, physical chemistry, renewable fuels, thermochemical transformations

ORNL’s Richard Haire receives American Chemical Society’s Seaborg Award

Posted at 8:40 pm April 14, 2013
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Retired Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher and UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow Richard Haire has received the 2013 Glenn T. Seaborg Award by the American Chemical Society. The Seaborg Award is one of the top recognitions in the field of nuclear chemistry.

Known for his forefront, fundamental studies of the actinide family of elements, Haire, while at ORNL, concentrated on the transplutonium elements produced in the U.S. Department of Energy research reactor, the High Flux Isotope Reactor, or HFIR. He developed novel experimental techniques and emphasized the use of systematic comparisons, which focused on the role of electron configurations in the chemistry and physics of these elements. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: actinide, American Chemical Society, einsteinium, fermium, Glenn T. Seaborg Award, HFIR, High Flux Isotope Reactor, John Gibson, nuclear chemistry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, researcher, Richard Haire, Thom Mason, transplutonium, transplutonium elements, U.S. Department of Energy, UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow

ORNL researchers receive professional society honors

Posted at 10:39 pm April 3, 2013
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Carol Wood

Carol Wood

A.C. Buchanan

A.C. Buchanan III

Three researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received appointments and honors from their respective professional societies.

ORNL’s Carol Wood has been elected to a four-year term on the board of directors of the American Board of Toxicology. She is a senior research staff member in the Environmental Sciences Division at ORNL.

Wood was elected from more than 40 nominees. Ernest McConnell, president of ToxPath Inc., a former board member who served as president of the ABT board from 1987 to 1988, nominated her for the award. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: 2013 Henry H. Storch Award in Fuel Science, A.C. Buchanan III, American Board of Toxicology, American Chemical Society, Carol Wood, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Chemical Sciences Division, Environmental Sciences Division, Nina Balke, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, professional societies, researchers, Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars

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