Friday, March 15, 2013
As might be expected, some readers agreed with the President, some didn't. Find out what they had to say, and enjoy an interesting bonus story as well!
During a visit to Argonne National Laboratory on Friday, President Barack Obama said federal budgets cuts would have harmful effects on scientific research and economic development in the United States. (Read the full story here.) Obama visited Argonne, located just outside of Lemont, to tour its state-of-the-art research facilities and promote his proposed Energy Security Trust, which would set aside $2 billion over 10 years to research alternatives for oil and gasoline. We reached out to Patch readers in DuPage County to see what they thought of the President's visit and the speech. Readers gave a mix of positive and negative feedback, and one in Lemont related a particularly interesting encounter with POTUS' security detail. Here's a …
President Barack Obama underscored the importance of investing in scientific research during a speech on American energy at Argonne National Laboratory on Friday.
During a visit to Argonne National Laboratory on Friday, President Barack Obama said federal budgets cuts would have harmful effects on scientific research and economic development in the United States. Obama visited Argonne, located just outside of Lemont, to tour its state-of-the-art research facilities and promote his proposed Energy Security Trust, which would set aside $2 billion over 10 years to research alternatives for oil and gasoline. While pledging his commitment to scientific research, Obama also acknowledged the looming budget cuts facing federal facilities like Argonne as a result of the sequester. "One of the reasons I was opposed to these cuts is because they don’t distinguish between wasteful programs and vital investments…
Obama is scheduled to speak about American energy policy around 1:30 p.m. Friday; Patch Editor Amanda Luevano will be providing live updates from Argonne National Laboratory.
President Barack Obama will visit Argonne National Laboratory, near Lemont, on Friday afternoon to discuss "American energy policy." Obama is scheduled to arrive at O'Hare International Airport around 11:25 a.m. on Air Force One. He will then travel to Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials, where he will address credentialed media at 1:30 p.m. Officials from the White House Press Office said the president will announce plans to fund alternative fuel research. Obama's trip marks the first time a president has appeared at Argonne since former President George H. Bush visited in 1992, according to Argonne officials. This is the president’s first trip to the Chicago area since speaking at Hyde Park Academy on Feb. 15; First Lady Michelle …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The new Urban Center for Computation and Data will apply advanced computational and data-driven techniques to the challenge of intelligent urban planning and design.
Argonne National Laboratory, in partnership with the University of Chicago, received a $600,000 federal grant for a new research effort that will help decision-makers in urban areas better understand the impact of different policies on their communities. According to the University of Chicago, the population of the world's cities will nearly double over the next several decades. And there's much more data being collected to help optimize the operation of cities and anticipate the impact of their growth. The $600,000 grant, from the National Science Foundation, will unite reseachers through the Computation Institute (CI), a joint initiative between the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. The new Urban Center for …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Argonne National Laboratory received a $120 million federal grant to create revolutionary battery technology that could help promote American energy independence.
The Argonne National Laboratory received a $120 million federal grant that could help slash dependence on foreign oil, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs) announced Thursday. Argonne, a non-profit research lab operated by the University of Chicago for the Department of Energy, will devote the grant to developing revolutionary battery technology for transportation and the electric grid, according to a news release from Lipinski's office. The federal funding will be delivered over five years and "has the potential of creating a revolution in battery technology that slashes dependence on foreign oil and makes our region the worldwide leader in battery manufacturing," the news release stated. "This award sets up Argonne National …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Argonne National Laboratory researchers are among the hundreds of scientists and graduates students who have critical roles in the search for the Higgs boson. A new particle that could contain the properties of the Higgs was recently announced.
Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory are closely involved in the ongoing search for an elusive particle that might better explain the world around us. The Argonne physics researchers continue this year with the effort to find the Higgs boson—the particle that could explain why various subatomic particles have mass. At a recent seminar at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, the two Large Hadron Collider experiments announced independent observations of a new particle in the mass region 125-126 GeV that is compatible with the Higgs boson. "The results presented today are the result of over 20 years of effort by several thousands of scientists throughout the world, and Argonne’s contributions to the ATLAS detector made …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Graduate student Katarina Ruscic shared her wisdom with local high schoolers on how to be an influential scientist—and look fierce while doing it.
When you think of standard scientist gear, your imagination probably veers more toward lab coats than leopard print. Unless you’ve met Katarina Ruscic. With her long brown hair, knee-high boots and crimson lips, Ruscic, a Downers Grove South alum, proudly flouts stereotypes about women in science as she simultaneously pursues an MD and PhD at the University of Chicago. Ruscic spoke to roughly 350 female high school students at Argonne National Laboratory Thursday, offering her wisdom on reaching goals while staying true to yourself. Her talk was part of the lab’s daylong Science Careers in Search of Women Conference that introduces area teens to opportunities for women in research. Ruscic eschews the idea that women need to downplay …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Eve Kovacs works as a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory. She's also a finalist for a national clothing design competition this weekend.
To some, physics and clothing design require two separate skill sets. Eve Kovacs disagrees. She’s is a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory who has competed in national sewing competitions for more than a decade. She has lived in Woodridge since 1980. Kovacs will compete in the annual Passion for Fashion competition this weekend at the 18th annual American Sewing Expo in Novi, Mich. The competition requires 12 finalists to create garments for a runway show under a certain theme (think "international spy" or "classic American cars"). They have 18 hours to work and a $100 worth of materials to use. Both physics and clothing design require creative thinking and problem solving, Kovacs said. “People don’t think of science as creative,” she…
Monday, April 4, 2011
The Darien-area lab has in recent weeks picked up radiation released from reactors damaged in the Japan earthquake, officials said.
Scientists from Argonne National Laboratoryhave detected small amounts of radiation from Japan at the Darien-area lab, Argonne spokesman Steve McGregor confirmed Wednesday. But there’s no need to panic, said Argonne Senior Environmental Engineer S.Y. Chen, who is also a member of the EPA’s radiation advisory committee. Over the course of one year, the amount of radiation a person would absorb at these levels would be much less than the equivalent of a single chest X-ray, Chen said. “There’s a huge dilution by the air as it’s coming across the Pacific Ocean,” Chen said. “I personally do not believe there is anything to worry about.” Because some of Argonne’s research deals with radioactive materials, the lab is required to regularly monitor…
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The mystical white deer that roam Argonne National Laboratory fight for their survival—against themselves.
Like magical beasts straight out of Narnia, the white deer roaming the grounds of Argonne National Laboratory have become the stuff of legend in communities that surround the wooded compound. Through the years, conspiracy theorists have promulgated dozens of myths on the white deer's beginnings, the most famous being that radioactive materials Argonne released turned them white. Rumors swirl, too, on the deer's plight, as the animals have become a less common sight on the winding roads that pass through Waterfall Glen, the forest preserve encircling Argonne. The deer aren't atomic-age mutants. And Argonne didn't slaughter them in an attempt to control the herds. But knowing deer's origin story is critical to understanding its struggle, …
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2:25 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Inre:Nanette's from Lemont Patch comment.Per Obama and the democrats why would anyone have a need for a machine gun or high capacity assault rifle? As long as he is surrouded by his people who carry them there is no need for him. If you can't give this same security to all the people let them protect themselves per the 2nd ammendment more ›