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Orientation Briefing
Washington, D.C.
June 28, 2002
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DOE's Forrestal Building,
Orientation to DOE and the Nobel meeting
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 EXTRA:
Read about it!
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Roland Hirsch from DOE's Office of Biological and Environmental
Research welcomes the students to the
DOE facilities and provides background about the Nobel Prize and
the Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany.
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Right: Student
delegation participants in orientation at DOE Headquarters in Washington,
D.C.
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Left:
Don Freeburn from the DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences provides the
Lindau student delegation with an overview
of the Department's mission and research programs.
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Don Freeburn, DOE/BES, talks to students about DOE science research
programs during a break in the orientation meeting. |
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Left: Dr. Ray Orbach,
Director of DOE's Office of Science, talks to the Lindau delegation about
the science research programs sponsored by the Department of Energy and
about careers in science and technology. He mentioned several areas of DOE
research that will be highlights of future programs: nanotechnology,
biotechnology, dark energy in the universe, scientific computing, the
science and technology workforce, counterterrorism, fusion energy, and
environmental management. |
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Ray Orbach poses for a group picture with the delegation of students
before they leave for Germany.
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Left: Don Freeburn
talks to students during a break in the orientation session. |
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Ray Orbach takes time to talk with students about their research and plans
for the future. |
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Left: Locating
Lindau on a map of Southern Germany helps students see where they will
travel to in the next 24 hours.
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Dr. Ron Townsend, Director or the Oak Ridge Institue for Science and
Education, welcomes the students and gives them an idea what to expect
when they get to Lindau. Oak Ridge Associated Universitites, which manages
ORISE, is sponsoring students to attend the Nobel Laureate Meeting. |
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Left:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sponsoring
students to be part of the group attending the Lindau meeting. Bill Koch,
Deputy Director of NIST's Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory,
welcomes students and provides an overview of NIST research programs. |
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Dr. Hanz-Dieter Lucas from the German Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
provides information on Germany and what will be seen as the group travels
to Lindau. Arrival in Germany is concurrent with the day Germany plays in
the finals of the 2002 World Cup and celebrations are expected throughout
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Left: Sue Ellen
Walbridge, a member of DOE's working committee for the Lindau program, was
instrumental in arranging some of the details for the orientation meeting
at DOE.
Thanks Sue Ellen!
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Copyright
2002, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
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