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New information on Ames National Laboratory name change, logos
On June 22, Ames National Laboratory Director Adam Schwartz announced the addition of “National” to our name, and introduced the first look at our new logo. The Laboratory’s leadership chose to pursue a gradual rollout of our name change and accompanying logos and other materials, with an emphasis on providing information and resources to employees first.
Logos and Templates
As the first step following the announcement, the Communications team has developed a suite of logos for employee
use in a variety of formats and templates. You can find them in the ServiceNow Knowledge Article, “Logos and Templates,” linked HERE.
- The formats include jpeg and png files for both vertical and horizontal versions of the logo, and templates for PowerPoint presentations.
- Please feel free to download and use them starting now.
- Please discontinue use of old logos and presentation templates in creating new materials and presentations from this date forward.
- If there is a logo format that you need that is not available, please contact Grant Luhmann for assistance.
Correspondence and Email
- The fastest and easiest place to update the change to Ames National Laboratory is in your email signature. Help us get the word out!
- Letterhead is also available in the Logo & Templates ServiceNow Knowledge article, linked HERE.
Forms and Documents
Ames Lab leadership will follow past practices for updating forms and documents with new branding, which has been to utilize the new name and logo for new forms and documents going forward, and to update existing forms and documents at the time of their scheduled periodic review.
A Very Brief Style Guide to Using Ames National Laboratory’s New Name
On first reference in correspondence, documents, and presentations, please write the name in full:
- U.S. Department of Energy, Ames National Laboratory (most formal)
- Ames National Laboratory (formal)
On second and all following references, you may use:
- Ames Laboratory (less formal), or
- Ames Lab (informal)
- The practice of using “Ames Laboratory” or “Ames Lab” on second and subsequent references should serve to minimize the workload of updating forms and documents.
Do not use these as second or subsequent references:
- ANL (this is the acronym for Argonne National Laboratory)
- Ames as a stand-alone title (not to be confused with the use of the acronym, below)
- AL
- ALAB
Acronyms
In the Department of Energy and Office of Science system and elsewhere, Ames National Laboratory’s acronym will remain the same: AMES. This is to avoid confusion with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Do not use ANL as an acronym for Ames National Laboratory.
Questions
For questions regarding the name change, please contact Laura Millsaps.
For questions regarding logos and their uses, please contact Grant Luhmann.
We Are Ames Lab: The Superconductivity and Magnetism Low-temperature Laboratory
What is the Research Group’s title? The Superconductivity and Magnetism Low-Temperature Laboratory, or SUPERMAGLAB
What research does SUPERMAGLAB do? We use advanced characterization, which often leads us to discoveries of new phenomena in well-known materials. Our major focus, however, is on the studies of novel superconducting and magnetic compounds made in Ames National Laboratory and many laboratories worldwide. The group is most interested in how different electronic and magnetic quantum orders interact with each other. Often, competition or cooperation between different phases of matter leads to unexpected and scientifically important findings. Understanding these complex materials is the key to new electronics, quantum computing, and energy-related technologies.
One unique feature of the group is that unlike most, we welcome imperfections and disorder and use them to learn more about materials. By introducing disorder, we can frequently change the balance between different electronic, magnetic and structural phases and reveal the underlying mechanisms behind their competition and cooperation.
Why should people be interested in this group’s research? Wolfgang Pauli famously said, “Festkörperphysik ist eine Schmutzphysik," — solid-state physics is the physics of dirt. Another Nobel Prize winner, Murray Gell-Mann, called it “a squalid state," We agree and embrace it— in a scientific and very beneficial for our research way.
Our group performs advanced, often house-made, experiments to look deeper into a particular problem from various perspectives.
By studying and understanding the complex relationships between magnetism, superconductivity, and other states, we gather basic knowledge that is needed for advanced energy-related applications, such as higher temperature superconductivity, quantum computers, and novel electronics.
What is unique, interesting, or special about your team? Our group also loves pictures. Beyond our recreational photography, we can also literally see and photograph magnetic fields to show intricate and beautiful magnetic and superconducting patterns. Through images, we can also see how crystal structures look and how they evolve. The pictures from our group are all around Ames Lab. We are fond of cats and Cyclone volleyball.
Who is in charge around here? Ruslan Prozorov and Makariy Tanatar are the two permanent members of the group, each leading branches of our diverse research.
Where can I find SUPERMAGLAB? We have research laboratories in the basement of Zaffarano Hall, the first floor of Wilhem, and at the Sensitive Instrument Facility (special access required)
We can be found on the internet at:
https://supermaglab.physics.iastate.edu/
https://www.ameslab.gov/directory/ruslan-prozorov
https://faculty.sites.iastate.edu/prozorov/
https://www.ameslab.gov/directory/makariy-tanatar
Who is a part of SUPERMAGLAB?
June IDEAs: LinkedIN Learning, LGBTQ+ chemists, & Juneteenth
LinkedIn Learning self-study resources for all
A self-study professional development resource is now available through an established LinkedIn Learning path for Ames Laboratory. We all have a responsibility to educate ourselves and to do all that we can to practice active diversity, inclusion, and belonging across all backgrounds and cultures. The self-study courses within this learning path provide valuable information on how to be an active participant in creating and maintaining a positive and inclusive culture. This professional development opportunity can be viewed at your own pace and can be included as an example in annual performance appraisals.
C&EN features LGBTQ+ chemists
To celebrate Pride Month—and to play their part in filling gaps in the historical record—C&EN gathered this preliminary list of trailblazing LGBTQ+ chemists from history and a few that have been lost more recently. This list of innovative scientists highlights the long-standing contributions of LGBTQ+ chemists, many of whom you won’t find in textbooks. READ MORE
National Labs recognize Juneteenth
The National Labs recognized the day more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas were freed two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. To learn more about its heritage, please watch the video featured at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, HERE.
Service Awards Luncheon back after pandemic hiatus
The Service Awards Luncheon and Ceremony returned after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, and honored both 2020 and 2021 recipients, for a total of 52 employees honored for their years of service to the Laboratory. The event was held Thursday, June 2 at Moore Memorial Park, and included lunch from Farmhouse Catering in Nevada. For a full list of honorees, please see this LIST.
The 2022 Service Awards luncheon was held at Moore Memorial Park.
Alex Burgher (standing, left) receives recognition from Director Adam Schwartz for 20 years of service to the Lab in 2020.
Rana Biswas, who was unable to attend the picnic, was recognized at a later date for 35 years of service to the Lab in 2021.
The time to place end of fiscal year purchase requests is now
Accounting will be closing the fiscal year at the end of the day on Sept. 16, 2022. Goods and services must be purchased and received by Sept. 16, 2022 in order to be counted in fiscal year 2022.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the war in Ukraine have greatly contributed to significant supply chain challenges that are affecting consumers on a global scale. These challenges are affecting the Lab as well, in terms of limited availability of products and services, long-lead items delivery, worker shortages, low inventories, and delays concentrated in manufacturing, construction, and trade sectors. If you're considering end of fiscal year purchases, Procurement requests that you SUBMIT YOUR PURCHASE REQUISITIONS BY FRIDAY, JULY 15 OR SOONER, especially for items with long-lead times. This will help the Procurement staff plan for and place timely purchase awards in order to receive those purchases and account for payment before the end of the fiscal year.
Join the Supervising for Success Workshop
If supervising employees is one of your responsibilities at Ames National Laboratory, some of your greatest challenges may involve navigating recruiting and hiring hurdles or working through performance concerns or employee issues that have legal ramifications. As a follow-up to the Ames National Laboratory online Supervising for Success course, we are excited to offer the Supervising for Success Workshop which focuses on scenarios designed to better equip you for success with these endeavors. Here is some recent feedback from participants who took part in this workshop:
"Fascinating to hear the thought processes and experiences of colleagues, and having expertise of HR staff to wrap up the discussions."
"Learning about legal aspects of being a supervisor - this is new territory for me, and I appreciate the opportunity."
"The small size and discussion format was great. The scenarios were relevant and applicable to supervisors across the Lab."
Join us for this two-hour, interactive, in-person session facilitated by Ames Laboratory Human Resources on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 9-11 a.m. Sign-up is available in Learn@ISU. The completion of the online Supervising for Success course is a prerequisite to this workshop. Questions about the training can be directed to humanresources@ameslab.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Red Cross Blood Drive a success! Mark your calendars for the next one!
Ames Laboratory's Red Cross Blood Drive June 28 was a success, reported Occupational Medicine, with 30 donors and 33 units of blood collected. The next blood drive will be held Dec. 8, with more information going out closer to the date.
Use care celebrating with fireworks
It’s that time of year, when Americans everywhere celebrate Independence Day with family, friends, and fireworks. Unfortunately there has been an increase in the number of people injured during this festive time, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC urges all Americans to celebrate legally and responsibly with these safety tips: READ MORE
Accountability exercise July 14
The next DOE accountability exercise is scheduled for July 14, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The exercise will follow procedures for previous drills. Further information will be delivered via all-personnel email.
Wilhelm’s Way Book Club
Did you purchase the book ‘Wilhelm’s Way’ when Teresa Wilhelm Waldof spoke at the Laboratory earlier this year? Have you been reading the book or need to get started? If so, join the Wilhelm’s Way Book Club! We meet every four weeks on Wednesday at 11 a.m. We read about 30 pages each month. Contact training@ameslab.gov for more information.
Q3 Counterintelligence Bulletin now available
The Argonne Regional Field Office (ARFO) of Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (CI) publishes an unclassified quarterly CI Awareness Bulletin for distribution at the three Laboratories under its responsibility— Ames Laboratory, Argonne, and Fermilab. The current issue includes an overview of one case involving national security charges and a guilty plea for conspiracy to share U.S. secrets, plus tips on identifying insider threat actors. An archive of the bulletin is kept in ServiceNow. READ MORE.
Consult ServiceNow resources for info on proper records management
Inside Iowa State recently featured an article titled "Cleaning out an office? Don't forget University Archives." Ames Laboratory employees are reminded to consult the ServiceNow Knowledge articles provided by Records Management on the proper procedures at the laboratory when sorting through old materials.
"What to look for when cleaning out Office or Laboratory space" and "Donating Records to ISU" provide guidance and instructions. Please direct any questions to Records Management, records@ameslab.gov.