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Howard L. Rhude, the former vice president and Chief Financial Officer of Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company in New Hampshire which specializes in the manufacturing and sales of advanced electronic systems, has assumed responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Energy's (DOE)...
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Computer users soon may no longer need to fear the loss of valuable data every time they hear thunder or see the lights flicker.Under the joint sponsorship of the Department of Energy (DOE) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) ar...
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have devised an environmentally friendly method for preventing steam explosions, a leading cause of deaths and serious injuries among workers in the metal-casting industry worldwide.
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Balloons intended to tell us something about weather and climate may pose a hazard to whales, seals and other marine life, according to scientist Gerald K. Eddlemon at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).Eddlemon will present his research on the possible harmful ef...
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The National Management Association's Lockheed Martin Oak Ridge Chapter recently announced the recipients of the 1996-1997 Awards.Vernon Gordon was recognized for his sustained and energetic service to the Lockheed Martin Oak Ridge Chapter on both a local and national level. He is in the Defense Pr...
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Three divisions in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) won awards of merit and achievement in a recent on-line competition sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.
Rosemary R. Adams, Vicki L. Beets and Ann Wilson Buttram in the...
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E.C. (Ted) Fox has been named director of the Engineering Technology Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).Fox has worked for 22 years in Oak Ridge conducting and managing research in nuclear and fossil power systems and developing new technologies. His r...
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Researchers George D. Wignall, Hank D. Cochran and J. David Londono of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are part of a team recently awarded the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for designing surfactants (detergent-like molecules) that can be used to ...
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Two individuals and one team of researchers from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the East Tennessee Technology Park were recognized by Lockheed Martin Corporation with NOVA Awards for their notable achievements and extraordinary contributions to help the co...
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Land mine detection and demining efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) are going high-tech with the assistance of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and nine other Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories.