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Bakac receives
Distinguished Service Award
Retired Ames Laboratory scientist Andreja Bakac was
recognized for her years of service to the Department of Energy
with The Secretary’s Distinguished ServiceAward. Bakac received
the award certificate and medallion at an informal presentation at
Ames Laboratory on March 6.
The certificate, signed by Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz,
reads: “In recognition of your outstanding research into the
mechanistic chemistry of small molecule activation with transition
metals and your dedication to the mission of the Department of
Energy and the Ames Laboratory. With sincere gratitude for your
38 years of service and stewardship to the Department of Energy,
Dr. Andreja Bakac is awarded the Secretary’s Distinguished
Service Award.”
This distinction is given in recognition of continuous and
distinctive achievements, within or beyond an individual’s area of
responsibility, which are of substantial value to the DOE.
Anderson named 2015 TMS Fellow
Iver Anderson, Ames Laboratory metallurgist, has
been named a 2015 Fellow of The Minerals, Metals
& Materials Society (TMS). Anderson was one of
six Society members who have earned the highest
award bestowed by TMS, which recognizes members
for their outstanding contributions to the practice of
metallurgy, materials science and technology. The 2015
Fellows were recognized at the 144th TMS Annual
Meeting & Exhibition held March 15–19, 2015.
Anderson was specifically recognized for his inventiveness
that led to lead-free solder used in all electronic devices;
for seminal contributions to: (1) gas atomization of
metallic and polymeric materials, (2) powder metallurgy
technology, and (3) rapid solidification processing of
a wide variety of materials; for long-time professional
leadership as a member of the TMS Board of Directors
and chair of numerous TMS technical committees; and
for contributions to education, especially for graduate
student advising.
Stephens wins CYtation Award
Ames Laboratory Systems Support Specialist IV Doug
Stephens received a 2015 Iowa State University CYtation
Award which is presented to ISU Professional and Scientific
staff in recognition of individual achievements above and
beyond the call of duty, and/or extraordinary performance, or
acts in such a way as to make a notable difference in
the institution.
Stephens was cited for his leadership in helping
upgrade Ames Laboratory’s network connections from
one gigabit to ten gigabit throughout the four main Ames
Laboratory buildings and to the Internet Service Providers
(ISU and Energy Sciences Network).
In nominating Stephens for the award, Ames Laboratory
Information Systems manager Diane DenAdel said, “Doug’s
expertise was essential to develop the master plan, implement
new switches, and upgrade or modify existing network
switches. Other Ames Laboratory Information Technology
personnel were involved with various parts of the project,
and Doug coordinated the efforts to ensure the success
of the project. Doug’s efforts made a real difference to the
Ames Laboratory and to ISU. It would have been difficult
to complete all of this work without Doug’s attention to detail
and dedication to the overall project.”
Former SULI student named
Goldwater Scholar
Iowa State University student Catherine
Meis has been named a 2015 Goldwater
Scholar, the nation’s premier undergraduate
scholarship in mathematics, natural
sciences and engineering. Meis, a former
Ames Laboratory Science Undergraduate
Laboratory Internship (SULI) program
participant, is a third-year student, majoring
in materials engineering with a minor in
bioengineering. Meis studied under Reza
Montazami and Nastaran Hashemi, ISU
assistant professors of mechanical
engineering.
Andreja Bakac
Catherine Meis
TMS President Hani Heneim, left, presents Iver Anderson with
his TMS Fellow certificate during the society’s annual meeting.
ISU Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan
Wickert, left, presents Ames Lab’s Doug Stephens
with the CYtation Award.