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What do you think of Tomas' replacement?
Tri-Valley Cares needs to be on this if they aren't already. We need to make sure that NNSA and LLNL does not make good on promises to pursue such stupid ideas as doing Plutonium experiments on NIF. The stupidity arises from the fact that a huge population is placed at risk in the short and long term. Why do this kind of experiment in a heavily populated area? Only a moron would push that kind of imbecile area. Do it somewhere else in the god forsaken hills of Los Alamos. Why should the communities in the Bay Area be subjected to such increased risk just because the lab's NIF has failed twice and is trying the Hail Mary pass of doing an SNM experiment just to justify their existence? Those Laser EoS techniques and the people analyzing the raw data are all just BAD anyways. You know what comes next after they do the experiment. They'll figure out that they need larger samples. More risk for the local population. Stop this imbecilic pursuit. They wan...
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Parney needs to investigate how workers are being treated and how these people have failed with outside customers. Investigate the acting people very carefully.
Hal or Tomas...does it really matter.
And yes........you figure it out.
The writer is probably trying to say "why choose people who have benefitted from the corrupt environment that Tomas was part of and facilitated."
I would completely agree
If it looks like a duck, it smells like a duck, than it must be a duck. Why take a risk on something you already know the outcome?
Would be a nice change to be able to send people to Washington who won't piss off program managers or be thrown out of Forrestal, for example, and be prevented from ever coming back in.
Such low minimum standards. How sad. Hopefully these pitiful embarassingly pathetic times are behind us with better non-self-deluded people.
Ultimately, the main concern is LLNL and LANL have major problems with management and need to change it. Rumors are bad, but I never believe them until I see action and I have seen no action. Things are the same.
My concern is as it was already posted
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So the consensus at LLNL is that employees work in constant fear of retaliation for doing the right thing and honest, hard-working employees are not rewarded but pawns that are used. The best and brightest of Silicon Valley will certainly want to give up their stock options and other work rewards to come work here.
July 25, 2012 6:00 AM"
This is not good. We need solutions ASAP.
August 2, 2012 7:04 AM
Goldstein, currently the associate director of Physical & Life Sciences, replaces Tomas Diaz de la Rubia, who recently left the Laboratory to pursue other opportunities.
"Bill was selected for this position because of his proven scientific leadership abilities, his passion for developing and sustaining science, technology and engineering excellence, and his ability to manage strategically to meet the critical national security missions of the Laboratory," Albright said. "Bill is a respected and trusted scientist and manager among Laboratory employees and senior management, and with key government sponsors and academic and private industry collaborators."
Goldstein's service to the Laboratory spans 27 years and his accomplishments illustrate his strong commitment to supporting major programs within DOE NNSA and Office of Science, National Institutes of Health, Department of Homeland Security, NASA and academia. He has a doctorate in theoretical physics from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in physics from Swarthmore College. Goldstein is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and he received a DOE Weapons Recognition of Excellence Award in 1994.
In an administrative memo announcing the appointment, Albright said Goldstein will continue to serve as a champion of the Laboratory's scientific and technical programs, and, in this new acting role, will lead the strategic deployment of the Laboratory's science and technology capabilities. "I have asked him to lead and manage the portfolio of world-class S&T activities, taking line responsibility for the ST&E institutional Roadmap portfolio, including the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program, collaborative research with academia and private industry, and institutional planning activities."
Goldstein also serves as a member of the Laboratory's senior management team and will expand his management scope as a close adviser to the director.
The deputy director for Science and Technology position will be posted and a screening committee will be appointed in the near future to coordinate a search.
In naming Goldstein to acting deputy, Albright also appointed Glenn Fox to acting associate director for Physical & Life Sciences, effective immediately. Fox is currently the leader of the Chemical Sciences Division in PLS and "has outstanding proven qualifications and leadership experience to take on this new acting assignment and strategically interface basic science capabilities with the needs of LLNL programs and various government sponsors," Albright said.
Fox joined the Laboratory in 1992 as a postdoctoral researcher and has held numerous scientific and managerial roles, including director of the Forensic Science Center and deputy associate director for Science and Technology for the Chemistry, Materials, Earth and Life Sciences Directorate. Fox has a doctorate and master's degree in inorganic chemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Lewis and Clark College.
Glenn Fox
Also, to enhance and consolidate economic development and outreach activities, Albright announced the realignment of oversight responsibilities for the Industrial Partnerships Office (IPO). With this realignment, IPO, led by Erik Stenehjem, will report to Buck Koonce, director of Economic Development as will Patrick Dempsey, manager of Strategic Engagements.
"These changes will facilitate strategic economic development activities consistent with the Laboratory's economic outreach priorities," Albright said.
B students could only attract C student cronies.
September 2, 2012 1:50 PM
But it's always interesting to see these types around, though I have to be ever vigilant and make sure they don't slip through any cracks and into my organization. That lab is probably the right place for them. Why spoil other outside organizations when the rot can be left in concentrated form in one place...
September 2, 2012 1:50 PM
Some might say that is the LANL STE approach.
The "A" team has long since gone. It's not a matter of who replaces Goldstein,it's who's left that will do the least damage.