IEEE WIE Tour at Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by the UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.
Please join us on Saturday morning July 14, 2018 to take tours at the following facilities at Argonne National Laboratory:
- Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS)
- Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall
Please register using your name as it appears on your photo I.D. NOTE: There is an approval process for non-U.S. citizens that can take up to five business days. Non-U.S. citizents would also need to provide copies of their INS documents, such as permanent resident card or passport and visa and any supporting documents, if applicable. Any documents can be emailed to pboley@anl.gov.
Tour escorts, Marie Urbanski and Ray Urbanski, will meet everyone at 8:30 a.m. at the Argonne Information Center which is located off Northgate Road. A state or federal photo I.D., such as driver’s license or passport, is required to obtain a visitor pass. Everyone must prominently display their pass while on site.
Required tour attire: long pants and flat, closed-toe shoes; no sleeveless apparel.
Minimum age: 16
Direction: The Laboratory is located at South Cass Avenue & Northgate Road, Lemont, IL—from I-55 take exit 273A (South Cass Avenue) to Northgate Road (main entrance); follow Northgate Road to the Argonne Information Center. Note: Northgate Road is approximately ¼ mile from I-55. (Best not to follow GPS once on Cass Avenue, as it usually takes people to our old entrance further south.)
Registration is now closed (The event is full).
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility. The APS is one of the most technologically complex machines in the world. This premier national research facility provides ultra-bright high-energy X-ray beams to more than 5,700 scientists each year from every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and many countries around the world. These scientists come to the APS from academia, industry, medical schools, and other research institutions to carry out experiments that promise new discoveries in nearly every scientific discipline, including materials science; pharmaceutical and life science; chemistry; environmental, geological, and planetary science; and physics. The X-ray beams provided by this remarkable facility enable the collection of data in unprecedented detail and in amazingly short time frames. The knowledge these researchers gain at the APS has a real and positive impact on our technologies, our health, our economy, and our fundamental understanding of the materials that make up our world.
The APS Upgrade Project, currently under development, will create the world’s ultimate three-dimensional microscope. It will enable researchers to view and manipulate matter at the nanoscale in order to solve even more complex science problems across multiple disciplines.
ATLAS – The Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS) is the world's first ion accelerator using superconducting devices for the energy gain. It is capable of accelerating ions of all elements, both stable and radioactive, from hydrogen to uranium for research into the properties of the nucleus, the core of matter, the fuel of stars.
The Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall showcases Argonne's rich heritage in the development of nuclear reactors and its current role in the development of next-generation reactors and fuel cycle technologies. Argonne has over 70 years of leadership in nuclear science and technology, tracing its birth to Enrico Fermi’s work in the Manhattan Project. Argonne pioneered the development of peaceful uses of nuclear technology, including those used in major nuclear power plants throughout the world. The Laboratory continues to advance the design and operation of nuclear energy systems and is applying its nuclear energy-related expertise to current and emerging programs of national and international significance. Visitors will learn about the development of nuclear power generation, from the Manhattan Project to Argonne’s physics and engineering experiments and analyses, that paved the way for naval reactors and today’s commercial nuclear power reactors; and then on to the advanced reactor systems and other nuclear technologies that are the focus of modern-day research and development at Argonne and around the world. The Interactive Apple Tree display uses imagery to present an overview of the history of Argonne’s nuclear reactor programs and encourages visitors to “dig down” into information on specific reactors with just a touch of the screen. There are numerous displays of artifacts from Fermi’s time to the present, models of several types of reactors, and additional screens that showcase both reactor development history and current Argonne research in advanced reactors, medical isotopes, nuclear fuel cycle technologies, and research reactor conversion.
Date and Time
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- Date: 14 Jul 2018
- Time: 08:30 AM to 12:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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- 9700 Cass Ave
- Lemont, Illinois
- United States 60439
- Starts 01 June 2018 07:54 AM
- Ends 14 June 2018 07:54 AM
- All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
- No Admission Charge
Agenda
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM : Tour