# Presentation: 268017

## 29th Annual Banquet

**Willow Tree Inn**
- Tuesday, May 10, 2005

**Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society**
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Chapter

*Jerusalem, whose name to some means the ‘City of Peace,’ has been anything but peaceful during the past four millennia. There have been at least 118 separate conflicts in and for this city, ranging from local religious struggles to strategic military campaigns.  Jerusalem has been destroyed completely at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked an additional 52 times, captured and recaptured 44  times, experienced 20 revolts and innumerable *

*29th Annual Banquet*

**Featured Speaker**:
**Prof. Eric H. Cline**
**Dept. of Classical and Semitic Lang. and Lit.,**
**The George Washington University**

**JERUSALEM BESIEGED: **
**4000 YEARS OF CONFLICT IN **
**THE CITY OF PEACE**

| Ana Ivelisse Aviles | Maria Elena Nadal | Jean S. Stephens |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Samuel B. Howerton | Larry H. Reeker | Li-Piin Sung |
| Ajit Jillavenkatesa | Nicholas W. M. Ritchie | Yuqin Zong |
| Idan Mandelbaum |  |  |

| Hans J. Oser | 1976-77 | Ronald G. Rehm | 1991-92 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John W. Rowen | 1977-78 | Edgar S. Etz | 1992-93 |
| H. Steffen Peiser | 1978-79 | Barbara C. Levin | 1993-94 |
| Karl G. Kessler | 1979-80 | Harry L. Rook | 1994-95 |
| Theodore V. Vorburger | 1980-81 | W. Robert Kelly | 1995-96 |
| Barbara F. Howell | 1981-82 | Robert D. Shull | 1996-97 |
| Edward L. Brady | 1982-83 | Dale E. Newbury | 1997-98 |
| James F. Schooley | 1983-84 | Daniel W. Lozier | 1998-99 |
| Anna C. Fraker | 1984-85 | William R. Ott | 1999-00 |
| Chris E. Kuyatt | 1985-86 | Robert A. Fletcher | 2000-01 |
| Lawrence H. Bennett | 1986-87 | Bert M. Coursey | 2001-02 |
| Howard E. Sorrows | 1987-88 | Gerald V. Blessing | 2002-03 |
| Marilyn E. Jacox | 1988-89 | Charles D. Ehrlich | 2003-04 |
| Johanna M. H. 
    Levelt Sengers | 1989-90 | Alan H. Cookson | 2004-05 |
| Kenneth G. Kreider | 1990-91 |  |  |

| CONGRATULATIONS TO: |
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| We sponsored the Lightning Chicas team in the Sally Ride TOYchallenge: Jessica Aragon, Mariana Camacho, Virginia Chavez, Aysha Mahmood, Stephanie Martinez, Claire Paz, Olga Paz, and Blanca Sanchez from Stedwick ES, Neelsville MS and Forest Oak MS. Their coach is Carolyn Camacho and assistant coach is Beth King. The Chicas were selected as finalists to compete in the East Coast National Showcase on May 7 at the Sigma Xi Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Their toy is named “DISASTER!”. 
NIST staff selected as national Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturers:  Alicia Clay (ITL), Charles Fenimore (ITL), and Albert Paul (MSEL).  |
| MANY THANKS TO: |
| Edgar Etz, Dale Newbury, Richard Lindstrom, Nicholas Ritchie, Marc Gurau, Abigail Lindstrom, and Pamela Lindstrom for serving as Montgomery Area Science Fair Sigma Xi Judges, and to Gerald Blessing and Joseph Conny for serving as Frederick County Science Fair judges. |

| Annual Banquet Program |
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| 5:30 pm    Social Hour (Cash Bar)
5:45 pm    NIST Trio (Jim St. Pierre, Clare Allocca and John Libert)
6:00 pm    Toy Challenge Presentation
6:30 pm    Dinner
7:15 pm    Program
 Remarks & Introduction of Current Officers	Alan H. Cookson
 Remarks by NIST Acting Director	Hratch G. Semerjian
 Remarks by the Incoming President	Magdalena Navarro
 Introduction of New Officers	Magdalena Navarro
 Introduction of New Members	W. Robert Kelly
 Presentation of Awards |
| Outstanding Teacher Award
Alan H. Cookson for Angela R. Hight-Walker |
| Martin Patt	 (Wootton High School) |
| Measurement Science Awards for High School Science Fairs
Dale E. Newbury |
| Montgomery County
  Kristina Yang	(Montgomery Blair High School)
  Andrew Mertz	(Magruder High School)
Frederick County
  Emily Gupta	(Walkersville High School) |
| Outstanding Post-doctoral Presentation Awards
Barbara C. Levin |
| Hans Pieter Mumm	(Ionizing Radiation Division, NCNR, PL) |
| Young Scientist Awards for Excellence in Scientific Research
Marilyn E. Jacox |
| John T. Elliott	(Biotechnology Division, CSTL) |
| Outstanding Service in Support of Research Scientists
Marilyn E. Jacox |
| David R. Kelley	(Metallurgy Division, MSEL) |
| Outstanding Service to the NIST Sigma Xi Chapter
Alan H. Cookson |
| Ellyn S. Beary	(Laboratory Office, CSTL) |
| Introduction of Speaker
Magdalena Navarro |
| Eric H. Cline	(The George Washington University) |

*riots, and has had at least five separate periods of violent terrorist attacks during the past century. This talk will cover recent archaeological discoveries to illustrate how archaeology, politics, and nationalism are frequently linked in the troubled environment of the Middle East today, especially when ancient conflicts and their archaeology are used as propaganda by modern military and political leaders. *

## Alan H. Cookson

| Rebuilding  the Iraqi Fire Service
Monte Fitch, Assistant Fire and Rescue Chief (ret.) (Montgomery County, Maryland)
Green Auditorium, September 13, 2004 |
| --- |
| Science and Technology in Global Foreign PolicyGeorge H. Atkinson, Science Adviser to the Secretary of State (USA)
Green Auditorium, October 13, 2004 |
| Cold Atoms in Optical Lattices: Doing Condensed Matter Physics Using Atomic Physics ToolsTrey Porto (PL, NIST) 
Green Auditorium, November 30, 2004 |
| How the Laser Came to Be: A Christmas Lecture*
Anthony E. Siegman, Ginzton Laboratory of Engineering and Applied Physics (Stanford University) 
Green Auditorium, December 17, 2004 |
| Cold Fusion: Problems, Progress and Prospects David J. Nagel (The George Washington University)
Green Auditorium, January 14, 2005 |
| 12th Annual Post-Doctoral Poster Presentation
Barbara C. Levin, Chair 
Hall of Flags, February 24, 2005
 |
| Extrasolar Planets and the Search for Other Earths 
Sara Seager (Carnegie Institution of Washington)
Green Auditorium, March 4, 2005 |
| Redefinition of the Kilogram: A Decision Whose Time Has Come 
Peter Mohr and Edwin Williams (PL and EEEL, NIST)
Green Auditorium, March 25, 2005 |
| Does the Everyday World Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?* Anthony J. Leggett, 2003 Nobel Laureate in Physics
(University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Green Auditorium, March 28, 2005 |
| Jerusalem Besieged: 4000 Years of Conflict in the City of Peace
Eric H. Cline, Dept. of Classical and Semitic Lang. and Lit. (The George Washington University)
2005 NIST Sigma Xi Banquet Speaker, May 10, 2005 |
| * A joint event with the NIST Colloquium Series |

|  | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Executive Committee
President
President-Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Past President
Web Master
Headquarters Liaison | Alan H. Cookson (2005)
Magdalena Navarro (2006)
Karl Irikura (2005)
Laurie Locascio (2005)
Charles D. Ehrlich (2004)
Yuqin Zong
Magdalena Navarro (International Committee) | Magdalena Navarro (2006)
Michael Gaitan (2007)
Bryant Nelson (2007)
Laurie Locascio (2007)
Alan H. Cookson (2005)
Yuqin Zong 
Magdalena Navarro (International Committee) |
| Nominations Committee | Abigail Lindstrom (2007, Chair)
Michael P. Casassa (2005) 	 Laurie Locascio (2006)
Alan H. Cookson (ex officio) 	 Mary Satterfield (2006)
Ambler Thompson (2006) 	 | Abigail Lindstrom (2007, Chair)
Nicholas Ritchie (2008) 	 Laurie Locascio (2006)
Magdalena Navarro (ex officio) 	 Mary Satterfield (2006)
Ambler Thompson (2006) 	 |
| Admissions Committee | W. Robert Kelly (Chair)
Michael Gaitan (2005) 	 Mike Moldover (2006)
Barbara C. Levin (2006) 	 Joe Rice (2006) | W. Robert Kelly (2008, Chair)
Michael Gaitan (2005) 	 Mike Moldover (2006)
Barbara C. Levin (2006) 	 Joe Rice (2006) |
| Education Committee
(Open to all Members and Associate Members) | Angela R. Hight-Walker (Chair)
John Blendell 	John R. Maurey
Gerald V. Blessing 	Robert L. Myklebust
Julia Y. Chan 	Dale E. Newbury
Carol A. Handwerker 	Catherine D. O’Connell
Jack J. Hsia 	Robert D. Shull
W. Robert Kelly 	John A. Small | Dale Newbury  (2008, Chair)
John Blendell 	 John R. Maurey
Carol A. Handwerker 	 Robert L. Myklebust
W. Robert Kelly 	 Robert D. Shull
Abigail Lindstrom (2008) 	 John A. Small |
| Program Committee | Magdalena Navarro (Chair)
Charles D. Ehrlich	William R. Ott
Daniel W. Lozier	Dale E. Newbury
Robert D. Shull	Magdalena Navarro
Gerald V. Blessing | Michael Gaitan (Chair)
Charles D. Ehrlich	William R. Ott
Daniel W. Lozier	Dale E. Newbury
Robert D. Shull	Magdalena Navarro
Gerald V. Blessing |
| Awards Committee | Marilyn E. Jacox (Chair)
Kenneth G. Kreider	Daniel W. Lozier
Robert D. Shull | Marilyn E. Jacox (Chair)
(Members to be appointed) |
| Postdoctoral Poster Presentation Committee (Open to all Members and Associate Members) | Barbara C. Levin (Chair)
Robert A. Fletcher 	Daniel W. Lozier
Karl Irikura 	Magdalena Navarro
W. Robert Kelly 	Yuqin Zong  | Barbara C. Levin (Chair)
Robert A. Fletcher 	 Daniel W. Lozier
Karl Irikura 	 Magdalena Navarro
W. Robert Kelly 	 Yuqin Zong |