# Presentation: 177785

## Town Hall MeetingMarch 11, 2002

**Bo Bodvarsson**
**Division Director**

## Agenda

**Division Update****	****	****	****	****Bo Bodvarsson**
**Scientific Talks**
**Jim Bishop**
**Hoi-Ying Holman**
**Mike Hoversten****	**
**Jill Banfield**
**Committee on Scientific **
**Self-Assessment****	****	****	****	****Ernie Majer**
**General Discussion****	****	****	****	****All**

## Scientific Mission

**We must continually strive for improvement in all aspects of our work from EH&S to scientific excellence**

## Outline

**EH&S**
**Goals**
**Professional Development**
**Our Organization **
**Communication**
**Our People**
**Discussion**

## EH&S Update

**Our Mantra: Zero tolerance for EH&S deficiencies**
**Progress**
**I have inspected all ESD space for seismic safety.  Lots of items need securing**
**We have finalized our ISM Plan**
**We continue an aggressive schedule of ergonomic evaluations and upgrades**
**Make sure your JHQ is current and all your required training is completed****	****	****	**

## 2002 Director’s Review

**Hydrogeology & Reservoir Dynamics Department reviewed (~70% of the department participated)**
**The Review Committee gave us an initial rating:**
**Quality of Science**** - Outstanding/Excellent**
**Relevance of R&D Activities to the DOE Mission**** - Outstanding**
**Quality of Programmatic Performance and Planning**** - Outstanding**
**In my opinion****, all the oral and poster presentations were outstanding!**** **

## 2002 Director’s Review, cont’d

**Thanks to the various “team leaders” for organizing the review.**** **
**Chin-Fu Tsang - oral presentations**
**Tetsu Tokunaga - poster presentations**
**Tim Kneafsey - lab tours**
**Nina Lucido - presentation materials**

## LDRDs	

**LDRDs will be ranked in terms of their potential opportunity to develop new areas of research for the division, and on their impact to the mission of the DOE**
**We will continue to support collaboration with campus providing there is a clear mutual benefit**
**The LDRD selection will be conducted in a fair and impartial manner**
**After LDRDs are awarded, I will explain the reasons for priorities and selections**

## Securing Our Future

**Develop new major programs in**—Water Cycle—Center for Deep   Underground Science—Regional Carbon 		Sequestration Center—Counter-terrorism Science—Vadose Zone—Long-term Stewardship

## Regional Carbon Sequestration Center

**Larry Myer has been selected to lead the effort to establish a Regional Carbon Sequestration Center in California**
**He will be supported 100% by the Directorate for a period of six months to aggressively pursue this Center for California**
**The Center will be a collaboration between DOE, academia, industry and other government agencies**

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## Scientific Talks

**Jim Bishop - Southern Ocean Fe fertilization experiment**
**Hoi-Ying Holman -Real-time changes in cell and sediment using FTIR**
**Mike Hoversten -Mapping the East Rift Zone on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano**
**Jill Banfield -Microbe-mineral  interactions and metals in the environment**

## Goals	

**We have nearly completed all mid-year performance  discussions with ESD employees**
**All employees have goals that are specific to EH&S, their job, the division and personal growth**
**Next P****2****R cycle will include a development plan for all employees (career paths)**

## Professional Development:Effective Customer Communications

**Course will be taught by Ernie Majer and Terry Hazen**
**Course will guide employees on effectively communicating with DOE sponsors and other funding agencies**
**Schedule for this course will be announced in the near future**

## Professional Development (cont’d):	Writing Proposals and Technical Papers

**Course will be taught by Yu-Shu Wu and Karsten Pruess**
**In one hour the course will cover:**
**Writing scientific papers - a way of life for a scientist**
**Preparing a journal article in a timely manner **
**How to get your manuscript published**

## Our Organization

## Communications:New Seminar Series

**The Paul Witherspoon Distinguished Seminar Series**
**Six world renown scientists per year will be invited to give a seminar and spend the day with our staff**
**Speakers will be selected from suggestions by staff**
**Program seminars will take place in all programs at the discretion of the Program Head modeled after the NWP seminars**
**Departments will occasionally host visitors for guest seminars as well as candidates for open positions in the ESD**

## Communications:Seminar Series Coordinators

**Thanks to Curt Oldenburg for his service as Coordinator for the last five years**
**Thanks to Ardyth Simmons for co-coordinating with Curt**
**Ardyth will now take the lead and have sole responsibility for the new format**

## Communications:Verbal Skills

**A significant portion of our staff speak English as a second language**
**Verbal communication skills are essential for internal and external communication**
**We are obligated to enhance this skill in order to prepare employees effectively for future leadership positions**

## Communications:Meetings	

**Town Hall Meetings will be held every four months**
**I am starting “open office hours” to encourage anyone in the Division to come and talk to me about what’s on your mind.  This will be a regularly scheduled time block on my calendar set for every first Thursday of the month from 3:00 - 5:00 pm, beginning on Thursday, April 4th.  No appointments will be necessary.**

## Our People:Women’s Recruitment Committee

**Committee convened to address the issue of recruiting more women scientists to the ESD**
**Find root causes why women choose not to stay in Earth Sciences**
**Find solutions for making earth sciences a more attractive career path for women**
**Develop a plan to recruit specific candidates to the ESD **
**Committee Members:  Jiamin Wan, chair, Kamala Green, Valeri Korneev, Margaret Torn, Linda Wuy**

## Our People:Achievements

**Our People:****Achievements**

**New Arrivals for Our ESDers:****	****—Bob Nadeau/Joseph****	****—Maria Fink/Mia****	****—Quanlin Zhou/Caroline****	****—Yongkoo Seol/Calvin**
**SPOT Awards:****	****Peer Review****	****—Walter Denn****	****—Nina Lucido****	****Natural Analogue Report****	****—Pat Dobson****	****—Gerry Nieder-Westerman****	****—Ardyth Simmons****	****—Carol Valadao****	****Other Recipients****	****—Joyce Peiffer (BES Meeting)****	****—Roland Gritto ****	****   (Weyburn Field Acquisition) **

## Came to LBNL in 1976 as a Staff Scientist
Research areas include geothermal exploration and electrical methods
Management positions include group leader, Deputy Division Director, and Division Director 

**Research areas include geothermal exploration and electrical methods**
**Management positions include group leader, Deputy Division Director, and Division Director **

**Our People:****Retirement of Norman Goldstein **

**Norm’s Retirement Luncheon:**
**When:****	****Friday, March 29th**
**Where:****	****Hs Lordships****	****199 Seawall Drive****	****Berkeley, CA****	****The Tartan Room**
**Time:****	****12:00 noon - 2:00 pm**
**Contact:****	****Nina Lucido, x7071**
**Please R.S.V.P to the Evite no later than Monday, March 25th.**

## IN REMEMBERENCE OF A LEADER, A MENTOR AND A FRIEND

- WE’LL MISS YOU!WW