The council consists of leaders from business and industry, government and military service, and the academic, scientific and technical communities, including UC faculty experts. The council's advice has been invaluable to us in responding to these challenges. With an expanded structure and membership, this distinguished group will play an even greater role in advancing UC's commitment to effective management and outstanding science at the laboratories. Our chief priority is to preserve the laboratories' scientific and technological eminence and to see that this is supported by the highest degree of management and functional effectiveness. The council is also guided by the belief that the laboratories must foster an environment that continues to attract the best, most innovative scientists and engineers.
Dynes is a noted physicist and an expert in semiconductors and superconductors.
The establishment of a Laboratory Security Panel. With Brooks as its chairman, the panel will review the policies and procedures that the laboratories are developing and implementing, subject to measures mandated by the DOE or other agencies, for protection of assets, including special nuclear material, classified parts and information. Panel members have expertise in physical and computer security, counterintelligence, and security in the classified research environment. The first meeting of the security panel is scheduled for April at the Los Alamos laboratory. The establishment of a Project Management Panel that will assess the laboratories' project management systems and the conduct and staffing of major construction projects to ensure their effective management, review and implementation.