Gerry Bunick L ife Sciences Division researcher Gerry Bunick is a space veteran although he hasn t been in orbit himself, his experiments have, on both the space shuttle and the space station Mir.
Space is an increasing realm of opportunity for scientists.
ORNL, Energy Systems and the American Museum of Science and Energy celebrated Space Day, a national day of recognition for the nation s accomplishments in space, on May 6. Presenters at the museum included the Engineering Technology Division s George Wrenn, who described new space launch systems that are in the planning stages. Oak Ridge scientists are involved in the development of some of those new technologies. Bunick s work with crystals involves more established technologies, such as the space shuttle, and his latest experiments build on previous work. That s important when using the crystals in diffraction studies for genetic and other research.