FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2004
FY04-28
Young Scientists Receive Chance of a Lifetime to Meet Nobel Laureates
OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Fifty-eight outstanding graduate research participants are attending the 54th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany, June 27–July 2 to participate in activities relating to physics with Nobel Laureates.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is sponsoring 23 participants, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is sponsoring 25 participants, and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is sponsoring the remaining 10. The 58 participants were selected from among ORAU’s university consortium members and from among students working at federal facilities or universities funded by NSF or DOE.
Continuing a tradition established in 1951 by Swedish patron Count Lennart Bernadotte, Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics, or physiology and medicine convene annually in Lindau to have open and informal meetings with more than 500 students and young researchers from around the world. The meetings rotate by discipline each year. This year’s event will focus on physics.
All participants will travel to Washington, D.C. for a meeting at DOE headquarters on June 25. That afternoon, they will depart on the overnight flight to Munich, Germany, where they will transfer to buses for the trip to Lindau. The students will have Sunday to get settled and tour the historic medieval island city, rich in western European culture, located at the common border of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. That evening, they will attend the opening ceremony for the 54th Lindau Meeting.
Each day, Laureates will lecture on topics of their choice related to physics during morning sessions. The primary purpose of the meeting is to allow participants—most of whom are students—to benefit from informal interaction with the Nobel Prize winners. Therefore, in the afternoons, Laureates will preside over informal roundtable sessions exclusively for students. During lunches and dinners, Laureates will join participants at local restaurants for additional informal discussions. Various social events are also on the agenda, including an evening dinner gala, to allow participants to meet attendees from other countries around the world.
On July 2, participants will travel by ferry to Isle of Mainau for the closing ceremonies at the baroque Mainau Castle, the residence of Count Bernadotte. That afternoon, U.S. participants will return to Munich for the flight home or continue traveling through Europe on their own.
“Engaging the Nobel Laureates in conversation about the future directions in science was an invaluable experience,” said Natosha Finley, a DOE-sponsored delegate to the 2003 Nobel Laureates meeting.
A Web site has been set up to post daily information while students are attending the meeting. Each day, photos and a summary of events will be posted. The URL for this year’s meeting is http://www.orau.gov/lindau2004.
The Web site and travel arrangements for these participants are being administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, which is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities for the Department of Energy.
Department of Energy-Sponsored Participants:
Mark Allen, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Melissa Bentle, Case Western Reserve University
Christopher Compton, West Virginia University
Deborah Davies, Michigan State University
Timothy Dennis, University of Iowa
Dennis Fong, Vanderbilt University
Lindsay Hardison, University of Florida
Peter Hill, University of New Mexico
Timothy Koeth, Rutgers University
Richard Lombardini, Texas Technological University
Lisa Lowe, North Carolina State University
Nicholas Marko, The Institute for Genomic Research
Adam Martin, Boston University
Deseree Meyer, Yale University
Walter Ogburn, Stanford University
Nnenna Onumah, Hampton University
David Pekker, University of Illinois, Urbana
Elizabeth Raley, Florida Atlantic University
Stanley Seibert, University of Texas, Austin
Dale Stentz, Northwestern University
Timothy Stoltzfus-Dueck, Princeton University
Marcus Young, Argonne National Laboratory
Deborah Zorn, Iowa State University
National Science Foundation (NSF)-Sponsored Participants:
David Cardoza, SUNY - Stony Brook
Catherine Clewett, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Bethany Cobb, Yale University
Thomas Corbitt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Corson, University of Utah
Miguel Daal, University of California, Berkeley
Joshua Dalrymple, Syracuse University
Michael Eads, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Klara Elteto, University of Chicago
Lewis Foster, University of Missouri, Rolla
Michael Harland, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Robert Harrington, Northeastern University
Kimberly Herrmann, Penn State University
Stephan Hutcheson, Texas Technological University
Alan Kyker, University of California, Davis
Clayton Lapointe, Johns Hopkins University
Michael Lennek, University of Arizona
Andrew Ludlow, University of Colorado
Stephen Muchovej, Columbia University
Anthony Piro, University of California, Santa Barbara
Carolyn Sealfon, University of Pennsylvania
Karl Sebby, Montana State University
Andrew Silberfarb, University of New Mexico
Alexis Thompson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Sara Ubaid-Kassis, Kent State
Oak Ridge Associated Universities-Sponsored Participants:
Kristine Carlson, University of North Dakota
Dina Eldin, Michigan State University
Erik Emmons, University of Nevada, Reno
Tehani Finch, Howard University
Heidi Hester, Tulane University
Burl Peterson, Alabama A&M University
Matthew Quinn, University of Notre Dame
Teri Robinson, Jackson State University
Adrienne Wells, Duke University
Briggs White, University of Florida
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy institute focusing on scientific initiatives to research health risks from occupational hazards, assess environmental cleanup, respond to radiation medical emergencies, support national security and emergency preparedness, and educate the next generation of scientists. ORISE is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.