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Argonne National Laboratory Joins in Celebrating the First-Ever 'National Lab Day'
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(OPEN):
AS PART OF THE FIRST-EVER OBSERVANCE OF "NATIONAL LAB DAY"--ON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH--ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY DIRECTOR,
DOCTOR ERIC ISAACS, IS REMINDING AMERICANS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF
SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH AND -EDUCATION...
(ISAACS):
"THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OPERATES 21 LABORATORIES AND
TECHNOLOGY-CENTERS, DEDICATED TO KEEPING AMERICA AT THE FOREFRONT OF
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES THAT BENEFIT THE NATION. AT ARGONNE
NATIONAL LABORATORY, WE CONDUCT LEADING-EDGE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND
ENGINEERING--WITH A FOCUS ON ENERGY-SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY. OUR RESEARCHERS TACKLE
COMPLEX TECHNICAL-PROBLEMS THAT--WHEN SOLVED--LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SAFE, RELIABLE, AND ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES. IN
FACT, WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT FUTURE NOBEL-PRIZE AWARDS WILL COME FROM
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AIMED AT SOLVING AMERICA'S ENERGY-CHALLENGES.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO HELP FOSTER AND NURTURE THE NEXT
GENERATION OF INNOVATORS. THAT'S WHY WE, AT ARGONNE, OPERATE
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AIMED AT ALL LEVELS OF STUDENTS--FROM KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH GRADUATE-SCHOOL."
(CLOSE):
BASED IN THE CHICAGO-AREA, ARGONNE IS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S
OLDEST AND LARGEST NATIONAL-LABORATORIES FOR SCIENCE- AND
ENGINEERING-RESEARCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"A-N-L"-DOT-GOV.
