Open AccessScience and Technology Review January/February 2001
Author(s) -
J.H. de Pruneda
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/791646
Subject(s) - tribute , arms control , national laboratory , political science , management , library science , engineering , engineering ethics , environmental ethics , operations research , law , computer science , engineering physics , philosophy , economics
This issue pays tribute to Roger Batzel, the Laboratory's sixth and longest-tenured direct (1971-1988). The articles in this issue are: (1) ''Roger Batzel--A Leader and a Gentleman''. (2) ''A Career of Distinguished Achievement'' A superb manager with a quiet and self-effacing demeanor. Roger Batzel presided over a period of unprecedented growth and technical diversification at Lawrence Livermore. (3) ''From Dosimetry to Genomics'' Roger Batzel's support of Livermore's relatively new biomedical research program led to its growth into a major contributor to the worldwide Human Genome Project. (4) ''Swords into Plowshares and Beyond'' Under Roger Batzel's leadership, the Laboratory championed numerous long-term, innovative alternative energy technologies to help address challenges not unlike those we are facing today. (5) ''Adapting to a Changing Weapons Program'' Roger Batzel's knowledge of the US weapons program and his much-trusted professional judgment served the Laboratory and the nation well as arms control and deterrence emerged as national priorities