Battelle’s Dr. Thomas S. Tenforde is the 2001 recipient of the prestigious d’Arsonval Award for lifetime achievement in the field of bioelectromagnetics. Dr. Tenforde accepted the award on June 11, 2001 at the annual meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he also presented the lecture The Wonders of Magnetism. Dr. Tenforde’s career in bioelectromagnetics spans 30 years, during which he has been an international leader in research on the mechanisms of interaction and thresholds for biological effects associated with exposure to high-intensity static magnetic fields. He has also performed extensive research on the dosimetry and biophysical interactions with living systems of power-frequency fields and microwaves. Dr. Tenforde’s work on electromagnetic fields has ranged from instrumentation development to the use of those instruments in key research on systems ranging in size from molecules to whole animals. He has also contributed to the shaping of scientific and policy issues. The Bioelectromagnetics Society has about 1,000 members throughout the world. A committee consisting of scientists from several nations determines the recipient of the d’Arsonval Award, which is named for the famous French physicist and physician who invented the ammeter and many other useful devices. Dr. Tenforde is the seventh winner of the award since the initial award was presented in 1985. Dr. Tenforde can be contacted at (509) 376-1939, thomas.tenforde@pnl.gov.

Dr. Dennis Dauble, Technical Resource Manager for the Natural Resources Unit at the Battelle-operated Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Wash., moderated a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Phoenix, Ariz., August 19-23, 2001. Dr. Dauble led the session on Use of Acoustic Technology to Monitor Fish Populations in Large Rivers. The session highlighted PNNL research conducted for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at hydroelectric facilities along the Columbia River.

Underwater acoustics is an increasingly important component of fisheries research programs, particularly where non-intrusive monitoring is needed and traditional sampling methods are not viable due to constraints imposed by the Endangered Species Act. During this session, international experts and other Battelle staff members dispelled some of the myths surrounding the use of acoustic technology and identified the advantages and limitations of this technique.

For more information on this symposium and others conducted at the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, visit www.fisheries.org/annual2001. For more information about Battelle’s acoustic technology programs, please contact Dennis Dauble at (509) 376-3631, dd.dauble@pnl.gov.

Battelle’s Coastal Resource and Environmental Management (CREM) Product Line has opened a new regional office in Waltham, Mass. The establishment of this office enables CREM to be more responsive to its Boston area clients. The Waltham office offers metro area clients CREM’s science-based solutions to environmental problems through product offerings such as ecological risk assessment, natural resource damage assessment, environmental monitoring, environmental forensics, EIA/EIS, dredged material management, environmental analytical chemistry, and environmental information management systems (EMIS) support. Additionally, the new office accommodates CREM’s access to a substantial talent pool interested in living in the Boston area.

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