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Ames Laboratory educational programming records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 17/1/6
Abstract
Ames Laboratory began offering K-12 programming for science education starting in the early 1990s. These program were jointly administered by Ames Laboratory and the Iowa State University Department of Curriculum and Instruction (later part of the School of Education). Programs include Science Bound, Adventures in Supercomputing, the Summer Student Trainee Program, the Kids Network Teacher Institute, and the Advanced Industrial Materials Program on Minority Education. This collection...
Dates:
1986-2005, undated
Ames Laboratory records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 17/1
Scope and Content
This collection consists of materials related to the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy. Records include news clippings, newsletters, publications, technical reports, subject files, biographical files, administrative records, research notebooks, oral histories, research program records, and faculty papers.
Dates:
undated
Ames Laboratory Technical and Administrative Services records
Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: RS 17/2
Dates:
1994-2002
Atanasoff Berry Computer replica project records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 17/4/1
Abstract
The Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC) replica project was conceived by scientists and engineers of U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory. The goal of the project was to build a full-scale, working replica that would resemble the original ABC in appearance and function. Funding was approved in 1995 and the project was completed in 1997. This collection includes photographs, correspondence, budget information, and news clippings that document the construction of the machine, promotional...
Dates:
1949-1999
Dan Shechtman papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RS 11/12/54
Abstract
Dan Shechtman is a materials scientist and professor at the Technion in Hafia, Israel, and at Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2011) for his discovery of quasicrystals. This collection contains publications announcing both Shechtman's faculty appointment to the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Iowa State University and his winning of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The collection includes...
Dates:
2004-2013
Daniel J. Zaffarano papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 6/1/13
Scope and Content
This collection (1959-2004) contains the papers of the Daniel J. Zaffarano. The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, and other documents relating to his career at Iowa State.
Dates:
1959-2004
Harry J. Svec papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 13/6/53
Abstract
Harry J. Svec (1918-2006) was a professor in the Chemistry Department and researcher at the Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University. Perhaps best known for his work with mass spectrometry, Svec also worked under Frank H. Spedding on the Manhattan Project and served as the departmental glassblower in the Chemistry Department. He earned his Ph.D. at Iowa State in 1950. This collection contains correspondence and various records of Svec’s tenure at Iowa State, including materials such as...
Dates:
1865-2013, undated
Iowa State University. Institute for Physical Research and Technology records
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 18/1
Scope and Content
This collection consists of records related to the Institute for Physical Research and Technology. Records include news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, publications, subject files, biographical files, Science Bound records and administrative records.
Dates:
undated
John M. Dobson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 6/1/52
Scope and Content
This collection (1972-1999) contains materials mostly related to Dr. Dobson’s years as Associate Vice Provost. The collection includes correspondence, reports, and general information on the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, the ISU Bioethics Institute, the Center for Transportation Research and Education at ISU, the Iowa Department of Transportation, conflict of interest policies and issues, and other topics related to activities of the ISU Graduate College. The collection...
Dates:
1972-1999
John R. Clem papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 17/1/52
Scope and Content
This collection (1938 — 2003, undated) contains the publications, research, educational courses, biographical information, and seminars of John Clem. The research notes contain data from his notebooks on superconductors, high temperature/high energy particles, phonon and electron interaction as well as research on superconductivity. This collection contains his class notes from when he attended university classes at the University of Illinois. The collection includes materials from courses...
Dates:
1938 — 2003, undated
Karl A. Gschneidner papers
Collection
Identifier: RS 11/12/52
Scope and Content
The collection (1946-2011, undated) consists of biographical information, publications, correspondence. The biographical information includes copies of Gschneidner’s curriculum vitas and documents regarding awards and honors he has received. His research publications focus on the physical metallurgy of rare-earth metals, alloy theory, phase formation studies, thermal and electrical behavior of rare-earth materials, and magnetic refrigeration. Correspondence includes writings to fellow...
Dates:
1946-2011, undated
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