E” Eighi SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. February 2L Berg,'Frank Relate Experiences Al Argonne National Laboratory By John Wolf Grinnell seniors Fred Berg and James Frank have recent- ly returned from a semester of ytudy at the Argonne Nation- 1 Laboratory near Chicago. Ewing their stay at Argonne, ey had the opportunity of be- ing part of a research com- munity. ”Its almost impossible”. Berg commented ”to do real re- search in physics at a small col- lege becauserthe needed equip- rnent is so expensive. At Ar- onnc I was able to do rewarda Tug research in physics; al~ though of course, our freedom in using the equipment was lim~ Ited because it was so expen- ’ sive and because we lacked the necessary training. " “We had three obligations fiuring our stay at krgonne,” Frank noted. ”First, each stu- kIent selected a project and ? supervisor from among the ull-time Argonne researchers. ’A paper concerning the project had to be'written at the end pf the semester. “Second, we had to attend Eeriodic seminars in our major ield—either bielosy. chemistry, or physics. In my biology sem- inar, all seven students gave Dnerand-one-half hours talks on a series of general topics which were researched in Argonne’s .xcellent‘ libraries. / ‘jFinally, there were weekly interdisciplinary seminars dur- ing which we were exposed to the different facets of the lab, within the limits of our back- ground.” Frank’s project was the de- termination ot the changes of effective density of diOXyribon- ucleic acid (DNA) at varying pH levels. He recalled that, ”one machine, a $26 000 ultra— centrifuge, gave me some trou- ble. ” Berg 5 paper was titled “The Nuclear Zeeman Effect in NbiiSnllQ.” “I was trying to determine the superconducting regions in niobium tin, If they existed. The experiment involved using the Mossbauer Effect.” Berg also assisted his adviser in other experiments. “We had to complete one six- week experiment in two weeks because they were closing down one of the reactors for repair. To add to the rush, the radio« active material we were using had a short half~life. So, each time we needed the radioac- tive material, I had to rush over in a special cart, get the material from the reactor, and rush back. We even had people holding open doors " “There was generally very little pressure on us from our supervisors," F r a n k said. “That doesn’t mean that we had time on our hands, how- DANISH MAID Home of QuaIity Large variety of delicious cookies and doughnuts 4th Ave. Buyi George — We 've Done It‘ Again! ANNUAL WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY SALE LONG SLEEVE SPORT SHIRT MEN'S SHIRTS MEN'S HEAVY JACKETS ASSORTED TIES SWEATERS 40% OFF OLE Reimer Clothing ever. In fact, we didn‘t even get a Christmas vacation.” Students participating in the Argonne Semester live on the grounds of the laboratory. Stu- dents from all schools in the Associated Colleges of the Mid- west are eligible; those select- ed pay tuition to their home school and pay room and board to Argonne. Participants re- ceive up to 15 hours of credit toward their _graduation re- quirement. Each student re- ceives $40 a week for a 20-hour work week. Very little classified Work is being done at Argonne at pres- ent; consequently security is President and Mrs. Howard R. Bowen rake time out during their world tour to take an ox-curt ride in Ahmednugar. India. The Bewens will return from their four month trip in March. not tight, Frank‘noted. Berg did mention, however, that badges were required for en trance in the evening and that there were spot checks of em- ployees’ cars. Both returnees felt that their experiences at Argonne have given them a first-hand under standing of the demands of re- search. Both advised any stu- dent at all interested in re- search to look into the pro- gram. Since the Argonne program began In 1960, eight Grinnell- ions have participated as stu< d e n t research associates. James Clapp in mathematics- chemistry and Michael Schul- hof in physics were Grinnell’s participants in the spring 1963 session. Reg. 3.50. 2.50 and 1.50 Neckwem’ Main Street — GrinneII BENd'S rIZZA AS YOU LIKE IT ‘ Free Delivery - 236—6334 '2 Days FRIDAY AND SATURDAY’ 99‘ 1/2 PRICE ONLY. 1288 49‘ wooL _ TOPCOATS 40% OFF 2 Days Only .Were 5.95 and 5.00 Were $25 and $30