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Ann Arbor News, September 8, 1968
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Work Goes On Meanwhile, in picture at right, James E. Fairobent of Ann Arbor (right) and David G. Curtin of Saginaw, both U-M meteorolgy students, use gamma ray spectrometry in analysis of rain water. The work is being carried out in a laboratory of the U-M Phoenix Memorial Building on North Campus. Researchers from a variety of fields use the Phoenix laboratories and radioactive materials provided by the Ford Nuclear Reactor in carrying out a multitude of diverse research projects.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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INVESTIGATE HOT ATOMS: Prof. Adon A. Gordus of the chemistry department samples gasses in which radioactive atoms are formed with energies equal to those that would be acquired if they were heated to 1,000,000 degrees. He and his fellow researchers are studying unique chemical reactions that result from the "hot" atoms.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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NEW ATOMIC INSTRUMENT: John L. Donivan, U-M research associate, removes the port plug from the U-M nuclear reactor during the initial calibration of a neutron crystal spectrometer under construction at the Phoenix Laboratory. The spectrometer (on right) will be used to provide single-energy neutrons for studies of the physical characteristics of matter.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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STUDY RADIATION EFFECT: Dr. John Marshall, U-M research associate, uses a protective glove box to work with daphnia (water fleas) that are absorbing radioisotopes from concentrated solutions in a jar. The daphnia are later fed to fish to study the effect of radiation on an animal population in its environment.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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OPERATES REACTOR: Reactor operator Thomas Wiard works in the control room for the Ford Nuclear Reactor in the Phoenix Memorial Laboratory on North Campus. The reactor is used as a tool in the U-M's "atoms-for-peace" research projects. Phoenix Project scientists also aid other nations in establishing atomic research programs and reactors. The project has been appointed nuclear energy authority of the International Co-Operation Administration.

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Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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PROBES CANCER PROBLEM: Dr. Harry C. Jordan, research associate, uses radioisotopes as tracers to study metabolism in living mammalian cells. The research is concerned with malignancy (cancer) in cells and with normal cell function.

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Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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DIRECTS ATOMIC RESEARCH: Prof. Henry J. Gomberg, seated at his desk in thePhoenix Memorial Laboratory, directs atomic energy research projects throughout the campus area that are valued at more than $1,00,000.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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INSPECT NEUTRON CHOPPER: Prof. Dietrich H. Vincent of the nuclear engineering department (standing) and Jack Carpenter, research assistant, inspect a mechanical monochromator (neutron chopper) being built with Atomic Energy Commission funds at the base of the Ford Nuclear Reactor. When completed later this fall, the chopper will be used by U-M scientists to study neutron energy and thermal range.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 27, 1961
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CONTROL NEUTRON BOMBARDMENT: Ronald W. Shideler, U-M research assistant in chemistry, controls the accelerator at the base of the Ford Nuclear Reactor. The accelerator is used to bombard chemical samples with neutrons in various atomic energy research projects at the Phoenix Laboratory.