New waste management facility
to be erected behind Science II
By Ann Portal
OtthaEmaraU
Nearly nine years after the idea was
introduced, a Eugene firm begins con
struction of a building this month that will
be used in the management of waste
materials from University science research
A University scientist says old-timers in
the chemistry department sarcastically call
the building "Sudmann’s Outhouse,” in
honor of the unsuccessful plans of a former
University health physicist.
When construction is completed, the
$200,000 addition to the science complex
will include a lab for processing radioactive
waste, a chemical waste processing lab, an
equipment room for calibrating radiation
detection instruments, office space and
space for temporary storage.
The new unit will be built at the north end
of the science library, adjacent to the
Science II loading dock.
Current work space for waste
management is spread over three science
buildings, hampering coordination, says Ed
Bailey, health physicist and manager of the
Environmental Health and Safety Office.
The new facility will include a loading
dock adjacent to the work area that will aid
Museum director to lecture
about historic architecture
Bates Lowry, director of the National
Building Museum in Washington, D.C., will
give two illustrated lectures on U S archi
ture May 10-11 at the University
The free public lectures, set for 8 p m.,
are presented in recognition of National
Historic Preservation Week, May 9-15.
"Filling a National Need," a lecture on
the purpose and goals of the building
museum, will be given May 10 in Lawrence
Hall, Room 177
On May 11 Lowry will speak in Lawrence
Hall, Room 107, on the “rare and
remarkable architecture” of the Pension
Building, which now houses the National
Building Museum
Lowry is the author of “The Visual
Experience," "Renaissance Architecture,"
and "Architecture of Washington, D C."
He is currently on the editorial board of the
Smithsonian Institution Press
The lectures are jointly sponsored by the
historic preservation graduate program
and the architecture school. For further
information, contact Mary Christoferson,
architecture administrative assistant, at
686-3656
in the transportation of toxic materials and
cut back on the handling of the packages,
Bailey says
"We’ll be able to manage waste more
efficiently — both from a cost standpoint
and a safety standpoint. " he says
The new waste facility will actually be the
second improvement in the handling of
hazardous wastes at the University Waste
disposal drew attention last summer when
it was discovered barrels of chemical waste
were stored outside on the loading dock
The dock now has only empty barrels
and the amount of hazardous wastes
stored on campus has been reduced,
thanks largely to the efforts of Gary Nolan,
an Oregon State University graduate hired
as a chemist in the Environmental Health
and Safety office 10 months ago
In addition to reducing the amount of
wastes, Nolan says he hasn't had to ship
any wastes to landfills since he arrived
"To me, landfilling is the worst possible
thing to do," he says
Nolan says he relies on neutralizers that
allow chemicals to be flushed down the
drain He also stresses the importance of
decreasing the amount of hazardous
wastes Professors sometimes can choose
to use chemicals in teaching labs that can
be rinsed away instead of having to be
processed, he says.
"I think as chemists become more
experienced and people s attitudes start to
change, you'll see more of that in the
future," Nolan says
Emeritus professor
earns art award
Gordon Kensler, professor emeri
tus of art education at the University,
received the Oregon Art Educator of
the Year award at the National Art
Education Association's April
conference in New York City
He was cited by the Pacific Region
of the NAEA for his "outstanding
contributions to the profession of art
education" and for his service to the
Oregon Art Education Association
Kensler specialized in research
methodology in art education and
published articles on the relation
between modes of perception and
learning He worked closely with
doctoral students in the art education
department The doctoral program
was ranked second in quality of its
faculty among 18 similar programs in
a 1979 nationwide survey
Kensler, who retired this winter
after 16 years at the University,
served three years as head of the
department and twice as acting head
during the 1970s
His paintings have been included
in many exhibits throughout the
Northwest, and he has served on the
board of directors of the Friends of
the University art museum
Kensler received his bachelor of
fine arts and master of fine arts
degrees from the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago and a doctor of
education degree from Stanford
University He taught at Illinois State
University before coming to Oregon
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