Albert Ghiorso is a legend to scientists knowledgeable of the actinide and transactinide elements.  He was a co-discover of twelve transuranic elements and projected an image of both a scholarly professor as well as an extraordinary �hands-on� laboratory scientist. Of special interest to Al was using einsteinium-254 for production of transactinide elements.  As a competitor for the Es-253/Es-254 High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) products at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, I had to recover all the Es used in our chemical studies so that the longer-lived Es-254 could then be used for Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory accelerator targets.  When the concept of the �LEAP� project evolved (Large Einsteinium Activation Program), Al and I had interesting discussions about making and handling 40 microgram Es-254 targets.  I am pleased to pass along thoughts about Al and comments from our discussions.

Recollections of the late Albert Ghiorso: Comments on his scientific accomplishments, my perceptions on the far-reaching impact of his efforts and his philosophy of doing science

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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