On a shelf or in a storage room at NCI Frederick and Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, there’s an as-yet unused container of reagents or box of supplies that might be useful for a new study. Under the EHS Waste Management Surplus Program, they can be redeployed for such a purpose, given a scientific second life.

Two scientists at different stages of their careers are driving environmentally friendly changes in their labs and inspiring others to make changes toward sustainability. For both Ru-ching Hsia, Ph.D., principal scientist in the Electron Microscopy Core (EMC), and Thomas Abney-Lidahl, postbaccalaureate fellow in the HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, “green” practices are a top priority and personal mission guided by their experience and witnessing the benefits at other institutions.

Nominations for the Achievement Awards, the annual recognition of outstanding Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research staff, close on Wednesday, March 4. There are just two weeks left! Although only FNLCR staff are eligible for the awards, both FNLCR and NCI staff can nominate their FNLCR colleagues.