- 20 - Other Services In addition to the research program, the staff members of the Laboratory have provided various services to state, city and campus organizations. for example, Numerous requests are received, for lectures on atomic energy, logical problems, library service, advice on radio- loan of equipment, etc. The staff also assumed the responsibility for and served as members of the local Atomic Energy Commission emergency monitoring team. Radiological problems that have arisen at the Boeing Company, the local civil defense organization and at other radiological laboratories on the campus have been brought to our staff members for discussion and advice. Also, our X-ray machines have been available to other departments on the campus. Monitoring team In the spring of 1950, when the United States Atomic Energy Commission voluntarily undertook the provision of civil defense emergency monitoring service, the University of Washington organized a fourteen-man emergency monitoring team, with Dr. Donaldson of the Applied Fisheries Laboratory as team captain. This group has been active for four years, meeting as scheduled, giving lectures, and providing technical advice and other services whenever called upon.