January 2019 – July 2022
A panel of Lab subject matter experts presented information on need-to-know Lab topics such as safety, parking, transportation, gate and building access, food services, and emergency preparedness at a recent town hall. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library/2022
The Lab concluded its first Basic Security Officer Course with a graduating class of six security officers. Developed by the Lab’s Protective Force team, the course was the first collaboration with Argonne National Lab and DOE National Training Center staff who certified the training course. https://site-security.lbl.gov/2022/04/12/six-graduate-from-labs-first-ever-basic-security-officer-course/
Biological and Environmental Program Integration Center (BioEPIC) steel is going up and that stage of construction is close to complete. Read more about BioEPIC and the research it will house, which will be featured in the BioEPIC Virtual Research Slam on Wednesday at noon on streaming.lbl.gov. https://arcg.is/1KCvy9
Agustin Avila Sakar has spent nearly his entire career learning about cryo-EM technology. Now, he’s tasked with planning the cryo-EM facility in the new BioEPIC building and understanding how it could help further the tenant groups’ breakthrough research. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2022/04/15/agustin-avila-sakar-cryo-em-trailblazer/
Jens Birkholzer became acting ALD for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area in February 2022 when Susan Hubbard, the former ALD, took a position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Learn what he’s excited about at EESA and read about his days as a postdoc at the Lab in the 1990s. https://we-are-berkeley-lab.lbl.gov/driving-research/jens-birkholzer
Are you an innovator looking to commercialize your technology or get market feedback to help fund your research idea? IPO is hosting I-Corps Lite, a virtual innovation and entrepreneurship course, this summer. Contact Jeremy Greeter (jgreeter@lbl.gov) or view this story for more information. https://ipo.lbl.gov/i-corps-lite-2022-learn-how-to-take-your-innovations-and-ideas-to-market/
For Earth Week, the Lab is celebrating the construction progress of the Biological and Environmental Program Integration Center (BioEPIC) with a BioEPIC website and Zoom backgrounds. Construction is approaching the “topping off” of the building with the placement of the highest structural beam. http://bioepic.lbl.gov/
The Lab’s research, researchers, and expertise are highlighted in news stories around the world. Those include whether climate change made 2020 hurricanes rainier and the case for electrifying more of your home. Check out the top media mentions in the News Center’s “In the News” section. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/#text-7
Professor Ashok Gadgil is the recipient of the inaugural Zuckerberg Water Prize for 2022. The award committee cites his outstanding leadership, vision, innovation, and lasting global impact in the field of water. The prize is established by Roy Zuckerberg, Senior Director of Goldman Sachs. https://water-summit.com/zuckerberg-water-prize/
In recognition of Earth Day, researchers Aaron Hall and Jeremy Demarteau, who are attempting to make recyclable plastics a reality, will explain how they are tackling this problem to help reshape the future of plastics. Thursday, April 21, at noon. https://gcr.lbl.gov/community/midday-cafe