January 2019 – July 2022
Want to learn more about the Advanced Light Source? Tours of the user facility for Berkeley Lab staff are now being offered. Tour dates are available through mid summer. Advance sign-up is required. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/alstours/home
Jon Bertsch of the Joint Genome Institute was the winner of the Photo Club’s May 1 Spring Showcase for his image “Leader of the Pride.” Each club member was invited to submit an image, and those who attended the event voted on their favorites. https://sites.google.com/a/lbl.gov/lbnl-photography-club/showcase
Early career scientists and postdocs interested in taking part in this year’s research slam need to register their intent to enter by May 31. The first prize is $3,000, plus participants receive valuable experience in how to explain their research project in a compelling way. https://slam.lbl.gov/
Berkeley Lab will host two activities during the OUSD Fair on May 8 at the Chabot Space and Science Center. Volunteers will lead demos of chemical and physical reactions and diffraction patterns. The event brings together hundreds of teachers, students, families, and community members. https://k12education.lbl.gov/volunteer
Perera will manage the Lab’s Export Control Compliance program and develop best practices to mitigate export control risks in Lab business processes and research. Previously, she was the Export Compliance Manager for Caterpillar, Inc. Her position was effective May 1. https://exportcontrol.lbl.gov/
The video was unveiled at the recent Rosenfeld Symposium. Rosenfeld, who died in 2017, was an energy efficiency pioneer who developed technologies that helped pave the way for compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), as well as window coatings and computer programs for building energy analysis. https://buildings.lbl.gov/rosenfeld-symposium
After 23 years of service, the Parallel Distributed Systems Facility (PDSF) computer cluster — a steady workhorse that supported groundbreaking physics research conducted by large collaborations — has been switched off. Some of PDSF’s collaboration users have transitioned to the Cori supercomputer. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/05/01/the-little-computer-cluster-that-could/
To facilitate the erection of scaffolding for Buildings 50A and 50B, Perlmutter Road will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, until 6 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Use caution in this area and follow signage and direction from security and construction personnel. https://pim.lbl.gov/resource/site-construction-map-updates/
Health Services hosts a skin screening clinic — conducted by UCSF dermatologist Drew Saylor — on May 17, from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. CLINIC IS FULL. That same day (noon to 1 p.m.), Saylor leads a brown bag discussion on keeping skin safe in the Building 50 Auditorium. It will be live streamed. https://ehs.lbl.gov/2019/04/30/skin-screening-clinic-brown-bag/
In the latest “Coffee With Postdocs” blog, Laurie Stephey shares her path from a plasma physicist to a computer scientist. Her work at NERSC — creating a three dimensional map of the universe with algorithms that can be up to 10 times faster than usual — helps scientists understand dark energy. https://postdoc.lbl.gov/2019/04/29/laurie-stephey-computing-sciences/