Find out why Jennifer Doudna of the Biosciences Area is partial to Osmium (Z=76), the densest naturally occurring element. https://twitter.com/BerkeleyLab/status/1115656160797790208
What is Jennifer Doudna’s Favorite Element?
New Weight Watchers Session Starts April 18
Health Services will begin a new Weight Watchers session on April 18, continuing until August 15. Meetings take place on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to noon, with weigh-ins at 11:15 a.m. Contact Cathy Wentworth (x5334) to register or for more information. https://ehs.lbl.gov/2019/04/09/new-weight-watcher-session/
Climate Scientists Partner with San Francisco to be Ready for Future Storms
Berkeley Lab climate experts have partnered with the City and County of San Francisco and Silvestrum Climate Associates to assess how climate change may influence the intensity of atmospheric rivers and associated precipitation, and how those changes may impact San Francisco and its infrastructure. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/04/10/climate-scientists-partner-with-san-francisco-to-be-ready-for-future-storms/
New Site Security Chief Announced
David von Damm will join the Lab May 6 to head the LBNL Site Security Office, which includes Physical Security, the Security Operations Center, Site Access and Visitor Management, Foreign Visitors and Assignments, and Personnel Security. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/04/10/new-site-security-chief-announced/
Financial Management System Maintenance Shutdown Starts Noon Friday
The Lab’s Financial Management System will be down from noon on Friday, April 12, until noon on Sunday, April 14, for maintenance. This is part of the standard process to provide bug fixes and it will not change the functionality of the system. http://fms-knowledge.lbl.gov/
Personnel Accountability Drill Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
Lab employees, affiliates, and contractors will simultaneously receive an email from the emergency LabAlert system and a text for those who have registered a mobile device. Both text and email messages are being sent to test the capacity of the communications systems. Please respond to the message. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/04/09/personal-accountability-drill-thursday-at-830-a-m/
Lab Research Streamlines Modern Grid
A grid communications model that began as a research project at Berkeley Lab has now become an international standard, paving the way toward smart grid improvements around the world. https://buildings.lbl.gov/news/article/lab-research-streamlines-modern-grid
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce Seeks Nominations for Visionary Award
Do you know an entrepreneur who’s demonstrated exceptional vision and has persevered in growing a for-profit business in Berkeley? Consider nominating them for a Berkeley Chamber of Commerce 2019 Visionary Award. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s3k_yd2BtqBnUZdFfgrfe84wa_NL-GcVJw9uQBb4IL8/viewform?edit_requested=true&mc_cid=0c36cd4921&mc_eid=c37c86e252
North Dakota Deathbed Linked to Dinosaur-Killing Meteor
Scientists have linked this fossil site to a meteor impact some 66 million years ago, which killed and buried fish, mammals, insects and a dinosaur. The Lab’s Luis Alvarez and his son Walter were the first to propose that a comet or asteroid impact was responsible for this mass extinction. https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/03/29/66-million-year-old-deathbed-linked-to-dinosaur-killing-meteor/
Solving the Mathematics of Image Formation With Fast Cameras
A fast electron camera helped Foundry scientists and users solve the structure of a thick crystal in the face of complex mathematics. In addition to solving a difficult fundamental physics problem, this technique could be useful in studying subtle details about the way atoms bond to each other. http://foundry.lbl.gov/#/news/2019-04-05_A.html