January 2019 – July 2022
Costco representatives will offer membership incentives in the cafeteria lobby from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19 with a $20 Costco Cash Card for the Executive membership and a $10 Costco Cash Card for Gold Star membership.
This 90-minute class on March 19 focuses on the responsibility of all Lab employees to effectively steward the Lab’s resources through the understanding of the Lab’s business model and financial management roles and responsibilities. Register for course CFO0805 via employee self-service. https://hris.lbl.gov/self_service/training/
During the annual Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function in Australia last month, Ian van Driel of the University of Melbourne presented Eva Nogales with the Grimwade Medal for Biochemistry for “visualizing the molecular dance at the heart of human gene expression.” https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2019/03/07/nogales-receives-2019-grimwade-medal/
Obtain free training on March 14 and March 15 on several Google Cloud Platform topics. Google staff will also be presenting on Google Data Studio, a service which allows users to create interactive dashboards and reports. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/ittraining&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1552589753151000&usg=AFQjCNFRW7zUI_q1EjQkYXETaUYP4pXpqg
Researchers have learned how nanoscale defects can enhance the properties of tungsten disulfide, a 2D material. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/03/08/scientists-deep-dive-imperfect-world-2d-materials/
Nuclear Science Division postdoc Maria Żurek has been chosen for the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. At the annual event, dedicated to physics this year, Nobel winners and 600 top young scientists and students from around the world discuss research frontiers and the future of science. https://www.lindau-nobel.org/category/news
A website is available to assist in forming teams and writing proposals for the Solid State LDRD. You can register your interest and communicate your expertise, find info on topic leads, and join the Google Group. Register your interest by COB Tues., March 12, using the Google form on the site. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/solid-state-ldrd-2019/home
Cameron Geddes of the Lab’s Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division is a recipient of the U.S. Particle Accelerator School 2019 prize. The prize honors outstanding achievements over the full range of accelerator physics and technology. http://uspas.fnal.gov/about/prize/2019-winners.shtml
The Office of Science Graduate Student Research program provides supplemental awards for PhD. students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory for three to 12 consecutive months. Applications are due by May 15. https://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/how-to-apply/
The coffee bar at the cafeteria is now open longer hours, 6:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., due to customer input. For early birds, between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m., you can get a small coffee and either a breakfast sandwich or breakfast burrito for $6. https://www.bayviewcafelbl.com/