January 2019 – July 2022
Have you ever wondered who responds to emergencies at the Lab and what decisions are made on how to address incidents of concern? The leaders of the Security and Emergency Services division respond to some questions and explain how the Lab’s Critical Incident Management Group (CIMG) works. https://site-security.lbl.gov/2022/02/24/cimg/
An invitation-only VIP event at and outside the ALS Friday morning will change the Blue shuttle route and close Parking Lots N1, N2, N3, and N4 through Friday morning. Please avoid driving near or walking through the ALS area Friday morning due to the expected traffic. https://commute.lbl.gov/2022/02/23/shuttle-route-changed-parking-lots-closed-for-friday-vip-visit/
Do you aspire to start your own research group either in a national lab or academia someday? Tune in at noon on Friday, Feb. 25, to hear from four accomplished Lab postdoc alumni, Sinéad Griffin (Molecular Foundry), Gregory Su (ALS), Akanksha Menon (Georgia Tech), and Vincenzo Gulizzi (Palermo). https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/Z2xjN2Y4a24wYWh2cWRsNWRtZ3YycWYyMWMgbGJsLmdvdl9tcmsxZ2NrOG1rYnM4cGQ2b3YyNWZpMmk5a0Bn?tab=oc
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm will be a keynote speaker at the March 8-9 National Energy Storage Summit, a virtual public event hosted by Berkeley Lab that will connect thought leaders to catalyze partnerships and solutions around specific challenges to America’s energy storage future. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/02/24/national-energy-storage-summit-to-jumpstart-americas-energy-storage-future/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1646061817816821&usg=AOvVaw3RHnr6trYa_3COqrRbA3nk
Nigel Mouncey, the director of the DOE Joint Genome Institute, and Dr. Timur Durrani, the Lab’s medical director, recently sat down to discuss viruses, COVID in particular, the COVID variants and what might be next, and the role of vaccines in moving from a pandemic to an endemic state. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MWTN_HZ-gs
Access and badges are two of the biggest changes at the Lab that occurred in the past two years. Learn what you need to do to get through the gates (and which gates to use), and how to enter Lab buildings in this interview with the Lab’s senior security manager Blair Edwards. https://site-security.lbl.gov/2022/02/21/what-has-changed-at-the-lab-access-and-badges/
In the latest PMO Best Practices Seminar session, Project Controls Specialist Kevin Long will discuss and demonstrate the use of Deltek Acumen risk software in performing quantitative risk analysis of project schedule and cost. Join on Friday, Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/lbnl-pmo-seminars/home
Sherry Li, a senior scientist and group lead in the Applied Math and Computational Research Division, is a co-author on a paper being honored with the 2022 SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing Best Paper Prize. Read more in this Q&A with the authors, and watch their talk on Feb. 25, 8:30 a.m. https://crd.lbl.gov/news-and-publications/news/2022/amcrds-sherry-li-part-of-team-honored-by-siam-for-best-paper/
Join D.J. Miles Green Thursday, Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. on a musical journey exploring the endless contributions that Black and African Americans have made to music, dance, art, and culture at a special Groove Lounge. https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/african-american-erg/black-history-month#h.jae5tibc2rpa
Do you have a significant innovation that will make a real difference? The R&D 100 Awards program recognizes new products, technologies, and materials that are available for sale or license (made available to the marketplace between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022). The entry deadline is May 6. https://www.rdworldonline.com/2022-rd-100-awards-to-open-march-1st/