January 2019 – July 2022
Watch the replay of the Feb. 17 Black History Month speaker series featuring Deborah Smith, a senior administrator in the Physics Division. Don’t forget to attend the third installment of the speaker series event on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at noon featuring Brieanna Wright. https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/african-american-erg/black-history-month
UC Berkeley’s Be Well at Work program hosts a workshop at 12:10 p.m. on Feb. 24, designed to teach parents how to help anxious children help themselves. The workshop will discuss the neurobiological origins of anxiety and show parents how to present an anxiety management framework to their children. https://healthyandwell.lbl.gov/home#h.262xnwmfrq5j
MIT physicists and colleagues, including scientists from Berkeley Lab, have discovered the “secret sauce” behind the exotic properties of a new quantum material known as a kagome metal, which has long mystified scientists. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/02/15/scientists-discover-secret-sauce-behind-exotic-properties-of-new-quantum-material/
Jens Birkholzer has been named interim Associate Lab Director for EESA, replacing Susan Hubbard who is beginning a new role at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Birkholzer had been the director of the Energy Geosciences Division (EGD). Peter Nico is now the interim EGD director. https://eesa.lbl.gov/earth-and-environmental-sciences-area-leadership-changes/
The Lab’s African American Employee Resource Group is planning a Lab-wide event on Thursday, Feb. 24 at noon in celebration of Black History Month. The theme, ‘A Plan of Action,’ is representative of the significant Black and African American achievements of the past while preparing for the future. https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/african-american-erg/black-history-month#h.yctgkymo0i5q
Join Brienna Wright, internship coordinator for the Lab’s Workforce Development & Education program, as the third speaker in the series ‘A Plan of Action’ marking Black History Month on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at noon. She will discuss how to develop plans that move all to a place of equality. https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/african-american-erg/black-history-month#h.4xhmwfmefq63
The Lab’s annual financial report for FY2021 is available. In yet another extraordinary year of challenges, the Lab achieved many noteworthy accomplishments. Read more about the past year’s financial accomplishments. https://cfo.lbl.gov/annual-financial-report/
The PIM and Facilities divisions are planning a power outage in the East Canyon area to support electrical infrastructure upgrades from August 16-21. Join a town hall on Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. to learn about the project’s scope and measures PIMD and Facilities are taking to mitigate the research impact. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eP6nEoHkSMWUGIDY7Ko_Sw&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1645629798505615&usg=AOvVaw02yGPrCaPBqImyBOY2UTns
Researchers at the Lab are working with five other DOE national labs to develop a roadmap for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to meet its 100% renewable energy mandate. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/02/15/helping-puerto-rico-achieve-100-renewable-energy-by-2050/
The Quantum Systems Accelerator spearheaded state-of-the-art advancements in programmable quantum systems based on three leading technologies: neutral atoms, trapped ions, and superconducting circuits. From scientific papers to a quantum control systems roadmap, read about QSA’s 2021 achievements. https://archive.quantumsystemsaccelerator.org/qsa-science-breakthroughs-in-2021/