January 2019 – July 2022
A lightbulb, battery, and some wire in the Caribbean started Antoine Wojdyla on his curiosity journey. He is now at the Lab working on the ALS upgrade project. Read more about his remarkable path as we continue looking at the role accelerators have played in the Lab’s history and its future. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/the-next-90/imagine-the-future/accelerators
Join us in a virtual celebration of Founder’s Day at 11:15 a.m. tomorrow, Aug. 26, as we mark the Lab’s 90th anniversary. Enjoy talks from next-generation scientists and a keynote from Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and find out who produced the winning Lab 90th birthday wish. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MzJlOWFlNWUwZDdtOWU2Z2tja2Uwa25qbWwgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Accelerators are a vital part of modern science and are used in industry and medicine as well. ATAP Division Director Cameron Geddes discusses how accelerators are designed and built and the prospect of additional scientific discovery using a tool at the heart of the Lab’s origin. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/the-next-90/experience-the-present/accelerators
To celebrate the Lab’s 90th anniversary, take a look at this photo story dedicated to a few of the notable and talented women who worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory throughout the 1990s. https://photostories.lbl.gov/celebrate-the-pastnbspwomen-in-1990s?source=share-berkeleylab
E. O. Lawrence’s invention fits into the palm of your hand, but despite its small size, it would go on to change the world. Learn more about the history of the particle accelerator at the Lab compiled by ATAP’s Joe Chew as part of the Lab’s 90th-anniversary celebration. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/the-next-90/celebrate-the-past/accelerators
This week marks the Lab’s 90th anniversary, and Elements is celebrating with a series on accelerators. Watch as E.O. Lawrence’s original sketch on a paper napkin evolves into the many types of accelerators in use around the world today. https://youtu.be/5SNJeVw5LF4
What were employees reading in 1976? The Lab weekly newsletter, titled ‘Currents,’ included a calendar of seminars and job openings, news of new shuttles, improvements to the Horseshoe parking lot, and a Lab favorite, Flea Market. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FGRpMShYGbqyBUgr91Q7cihgtYLyt1b1/view?usp=sharing
Birthday wishes are now in, and it’s time to vote for your favorite. The deadline for voting is 5 p.m. PT on August 23. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm will announce the winner at the 90th Founder’s Day celebration on August 26. Watch the submissions and vote today. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/the-next-90/home/birthday-video-contest
The championship round of our Breakthrough Bracket Challenge is open for voting. Will eco-friendly plastic or CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing win as the Lab’s top breakthrough of all time? Voting closes on August 21. Twitter login required. https://twitter.com/BerkeleyLab/status/1427314357822627850
In the next Basics2Breakthroughs video, postdoc researcher Jonelle Basso is getting to the root of plant-microbe interactions, leading to more efficient and sustainable crops that produce food, plant-based biofuels, and bioproducts. https://vimeo.com/540389029