January 2019 – July 2022
Ben Nachman became interested in physics through his elementary school art teacher. She was such an influence his dissertation was dedicated to her. Since then Ben has gone on to win several international awards, the most recent on Monday, for his work with jets and machine learning. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/driving-research/ben-nachman
Five scientists at Berkeley Lab have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science to receive funding through the Early Career Research Program (ECRP), which provides recognition and funding support to exceptional researchers during the first ten years following their Ph.Ds. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/05/27/five-berkeley-lab-scientists-receive-prestigious-five-year-research-grant/
Berkeley Lab physicist Uroš Seljak is among a trio of scientists that have received the Gruber Cosmology Prize. They were recognized for their work studying the large-scale structure of the universe and the properties of its first instant of existence. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/05/05/berkeley-lab-scientists-work-deciphering-early-universe-secrets-garners-2021-gruber-cosmology-prize/
Amanda Krieger was recognized in 2017 with the Director’s Award in Diversity for her work on LGBTQ inclusion at the Lab, including making the Lab a welcoming workplace for all communities and raising awareness of the Lab’s progress in diversity and inclusion. Read what the award has meant to her. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/building-community/amanda-krieger
N. Louise Glass — a renowned fungal researcher in Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division and at UC Berkeley — has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences alongside 119 other distinguished new members and 30 international members. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/04/27/n-louise-glass-nas/
Early-career scientists and postdocs are invited to compete in this year’s research SLAM. The first-place prize is $3,000, and all participants gain experience in sharing their research. A SLAM prep workshop takes place on June 2 with June 18 as the deadline for submissions of intent. https://slam.lbl.gov/
The Lab is launching a new employee recognition platform called Bucketlist to offer an easy and fun way to thank and recognize individuals and teams for living and demonstrating the values recognized at the Lab as critical to success. Learn more here and recognize someone for their great work today. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/04/21/employee-recognition-bucketlist-pilot-overview/
Ben Nachman of the Physics Division has received the 2021 Guido Altarelli Award in recognition of his “precision measurements of observables sensitive to jet substructure and use of innovative machine learning techniques.” His team analyzes ATLAS data and pursues research in quantum computing. https://indico.bnl.gov/event/9726/page/272-guido-altarelli-award-2021
Nominations for Exceptional Achievement and the Berkeley Lab Prize Lifetime Achievement Awards are being accepted through May 31. The awards recognize Lab contributors for significant accomplishments in advancing the Lab’s mission and strategic goals. Honorees will be celebrated in the fall. https://recognition.lbl.gov/
This year’s Women @ the Lab award ceremony was held virtually. Watch the replay where 15 talented and dedicated employees were honored for their work and achievements, as well as an overview of the Women Scientists and Engineers Council’s accomplishments to date. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmf6AzTfPkU