Nominations for the Director’s Awards opens April 1. Prepare your nomination by learning how to write a winning entry. Join past successful nominators in a brown bag on Friday, March 26, at 11 a.m. This prestigious award includes cash prizes, so consider a group or individual worthy of this honor. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=M2g3NG5iNnBodTQ0YTljdG9rYjRocG5nOHMgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
New Spot Award Certificate Designs Available
The Spot Recognition Award program rewards outstanding individual and/or team workplace contributions. In this virtual environment, new certificate designs are available in AskUs. Anyone with a Berkeley Lab account can nominate a peer and/or team for a Spot Award. Learn more about the program. https://hr.lbl.gov/2021/03/18/spot-award-updates-and-new-certificate-designs/
Register Today for March 30 Women @ the Lab Event
This year’s Women @ the Lab award ceremony is Tuesday, March 30, at 3 p.m., where 15 talented and dedicated employees will be honored for their work and achievements. There will also be panel breakout sessions following the award ceremony. Register by the end of today. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoZmkHsBq-35WCRTTAeJvG9lryjPUK41q-HZebcinHYfm3fA/viewform?gxids=7628
Register for March 30 Women @ the Lab Award Event
This year’s Women @ the Lab award ceremony is Tuesday, March 30, at 3 p.m. where 15 talented and dedicated employees will be honored for their work and achievements. There will also be panel breakout sessions following the award ceremony. Register today. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoZmkHsBq-35WCRTTAeJvG9lryjPUK41q-HZebcinHYfm3fA/viewform
Ushizima on Latin America ’25 Women in Science’ List
Daniela Ushizima of the Computational Research Division is among 25 female scientists from Latin America recently honored by 3M for innovations in research that have addressed key societal challenges and shed light on the need for greater gender equity in the science community and beyond. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2021/dani-ushizima-named-one-of-25-women-in-science-in-latin-america/
Sigrid Dengel Receives Arctic Data Award
At the recent NGEE-Arctic all-hands meeting, Sigrid Dengel of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area was honored with an NGEE-Arctic Data Award for having the most popular data set ever for the project. The data was obtained from an eddy flux site in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. https://eesa.lbl.gov/sigrid-dengel-receives-award-at-ngee-arctic-all-hands-meeting/
Alivisatos is Co-Winner of ‘Frontiers of Knowledge’ Award
Former Lab Director and UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos is among the winners of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Basic Sciences category, recognized for the development of new nanomaterials with applications in solar energy and electronics. https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/the-frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-paul-alivisatos-and-michael-gratzel-for-developing-new-nanomaterials-with-applications-in-solar-energy-and-cutting-edge-electronics/
David Limmer Awarded Sloan Fellowship
David Limmer of the Materials Sciences Division has received a Sloan Research Fellowship, one of the most prestigious awards for early career faculty. Limmer — a UC Berkeley assistant professor — studies chemical dynamics in complex environments. https://www2.lbl.gov/msd/news/index.html
Women @ the Lab 2020 Awardees Announced
Fifteen honorees have been selected to receive the Women @ The Lab award for 2020. There will be a virtual award ceremony and panel event on March 30. Meet this year’s awardees and stay tuned for more information about the event. https://women-at-the-lab.lbl.gov/honorees/2020
Energy Secretary’s Honor Awards for Lab Employees
Congrats to the Lab employees who received Energy Secretary’s Honor Awards. Among the winning teams were the National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory Team, High-Performance Computing Resource Team, COVID-19 Clinical Testing Teams, COVID-19 Facilities and People Response Team, and S&T Matrix Team. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KBQNGYbxS6U_y-JEdGS2HUYbGx4jvUfz/view?usp=sharing
