January 2019 – July 2022
We close our SLAM video series with 2021 Lab and Bay Area SLAM winner Lydia Rachbauer of Biological Systems and Engineering. What do fish guts, swords, and methane all have in common? Lydia uses enzymes found in fish guts as stealthy weapons to break down seaweed as a renewable methane source. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/lydia-rachbauer
Every week, we feature one of the 2021 SLAM Finalists. This week, we travel to the magical village of Berkeley, CA, where Ryan Kingsbury from Energy Storage and Distributed Resources searches for a “glass slipper” that filters ions used in batteries and water purification. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/ryan-kingsbury
Jennifer Doudna has been included in Forbes magazine’s inaugural 50 Over 50 list, including women entrepreneurs, leaders, and creators chosen from a pool of over 10,000 nominees. https://www.forbes.com/profile/jennifer-doudna/?list=50over50/&sh=4844465b607e
Every Friday, we feature one of the 2021 SLAM Finalists. This Friday, it’s Morphin’ Time! Rajiv Prabhakar in Chemical Sciences unites the Mighty Power Rangers of sunlight, water, and electrochemistry to transform carbon dioxide into renewable fuels to fight climate change. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/rajiv-ramanujam-prabhakar
The France-Berkeley Fund is accepting proposals in all fields for up to $12,000 in seed funding for new collaborations between researchers at UC Berkeley or Berkeley Lab and their counterparts in France. Grants will be awarded in July 2022 and must be completed within 18 months. https://fbf.berkeley.edu/apply
Employee recognition platform Bucketlist offers an easy and fun way to thank and recognize individuals and teams for living and demonstrating the Lab’s core values. Redeem points received for prizes like a unique Zoom background. Recognize someone for their great work before the end of the year. http://bucketlist.lbl.gov/
Kenneth Goldberg, a staff scientist at the ALS and with the ALS-U project, has been elected a 2022 Fellow of Optica (formerly OSA). His recognition is “for seminal contributions to the development of X-ray optics for applications requiring coherent light.” https://www.optica.org/en-us/about/newsroom/news_releases/2021/optica_announces_its_2022_fellows_class/
Who wants to go on a treasure hunt? Every Friday in Elements, we highlight one of the 12 SLAM Finalists. This week, Maria Dzunkova in JGI uses fluorescent markers like chemical metal detectors to find the golden treasure hidden in tidepools. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/maria-dzunkova
The American Association for the Advancement of Science awarded Lab post-doctoral researcher Lin Meng the 2021 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists for her unique study of how rising temperatures and artificial light can alter the regular day-night cycle that plants and trees use. https://www.aaas.org/news/warmer-brighter-cities-alter-urban-tree-leafing
Each week in Elements we hear from one of the Lab’s 12 SLAM Finalists. Has Peng Peng from Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts made a crystal ball to predict the best hydrogen storage materials used for clean energy? Find out how he went from over a million materials down to the top ten. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/peng-peng