Three Lifetime Achievement awards and 70 employees in nine award categories will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 18, at noon at the 10th annual Director’s Awards, the top honor bestowed on Lab employees for excellence. Save the date and see this year’s honorees. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MXU5cDBxZzBqY21oZDVrZDFxYTdwcWNnZzUgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Bay Area Research SLAM Judges Announced
The directors of the four Bay Area national labs will be joined by Exec. Director Amber Mace of the California Council on Science & Technology to judge the Bay Area Research SLAM on Oct. 28. There will also be a special guest MC. Tune in to the live event and cheer on Berkeley Lab’s finalists. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/bay-area-research-slam/home/slam-judges
Richmond Sarpong Receives ACS Edward Leete Award
Bioscience’s Richmond Sarpong has been announced as the 2021 Edward Leete awardee by the American Chemical Society. Sarpong, who is also a UC Berkeley chemistry professor, is being recognized for his outstanding contributions to research in organic chemistry and teaching. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2021/10/06/richmond-sarpong-receives-acs-edward-leete-award/
Bay Area Research SLAM Finalists Announced
Twelve SLAM finalists from Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, and SLAC labs will take the virtual stage in the inaugural Bay Area Research SLAM on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m. Each finalist will have three minutes to present their research topic to a non-specialist audience. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/bay-area-research-slam/home/slam-finalists
Bay Area Research SLAM Zoom Backgrounds
Show your support for the Lab’s top-three SLAM winners by downloading the new SLAM zoom backgrounds. Cheer on Lydia, Ryan, and Rajib, who will represent the Lab in the Bay Area Research SLAM on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15QDk6x3sRMczElzarbRtiLbMSa92zRHg?usp=sharing
Lab to Host 14 SCGSR Grad Students
The Office of Science Graduate Student Research program provides funds for graduate students to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory in collaboration with a DOE scientist. DOE has selected 14 of these students to be hosted at Berkley Lab, the most of any national lab. https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/does-office-science-graduate-student-research-scgsr-program-selects-65-outstanding
Save the Date: Oct. 28 Inaugural Bay Area Research SLAM
Cheer on Berkeley Lab’s 2021 SLAM winners as they advance to the Bay Area Research SLAM on Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. Lydia Rachbauer, Ryan Kingsbury, and Rajiv Ramanujam Prabhakar will go up against the SLAM winners from Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, and SLAC and will compete for the regional title. https://bayarearesearchslam.org/
Tune Into Oct. 14 EDA Awards Ceremony
The East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) has selected Berkeley Lab as its 2021 Legacy Award winner for our 90-year history of groundbreaking innovation. The Lab will be recognized at a virtual ceremony on Oct. 14. at 3:30 p.m. Register for a member ticket to tune into the event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-east-bay-innovation-awards-tickets-168349581129
Video: 2021 Research SLAM Replay
Revisit the magic of the fourth annual Berkeley Lab Research SLAM, when twelve finalists — plus some amazing hosts — took the virtual stage. And save the date for the Bay Area Research SLAM on Oct. 28 at 3 p.m., when our first, second, and third place winners compete against the other area labs. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library
Meet the 2021 SLAM Winners
First place went to Lydia Rachbauer, Biosciences. Second place and the People’s Choice Award went to Ryan Kingsbury, Energy Technologies. Third place went to Rajiv Ramanujam Prabhakar, Energy Sciences. All three winners will compete in the regional Bay Area Research SLAM! https://slam.lbl.gov/
