DOE & National Labs – Page 15

June 15, 2020August 20, 2022

Learn More About Office of Science at June 17 Talk

As part of the DOE Office of Science Summer Speaker Series for undergraduate interns, Karen Skubal will provide an overview of the Office of Science as well information on other DOE program offices. The talk begins at 9:30 a.m. Click for login information and additional details. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Nmx0ZmlubnBkM2VxaW92OHE3cmFidmIzYm8gbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

June 1, 2020August 20, 2022

Berkeley Lab Highlighted in DOE Space Exploration Blog Post

Paul Dabbar, DOE Under Secretary for Science, had nice things to say about Berkeley Lab in his blog post, “U.S. Department of Exploration.” He cites the groundbreaking work of Luis Alvarez, Saul Perlmutter, and the ongoing work by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) team. https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-department-energy-or-department-exploration

May 28, 2020August 20, 2022

Faces of STEM: Zach Marshall

DOE’s STEM Rising program is an initiative to inspire, educate, and spark an interest in STEM careers. The Lab’s Zach Marshall recounts what drew him to STEM, offers advice for others thinking about STEM, and shares what he does in his free time. https://youtu.be/0Gp1SqRpHTs

May 18, 2020August 20, 2022

Faces of STEM: Vi Rapp

DOE’s STEM Rising program seeks to inspire, educate, and spark an interest in STEM careers. To help educate students during the shelter-in-place, national lab researchers were asked to share their love of science. Here, the Lab’s Vi Rapp discusses how she solves problems to improve human health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98SZN-lPNX8

May 12, 2020August 20, 2022

Faces of STEM: Danielle Goudeau

DOE’s STEM Rising program seeks to inspire, educate, and spark an interest in STEM careers. To help educate students during the shelter-in-place, national lab researchers were asked to share their science. Here is the Lab’s Danielle Goudeau demonstrating single cell genomics. https://youtu.be/Wom5B-VSjPI

May 5, 2020August 20, 2022

Faces of STEM: Maria Zurek

DOE’s STEM Rising program is an initiative to inspire, educate, and spark an interest in STEM careers. As part of the effort to educate students during the shelter-in-place, scientists from the national labs were asked to share their science. Here is the Lab’s Maria Zurek on her love for physics. https://youtu.be/XDVaT0U5E0A

April 28, 2020August 20, 2022

Facebook Live Broadcast With EERE’s Daniel Simmons

In an effort to stay connected with Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) stakeholders and share important updates, EERE Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons will host a Facebook Live broadcast on Wednesday, April 29, at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. https://www.facebook.com/eeregov/

April 16, 2020August 20, 2022

Lab to Conduct R&D to Improve the Nation’s COVID-19 Testing Capabilities

The Lab is part of a multi-laboratory working group that received DOE funds to conduct R&D to help improve the nation’s COVID-19 testing capabilities. The research involves eight DOE national labs over the next six months. There are five teams; three of them are headed up by Lab scientists. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/04/15/berkeley-lab-to-conduct-rd-to-improve-the-nations-covid-19-testing-capabilities/

April 2, 2020August 20, 2022

DESI Review Team Approves Completion of Project Construction

A DOE independent project review team has approved the completion of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) construction project, led by the Lab. Installed on a telescope in Arizona, DESI is expected to begin mapping galaxies this year which could provide clues to the nature of dark energy. https://www.desi.lbl.gov/

March 26, 2020August 20, 2022

Looking Up From the Mountaintop: Q&A with DESI Lead Observer

The Lab is the lead on DESI, a project that will map the universe in 3D to hunt for dark energy clues. Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, a lead observer for DESI, shares her experiences – including observing stints to run through checklists and probe how components are working. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/03/26/looking-up-from-the-mountaintop-qa-with-a-telescope-instruments-lead-observer