January 2019 – July 2022
More than 100 student teams participated in DOE’s CyberForce Competition on Nov. 16 at 10 national labs across the country. At Berkeley Lab, UC Davis performed best in a scenario that required defending a high performance computing data center from cyberattack. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2019/uc-davis-clinches-first-place-at-regional-cyberforce-competition/
The event, held on Nov. 16 at ten of the DOE’s national laboratories, will challenge 105 college teams to defend a simulated energy infrastructure from cyberattacks. The CyberForce Competition is designed to inspire and develop the next generation of energy sector cybersecurity professionals. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/11/08/cyberforce-competition/
In a note to employees, DOE’s Office of Science Director Chris Fall expressed his gratitude for their work to plan and respond to two recent Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). His message was read aloud during a responder appreciation gathering, seen here, in the auditorium Monday. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/11/04/thank-you-to-lab-employees-from-office-of-science-director/
DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions will host Cohort 11 of Energy I-Corps, a six-week course that gives national lab research teams the tools and training to transition energy-related technologies to the marketplace. Contact the Lab’s Russell Carrington (x6439) by Nov. 6 to express interest. https://ipo.lbl.gov/blic/
Scientists are working to understand why and when lithium-ion batteries in phones, plug-in electric vehicles, and other applications lose charge or fail. One of their best tools for this investigation is x-rays from the DOE light sources, including Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source. https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/peering-batteries-x-rays-reveal-lithium-ion-s-mysteries
Hundreds of Lab employees made heroic efforts over six days to prepare the Lab for PG&E’s power shutoff, then safely and methodically re-energized systems and equipment in nearly 100 buildings after a 16-hour outage. See and hear their stories this week in Elements, starting with this photo story. https://berkeleylab.exposure.co/the-power-went-out?source=share-berkeleylab
The University of Toledo hosted one one of three DOE National Lab Days today. Lab Director Mike Witherell, a native of Toledo, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and DOE Office of Science Director Chris Fall were among those discussing DOE research at the event. https://mailchi.mp/utoledo/national-lab-day-at-utoledo-to-fuel-regions-engagement-with-preeminent-scientists-world-class-facilities?e=f6b96c480e
As part of the Indiana National Lab Day event today, Berkeley Lab researchers Ben Brown, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, and Irfan Siddiqi are giving talks. National Lab Day seeks to connect students and researchers with DOE national laboratories to explore opportunities for partnerships. https://research.impact.iu.edu/collaboration/labday/index.html
Berkeley Lab’s Kristin Persson of the Energy Technologies Area (second from left) speaks Wednesday as part of an AI for advanced materials design and discovery panel discussion during DOE’s AI-focused InnovationXLab event in Chicago, hosted by Argonne National Lab. http://blogs.anl.gov/aixlab/
The Lab’s K-12 program participated in STEM CON, an outreach event to showcase AI research at national labs. Visitors stopped by interactive booths to learn about virtual reality, computer programming, and data visualization. The event was part of the InnovationXLab AI Summit in Chicago this week. https://www.anl.gov/education/doe-stemcon-artificial-intelligence-compute-the-future