January 2019 – July 2022
On March 27, the House Science and National Labs Caucus sponsored a Congressional briefing and reception to highlight how the Department of Energy’s national laboratories strengthen America through science and technology innovation. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/03/28/berkeley-lab-participates-in-national-lab-congressional-briefing/
Karen Evans, DOE Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, visited the Lab on March 5. She met with Lab leadership and received an overview of the Lab’s computing sciences and cybersecurity research. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/03/05/doe-assistant-secretary-karen-evans-visits-lab/
Tiny organisms can help answer big questions about agriculture, climate, and more. This JGI researcher shared her insights on microbiomes during a taping of the DOE podcast “Direct Current” during the AAAS annual meeting. https://www.energy.gov/podcasts/direct-current-energygov-podcast/s3-e5-microbiomes-live-aaas
Government affairs representatives from industry and national laboratories who make up the Steering Committee for the U.S. Coalition on the Advancement of Supercomputing met recently at the Lab to plan this year’s activities and toured the ALS while here.
A cohort of the Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program visited the Lab this week for briefings, networking, and tours. They are early- and mid-career professionals who have the potential to contribute significantly to DOE’s work, whether at DOE or in national labs, academia or industry.
The Department of Energy has announced a plan to provide $16 million for new observational research aimed at improving the accuracy of today’s climate and earth system models.
UC Davis won the Berkeley Lab regional competition and the University of Central Florida won the national competition.
Check out this 360-degree image from the Sanford Underground Research Facility.