January 2019 – July 2022
Researchers at the Lab are working with five other DOE national labs to develop a roadmap for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to meet its 100% renewable energy mandate. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/02/15/helping-puerto-rico-achieve-100-renewable-energy-by-2050/
The Home Energy Score™ software suite, co-developed by the Lab, was awarded the prestigious Federal Laboratory Consortium Impact Award for excellence in technology transfer achievement. The FLC award is one of the field’s top honors for federal laboratories and their industry partners. https://eta.lbl.gov/news/article/home-energy-score-receives-federal
Join Secretary of Energy Granholm at a town hall on Feb. 9, at 11 a.m. PST, to share the next steps around clean energy, reducing carbon emissions, renewing the nation’s outdated energy infrastructure, and creating new jobs and economic opportunity in communities. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MWt0cTBtcW9ya3R1a3RlNDhzNms3ZnNpazcgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Jim Siegrist, who has been DOE Office of Science Associate Director for High Energy Physics for a decade, will retire on March 31. Jim was the Lab’s Physics Division Director for 15 years and ALD for General Sciences for 12 years. Dr. Harriet Kung will be Acting Associate Director for HEP. https://research.lbl.gov/2022/02/03/transition-in-doe-office-of-high-energy-physics/
The Lab virtually hosted Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program Fellows, selected from each national lab, who met with Lab leadership and researchers to learn about the Lab’s infrastructure management, research priorities, user facilities, IDEA goals, and K-12 programs. https://oselp.org/
When COVID forced national labs to scale back in-person operations, seven DOE user facilities, including the ALS, formed a team to figure out how they could keep the science going. Read more from Brookhaven National Lab. https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=219358
On Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. PST, the DOE’s Office of Science will host a workshop that explores the role of mentorship across the national laboratories. How can mentorship serve as a mechanism for creating successful environments and inclusive cultures across all career levels and types? Register here. https://science-doe.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_8RZ-cvQlRyiz8JPeK2m13A
Geoscientists from Lawrence Berkeley, Sandia, and Los Alamos national labs are collaborating on the HotBENT project, which will evaluate the long-term safety properties of bentonite, a clay-based material placed around buried canisters of high-level nuclear waste. https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnewscenter.lbl.gov%2F2022%2F01%2F18%2Fnational-labs-support-safe-nuclear-waste-disposal-by-studying-safety-material-for-underground-sites-2%2F&sa=D&ust=1642636911704000&usg=AOvVaw39Gqt1NeC0DgnrZQNfiVMs
The Department of Energy has launched the Clean Energy Corps, which is comprised of staff from more than a dozen offices across the Department who are working together to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy solutions to climate change. DOE hopes to recruit another 1,000 members. Read more. http://www.energy.gov/CleanEnergyCorps
Today, the DOE publicly announced the results of its annual evaluation of the national labs, giving Berkeley Lab its highest marks ever. Learn more about the assessment process and see the Lab’s report card. https://science.osti.gov/lp/Laboratory-Appraisal-Process