January 2019 – July 2022
Since the launch of the testbed user program in late 2020, the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) has received dozens of research proposals. Hear the perspectives of three national lab research teams about conducting their novel research at AQT. https://aqt.lbl.gov/leading-with-breakthrough-science-at-the-advanced-quantum-testbed-user-program/
Every year, Lab leadership presents an Annual Lab Plan to the Department of Energy, sharing science research priorities and initiatives for each Area and Lab-wide as well as infrastructure and operational priorities. View the plan and presentations. https://labplan.lbl.gov/2021-annual-lab-plan
On Monday, the DOE and the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), a research consortium led by the Lab, announced $5 million in federal funding to develop desalination technologies that will help bring freshwater supplies to communities across the nation. https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/department-energy-invests-5-million-desalination-technology-deliver-freshwater
Watch the replay of Secretary Granholm’s roundtable discussion with three informative national lab climate scientists, including the Lab’s own Margaret Torn. https://youtu.be/L4CdIoG_UP0
Energy Secretary Granholm will host a live roundtable discussion on climate research today at 12:45 p.m. Lab senior scientist Margaret Torn is one of three national lab researchers on the expert panel. http://www.energy.gov/live
A recently published study co-authored by Lab staff scientist Greg Hura, which included scientists and support from three national labs, may help reveal potential weak spots of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for drug development. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/07/19/infectious-machinery-of-covid19/
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science announced that 22 million node-hours for cutting-edge scientific projects were awarded under the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Leadership Computing Challenge program. NERSC’s “Cori ” is one of the supercomputers to be used. https://science.osti.gov/ascr/Facilities/Accessing-ASCR-Facilities/ALCC/ALCC-Current-Awards?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Rachelle Jeppson, who was the Lab’s controller from 2010 to 2017, has been named as the new Chief Financial Officer for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. https://www.llnl.gov/news/lab-names-rachelle-jeppson-chief-financial-officer
Secretary Granholm will lead the Department of Energy’s virtual Pride Month Celebration on June 28 at 11 a.m PDT. The theme is “The Power of Leadership as Champions for LGBTQ+ Employees”. This is a Microsoft Teams Event, and participants can connect anonymously, with or without a Teams account. https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmM3YjE1MTEtZGNkMC00MTRmLThmMTctZThmZjY5NGI0Njc4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%226b183ecc-4b55-4ed5-b3f8-7f64be1c4138%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d4a07144-b3a7-48cc-930c-2f0b659f5a02%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a call for nominations for the 2021 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the DOE’s highest honors. The Lawrence Award honors mid-career U.S. scientists and engineers for exceptional contributions and achievements in research and development. https://science.osti.gov/lawrence?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery