January 2019 – July 2022
Watch the replay of the Feb. 9 Black History Month Speaker Series kickoff event featuring Damian Rouson, a staff scientist in Computing Sciences. And don’t forget to attend the second speaker series event on Thursday, Feb. 17, featuring Deborah Smith. https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/african-american-erg/black-history-month#h.v3q28ipfnexh
Join senior administrator Deborah Smith as the second speaker in the series ‘A Plan of Action’ marking Black History Month on Thursday, Feb. 17 at noon. The series is designed to motivate the Black/African American community to develop plans that continue to move all to a place of equality. https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/african-american-erg/black-history-month#h.21b720be4uoa
Visible Spectrum is a series to spotlight talented and dedicated women employees across the Lab. Meet Yin Yin, a Facilities structural engineer who provides structural engineering design and plan reviews and frequently troubleshoots and resolves structural issues for the Lab. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/supporting-science/yin-yin
Join the Energy Technology Area’s 5th annual Black History Month Celebration highlighting Black history in science (and more) with a lively game of trivia. Connect with participants from across the Lab at this virtual event on Friday, Feb. 11, at noon. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=ZXJvbHU5ZjVmcHVwdWx0OGY3NDg0Z3J0bjQgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Join the Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association (BLPA) on Friday, Feb. 11, at noon, for an informal and interactive panel discussion between Huanping Huang, Miao Zhang, Geon Seok Lee, Qingyun Dan, and Yuzhong Liu on their respective lunar new year celebration traditions. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/YWEwZG41MTUyMHM0ZmJvZG0xbTVkMWprNGMgbGJsLmdvdl9tcmsxZ2NrOG1rYnM4cGQ2b3YyNWZpMmk5a0Bn?tab=oc
Volunteers are needed for Science en Acción (SeA), a three-day spring break camp for English learning/Spanish-English bilingual high school students who want to learn about STEM and career opportunities at the Lab. The camp runs from April 7-9. Click for information and volunteer links. https://k12education.lbl.gov/programs/high-school/sea-bilingual-stem-camp
On Feb. 17, hear from 2020 Women@The Lab honoree Carolina Barcelos, Senior Fermentation Engineer at the ABPDU (Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit). She will share her career path and present an overview of some of the projects she is currently working on. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Mm8zdDlpMW9rNWtiOGJ1Mmc5ZG8xdmY5NmggbGJsLmdvdl9qYXBwOWI2NXRycGtkdGtkaWJ2aGY5Y3FzNEBn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_japp9b65trpkdtkdibvhf9cqs4%40group.calendar.google.com
Join Lab staff scientist Damian Rouson, group lead for the Computer Languages and Systems Software Group, as he discusses making ‘A Plan of Action’ on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at noon. The series, part of Black History Month, continues through February with discussions on how to make a personal plan. https://berkeleylab-erg.lbl.gov/african-american-erg/black-history-month#h.mcjlsxlb197
Asian Pacific Islander ERG members Larry Li Guo, Que-Anh Le, Sarah McGinn, and gLoBaL ERG members Ziad Bousaleh and Li Lei share what the Lunar New Year means to them and what traditions they celebrate in this interview. Learn more about Lunar New Year in a discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. https://global.lbl.gov/cultural-celebrations/lunar-new-year
Water is the happy place for Miles Green. After two years of bringing people together through technology at the Lab, Miles prefers to recharge in the calm of the water. Read about his role models and the speaker series he is putting together for Black History Month. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/building-community/miles-green