January 2019 – July 2022
Those feeling overwhelmed by work, particularly during these challenging times, are not alone. Join the All Access ERG on June 22 at 3 p.m. for a professionally led seminar: “Basics of Burnout: Causes and Remedies in a Research Environment.” Hosted by the All Access ERG’s Mental Health Initiative. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/06/16/basics-of-burnout-causes-and-remedies-in-a-research-environment-june-22-2021/
The Asian Pacific Islander ERG is hosting a book club to discuss the graphic memoir, “They Called Us Enemy,” by George Takei and others, on June 24 at 11 a.m. Takei tells the story of his childhood experience imprisoned within Japanese American internment camps during World War II. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/06/15/api-erg-book-discussion-they-called-us-enemy-june-24-2021/
The K-12 STEM Education office invites Berkeley Lab employees, families, and friends to a Live Science remix exploring the intersection of the physics of sound and the art of DJing. Featuring MacArthur Fellow physicist Dr. Carl Haber, Berkeley Lab’s own DJ Miles Green, and Bay Area artist Jahi. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berkeley-lab-live-science-scratching-the-surface-tickets-156001132587
On June 21 at 10 a.m., Dr. Florian Speelman with the University of Amsterdam’s Multiscale Networked Systems Group will introduce the topic of Quantum Position Verification (QPV) and explain why it could be an appealing use for a quantum network. https://sites.google.com/es.net/quantumnetworktalk/home
Join the Energy Technologies Area for their annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ excellence via trivia on June 15 at noon. Take part in a trivia game based around the history and current events of the sexual-orientation and gender minority community. All Lab employees are welcome. https://lambda.lbl.gov/pride-2021
Early-career scientists and postdocs who want to participate in this year’s research SLAM must submit their intent to enter by June 18. The first prize is $3000, plus participants get valuable experience on how to explain their research project in a compelling way. Details available at slam.lbl.gov. https://slam.lbl.gov/
The Advanced Light Source (ALS) invites all Lab employees to the ALS Summer Colloquium Series, starting June 23. Speaker biographies and abstracts are available on the website, as well as calendar links for all sessions. https://als.lbl.gov/news-events/seminars/
Join the Lambda Alliance today, Friday, June 11 at 3 p.m. to hear about gender identity from a native perspective in a joint event with the Latin American and Native American ERG and members of the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) organization. https://lambda.lbl.gov/pride-2021
Jenny Mortimer’s group works on understanding how plants use products of photosynthesis to build complex biological molecules from plant biomass. She’ll share how they engineer the plant cell to improve biomass composition for the production of biofuels and bioproducts on Tuesday, June 15 at 3 p.m. https://lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EjZxI5T9QOehGc8iToD2bA
The Project Management Organization (PMO) presents Skip Dunham, Deputy Director of the Projects and Infrastructure Modernization Division (PIMD), as the next speaker in the Project Management Best Practices Seminar series on Friday, June 18 at noon. Sign up in advance to attend. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnxkSLCaAs61qbjVDXyPxoF5Wmmmat17hzsLRo892mUCVnAw/viewform