January 2019 – July 2022
A career development and networking workshop for business operation and administrative staff — April 23 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. — will feature speakers sharing their experiences and advice on career pathways, as well as opportunities for engagement across the Lab. The registration deadline is April 16. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/opscareer/home
WSEC is excited to host the next speaker for the Women@The Lab honoree series, Lisa M. Kelly, Deputy of Operations for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area. Join this talk on April 15 at 4 p.m. to learn about how she leads and fosters a team of operations professionals who support EESA science. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MTRtb2h1ZGlqcGN2dDRpdDJqZmc3aW9mYWZfMjAyMTA0MDhUMjMwMDAwWiBsYmwuZ292XzRzNHJyZzEybDZlcWc2bmNtYzJrdDB2Y2dnQGc&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Physical Sciences Senior Administrator Arica Chhay and Molecular Foundry Administrator Suksham Barun are co-chairs of the new Operations Career Development Employee Activities Association Club. Learn more about this club and their April 23 Operations Career Development & Networking Workshop. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/building-community/arica-chhay-and-suksham-barun
What does innovation look like? How do you practice it? DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and the Lab’s Intellectual Property Office present a discussion on innovation Tuesday, April 20 at noon with Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan, DOE’s Chief Commercialization Officer. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Nmg0dnQ0YTJpYTR2am0zaXAycWhyY3RkZ3RfMjAyMTA0MjBUMTkwMDAwWiBsYmwuZ292XzRzNHJyZzEybDZlcWc2bmNtYzJrdDB2Y2dnQGc&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Current recycling technologies are a technical mismatch for advanced battery materials. Steve Sloop, founder of OnTo Technology, will discuss direct recycling technologies that reutilize lithium without costly purification to a battery-grade lithium-salt on April 14 at 1 p.m. https://lirric.lbl.gov/2021/03/april-14-steve-sloop-onto-technology/
Registration is open for a Taxonomy Tools in KBase webinar on April 21 at 10 a.m. Mark Flynn, one of the KBase SFA developers, will demonstrate how to use taxonomic profiling for metagenomes using the GOTTCHA2 App he developed for the KBase community. See upcoming webinars at www.kbase.us/learn/ https://lbnl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkceyorDsrH9dAAfSny8GH68WJnQIF3WpQ
Water and energy, two intricately connected systems, are critical to California’s future due to increasing urbanization and climate change. In this Midday Science Cafe, hear from two researchers studying the connection between water and energy. The event begins at noon on Thursday, April 15. https://lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E9oXn0tZTn2rr7wD_d1VLg
The Lab is holding two virtual interactive sessions to provide an opportunity for employees to share their views on the future of work at the Lab. The Lab wants employee input to assist in reimagining how and where we work to accomplish the Lab’s mission. Sign up for a session on April 13. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/future-of-work/news/what-are-the-listening-sessions
The Lab’s Emergency Management Department will test the LabAlert system with a personnel accountability drill on Thursday, April 8. Only those who have badged in at the Lab’s hill site Thursday morning will receive a message. If you receive a LabAlert message, respond immediately. https://site-security.lbl.gov/2021/03/31/personnel-accountability-drill-april-8-only-for-those-at-lab-hill-site/
Registration is open for an “Annotation Tools in KBase” webinar on April 14 at 10 a.m. Patrik D’haeseleer of Lawrence Livermore Lab will demonstrate how to improve metabolic annotations through combining multiple functional annotation tools in KBase using the apps developed for the KBase community. https://lbnl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvc-urqz4iGtS6mpY0162jigz2IjtrDD-x