January 2019 – July 2022
No, not pie 🥧…Pi Ď€. What is Pi Day? The numbers for the date 3/14 match the first three digits of the mathematical constant Pi. Divide a circle’s circumference by its diameter; the answer is always approximately 3.14. Check out Pi Day activities at the Exploratorium — which founded Pi Day in 1988. https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi?gclid=Cj0KCQiAnKeCBhDPARIsAFDTLTLvpTQ3336WAYczx-OiIi2aViZaLmfAilw8_U6DZNTC2boj7u-HPZ4aAg1TEALw_wcB
Mehdi Namazi (left) of Qunnect will discuss his company’s room-temperature approach to quantum memories, quantum repeaters, and the challenges that lay ahead to accelerate long-distance quantum networks’ growth at a talk on March 19 at 1 p.m., part of ESnet’s Quantum Networking Lecture Series https://sites.google.com/es.net/quantumnetworktalk/home
A workshop on March 17 and 18 will provide Lab employees with the opportunity to provide input on the future TENDER nanoprobe beamline’s scientific and technical scope. The workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/tender-nanoprobe-workshop2021/home
The Lab is home to many who come from or identify with Ireland. A new group, Berkeley Lab Irish Community, has been formed to share research and cultural events with those who are interested. There are several upcoming events, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. https://forms.gle/krNiUPpL8iz84mNc9
On March 17 at 10 a.m., Kathryn Goodenough of the British Geological Survey will discuss lithium pegmatites, igneous rocks formed by the crystallization of rare metal-rich magmas. She will focus on examples from Africa and summarize ongoing exploration efforts and the development of supply chains. https://www.lirric.org/2021/01/march-17-kathryn-goodenough-british-geological-survey/
What does the world look like on the smallest scales? At this Midday Science Cafe — on Thursday, March 18, at noon — you’ll hear from two scientists conducting experiments in the quantum world to quickly tackle problems on a real-world scale, problems that might otherwise take centuries to solve. https://lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1u8TrbFkQ-2_GY-CPrLaIw
The K-12 team invites Berkeley Lab staff and family members to create a short (less than 20 seconds) video that answers the question: What are you doing to take care of the Earth? The clips will be compiled and shared on social media and at the Lab’s Earth Day Live Science event. https://forms.gle/LZQjmwQHuM3u5WuJA
Tune in at 9 a.m. to learn more about the Joint Genome Institute’s MycoCosm, which includes over 2,000 fungal genomes and multi-omics datasets, and is equipped with interactive web-based tools for comparative genomics and community annotation. Learn more and register. https://jgi.doe.gov/news-publications/webinars/
The Joint Genome Institute is hosting a March 10 engagement webinar on “Utilizing Long-Read Sequencing for Metagenomics and DNA Modification Detection.” The presentation begins at 9 a.m. Learn more and register to attend. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbGNd9cEwpYWefCu2MrGeE69lHToRkHpu5HGl2zjFOpNHMVw/viewform
The Energy Sciences Area hosts a town hall tomorrow (March 10) at 11:30 a.m. to provide an overview of the selection process and priorities for DOE’s Materials and Chemical Sciences Research for Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide funding opportunity. This will be followed by a Q&A and discussion. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NXBpMnNqcmJpbXMzZDJqNTVwYWM0bG4yYTIgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com