January 2019 – July 2022
Happy Lunar New Year! Join with the Asian and Pacific Islander ERG for a Lunar New Year social event on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m. Learn your Chinese zodiac sign, share new year’s food traditions, and watch entertaining new year videos. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NHRjaHNvMXBkOTYzN3BpdmhjZ3RscWtmcjEgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Learn how UC Santa Barbara chemical engineer Michelle O’Malley was able to advance her research by freely accessing multiple genomics and molecular characterization capabilities in just one research proposal. Registration is free for the JGI webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 9 a.m. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSew6hj-RfQJsuSPJ00W48AwSqwd2478qwwzjwlkWSg5dB5a-w/viewform
An IMPEL+ workshop to help participants develop effective pitches to attract potential partners, funders, collaborators, and others to their team will be held on March 12. Participants will receive assistance with expanding networks and developing new ideas. Register by February 15. https://impel.lbl.gov/apply
If you can’t see it, how do you study it? Two researchers are on a quest to understand the properties of dark energy, which makes up 68% of the universe, and how to measure it. Join the Midday Science Cafe on Thursday, Feb. 18 at noon to learn about dark energy and its importance to science. https://lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3VLv9eB8RmeApHR1YojpzQ
The Physical Sciences Area today looks much different than it did 90 years ago. Natalie Roe explains how the Area continues to build on its illustrious past. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/the-next-90/experience-the-present/physical-sciences
Last. month, Berkeley Lab employees once again gathered to watch and listen as colleagues shared their talents at the 8th Open Mic. This replay offers those who missed the event to catch up on the fun, or those who attended to relive the magic. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dKRFDqISGK_cSYv7-N2hdoUqZT-3GQbg/view
The physical sciences were the foundation on which the Lab was built. Scroll down for a trip down memory lane with the men and women who helped make the Lab what it is today. https://berkeleylab.exposure.co/celebrate-the-past-physical-sciences?source=share-berkeleylab
The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative’s Energy Summit draws together students, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss the world’s most pressing energy challenges. 2021’s theme is “Energizing the Recovery.” The Lab’s Amol Phadke, Lisa Schwartz, and Nan Zhou are featured. https://www.bercenergysummit.com/
Yi Cui of Stanford University will discuss rethinking batteries to increase battery energy density, reduce cost, extend battery life, and more, as part of a new seminar series from Berkeley Lab’s Lithium Resource Research and Innovation Center (LiRRIC). The talk takes place on Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. https://www.lirric.org/2021/01/february-10-yi-cui-professor-stanford-university/
The K-12 STEM Education office invites Berkeley Lab employees, families, and friends to join us for a Live Science talk and demonstration on Friday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. Learn about the Lab’s history of element discovery and the future of element research. Download the worksheet beforehand. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berkeley-lab-live-science-the-element-of-discovery-tickets-135409839475