Category: Events & Activities

Join DJ Miles Green for one last Groove Lounge before the end of the year. He’ll be sharing music that will get you dancing and chase away the winter blues. Tune in on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/12/14/holiday-groove-lounge-december-17-2020/

Join Lab senior leaders on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 12:30 p.m. for a Town Hall to mark the end of a special year. There will also be a preview of the Lab’s 90th Anniversary campaign and other surprises. Watch the event online at streaming.lbl.gov. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MW00cWluM2h2M2hodTJuZ2M5aGI3OWxtOTIgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

The recent Bay Area Battery Summit brought together researchers, policymakers, industry, startups, and investors to discuss DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge and forge collaborations via the CalCharge program. Learn more about the summit and sign up to express interest in a CalCharge partnership. https://appliedenergyscience.lbl.gov/news/article/2020-bay-area-battery-summit-inspires

Vote through Dec. 15 for your favorite animal submitted by a Lab employee for the festive sweater contest. The three animals with the most votes, along with the human contest entries, will compete in a final round of voting at the end-of-year town hall on Wed., Dec. 16 at 12:30 p.m. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwfQxNGZdWI6_kjGgaGvYQmMaRHH-mzskLgPXIKkFaBkIS0A/viewform?usp=sf_link

The Lab’s Postdoc Association is hosting a virtual holiday card exchange. Each participant will receive a card, but from whom? It’s a secret that only the roaming gnomes know! All employees are invited to join in as a way to stay connected and spread cheer despite being apart. Sign up by Dec. 15. https://postdoc.lbl.gov/activities/virtual-secret-roaming-gnomes-2020/

It’s Nobel Week when new laureates accept their prizes, and the Lab is honoring 2020 Nobel laureate in chemistry Jennifer Doudna with congratulatory signs in Lab locations. Doudna received her medal in Berkeley this week. Watch the award ceremonies and speeches for Doudna and all the 2020 Nobelists. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/doudna/facts/

Late last month, a demolition crew made quick work of de-constructing Building 7, a 75-year-old two-story wooden structure adjacent to the Advanced Light Source (ALS) and the last holdout from a cluster of buildings in the area known as “Old Town.” This photo feature chronicled the event. https://als.exposure.co/demolition-day

Staff is invited to the December edition of the Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association’s Cultural Lunch on Friday at noon. The event will celebrate holiday customs around the world. Speakers from different countries and cultures will share their traditional meals, activities, decorations, and beliefs. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MmQwb3FnOWIwaTNrbGJhNzRtcnEwa2pmNWcgbGJsLmdvdl9tcmsxZ2NrOG1rYnM4cGQ2b3YyNWZpMmk5a0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_mrk1gck8mkbs8pd6ov25fi2i9k%40group.calendar.google.com

This forum — taking place Dec. 11 and 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. — will explore the potential opportunities at Berkeley Lab to leverage the advanced characterization tools at the Advanced Light Source and the Molecular Foundry. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/actm-innovation-forum/home