Category: Events & Activities

Members of the LZ Dark Matter Experiment collaboration — which includes 250 scientists and engineers from 37 institutions, including Berkeley Lab — recently met in England to discuss progress and next steps for their WIMP dark matter detector. https://twitter.com/lzdarkmatter?lang=en

Learn more about Jupyter Notebooks — an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text — at a Jan. 17 brown bag, noon to 1 p.m., in Perseverance Hall. The Lab Postdoc Association is hosting the event. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NHUxMWRob2hoYmpqb2kzbGtoNjBkbjhjcG8gbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

Associate Lab Director for Energy Sciences Jeff Neaton will discuss Lab Directed Research & Development (LDRD) funding for early career scientists on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 2-3 p.m. in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium. Visit streaming.lbl.gov to watch online. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=XzhwMjQyZDFvNmgzMzRiYTI4b28zY2I5azcwcWphYjlwNmdzajhiYTE2dDMzMGhobzY4cjQyZ3BtOGsgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

Advanced wireless technologies will provide new opportunities for data collection, analytics, and control of mobile systems. The 5GEEI Workshop, taking place in March in Chicago, will shape DOE requirements for use and development of this technology. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4y1GvxVFtu5dW1mOTR0Y0ZWNE4xN2lNT01SNERoVTgwR2lN/view?usp=sharing

The Advanced Quantum Testbed team will host a talk by Alexandre Blais of the University of Sherbrooke on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 3 p.m. in the Bldg. 50 auditorium. Blais studies superconducting quantum circuits for quantum computation at microwave frequencies. Go to streaming.lbl.gov to watch online. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Nm41cWE4dW91NnB2djFmdW9pOHZwZ3MzZWUgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

The Lab’s National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) was selected recently by DOE to lead its $100 million Energy-Water Desalination Hub. Stop by the Bldg. 50 Auditorium at 3 p.m. today to learn more from NAWI’s Peter Fiske and Meagan Mauter. The event will be livestreamed. 

The Foundry’s 2020 Winter Seminar Series begins Jan. 14 and features nine distinguished speakers. Judy Yang of the University of Pittsburgh will headline the group as the joint ALS/Foundry speaker on Feb. 18. The Foundry’s DEI committee will host Jess Wade from Imperial College London on March 10. https://foundry.lbl.gov/2019/12/24/2020-winter-seminar-series-begins-january-14/

The Lab’s Health Services is hosting a workshop on taking care of your back on Jan. 15 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Building 50 Auditorium. Participants will learn about basic anatomy, body mechanics, good posture, and exercises to help avoid back pain. The workshop will be livestreamed. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N2ZlYXM2ZmNjb2EwOTc0dnFqbXE2bTFsbWYgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

The Lab’s Photo Club theme for December was ‘Anything Holiday’ with contributors Christine Ramos, Stephanie Daglia, Haris Mahic, Arkadeep Kumar, Karen Salvini, John Christensen, Deepanwita Banerjee, Chris Samuel, and Tim Kneafsey providing holiday images. https://sites.google.com/a/lbl.gov/lbnl-photography-club/winners