January 2019 – July 2022
At 10:17 a.m. on Oct. 17, the Lab will participate in the California Great ShakeOut Drill. Public address and LabAlert announcements will direct staff to drop, cover, and hold, then evacuate to designated assembly area. BETs will conduct personnel counts then release staff back to their buildings. https://www.shakeout.org/
Workforce Development & Education will host its annual mentor recognition event on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 p.m. in the cafeteria dining hall. The event honors the Lab’s outstanding mentors and STEM partners and highlights accomplishments from the past year. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NW51b2U1YjRvc3JxcGNnbTJtNDZ0MmY1OGMgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
In preparation for the move from Walnut Creek to the Integrative Genomics Building, JGI invites Berkeley Lab staff and affiliates to take a piece of history—a poplar cutting—home with them. Watch the video and learn how to clonally propagate the first tree to have its genome sequenced. https://youtu.be/-jzB1fGOSQ8
Sixteen battled but only two emerged as winners of the Lab Tennis Club’s annual tournament on Sept. 10: Kunhwi Kim (EESA) and Sean Nord (ALS). Sandrine Chobert and Alec Donahue (ALS) came in second place. The club organizes matches during the lunch hour most weekdays. Email ctoth@lbl.gov to join.
The SLAM pitch contest for postdocs and early career researchers will be streamed to Potter Street (977-141), JGI (100-149C), and JBEI 978-4132). Those at the official viewing parties or in the Building 50 Auditorium can vote for the People’s Choice award. The SLAM is Sept. 19 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. https://slam.lbl.gov/home
Last Sunday, more than 25 employees volunteered at Berkeley Lab’s booth at the Solano Stroll, the largest street festival in the East Bay. Hundreds of visitors stopped by the booth to learn about the Lab and interact with hands on activities.
Twelve SLAM finalists will take to the Building 50 Auditorium stage Thursday, Sept. 19, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. for the 2019 Lab SLAM competition. Each gets three minutes to share their science work for cash prizes of over $5000. Read more about the six judges who will decide the winners. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/slam/about-the-slam/2019-judges
The Molecular Foundry seminar series (Tuesdays at 11 a.m.) features speakers whose research interests span the field of nanoscience. Archana Raja will headline the group as the joint Foundry/ALS seminar speaker with a talk on Sept. 17. A DEI-focused talk takes place Sept. 24. https://foundry.lbl.gov/2019/09/06/fall-2019-seminar-series-begins-september-10/
Want to see the Advanced Light Source? New dates have just been added for tours offered to Berkeley Lab staff. Tours are currently available through January 2020. Advance sign-up is required. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/alstours/home
Kit Chapman, the author of “Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table,” will present a talk on Monday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. on campus in 3105 Etcheverry Hall. His book features Lab researchers Jackie Gates, Ken Gregorich, and Darleane Hoffmann. https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/periodic-table/IYPT-Kit-Chapman-tells-stories-superheavy/97/i23