January 2019 – July 2022
Lab Director Mike Witherell and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Aditi Chakravarty are inviting everyone at the Lab to kick off the new year in a Stewardship Town Hall next Thursday, January 27, starting at 11 a.m. on streaming.lbl.gov. Watch the video invitation. https://youtu.be/Ni8ruaCwKpU
If you missed the info session earlier this week, watch this video replay as Lab senior leaders and experts discuss the current health and safety environment in the local community, review the Lab’s evolving COVID-19 protocols, and answer questions. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library
Mark your calendar for a Lab-wide Stewardship Town Hall on Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. We will come together to revisit our values, highlight our recent successes, and celebrate the ways we have already been living our values and IDEA in our day-to-day work. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MmQ4NHZhNW5qc2I0amRqNGZ0N3NsaDRiZHQgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Lab senior leaders marked the end of 2021 and a new beginning with a fun holiday video, cute festive animals, and continuing a recent Lab tradition with a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before the Periodic Table. Join the fun and watch the replay. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library
In case you missed it, the Toast to 2021 and Year-End Celebration included the debut of the Lab’s 2021 holiday video card, featuring Lab leaders and many special guests. The video thanks everyone at Berkeley Lab for their incredible efforts in 2021. View the card here. https://vimeo.com/656370773/cef1b2e57a
Watch this video replay of Lab Director Mike Witherell testifying before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Director Witherell spoke about strengthening the nation’s microelectronics ecosystem, and the critical capabilities DOE national labs bring to this challenge. https://science.house.gov/hearings/ensuring-american-leadership-in-microelectronics
Tomorrow, Dec. 2, Lab Director Mike Witherell will testify before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on ensuring American leadership in microelectronics. Among other topics, he’ll discuss the role of DOE national labs in the broader U.S. ecosystem for microelectronics. https://science.house.gov/hearings/ensuring-american-leadership-in-microelectronics
Transitioning to the post-pandemic workplace, clean energy and climate research, and new on-site construction are a few of the topics on the mind of Lab Director Mike Witherell. Read what he had to say about these topics and how his life has changed, like others, in this State of the Lab Q&A. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2021/11/03/state-of-the-lab-qa-with-lab-director-mike-witherell/
On Oct. 28, Lab leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of the Biological & Environmental Program Integration Center (BioEPIC) building. BioEPIC will house complementary Biosciences Area (BSA) and Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA) research programs. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/pim-projects/new-construction-projects/bioepic
Meet Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille, a well-known cosmologist who joined the Lab at the end of August as Director of the Physics Division. She shares a few thoughts about new opportunities at the Lab and her interest in public outreach. https://we-are-berkeley-lab.lbl.gov/driving-research/nathalie-palanque-delabrouille