January 2019 – July 2022
First place went to Lydia Rachbauer, Biosciences. Second place and the People’s Choice Award went to Ryan Kingsbury, Energy Technologies. Third place went to Rajiv Ramanujam Prabhakar, Energy Sciences. All three winners will compete in the regional Bay Area Research SLAM! https://slam.lbl.gov/
Two Lab scientists, astrophysicist Saul Perlmutter and climate scientist Inez Fung, have been appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). PCAST advises the President on matters involving policy affecting science, technology, and innovation. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/09/22/scientists-appointed-to-pcast/
Three Lifetime Achievement awards and 70 employees in nine award categories will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 18, at 12 p.m. at the 10th annual Director’s Awards, the top honor bestowed on Lab employees for excellence. See this year’s honorees and save the date. https://recognition.lbl.gov/2021-laureates/
James Harris is the day shift lead and shop steward who is responsible for monitoring and maintaining building systems at Berkeley Lab. He also won the recent contest for giving the most recognitions in a month. Learn more about the critical work he and his team does to keep the Lab running. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/supporting-science/james-harris
The Molecular Foundry’s Deputy Director Brandon Brough and User Program Director Shannon Ciston are interviewed in an episode of a new podcast aimed at showcasing the efforts needed to translate lab research to startups. Listen in. https://www.labtostartup.com/molecular-foundry-nanoscience-research-facility/
Meet Lauren McCaffrey, Talent Outreach Intern and active participant in East Bay Innovations’ Supported Employment Program. She shares her inspirational and personal story on how she lives and thrives with a disability. Read her full story. https://recruiting.lbl.gov/community-partnerships/
We kick off Latin American Heritage Month with a few questions for Blake Simmons, Chief Science & Technology Officer of the Lab’s Joint BioEnergy Institute, and executive sponsor of the Latin American and Native American ERG. Expect more profiles this month as we celebrate Latin American Heritage. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/building-community/blake-simmons
Six esteemed judges from UC, non-profit, and Berkeley Lab communities are ready to decide the first, second, and third place winners from the 12 SLAM finalists. Who will take home the grand prize this year? Attend the live virtual event and see the finalists go head-to-head! https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam-finalists/2021-judges
In this Basics2Breakthroughs video, project scientist Lauren Lui uses the latest bioinformatics technology to study the genes of immensely bountiful and diverse microbes so we can learn how they shape the environment – and how we could harness them for agriculture, medicine, and more. https://vimeo.com/592425575/a49904831e
Markita Landry, a faculty scientist in Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, has been awarded the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. Landry’s work centers on neurotransmitter signaling—a fundamental component in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2021/09/13/markita-landry-awarded-vilcek-prize/