January 2019 – July 2022
Join us for an hour of music, poetry, spoken word, and great community in this back-to-school edition of the open mic. Mark your calendar for Friday, Sept. 24, at 4:30 p.m., so you don’t miss it. If you’re interested in performing, please sign up. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/09/09/berkeley-labs-open-mic-back-to-school-edition-friday-september-24-2021/
Science innovators are invited to apply for the two-year fellowship program hosted at Cyclotron Road, an opportunity to advance hard technologies that have the potential for broad societal impact from concept to the viable first product. Applications are accepted from October 15 to November 30. https://cyclotronroad.lbl.gov/news/applications-opening-cyclotron-road
The Lab’s 18-member Transportation, Shipping & Receiving team handles up to 13,000 packages and mail items monthly. From envelopes to huge scientific instruments, this team delivers through pandemic, wildfire smoke, and Berkeley fog. https://youtu.be/fkPmjNEcNe0
On Sept. 14, hear from ETA scientist Bin Wang, representing Berkeley Lab Energy Storage Center, as part of an expert panel convened by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) exploring the technology and infrastructure advances needed for widespread adoption of electric vehicles. https://app.webinar.net/bBGEmZbmMPz?mcc=EDIT
The Intellectual Property Office is hosting a competition featuring scientist-entrepreneurs from ESnet, ETA, JGI, and NERSC who will pitch a marketable scientific idea to a panel of judges. The first-place winner advances to a DOE-wide pitch competition. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MTR2OW5kMDZmcXNwdmlqODJnaDRwaW9xOGIgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
In our latest Basics2Breakthroughs video, research scientist Jason Cooper talks about the process of artificial photosynthesis and how it’s used to convert sunlight into liquid chemical fuels. https://vimeo.com/513591407
Our Basics2Breakthroughs video series features early-career scientists considering the future of their research fields. Natalia Molchanova of the Molecular Foundry works on synthetically produced proteins called peptoids that offer advanced low-cost biotech solutions. https://vimeo.com/547759367
A lightbulb, battery, and some wire in the Caribbean started Antoine Wojdyla on his curiosity journey. He is now at the Lab working on the ALS upgrade project. Read more about his remarkable path as we continue looking at the role accelerators have played in the Lab’s history and its future. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/the-next-90/imagine-the-future/accelerators
Accelerators are a vital part of modern science and are used in industry and medicine as well. ATAP Division Director Cameron Geddes discusses how accelerators are designed and built and the prospect of additional scientific discovery using a tool at the heart of the Lab’s origin. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/the-next-90/experience-the-present/accelerators
From today’s tech to tomorrow’s solutions, microelectronics are everywhere. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk hosts a virtual microelectronics roundtable on August 25 at noon with researchers, including Ramamoorthy Ramesh, faculty senior scientist in the Lab’s Materials Sciences Division. https://www.energy.gov/livestream