January 2019 – July 2022
We couldn’t just take one class photo as we know there are a number of new furry and non-human colleagues who have recently joined our community as well, giving companionship and solace in challenging times. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/portraits-of-the-lab/the-new-normal-class
To mark the year anniversary of the Lab’s shelter-in-place order, we decided to take photos of the “New Normal Class” – those who joined the Lab since March 17, 2020. Take a look, learn what people are most looking forward to, and welcome our newest Lab colleagues. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/portraits-of-the-lab/the-new-normal-class
Ireland has a long history of scientific advances, and the Lab is home to several Irish scientists who have started a new group, Berkeley Lab Irish Community. Membership is open to all. Learn more about St. Patrick’s Day and Irish scientific advancements from one of the founders, EESA’s Eoin Brodie. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/driving-research/eoin-brodie
To all those who have continued to work on site this past year, thank you. Your dedication to the Lab and its mission is appreciated. Here are portraits of some Lab employees who have been working, often behind the scenes, to keep the Lab operational in the past year. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/portraits-of-the-lab/thank-you-for-your-service?authuser=0
Daniela Ushizima of the Computational Research Division is among 25 female scientists from Latin America recently honored by 3M for innovations in research that have addressed key societal challenges and shed light on the need for greater gender equity in the science community and beyond. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2021/dani-ushizima-named-one-of-25-women-in-science-in-latin-america/
At the recent NGEE-Arctic all-hands meeting, Sigrid Dengel of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area was honored with an NGEE-Arctic Data Award for having the most popular data set ever for the project. The data was obtained from an eddy flux site in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. https://eesa.lbl.gov/sigrid-dengel-receives-award-at-ngee-arctic-all-hands-meeting/
Pat Jung, in the Lab’s Project Management Office, has always been drawn to places populated with creative people. She’s expanding everyone’s creativity by launching a project management seminar series to highlight best practices, tools, and Lab project support systems for Lab projects. https://we-are-berkeley-lab.lbl.gov/supporting-science/pat-jung
Paul Alivisatos — former Berkeley Lab director and UC Berkeley vice chancellor for research, and current executive vice chancellor and provost — has been appointed president of the University of Chicago, his alma mater. https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/02/26/paul-alivisatos-named-president-of-university-of-chicago/
The resilience talk by AAERG founder Colette Flood during Black History Month lit a fire of inspiration in Miles Green. He crafted a video weaving his personal journey with heroes of Black history, then presented it to his IT team. It struck a chord and is now available to the Lab community. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cAC9s2lqaZQD4rjcvocH3P4TzEDW_ogi/view
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area postdoctoral fellow Sara Gushgari-Doyle recently participated in a University of California-sponsored briefing for congressional and federal agency staff illustrating how the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted early career researchers. Watch the briefing. https://www.ucop.edu/federal-governmental-relations/advocacy/congressional-briefings/uc-covid-19-research-early-career-researchers.html