People of Berkeley Lab – Page 25

January 19, 2021August 20, 2022

Jan. 21: Women @ The Lab Series with Romy Chakraborty

Join the Women Scientists & Engineers Council (WSEC) in welcoming Romy Chakraborty, Head of Berkeley Lab’s Ecology Department, as the next Women @ The Lab (W@TL) series speaker Jan. 21 at 4:00 p.m. Hear about her research on microbes and her career path at the Lab. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MmNoMDY5ZTJqaTRzNDY0cmM2aHZmNWJtZTAgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com

January 12, 2021August 20, 2022

Berkeley Lab Scientists Honored with the Lawrence Award

The Department of Energy has announced that Susannah Tringe and Dan Kasen, two Berkeley Lab scientists, will receive the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of DOE’s highest honors. Additionally, former Berkeley Lab scientist M. Zahid Hasan was also named as one of the eight recipients. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/12/two-berkeley-lab-scientists-honored-with-the-lawrence-award/

January 11, 2021August 20, 2022

Three Questions for Christy Sherman

Christy Sherman is new to the Lab, starting in December as the Senior Manager of Employee and Labor Relations. She brings over 25 years of experience in leading and optimizing HR and labor relations strategies, programs, processes, and principles. Read about her vision and goals for the ELR office. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/supporting-science/christy-sherman

January 6, 2021August 20, 2022

Rachel Slaybaugh to Lead Cyclotron Road

Rachel Slaybaugh, associate professor of nuclear engineering at UC Berkeley, has been tapped to lead Cyclotron Road. She brings together a highly regarded nuclear engineering and supercomputing research background with her exceptional experience as an undergraduate and graduate teacher and mentor. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/07/rachel-slaybaugh-to-lead-berkeley-labs-cyclotron-road/

January 6, 2021August 20, 2022

Three Questions For Chris Lundell on Lab Transition Planning

Curious about building capacity, our COVID-19 protocols, or on-site personnel limits? Ask Chris Lundell, who stepped into the role of Project Director for Laboratory Transition, leading the Lab’s transition efforts out of curtailed operations into the return to work pilot program. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/supporting-science/chris-lundell?authuser=0

December 22, 2020August 20, 2022

Incredible Journey: Lab Photos, Videos Recap the Year

2020 started out normal enough, but by mid-March, the pandemic dramatically changed the world as we know it, affecting nearly every aspect of life. Berkeley Lab’s incredible 2020 journey was captured in images and video by Lab media specialists. https://berkeleylab.exposure.co/effd3db49d080c87d8b3ebe4fa8add91

December 21, 2020August 20, 2022

Festive Sweater Winners and More Pet Fun

Congratulations to this year’s festive sweater winners: Angela Green and Buckley the turtle from Sara Harmon’s household. If you’d like to end your year on a “pawsitive” note, watch this video, as Biosciences colleagues share how their pets have helped them cope with the new normal. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rbv26IdRK_r-1t_iP7xtnhK683p1u7ii/view

December 18, 2020August 20, 2022

Lab Researchers Recognized for Highly Cited Publications

Berkeley Lab scientists have been recognized for highly cited publications by Clarivate Analytics. A highly cited paper would be in the top 1% for citations per field within a publication year. Type “Lawrence Berkeley Lab” in the form to see who the researchers are. https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2020/?campaignname=Highly_Cited_Researchers_Parent_SAR_Global_2020&campaignid=7014N000001r&utm_campaign=Highly_Cited_Researchers_Parent_SAR_Global_2020&utm_source=earned_coverage&utm_medium=press

December 17, 2020August 20, 2022

SLAM Friday: Pulsars — The Celestial Lighthouse

Revathi Jambunathan (Computational Research Division) is developing a computational electrodynamic solver for modeling plasma-based accelerators, astro-plasma processes, and microelectronic devices. Watch Jambunathan’s SLAM presentation to learn more. This concludes the 2020 SLAM Friday series. https://youtu.be/wlhzIwd2Ipw

December 10, 2020August 20, 2022

SLAM Friday: Peering at Matter With an Electron Eye

From Energy Sciences, Khalid Siddiqui uses ultrashort lasers and electron beams (durations on the order of 10s of a millionth of a billionth of a second) to study how fundamental interactions occur inside materials. Watch Khalid’s SLAM presentation to find out more. https://slam.lbl.gov/2020-slam/2020-slam-finalists/khalid-siddiqui