January 2019 – July 2022
As part of Black History Month, Elements is highlighting members of the Lab’s African American Employee Resource Group in a series of 3Q4 features. First up is Stacy Curry, a Program Operations Analyst in the Energy Technologies Area. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/02/07/three-questions-for-stacy-curry/
As part of Black History Month, IT Division engineer Jackie Scoggins will discuss her career as a computer scientist today, Tuesday, Feb. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. in Bldg. 91-310 (IGB). The talk is hosted by the Women Science and Engineers Council. The talk will also be available online via Zoom. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/01/31/women-scientist-engineers-council-speaker-series-jackie-scoggins/
Associate Laboratory Director for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area Susan Hubbard has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She was honored for her significant contributions to the research of hydrogeophysics, biogeophysics, and the geophysics of permafrost. https://eesa.lbl.gov/susan-hubbard-elected-to-national-academy-of-engineering/
In this Q&A, writer Eric Seaborg — who helped his father Glenn Seaborg pen his autobiography — shares memories of his pioneering and Noble prize-winning dad and highlights his work as president of the American Discovery Trail Society to create a hiking trail that spans the U.S. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/01/23/q-and-a-eric-seaborg-science-writer-author-outdoorsman/
The latest episode of the “Let’s Talk Exascale” podcast features Berkeley Lab’s Kathy Yelick and Lenny Oliker. They discuss the ExaBiome: Exascale Solutions for Microbiome Analysis project, which seeks to develop computational tools to analyze microbial species. https://exascaleproject.org/providing-exascale-solutions-for-the-assembly-and-analysis-of-metagenomic-data/
In the latest “Coffee With Postdocs” blog, Zhe Bai (Computing Sciences) discusses her research to prevent traumatic brain injuries, offers advice for other postdocs, and outlines her future directions. https://postdoc.lbl.gov/2020/01/15/zhe-bai-computing-sciences/
Jonathan Carter has been named Associate Lab Director for Computing Sciences, effective Jan. 27, replacing Kathy Yelick, who stepped down in December. Carter — who has been at the Lab for 23 years — previously served as area deputy for science in the Computing Sciences Area. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2020/jonathan-carter-to-lead-cs-area/
UCPath is all about transformation, replacing the existing HR and payroll systems, standardizing business processes, and providing a mobile-friendly self-service web portal. Transforming the Lab’s processes to work with UCPath takes expertise. Meet three of those experts. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/01/21/three-questions-for-the-ucpath-business-process-team/
Bin Yu, who’s pioneered machine learning tools and their applications to numerous scientific fields, recently joined Berkeley Lab. She believes we are in a golden era for statistics and machine learning, a time when the generation of increasingly large research data requires innovative approaches. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2019/bin-yu-statistics-and-machine-learning-innovator-joins-berkeley-lab/
In a recent article in ChemistryWorld, Polly Arnold — director of the Lab’s Chemical Sciences Division — discusses her work to unlock the mystery of heavy elements, the joys of team science, and the “exciting” approach taken to increase diversity at the Lab. https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/polly-arnolds-diversity-of-interests/4010778.article