January 2019 – July 2022
Visible Spectrum is a series to spotlight talented and dedicated women employees across the Lab. Learn about Jenny Brown’s career path and role as the help desk team lead and in leading the IT department’s own outreach efforts and programs. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/reaching-out/jenny-brown
Therese Leone broke many barriers before becoming Chief Laboratory Counsel, including being the first woman and the first person of color to hold the Lab’s top legal post in its 90-year history. Read about her early life, her career, and what she believes is the transformative power of education. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/supporting-science/therese-leone
To close out the Lab’s Women’s History Month celebration, Women’s Support and Empowerment Council (WSEC) executive co-sponsor Henrik von der Lippe shares his perspective as an ally and the importance of having an inclusive environment. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/building-community/henrik-von-der-lippe
Congrats to ETA’s Gozde Barim, ESA’s Chaochao Dun, Katherine Sytwu, and Jennifer Wacker, and EESA’s Michael Whittaker for being selected as participants in the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting as part of a UC program. They will attend the meeting this June with 30 Nobel laureates around the world. https://research.lbl.gov/2022/03/28/lab-postdocs-to-attend-nobel-laureate-meeting-in-lindau-germany-2/
Rhondene Wint, an alumna of the Joint Genome Institute (JGI)-UC Merced internship program and current Ph.D. student, published her first paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution based on work she started as a Lab intern to understand gene expression of fungi. https://jgi.doe.gov/from-intern-to-published-scientist-journey-jgi-uc-merced-internship/
Visible Spectrum is a series to spotlight talented and dedicated women employees across the Lab. Sherry Li is a senior scientist working on developing new mathematical algorithms and then implementing them on high-performance computing machines and in science and engineering domains. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/driving-research/sherry-li
Bioscience’s Pete Andeer is on a team that is building an experimental robot station to understand the mechanics of plant and microbe interactions. The insights gained could help biofuel crops like switchgrass and sorghum to grow on land that’s unusable by mainstream agricultural operations. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2022/03/07/behind-the-breakthroughs-pete-andeer/
Benjamin Cole, a research scientist at the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), is co-author of a study that mapped gene expression patterns in specific plants. This plant root atlas could help researchers track cell development and how they determine identity. https://jgi.doe.gov/plant-root-atlas-for-tracking-developmental-trajectories/
The Projects & Infrastructure Modernization Division (PIMD) is celebrating Women in Construction Week, an annual event designed to highlight women as a viable component of the construction industry. Learn more about the challenges and rewards of a construction career from four PIMD project managers. https://pim.lbl.gov/1266-2/
Ever consider a side gig as a comedian, torch singer, opera star, or guitar god? Now is the time to dust off your dreams and join other talented performers by signing up for the springtime edition of the Lab’s open mic night, slated for Friday, March 18 at 4 p.m. Click on the link to lean more. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2022/02/25/berkeley-labs-springtime-open-mic-friday-march-18-2022/