January 2019 – July 2022
Fifteen individuals and two groups are being recognized for their contributions to the Lab and the world at the Director’s Awards ceremony on Friday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium. A reception open to all follows the ceremony. Read about the awardees and their contributions. https://recognition.lbl.gov/2019-laureates/
Niobium, number 41 on the periodic table, is essential in superconducting magnets, and for that reason, it holds special meaning for Berkeley Lab nuclear physicist Jose Alonso. But if you’ve been to the hospital for a certain test, you also have niobium to thank. https://youtu.be/DTi4dmMIh7s
Every Friday in Elements, meet one of the 12 early career Lab scientists who competed in the 2019 SLAM pitch contest. This week, watch and read how Fangchao Song explained how he can make eight million uniform-sized bubbles in an hour for his study of how bacteria interact. https://slam.lbl.gov/2019-slam/2019-finalists/fangchao-song
Equipment and people from JGI began moving into the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) this week. During orientation, the group was surprised by boxes of doughnuts delivered by Lab Director Mike Witherell and Michael Brandt, Deputy Lab Director for Operations. https://youtu.be/boGjeYDdR0U
Ronan O’Malley joined the Joint Genome Institute in 2016 as the lead of the Sequencing Technologies group. He helps manage production sequencing for community sequencing projects and leads Research and Development efforts to expand the capabilities of the JGI for sequence-driven functional genomics. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/11/05/three-questions-for-ronan-omalley/
The California Efficiency and Demand Management Council recently awarded Charles Goldman the 2019 Art Rosenfeld Lifetime Achievement Award. Goldman, a staff scientist in the Energy Technologies Area, has researched electricity markets and policy issues for more than three decades. https://eta.lbl.gov/people/charles-goldman
See why Destaillats, a chemical staff scientist/engineer in Berkeley Lab’s Energy Technologies Area, chose titanium, an element used a variety of everyday products, from eyeglasses to paint. https://eta.lbl.gov/news/article/hugo-destaillats-shares-his-favorite
Every Friday in a feature series in Elements, meet one of the 12 early career Lab scientists who competed in the 2019 SLAM pitch contest. This week, watch and read Maria Zurek’s pitch on “Dancing With the Quarks: Peeking Inside the Proton.” https://slam.lbl.gov/2019-slam/2019-finalists/maria-zurek
In this Q&A, Berkeley Lab’s Sean Peisert discusses his efforts to ensure the systems that provide the services and products we use daily, such as the electrical grid, oil and gas pipelines, vehicles, and manufacturing plants, stay secure from cyberattacks. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/10/24/using-physics-to-keep-our-electrical-grid-safe/
All are invited to sign a welcome banner to be hung at the Integrative Genomics Building when the first group of employees moves in next Tuesday. The banner will be in the cafeteria Friday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ETA’s Lara Gundel has watched the construction and is excited to meet the neighbors.