January 2019 – July 2022
You may have heard of export control, but what does it really mean and why is it important? In the latest installment of our 3Q4 series, Shilpani Perera, the Lab’s new Export Compliance Officer, sheds some light on the Lab’s program and how it impacts our research. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2019/08/08/three-questions-for-shilpani-perera-on-export-control/
George Moridis was honored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers with the John Franklin Carll Award, which recognizes distinguished contributions in the application of engineering principles to petroleum development and recovery. https://eesa.lbl.gov/15467-2/
Growing up in Ethiopia, Tadewos Getachew witnessed a lack of access to clean drinking water. “I wanted to build a career that would help solve water problems,” he said. As an intern in EESA, he is learning to estimate groundwater withdrawals for California’s drought-parched Central Valley. https://eesa.lbl.gov/meet-gem-fellow-and-eesa-summer-intern-tadewos-getachew/
In the latest installment of the “Coffee With Postdocs” blog, Leticia Arnedo-Sanchez (Chemical Sciences Division) discusses her research at the intersection of medicine and chemistry, and efforts to develop the next generation of molecular radiotherapy. http://postdoc.lbl.gov/2019/08/01/leticia-arnedo-sanchez-chemical-sciences/
As part of DOE’s “Women@Energy” series, Laleh Coté, Berkeley Lab’s internship coordinator in Workforce Development & Education, discusses what inspired her to work in STEM, ways to encourage underrepresented groups to pursue a STEM education, and tips for those who want to work in STEM. https://www.energy.gov/articles/women-energy-laleh-cot
Berkeley Lab’s Bill Collins (EESA) is among 82 scientists recognized by the American Geophysical Union for contributions to their scientific disciplines. As part of this honor, Collins received a named lectureship, which he will present at the AGU’s Fall meeting. https://eos.org/agu-news/2019-agu-section-awardees-and-named-lecturers
Associate Lab Director for Energy Sciences Jeff Neaton has announced the appointment of senior staff scientist David Prendergast (left) as the interim director of the Molecular Foundry. The position is effective immediately. A search for a permanent director commences this summer. https://foundry.lbl.gov/2019/07/25/david-prendergast-appointed-interim-director-of-the-molecular-foundry/
In an interview in HPC Wire, Kathy Yelick, Associate Lab Director for Computing, discusses Berkeley Lab’s computing accomplishments and the future of high-performance computing. Yelick announced earlier this year that she is leaving her Lab ALD position and returning to UC Berkeley in 2020. https://www.hpcwire.com/2019/07/25/berkeley-labs-kathy-yelick-looks-back-and-ahead-as-she-contemplates-next-career-stage/
Frances Houle’s involvement in the APS Ethics Committee was recently featured in APS News. The new committee will be responsible for evaluating issues of ethics in the practice of physics that go beyond falsification and plagiarism to include issues of diversity, such as bias and harassment. https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201907/ethics.cfm
