January 2019 – July 2022
He hopes to use the position to encourage scientists to better communicate about scientific findings to “help the public appreciate how science works and help them understand the really, really exciting discoveries.” http://science.sciencemag.org/content/363/6429/827.full
Michael Scott Collins, who led ESnet’s Special Projects Group, passed away on Jan. 27. He retired in 2011 after 32 years with ESnet and its predecessors.
She spoke on the importance of studying super-heavy elements for future applications, as opposed to pursuing new elements.
Nuclear Science Division Director Barbara Jacak worked with Glenn Seaborg when she was an undergrad. So naturally her favorite element is number 106.
The Nobel Prize-winning physicist helps explore the topic “Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area ALD Susan Hubbard will be inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame. She is being honored for her scientific contributions to key environmental challenges of our time. https://eesa.lbl.gov/susan-hubbard-honored-by-alameda-county-womens-hall-of-fame/
Schwartz was recognized for going “above and beyond in the name of good government, clean energy, and the environment.”
The American Astronomical Society has awarded the 2019 Rossi Prize to Brian Metzger of Columbia University and Daniel Kasen of the Lab’s Nuclear Science Division.
ABPDU’s Todd Pray has accepted the position of Head of the Strategic Partnership Office effective in March.