January 2019 – July 2022
A leading expert in smart cities, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable water resource management is now EESA’s Chief Development Officer (CDO) for Research. In this role, Newsha Ajami will help advance new partnerships, projects and impact aligned with EESA’s strategic plan. https://eesa.lbl.gov/newsha-ajami-joins-eesa-as-chief-development-officer-for-research/
Gus Bannan is the Lab’s preparedness supervisor for the Security and Emergency Services division. Gus explains how the Lab prepares for inevitable and unforeseen emergencies and explains the important role of the Lab’s Critical Incident Management Group (CIMG). https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/supporting-science/agustus-bannan
ALS Director Steve Kevan has announced that he will retire later this year. A user of the facility since its inception almost 30 years ago and its director for the past four years, Steve was also instrumental in developing the case for the ALS Upgrade project. Read more about his career highlights. https://als.lbl.gov/advanced-light-source-director-steve-kevan-to-retire/
The Lab’s research, researchers, and expertise help fuel stories in publications across the world. The News Center highlights a selection of these stories in the “Lab in the News” section. Check out this week’s highlights. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/#text-7
France Córdova, former NSF director, former NASA chief scientist, and former president of Purdue University, has joined the Lab’s Advisory Board, which provides input on Lab vision and strategy. Córdova has served five presidential administrations and is an internationally recognized astrophysicist. https://www.lbl.gov/lab-leadership/advisory-board/members/#FranceC%C3%B3rdova
Visible Spectrum is a series to spotlight talented and dedicated women employees across the Lab. Read about Nicole (Nikki) Apadula’s role as a project scientist in the Physical Sciences area whose group was responsible for building the two middle layers for the ALICE Inner Tracking System upgrade. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/driving-research/nikki-apadula
We close our SLAM video series with 2021 Lab and Bay Area SLAM winner Lydia Rachbauer of Biological Systems and Engineering. What do fish guts, swords, and methane all have in common? Lydia uses enzymes found in fish guts as stealthy weapons to break down seaweed as a renewable methane source. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/lydia-rachbauer
New roads, new supercomputers, community engagement, groundbreaking science, and a groundbreaking for the latest Lab building – 2021 had a little bit of everything. Check out this round-up of photos that provide a peek into an unprecedented year at the Lab. https://photostories.lbl.gov/2021-year-in-review
Learn about the people “Behind the Breakthroughs” in a new Biosciences monthly spotlight. Miaw-Sheue Tsai is a research scientist in the Biological Systems & Engineering group studying DNA repair. From an early age Tsai knew that science held the keys needed to build solutions for the world. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2021/12/14/behind-the-breakthroughs-miaw-sheue-tsai/
Every week, we feature one of the 2021 SLAM Finalists. This week, we travel to the magical village of Berkeley, CA, where Ryan Kingsbury from Energy Storage and Distributed Resources searches for a “glass slipper” that filters ions used in batteries and water purification. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/ryan-kingsbury