January 2019 – July 2022
Lab senior leaders marked the end of 2021 and a new beginning with a fun holiday video, cute festive animals, and continuing a recent Lab tradition with a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before the Periodic Table. Join the fun and watch the replay. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library
Several Lab researchers and experts from UC Berkeley and Carbon180 gave a press briefing at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. They discussed their work on carbon dioxide removal, including geologic carbon sequestration, soil carbon sequestration, and enhanced weathering. https://youtu.be/_8Pl_CJQt5I
In the latest Basics2Breakthroughs video, research scientist Mariam Kiran uses deep reinforcement learning and innovative multi-objective optimization techniques to train network controllers to predict network traffic and improve traffic engineering. https://vimeo.com/647947888/7050a0cec4
Every Friday, we feature one of the 2021 SLAM Finalists. This Friday, it’s Morphin’ Time! Rajiv Prabhakar in Chemical Sciences unites the Mighty Power Rangers of sunlight, water, and electrochemistry to transform carbon dioxide into renewable fuels to fight climate change. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/rajiv-ramanujam-prabhakar
Heather Crawford and Ben Nachman of the Physical Sciences Area are among the recipients of DOE funding awards to implement artificial intelligence methods to accelerate scientific discovery in nuclear physics research. The projects aim to optimize the performance of accelerator and detector systems. https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/department-energy-announces-57-million-research-artificial-intelligence-and
Many teams at the Lab contributed to COVID-related research to address the pandemic. Watch a replay of a recent panel discussion of the Lab’s efforts and accomplishments, featuring Rebecca Abergel, Greg Hura, Tom Kirchstetter, Nigel Mouncey, Amalie Trewartha, Dani Ushizima, and Horst Simon. https://streaming.lbl.gov/video-library
Visible Spectrum is a series to spotlight talented and dedicated women employees across the Lab. Meet Deepika Awasthi, a biologist and project scientist at the Joint BioEnergy Institute who shares more about her research and experience working at the Lab. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/weareberkeleylab/driving-research/deepika-awasthi
Who wants to go on a treasure hunt? Every Friday in Elements, we highlight one of the 12 SLAM Finalists. This week, Maria Dzunkova in JGI uses fluorescent markers like chemical metal detectors to find the golden treasure hidden in tidepools. https://slam.lbl.gov/2021-slam/2021-slam-finalists/maria-dzunkova
A team led by Eva Nogales, senior faculty scientist in the Biosciences Area, used cryo-electron microscopy to produce the first detailed 3-D structure of human SAGA, a 20-piece molecular machine that helps control gene activity and is crucial to life. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2021/11/22/structure-of-human-saga-solved/
Jennifer Rittenhouse West loves physics the same way that some kids love LEGO sets. She joined Berkeley Lab in August 2020, to work on research related to the Electron-Ion Collider and beyond. And guess which Lab Director was her professor when she was an undergraduate? https://we-are-berkeley-lab.lbl.gov/driving-research/jennifer-rittenhouse-west