January 2019 – July 2022
Meet Roseanne Boudreau, one of the few employees allowed on-site during the shutdown. She’s helping Lab science to continue by ensuring researchers in the Biosciences’ Emeryville location are working safely by evaluating possible hazards and implementing controls to mitigate those hazards. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/05/15/masks-on-ready-to-work-meet-the-people-supporting-covid-19-science/#rosanne
Despite a temporary shutdown of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona – which was in its final stages of testing in preparation to begin mapping millions of galaxies in 3D when the pandemic struck — a variety of project tasks are still moving forward. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/05/22/desi-team-prepares-for-telescope-instruments-restart-after-unexpected-shutdown
How does the Lab decide which technologies to patent? How are Lab technologies licensed and marketed? How can you exchange proprietary content with collaborators? The IPO team explains. https://ipo.lbl.gov/webinar-recording-intellectual-property-and-technology-licensing-at-berkeley-lab/
A technology spun from carbon nanotube sensors discovered by Berkeley Lab scientists 20 years ago could one day help healthcare providers test patients for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/05/21/covid-19-detector/
In addition to helping to solve many of our world’s intractable problems, Lab innovations help drive the economy, improving products and processes in both existing and new industries. They also bring a financial reward to the Lab and to Lab scientists. Read more about this impact. https://ipo.lbl.gov/berkeley-labs-licensed-technologies-reap-rewards-for-industry-lab-and-lab-scientists/
A fellowship funded by the UC Global Food Initiative will give two qualified UC students (undergraduate or graduate) the opportunity to work with Berkeley Lab scientists on critical projects that address global challenges in agriculture and food systems. The deadline to apply is June 15. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/uc-gfi-fellowship/home
Is COVID-19 seasonal like the flu – waning in warm summer months then resurging in the fall and winter? A new project has launched to apply machine-learning methods to health and environmental datasets, combining high-res climate models and seasonal forecasts, to tease out the answer. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/05/20/using-machine-learning-to-estimate-covid-19s-seasonal-cycle/
With help from the Advanced Light Source, an international scientific team has identified an antibody that neutralizes the COVID-19-causing coronavirus. In a paper published in Nature, the scientists note that the antibody is already moving toward clinical trials. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/05/19/xray-covid19-antibodies/
Utilizing a cutting-edge processor with more than 54 billion transistors, the next-gen Perlmutter supercomputer will enhance simulation, data processing, and machine learning applications for NERSC’s user community. NERSC is among the early adopters of this new NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU processor. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2020/nersc-one-of-early-adopters-of-new-nvidia-chip/
A study by scientists in the Lab’s Earth and Environmental Sciences Area has forewarned of a “sleeping giant” hidden within Arctic permafrost soils — trillions of tons of planet-warming greenhouse gases that will be released when rapid thaw awakens microbes, activating soil decomposition. https://eesa.lbl.gov/study-suggests-substantial-carbon-dioxide-release-with-permafrost-thaw/