Cal Energy Corps 2021 participants, clockwise from top left: Namita Chandra, Hunter Ocker, Daniela Paredes Robles, Jin Yu, Nicholas Solan, Abishek Roy With summer getting underway, the Lab is welcoming new fellows and interns to the Lab. The Berkeley Bridge Graduate Summer Fellowship (Bridge Fellowship) is an eight-week graduate student summer program designed to engage top UC […]
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COVID-19 Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) to enable and fund partnerships for Lab researchers
CTAP, sponsored by DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), was originally designed to provide technical support funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Berkeley Lab has been one of the most active national lab participants in this important effort since last year and has developed innovative new partnerships to combat the pandemic. OTT is now increasing […]
Lab Postdocs to Attend Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany
Congratulations to Lab postdocs Lindsay Bassman (CSA), Marlene Turner (PSA), and research scientist Michael Whittaker (EESA) for being selected as participants in this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, as part of the UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Fellowship program. They will attend virtual lectures and interactive sessions with 40 Nobel laureates around the world […]
Future Berkeley Lab Computing Working Group to Develop a Vision to Meet Lab’s Research Computing Needs
Computing technology is evolving at light speed, as are the computing needs of the Lab’s research community. 5G and artificial intelligence, for example, are already redefining how research is conducted in some fields. As well, the deep collaborations between computational scientists, technology providers, and scientific staff, have continued to raise the bar for our technology […]
Lab Hosts Emerging “TechWomen” Leaders from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia
Emerging women STEM leaders from fifteen countries around the world and their mentors took part in a virtual TechWomen International Day at the Lab on March 15, getting a taste of the Lab’s science and climate impact and networking with leaders at the Lab. Organized by the U.S. State Department, the TechWomen leadership development program […]
Lab Workshops and Events Provide Input for Charter Hill Materials and Chemistry Campus Vision
When the Lab’s “Old Town” buildings, located at the top of Charter Hill on the Lab’s main campus, were razed beginning in 2015 due to age and safety concerns, ideas for the future of the site had already begun to take shape. The location, adjacent to the ALS, solar fuels and energy storage hubs, and […]
PIVOT to Funding Opportunities
Do you wish there was a convenient place you could look for funding opportunities relevant to your research? If you aren’t already using Pivot’s research funding tool, check it out. The service, free to Lab researchers, provides a resource for many federal, state, and foundation funding opportunities. Researchers can set up notifications of new opportunities […]
What to Know About Outside Employment and Consulting and Foreign Government Affiliated Activities
Outside professional activities of Lab research staff enrich our culture and research and advance the scientific and technological knowledge transfer. That said, they have always been subject to further consideration by the Department of Energy, especially when they concern foreign government-sponsored activities. Here is a brief primer on our policies that you need to know. […]
Data Policy Working Group to Develop Lab Data Policies
Open sharing and deposition of research data is becoming more important and more common, but is a topic that can be complex to navigate. Many researchers may feel unsure about how to handle data-related issues, such as deposition of data or the different data licensing types. There are currently a range of data handling practices […]
“LINC”-ing the Bay Area National Labs for Industry
The Bay Area has an embarrassment of riches in many ways, and among these are its four national laboratories: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. Having four powerhouse labs at their door can be overwhelming to companies looking to collaborate with national labs. Which labs […]
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