Email from Horst Simon, Nov. 11, 2020 Dear Colleagues, You may have noted that the U.S. government is placing new restrictions on the involvement of U.S. researchers in programs sponsored by certain foreign governments. A recent major revision to the Department of Energy order on foreign government sponsored or affiliated activities requires your attention. These […]

DOE is now accepting proposals for the Fiscal Year 2021 Office of Science Early Career Research Program (ECRP). This highly prestigious program supports early career researchers at DOE national laboratories with up to $2.5 million over five years to pursue their research. To be eligible for the competition at the Lab, a researcher must be […]

LBNL Shared Cost for Research Projects Some funding opportunities require research teams to find additional funding sources to share in the cost of supporting the research. For example, cost sharing is essential for many DOE opportunities sponsored by ARPA-E or EERE. Research Divisions and many Principal Investigators at LBNL know about the Lab’s cost-share request […]

  The Lab’s Office of National and Homeland Security (ONHS) has transitioned from the Physical Sciences Area to the Lab Directorate, reporting to the Deputy Lab Director for Research. Originally created in the 1990s as a mandated point of contact for communication with the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)’s Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research & […]

  In the fall of 2010, Kristin Persson had been at the Lab for two years. Hired to do lithium-ion battery modelling, she had her eye on a project to conduct data-driven research and design across chemistries to facilitate materials learning across systems. She decided to apply for an LDRD award (her second application, the […]

Fellowships and internships can make a huge difference in a young scientist or engineer’s career. They provide experiences that can shed light on career options, provide opportunities to explore new areas of science, and build skills, to name just a few benefits. Berkeley Lab has many such fellowships and internships as a part of its […]

To better coordinate work, inform the development of a COVID-19 research strategy, and meet DOE requirements, the Lab has set up a repository for Berkeley Lab research products related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2. All research products involving Berkeley Lab scientists should be submitted to the repository in advance of submission to a journal or archive or […]

Since March, Berkeley Lab has been a key participant in the National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory (NVBL), a consortium of Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories with core capabilities relevant to the threats posed by COVID-19. Through the NVBL, we’ve built new research capabilities in a very short period of time, many of which have long-term benefits […]

To protect national interests, U.S. export control laws require U.S. entities such as the Lab to conduct Restricted Party Screenings (RPS). The screenings are to ensure that the entity does not engage in activities with sanctioned or denied entities or persons, whether in the U.S. or abroad. The U.S. government publishes various lists of these […]