To mark Women’s History Month, which took place in March, Research News spoke with two women at the Lab who are working to bring their solutions to the marketplace. Inventor Marca Doeff, who is the Division Deputy of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDR) in the Energy Technologies Area, and software developer […]
Mariah Parker: From Postdoc to Industry R&D Chemist
Mariah Parker participated in Berkeley Lab’s 2020 SLAM competition Research News periodically features a former Lab postdoc who has continued their career in academia, government, industry, or another sector. In this issue, we catch up with Mariah Parker, who was a postdoc at Berkeley Lab from 2019 to 2022, and who is now a […]
Developing Effective PIER Plans for Office of Science Proposals
This year, the Department of Energy’s Office of Science has redoubled its continuing efforts to improve Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility related outcomes within scientific research. For example, in 2022, the Office of Science launched Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs). RENEW was offered again in early 2023, together with […]
DOE Policies Regarding Foreign Government-sponsored & Affiliated Activities
Global scientific collaboration continues to be of fundamental importance to Berkeley Lab’s mission, and much of our success is based on engagements with colleagues both in the U.S. and abroad. But as an employee, you have some important responsibilities to ensure our collaborations and interactions are appropriate and permitted by federal law. Existing DOE policies […]
SPO Launches a New Intranet
The Strategic Partnerships Office (SPO) recently reimagined their internal website to provide a more streamlined experience for researchers and operations staff who are looking for resources to develop partnerships, proposals, and submissions for research awards. Visit the new SPO intranet site. If you have questions or feedback reach out to spo@lbl.gov.
How LDRD Supported the Development of Simulations for Next-Generation Accelerator Technology
Since their development in the 1930s, particle accelerators have become essential tools of science, with applications in industry, medicine, and security. They are highly complex machines that demand advanced computer simulations for their conception, development, and operation. Research is being conducted to develop more compact, and cheaper, particle accelerators to broaden their adoption and to […]
Akanksha Menon: From Postdoc to Assistant Professor
Akanksha Menon, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech, completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at that same institution. But getting there took new experiences, new skills, and openness to new paths. As a Ph.D. candidate, her research focused on waste heat recovery and energy harvesting using thermoelectric materials. But she was looking to branch into […]
Investing in Lab Careers
There are many career paths open to scientists: working for national laboratories or for the government, academia, industry or media, for example. Whichever path they choose, the Lab offers a variety of initiatives and programs to support them. Each Area, for example, offers mentorship programs. In addition, the Career Pathways Office (CPO), which reports to […]
DOE Accepting Proposals for ‘Earthshot’ Research Centers
DOE’s Office of Science has released a call for proposals for Energy Earthshot Research Centers (EERCs). The centers will be led by DOE national labs and bring together multidisciplinary teams to conduct fundamental research related to one of DOE’s six Energy Earthshots, which set aggressive goals for driving down the cost of promising energy technologies. […]
LDRD Program Announces FY23 Projects
Our Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program serves as a proving ground for innovative concepts, providing seed funding for selected high-risk, high-reward research ideas. It attracts promising young scientists and engineers and encourages them to pursue new approaches to problems. For the FY23 cycle, the LDRD Call for Proposals received a total of 160 […]
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