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Join the Export Compliance Office for its Annual Export Control Conference to be held on May 19, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The virtual conference, held via Zoom, will include presenters from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) who will discuss how export controls impact research institutions such as […]

One of the Lab’s Stewardship values is that of team science. As our Stewardship website explains, this value is important because innovative solutions to complex problems arise from a diversity of thought, approaches, experiences, and roles.  For many people, team science is the interdisciplinary scientific collaboration across Research Areas, a tradition that started with Ernest […]

1,520 attendees. 104 speakers. Live endorsement by the Secretary of Energy. A livestream from space. By all measures, the National Energy Storage Summit, led by Berkeley Lab on March 8-9, was a resounding success. Such an endeavor was the work of many hands over many months. A brainchild of Lab Director Mike Witherell last spring, […]

The Agile BioFoundry’s road to success was not a straight one; there were a few twists and turns along the way.  It all started well enough. It was 2013, and President Barack Obama had just given his State of the Union address, exhorting the country to make those investments in science that would strengthen U.S. […]

Congratulations to ETA’s Gozde Barim (ESDR) and ESA’s Chaochao Dun (Molecular Foundry), Katherine Sytwu (Molecular Foundry), and Jennifer Wacker (Chemical Sciences) 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. The postdocs will attend the in-person meeting and have the […]

Export control is not always at the top of our minds, yet increasingly is an important topic for universities and science laboratories. Export control touches our research at Berkeley Lab in multiple ways, some not as obvious as we might think. Lab Director Mike Witherell shares his thoughts on our export control responsibilities in this […]

The Lab transitioned to remote work in March 2020 as the pandemic accelerated, and we settled into an uneasy new normal. For many of us, Zoom dominated our workdays, and we learned new techniques to work together when we were apart.     As people began to come back to the site for hands-on work, our normal […]

Respect is one of the most important of the Lab’s Stewardship values. It means that we care for one another. We depend on contributions from many people, disciplines, and roles to unlock the potential of individuals and teams. Because of this, each of us takes responsibility for the well-being, safety, and belonging of others in […]