The Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association is an organization run by and for about 1000 postdocs and early career scientists working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. We organize many activities to strengthen our ties to the Lab, to each other and to the (Berkeley) Bay Area. Our goal is to facilitate social interactions, scientific exchanges, seminars and general orientation.
 
Category: <span>Past events</span>

Meeting with Carol Burns

BLPA Board members had a chance to meet Berkeley Lab Deputy Director for Research Carol Burns during our biannual meeting on December 7th, 2021. We discussed our association’s mission, and future projects. We would like to thank Carol Burns for supporting Berkeley Lab postdoc community and helping young scientists to …

Hiking: Quarry Lakes

On Saturday November 13th, postdocs from both LBL and UCB enjoyed a nice hike at Quarry Lakes. They explored the Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, which were named after the quarries established in the mid-19th century. All had an amazing time. If interested in such activities, please join us on our next adventure.

Cultural Lunch

Alex Pattison a postdoc from the Molecular Foundry gave a wonderful presentation about the history of Bonfire Night and the UK in general. Alex touched on various topics from cuisine, to literature to architecture. If you missed his amazing talk, please find the video here. If you wish to give a 30 minute talk about a …

Cultural Lunch – Straight outta Chennai to “fine” Singapore!

On Friday, August 27th, we travelled to India and Singapore during our Cultural Lunch brown bag series with BLPA Board Member Rajiv Ramanujam Prabhakar from the Chemical Science Division to fascinating landscapes, mind-blowing food, magnificent historic monuments and also interesting stories! You can watch Rajiv’s presentation here. Do you want …