Ukraine – Cultural Lunch
Dmytro Oliinychenko from the Nuclear Science Division told us about his home country: Ukraine. We learned about geography, food, and sports; all accompanied by homemade borscht!
Postdoc to Postdoc: a peer-to-peer mentoring conversation!
We launched a new peer-to-peer mentoring activity! Last Wednesday, Louise Lassalle, a postdoc in the Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, shared her personal experience with the green-card application process. Do you have an idea for the postdoc-to-postdoc talk topic? Do you want to share your personal experience? Contact us! …
The Netherlands – Cultural Lunch
The Netherlands – which is NOT the same as Holland. Holland is only a small part of it. A country of flatness, water, biking and tolerance to gain more profit. Arnoud Everhardt of the Materials Science Division presented on his home country The Netherlands in a typical Dutch way. The …
Postdoc Orientation – May 2019
Welcome to our May new postdocs at Berkeley Lab! Download presentation.
Laurie Stephey – Computing Sciences
Ngoc Bui, Fadji Maina, Sneha Jani Words Laurie Lives By: “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco” ~ Mark Twain Laurie’s journey to Berkeley Lab Laurie grew up in the sunshine state of Florida. She earned her Bachelor degree in Physics at Rollins College in …
BLPA at National Postdoc Annual Conference
Our BLPA representatives together with the LBNL Postdoc Manager have an amazing opportunity to participate in the National Postdoc Association Annual Conference in Orlando. The NPA Conference is the largest national conference and networking event dedicated to the postdoctoral community. This year the conference gathered about 500 postdoctoral scholars and …
Hike Mount Diablo
On Sunday April 7th, 19 Berkeley lab postdocs went on a hiking trip to Mount Diablo State park, about an hour away from Berkely. Hiking up from Junction Ranger Station to the summit of Mount Diablo, we were treated to beautiful views of the green hills, blooming flowers and grazing …
LINC Launch March 27th
Thank you all for giving our newest program LINC, Lab-Industry Networking Connection, such a warm welcome last Wednesday March 27th! We had a great afternoon where five industry leaders joined us to discuss about their science and career paths. Our distinguished panelists had very diverse backgrounds and shared with us …
Postdoc Orientation – April 2019
Welcome to our April new postdocs at Berkeley Lab! Download presentation.
Christin Buechner – Energy Sciences Area
Ngoc Bui, Fadji Maina and Sneha Jani Words Christin Lives By: “No blame, No guilt, No excuses!” ~ Jean-luc Doumont Christin’s journey to Berkeley Lab Yearning to continuously explore fundamental science, Christin joined Berkeley Lab as a Feodor-Lynen Postdoctoral Fellow in January 2018, after earning a PhD in fundamental surface …