The Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association is an organization run by, and run for, 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. Check out our events, our LinkedIn page, our Facebook group. We also have information on working and living in this beautiful Lab and area. Don’t hesitate to contact us for any more information.
Land’s End Postdoc Hike
A group of 17 brave postdocs took the challenge to hike all the way to the end of the world… or actually just the end of San Francisco: Land’s end! We were blessed with a perfect sunny weather, burning our skin red (if we hadn’t used sunscreen). The best views …
Curling
A group of twelve brave Lab Postdocs went for the interesting sport of cleaning the ice for incoming stones: curling! This Olympic sport is the fastest growing sport in the world and the virus has now infected us postdocs as well! After a safety instruction and an explanation of the …
Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association (BLPA)
We are federating over 1000 postdoctoral researches affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Our goal is to facilitate social interactions, scientific exchanges, seminars and general orientation.
Here is a list of things you might be interested in:
- Check out our events for the latest activities
- BLPA seminar Series X
- Postdoc Orientation (latest presentation is available here)
- Getting around in Berkeley
- Our charter
We’re happy to organize new events at the lab; if you’re interested in participating, please contact us.
If you are from UC Berkeley, you might want to say hi to our friends at Berkeley Postdoc Association (BPA) and the Visiting Scholars and Postdocs Association (VSPA). They have some good resources!