The Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab’s synchrotron, is currently under scheduled maintenance, and the core of the facility is accessible, thanks to the absence of harmful radiations when not in operation. All photos are here. A series of Berkeley lab postdocs and young researchers were allowed to tour the inside …
We are collecting gifts for UCSF Benioff Children’s hospital. Please deposit your contribution near the holiday tree at the entrance of LBNL cafeteria ! Those kids are in dire need of comfort, and they don’t get very much– anything helps !
This a follow-up of the Open Access event we had at the lab (the pictures of the event are here.), and a continuation of our previous article : Open Access publishing at Berkeley Lab. Here is the supporting material (from the speakers at the event): Open Access impact on scientific …
For the lastest BLPA seminar : Series X, We were pleased to host Paul Alivisatos, Vice-Chancellor for research at University of California, Berkeley, and former director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ! Here are the pictures of the events, and some of units of wisdom : “I have learned to …
Come and join us to learn about the history and current status of the Open Access, and how the DOE publishing policies wants you to help in that effort. We will also give a refresher of the good practices regarding acknowledgement, particularly critical in times where there is a change …
The forum@MSD series is a new format we’re experimenting in collaboration with the Material Science Division at Berkeley Lab, where we bring a top scientist to introduce a scientific subject, and we let two or three postdocs presenting their research. The forum is aimed at cultivating collaboration across MSD among …
The Berkeley Lab postdocs were delighted to be given a tour of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute by its director David Eisenbud! All the pictures are available here. We’ve learned many things about how Mathematical science works, and the many differences in how it is conducted. Most postdocs come here …
We had the great honor to welcome Mina Bissell for the Series X seminar (the pictures are available here.) She fought all her life to get her research accepted, but also smashing gender barriers. She’s always been a great advocate of the postdocs. Trust yourself, you only have one life …
We are now offering orientation to postdocs on a monthly basis, in collaboration with the human resources at the lab. We essentially give an overview of the science at the lab and the life in Berkeley. The presentation is available here.
Berkeley Lab got a chance to bring some science to Uncharted, with Ruimin Qiao talking about how her research shines a light on batteries, and Sinead Griffin (@sineatrix) on how size doesn’t matter in science. The event was held October 14-15th in Berkeley, bringing together renown columnists and social activists. …
