On July 17th, 18 brave postdocs decided to face the Mission Peak trail. Considered a somewhat difficult hike with an elevation gain of almost 2520 ft / 768 m, the trail proved to offer some challenges. However, the postdocs proved that working together and helping each other, they could all …
On Saturday, July 10th, 21 postdocs ventured on the hidden paths around Berkeley. Although considered a strenuous hike, with stairs going up and down the hills of Berkeley, all enjoyed the amazing company, and the beautiful day. We are looking forward to the next hike at Mission Peak, which will …
BLPA is 5 years old! We celebrated BLPA’s first lustrum with a family friendly gathering and BBQ at Live Oak Park in Berkeley. Thanks for everyone who joined us to celebrate 5th year anniversary of our association together. It was absolutely amazing to meet our fellow postdocs and friends in-person …
On Monday June 21st, BLPA Board Members had our annual meeting with Berkeley Lab Deputy Director Horst Simon. We discussed our association’s mission, and future projects for our postdoc community. Thank you Horst again for supporting LBNL postdoc community and everything you have done for our association. We greatly appreciate …
On Saturday June 19, thirty-three postdocs and friends from BLPA and BPA went to Tomales Point Trail in Point Reyes for the Return of the Hikes Vol.2. It was the first time we did out-of-town hike since the pandemic started. On this beautiful hike, we saw elks, seals, turkey vultures …
After fourteenth months long break, over thirty postdocs gathered in Berkeley for the Return of the Hikes Vol.1 at Strawberry Canyon Fire Trail as our first in person event since the pandemic started. It was fantastic to meet fellow postdocs in person finally after a long social distancing! We thoroughly …
On Friday, May 28, we travelled to Turkey during our Cultural Lunch brown bag series with BLPA Co-chair Gözde Barım from the Energy Storage & Distributed Resources Division to discover mesmerizing landscapes, mind-blowing food, magical lands, magnificent historic monuments and more! You can watch Gözde’s presentation here, and find slide decks here. …
Friday, May 14th, 12:00 PM, Virtual Tech Talk with Tesla’s Dr. Jessie Ku (Product Manager) spoke about her experience at Tesla and Boston Consulting Group and career opportunities in Tesla.
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On Friday, April 30th 2021, Mary Huff from Dragonfly Mental Health conducted a workshop on mental health in social isolation. The workshop consisted of a presentation from the speaker followed by a discussion with the audience. Here is a video recording of the presentation for the benefit of those who …
