Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association

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.
 
Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association
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Welcome to Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association (BLPA)

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.

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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:

We’re happy to organize new events at the lab; if you’re interested in participating, please contact us.

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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!

BLPA, Past events, Seminars

Career Transition Talk – Sabari Ghosh

BLPA is excited to share the recording of our recent career transition talk featuring Sabari Ghosh, who successfully moved from postdoc to a scientist role in industry. Sabari shared invaluable insights and advice on her remarkable journey. Watch the full recording here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yAP72viyYq5dt90EH581Ht2XLky-tPxA/view?usp=sharing

BLPA, Past events, Seminars

Carrier Transition Talk: Elle Barnes

BLPA hosts a career transition talk series featuring our postdoc alumni’s transition from postdoc positions to prestigious roles in industry, academia, national labs, and beyond. Our speaker for September 2024 was Elle Barnes, who had successfully transitioned from academia to Assistant professor role at Rochester Institute of Technology. Elle shared …

BLPA, Outdoor activities, Past events, Uncategorized

Hiking: Montara Mountain, Black Diamond Mines and Mount Sizer

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In May, the BLPA hiking group was extraordinarily active. On May 4, which was one of the last rainy days this spring, we climbed Montara Mountain on the Pacific coast near San Francisco. On sunny May 12 and 18, we explored Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve and Henry W. Coe …

BLPA, Past events, Seminars

Fostering Collaboration between National Labs – Panel discussion

On May 20, BLPA, in conjunction with the Argonne Postdoc Society and Livermore Lab Postdoc Association, hosted a panel discussion with representatives of all three labs discussing how postdocs and early career scientists can forge working relationships across the national lab system. The recording of the panel discussion can be …

BLPA, Past events, Seminars

Tech Talk

The BLPA Tech Talk featuring Jeremy Greeter and Lucian Sweitzer from LBL’s Intellectual Property Office was successfully held on Friday, April 19th at 1pm via Zoom. Attendees gained valuable insights into patenting inventions and commercializing research. We thank our speakers for their expert guidance and all participants for joining the …

BLPA, Past events, Social activities

Thanksgiving Pot Luck Lunch

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While Thanksgiving is traditionally a time when Americans would gather with family, many postdocs live far from family or come from overseas. On Thanksgiving, November 23rd, 2023, BLPA hosted a Thanksgiving potluck lunch in the Postdoc Union office so that these postdocs could partake in the festivities. Everyone brought a …