Postdoc Orientation – August
Welcome to Berkeley Lab! You can find slides from our August orientation here.
Bike Ride to the Golden Gate Bridge
On 3rd August 2019, a group of Berkeley Lab postdocs embarked on a bike ride to the Golden Gate bridge. Using the BART to cross the bay with their bikes, they biked along the beautiful San Francisco coast, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge to reach Sausalito. They took the ferry …
Leticia Arnedo-Sanchez – Chemical Sciences
Fadji Maina and Ro-Ya Liu Words Leticia Lives By:“If you don’t try, you will never know” Leticia’s journey to Berkeley Lab Leticia grew up in Pamplona, a small town in the North of Spain where she obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Navarra in 2011. She did …
Hike: Alamere Falls
A group of 15 postdocs went on a hike to Alamere Falls on Saturday, July 20. On route to the Palomarin Trailhead, we were treated to beautiful views of the Bay and the mighty Pacific Ocean. After a hike of about 4 miles from the trailhead coast, we were rewarded …
Outreach during Oakland Summer Town Camp
We would like to share with you the outreach opportunity during the City of Oakland’s Summer Town Camp. As part of the Lab’s K-12 STEM Education program, the Lab will provide hands-on science activities for children from Kindergarten through 8th grade. With 17 separate locations, Summer Town Camp is a …
Camping trip
Camping! That sounds scary for postdocs who are used to four solid walls separating themselves and their lab from the dangerous outside world! Still, 14 brave postdocs (not all depicted in the figure below) set off on a Saturday morning on July 13th to go to Clear Lake, to endure …
4th of July Barbecue
On the fourth of July, BLPA organized the traditional barbecue in a park South Berkeley. We spent the afternoon grilling meat and vegetables and enjoying this sunny afternoon. Link to all photos
Arnoud Everhardt – Energy Sciences
Fadji Maina, Sneha Jani, and Ro-Ya Liu Dear Arnoud, the BLPA team is forever grateful and thankful for your great contributions to our community! Words Arnoud Lives By: “Failure is the best teacher” Arnoud’s journey to Berkeley Lab Arnoud Everhardt was born in The Netherlands and did all his …
Kayaking @ Russian river
On Saturday June 29th, a group of 16 brave postdocs went down to conquer the streams of the Russian River – in ‘enemy’ territory, children were ‘armed’ with water guns and sprayed every single postdoc into ‘wetland’. After the four hour downstream fun, everyone took a swim and relaxed from …
Hike – Tomales Point Trail
A group of postdocs hiked to the tip of Tomales Point, in Point Reyes National Seashore. The wildflowers were in full bloom, and there were multiple herds of Tule elk spotted roaming the park.