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.
 
Category: <span>Outdoor activities</span>

Hiking: Montara Mountain, Black Diamond Mines and Mount Sizer

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 …

Hiking: Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park

The participants of the event at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, relished their 7.5-mile hike through the hidden redwood forest, conveniently located near downtown Oakland. Along the trail, they had the chance to explore the Chabot Space and Science Center. Kshitiz kindly offered guided tours of …

Bouldering

On Saturday March 25th, many postdocs went to the Pacific Pipe to practice bouldering, a style of rock climbing. The event was well attended and everybody had a great time! If you are interested in rock climbing, please consider joining our next event.