We went to Buck Institute – Novato Ca for a full-day event organized by the Bay Area Postdoc Association (bayareapostdoc.org). We started with a networking session in the morning, followed by lunch and a seminar from Lauren Celano of Propel Career Services. Her talk titled “How to be Competitive for …
Dmytro Oliinychenko from the Nuclear Science Division told us about his home country: Ukraine. We learned about geography, food, and sports; all accompanied by homemade borscht!
We launched a new peer-to-peer mentoring activity! Last Wednesday, Louise Lassalle, a postdoc in the Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, shared her personal experience with the green-card application process. Do you have an idea for the postdoc-to-postdoc talk topic? Do you want to share your personal experience? Contact us! …
The Netherlands – which is NOT the same as Holland. Holland is only a small part of it. A country of flatness, water, biking and tolerance to gain more profit. Arnoud Everhardt of the Materials Science Division presented on his home country The Netherlands in a typical Dutch way. The …
Welcome to our May new postdocs at Berkeley Lab! Download presentation.
Our BLPA representatives together with the LBNL Postdoc Manager have an amazing opportunity to participate in the National Postdoc Association Annual Conference in Orlando. The NPA Conference is the largest national conference and networking event dedicated to the postdoctoral community. This year the conference gathered about 500 postdoctoral scholars and …
On Sunday April 7th, 19 Berkeley lab postdocs went on a hiking trip to Mount Diablo State park, about an hour away from Berkely. Hiking up from Junction Ranger Station to the summit of Mount Diablo, we were treated to beautiful views of the green hills, blooming flowers and grazing …
Thank you all for giving our newest program LINC, Lab-Industry Networking Connection, such a warm welcome last Wednesday March 27th! We had a great afternoon where five industry leaders joined us to discuss about their science and career paths. Our distinguished panelists had very diverse backgrounds and shared with us …
Welcome to our April new postdocs at Berkeley Lab! Download presentation.
On Saturday, March 30, BLPA went to the Madame Tussauds Escape Room in San Francisco. The two groups successfully escaped in less than the regular time! We had a lot of fun and we hope to do it again. Thank everyone for coming!
