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Archives for February 2021
Coming up on Mar. 5: Berkeley Lab High School Summer Programs Info Session
This summer, Berkeley Lab’s K-12 STEM Education and Outreach team is offering programs for high school students to engage and work with National Lab scientists. Learn about Berkeley Lab K-12’s different program offerings and see which one best supports your STEM career goals.
CCI alum Aigerim Daniyar profiled on ABPDU site
What’s it like to be an intern in the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproduct’s Process Development Unit? ABPDU’s Emily Scott asked Aigerim Daniyar. Daniyar worked at ABPDU as a Community College Intern in 2016.
Hunting for particles with Nachman
Physicist Ben Nachman has served as a mentor in our SULI program. Along with colleagues at CERN, Nachman uses AI to hunt for mysterious particles. Read this article on his most recent work.
SULI mentor Don Wilcox presents work at symposium
On Feb. 17, assorted postdoctoral research fellows presented their work at Berkeley Lab’s Computing Sciences Area 2021 Postdoc Symposium. Don Wilcox (a mentor in our SULI program) was among those featured; he explained his work on “Scalable Computational Modeling of Neutrino Quantum Kinetics in Astrophysics.”
Welcome to WD&E’s newest employees!
Welcome to WD&E’s newest employees! Marking the start of a new year, we are excited to announce the addition of three new team members to the Workforce Development and Education Department: Janique Ernest, Ingrid Ockert, and Brieanna Wright: Janique C. Ernest will be our WD&E Program Assistant. Janique brings with her a wealth of knowledge […]
Colette Flood honored as one of the Women @ The Lab 2020
Three cheers for Colette Flood! She has been selected as one of Berkeley Lab’s Women @ The Lab 2020. 15 honorees are selected by the Women Scientists & Engineers Council for their meritorious professional contributions, leadership, mentorship, and outreach. This year, W@TL received 98 nominations for 68 nominees, a significantly greater number than in previous […]
Three Questions for Colette Flood
Oakland native Colette Flood came to Berkeley Lab 11 years ago as an Internship Manager, and is now the Manager of Workforce Development and Education. She holds a B.S. in Public Administration and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Southern California. The Workforce Development Office manages Undergraduate, Post-baccalaureate, Graduate, and Faculty Internships, […]
SULI mentor Ralston discusses her work
On this episode of podcast ‘Foundry from Home,’ biological nanostructures facility Director Corie Ralston, a SULI mentor, highlights remote staff available for facility users.
SULI Mentor Bouchard Named as Group Lead
Kris Bouchard was named as Group Lead for LBNL’s Computational Biosciences Group on February 1.
