The friendship of Charlene Yang and Rebecca Hartman-Baker spans continents. The two met a decade ago in Perth, Australia, when they both worked at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. In 2015 Rebecca returned to the United States to work at the Lab at NERSC, and Charlene followed in 2017, coincidentally, to work at NERSC as well. Australia was an adjustment for both. Charlene, from Beijing, … [Read more...]
One-Day Strike Planned for Wednesday, Nov. 13; Expect Changes to Deliveries, Gate Access, and Shuttle Services
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union has notified the University of California of its intent to conduct a UC-system-wide one-day strike on Wednesday, November 13 from midnight to 11:59 p.m. Approximately 68 employees are members of the AFSCME SX bargaining unit (custodians, drivers, groundskeepers) and two Lab employees are in the EX (patient care … [Read more...]
Three Questions For Ronan O’Malley
Ronan O’Malley joined the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in 2016 as the lead for the Sequencing Technologies group. In this role, he helps manage production sequencing for community sequencing projects - an end-to-end workflow that encompasses sample receipt, Quality Control, library construction, and sequencing - and leads Research and Development efforts to expand the capabilities of the JGI for … [Read more...]
DOE’S Chris Fall Thanks Lab For PSPS Plans and Response
Colleagues, We received this note from the Director of the DOE's Office of Science, Chris Fall. Michael Brandt and I briefed him on the power shut down events here at the Lab, and he was very impressed with how effective and efficient all of our operations teams were. Please see his note below. Best regards, Mike Dear Berkeley Lab Staff, On behalf of the Department of Energy, I … [Read more...]
Lab’s Main Site to Reopen Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6 a.m.
Dear Colleagues, I’m very pleased to announce the Lab’s main hill site will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 6 a.m. All buildings will be ready for occupancy. If we need to change the status of a building, we will let you know as soon as possible. Site access: The Lab’s main hill site remains closed to all but emergency-essential personnel until the Lab reopens on Wednesday at 6 … [Read more...]