Shafeeq Ibraheem spent the summer in the Lab’s Biosciences Area studying computational neuroscience. He used machine learning methods to reduce trial-to-trial variability in neural data. This made it possible to draw meaningful interpretations from single-trial data. He is a Ph.D. student in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department at Berkeley. This is his report. Several … [Read more...]

Andrea Naranjo-Soledad, Energy Technologies Area, worked on two projects in the summer of 2020 as a Bridge Fellow at Berkeley Lab. One focused on creating a batch process system to produce disinfectant for use against COVID-19 in developing countries. The second project focused on removing hexavalent chromium -- a known carcinogen --  from contaminated groundwater.  She is a Ph.D. student in the … [Read more...]

The Lab has a graduate summer fellowship, the Bridge Fellowship, that encourages top first-year UC Berkeley graduate students to take part in research at the Lab during the summer providing them firsthand research experience. In the fall, as part of a capstone event, the Bridge Fellows will present their research projects. The Fellows will continue to be invited to participate in future Bridge … [Read more...]

Meet Ivy Clift, the Lab’s Chief Development Officer. Her office works collaboratively with prospective funders and Berkeley Lab leadership to ensure that philanthropic funds are brought into the Lab and managed in accordance with all relevant guidelines and rules. While most of her work days are devoted to cultivating philanthropic endeavors, on occasion she steps out of that role to … [Read more...]