Visible Spectrum is a profile series to recognize and honor talented and dedicated women employees across Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Mekena Metcalf is a postdoctoral fellow in Computing Sciences here at Berkeley Lab. Drawn to the Lab’s open science culture, Mekena’s research primarily focuses on developing quantum algorithms to simulate quantum mechanical systems on quantum … [Read more...]
Visible Spectrum: Diana Swantek, Technical Illustrator
Visible Spectrum is a profile series to recognize and honor talented and dedicated women employees across Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Diana Swantek has been with Berkeley Lab for over 20 years as a technical illustrator for Earth & Environmental Sciences, creating beautiful graphics and illustrations for projects, publications, proposals, and more. Diana is also an avid cyclist. She … [Read more...]
Guidance for Employees Engaging in Political Activities
Lab employees are free to engage in political advocacy as individuals, but should be aware of the prohibition on engaging in political activities at work or by using any Department of Energy or University of California assets, resources, or space to conduct and aid political activities. In the Lab's pursuit of science solutions as part of a taxpayer-funded institution, it is the responsibility of … [Read more...]