The American Chemical Society has granted the ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science & Technology to Allen Goldstein of the Energy Technologies Area, and the Arthur C. Cope Award to John Hartwig of the Chemical Sciences Division. Goldstein is a chemist and faculty scientist/engineer in the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Systems Department in the Energy Technologies … [Read more...]
IGB Aims to Become First Zero Waste Lab Building
Small changes in routine or habits can have immense impacts. The Integrated Genomics Building (IGB), home of the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase), opened in February 2020 with a pioneering (for Berkeley Lab) waste collection model. Desks at IGB do not have trash cans. Instead, all who work at IGB sort all of their trash, recycling, and compost items at … [Read more...]
Dear colleagues, To conform with an order by the Alameda County Health Department and effective immediately, you are required to wear a face cover when working in or walking through common areas of the Lab such as hallways, stairways, and elevators, and while in any room or enclosed area when other people are present. This includes cubicle areas where others are present. Exceptions to this order … [Read more...]
Invitation to April 21 Town Hall & Extension of Administrative Leave
Dear colleagues, Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through the complexities of securing leave options. We are pleased to share with you that we now have authorization to offer paid Administrative Leave for a maximum of up to eight weeks (equivalent of 40 work days or 320 hours) for each eligible employee, to be used from March 17, 2020 through September 30, 2020 or until … [Read more...]
Science Valentines From Berkeley Lab
The Lab celebrated Valentines Day with a series of special cards that convey our love of science and highlight our history and research. … [Read more...]