Dear friends and colleagues, Our community is suffering from unimaginable grief. The tragic death of George Floyd last week, the latest of many acts of race-related violence in our society, is echoed in the pain and anguish we see in the streets of our communities. At the same time, we are suffering through a terrible pandemic, a pandemic that is taking a higher toll on the African … [Read more...]
Three Question For Lab CFO Minh Huebner
Minh Huebner has been with the Lab since 2004 and is currently the Lab’s Chief Financial Officer. She recently added another responsibility; that of the sponsor of the Lab’s Veterans Employee Resource Group. Minh did not serve in the military, but she is grateful to those who did since they changed her life. As a child of six, I was evacuated … [Read more...]
On-Site Superstar: Ben Agas
Ben Agas, a fire-alarm electrician at Berkeley Lab since 2014, lives in a household of “essential employees” – those who are still called into work during a time when most in California must shelter in place to avoid the risk of infection by the virus causing COVID-19. His wife works in a hospital, his son is an emergency medical technician who transports patients to hospitals, and Agas continues … [Read more...]
On-Site Superstar: ALS Operator David Richardson
By Julie Chao and Aliyah Kovner David Richardson’s job is literally to make sure the light stays on. But it’s not just any light – it’s a very special X-ray light that could play a crucial role in an eventual treatment for COVID-19. Richardson, an ALS operator, is among the essential workers supporting COVID-19 research. The ALS is a synchrotron facility operated by Berkeley Lab for the … [Read more...]
On-site Superstar: Reynaldo Viray
Reynaldo Viray is one of several custodians who has continued to come to work at Berkeley Lab each day, performing essential functions that keep the Lab safe and functioning while in standby mode. “It’s better to be here doing something productive than just staying home,” he said. “They need us here, so let’s be here.” Viray has been a custodian at Berkeley Lab for 30 years and has worked … [Read more...]