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...]
Latin American Heritage Month: Three Questions for Armando Casillas
Armando Casillas of the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division in the Energy Technologies Area, has worked at the Lab for a little over one year. He is a Scientific Engineering Associate working on a few projects related to grid-interactive efficient buildings. Casillas is partnering with other national labs to improve fault detection and diagnostic algorithms for heating ventilation and … [Read more...]
National Lab Bragging Rights Up for Grabs; Need Runner and Walkers to Compete
Lab employees, spouses, and children are invited to take part in the 2020 DOE Laboratories Virtual One-Mile Walk/Race. Due to COVID-19,this annual event is virtual this year. The Lab traditionally doesn’t compete in this event due to the Lab’s terrain which would put Lab runners on an uneven footing with the flatter lab locations. Since it is virtual, select a flat mile distance near your … [Read more...]
Three Questions For Your Personal Running Coach Jeanine Holmlund
Jeanine Holmlund is leading the Lab in weekly sessions to get us moving again after spending way too much time in Zoom meetings. These sessions will not only prepare you for the Lab’s 43rd annual Runaround, which will be virtual this year on Oct. 23 at noon but help you set wellness goals for the next few months. Jeanine is a track and cross country coach at an East Bay high school and is the … [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...]