Mom cautiously crossed the road at Berkeley Lab… and her lone poult made it safely to the sidewalk right behind her. 🦃
The tiny hop up at the end? Adorable.
A small Wildlife Wednesday reminder that Berkeley Lab’s hills are shared with some pretty determined local wildlife, too.
#WildlifeWednesday #BerkeleyLab #BayAreaNature #Wildlife
📷 by @lbnlatap : “A key aspect of a digital twin is the automated connection between the physical device and the simulation,” says our Research Scientist, Rémi Lehe, on how digital twins are helping advance particle accelerator science. (Link in bio)
@berkeleylab@energy doe_nersc advancedlightsource
“At a time when advances in #AI and #DataScience are transforming how science is done, Berkeley Lab is uniquely positioned to lead. I look forward to working with the lab’s extraordinary community to advance its mission and deliver solutions to the nation’s most pressing challenges.” – Kathy Yelick
(Full story via link in first comment below)
Congratulations to Kathy Yelick on being named the 9th Director of Berkeley Lab! We’re all excited to welcome her and look forward to working together to advance the Lab’s mission to accelerate scientific discovery.
“I am honored to serve as director of Berkeley Lab, an institution that has long stood at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovation.” – Kathy Yelick
@uofcalifornia Names Katherine Yelick to Head Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Full story via link in bio
Michael Witherell | Berkeley Lab
Laboratory Director | 39 Years of Service
🏆 Outstanding Senior Leadership Award Recipient
For nearly four decades, Michael Witherell has dedicated his career to advancing the UC system and strengthening the culture at Berkeley Lab. Since 2016, his leadership as Lab Director has centered on one key priority: people.
From establishing the Stewardship Office to championing mentorship, wellness, and inclusive leadership, Witherell has created space for collaboration, innovation, and staff voices to thrive.
“Everyone feels responsible for trying to build a culture of stewardship that enables the great science we do for the nation.”
His commitment to teamwork, trust, and service continues to shape a stronger, more connected community.
#CUCSA #UCStaff #Leadership #PublicService #BerkeleyLab StaffExcellence HigherEd TeamScience
Throwback Thursday to the 1930s at Berkeley Lab.
Fun Fact: It started with a machine you could hold in your hand. The first cyclotron at Berkeley Lab was just a few inches across. Within a decade, it scaled into machines that transformed nuclear science ⚛️
In 1939, Ernest Orlando Lawrence received the @nobelprize in Physics for the invention.
🔗 Learn more via link in bio.
🧬 This DNA Day, we’re celebrating how decoding DNA helps us decode the planet. DNA isn’t just a blueprint for life, it’s a tool for discovery.
At Berkeley Lab, our researchers use genomics and high-performance computing to analyze massive DNA datasets, revealing how organisms interact with their environments at a molecular level.
This work helps us:
🔬 Understand microbial communities that drive Earth’s carbon cycle
🌱 Improve crops and bioenergy sources
💻 Harness supercomputing to accelerate scientific breakthroughs
From decoding microbial “genetic dark matter,” to unlocking the potential of bacteriophages, to mapping the complex genome of crops like sugarcane, Berkeley Lab scientists are using DNA to answer some of the biggest questions in science.
Explore more about what's happening at Berkeley via link in bio!
🎉 Congratulations again to our @molecularfoundry 's Yashwanth Balaji on his win at the 2026 National Lab Research SLAM.
“Some of the world’s problems, like drug discovery, encryption, even modeling #Alzheimer’s, are so complex that the fastest supercomputer would take longer than the age of the universe to solve them. A #quantum computer could do it in days or even minutes.” – Yashwanth Balaji, Berkeley Lab project scientist
(Full story via link in bio)
The future of #AI-powered scientific discovery is here. OPAL combines agentic AI, robotics, automation & data to accelerate research. (Learn more via link in bio)
Happy birthday to Glenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999), Berkeley Lab Associate Director-at-Large and Nobel Prize–winning chemist.
He co-discovered plutonium (Pu) and helped expand the periodic table, including element seaborgium (Sg), named in his honor.
#PeriodicTable #ScienceHistory
What does the largest map of our universe look like? It looks like this.
The @desisurvey has mapped 47 million galaxies and quasars, creating the most detailed 3D view of the cosmos to date.
Each point of light represents a galaxy filled with billions of stars. Together, they help scientists understand how dark energy has shaped the universe over billions of years.
And this is just the beginning. DESI will continue observing through 2028.
Take a closer look via the link in bio! 🔭
