Kevin Lesko receives Director's Award for Lifetime Achievement Kevin Lesko, a Senior Physicist in the Physics Division and former spokesperson for LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment, was honored for his “extraordinary contributions to pioneering neutrino and dark-matter experiments and establishing …
Berkeley Lab hosts workshop to explore opportunities for next-generation spectroscopic surveys Berkeley Lab's Physics Division recently hosted an international workshop to explore opportunities for developing the next generation of spectroscopic surveys. …
Greg Aldering to serve on Landolt science team The new Landolt NASA Space Mission will put an artificial “star” in orbit around the Earth, allowing scientists to calibrate telescopes and more accurately measure the brightness of stars ranging from those …
The Berkeley Lab Director's Review of the Physics and ATAP Divisions was held on May 15-17 The Berkeley Lab Director's Review of the Physics and Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Divisions was held on May 15-17, to assess Berkeley …
Berkeley researchers identify a new path for the discovery of dark matter A team of researchers jointly affiliated with Berkeley Lab’s Particle Theory Group and the Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics has demonstrated that an upcoming telescope could be the …
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Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Named AAAS Fellows The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced their 2023 Fellows, including five scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). This lifetime honor, which follows …
Ben Nachman elected to leadership position in APS Topical Group on Data Science Ben Nachman, a staff scientist in the Physics Division, has been elected to a Chair-line role in the American Physical Society’s (APS) Topical Group on Data Science. …
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Berkeley Lab's Physics and Nuclear Science Divisions host an ‘open house’ for prospective UC Berkeley graduate students on March 15 On March 15, Berkeley Lab's Physics and Nuclear Science Divisions hosted Lab tours and information sessions as part of the …
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Discovery of Low-lying Isomeric States in Cesium-136 Has Applications in Particle Astrophysics Scott Haselschwardt – an Owen Chamberlain Postdoctoral Fellow in Berkeley Lab’s Physics Division – and collaborators from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of North Carolina – Wilmington, …
An Interview With Mike Witherell Seeking big impact from big science: The BELLA Center, DESI, and Berkeley Lab’s ongoing collaboration with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are all highlighted in this ‘Physics World’ interview with Berkeley Lab Director Mike Witherell, …
