HR Manager Scott
Takes UC Position

Scott

Randy Scott, who has led Berkeley Lab's Human Resources Department since December 2001, has resigned to accept a position with the University of California's Office of the President in Oakland. His new title is Executive Director, Systemwide Human Resources & Benefits Policy and Program Design, effective July 25. Associate Laboratory Director for Operations David McGraw cited his professionalism and the new standards he brought to the practice of human resources at the Lab. Go here to read more about Scott's achievements and forthcoming role.

Museum Celebrates
100 Years of Nobel Prize

The Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco is sponsoring the U.S. West Coast premiere of a 5,000-square-foot exhibition that began in the Nobel Museum in Sweden. The show, beginning Thursday through October 2, provides a historic overview of the prize and its founder, Alfred Nobel. Director Steve Chu — one of 10 Nobel Laureates who have called Berkeley Lab home — will be featured in one of the special programs being planned in conjunction with the exhibit. He will speak at the Commonwealth Club public affairs program on "The Nobel Prize, Managing Science and Solving the World Energy Crisis," on Thursday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m. Go here for more on the Nobel celebration.