Today at Berkeley Lab: April 11, 2006

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Today

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Benefits Office
FITSCo One-on-One Counseling
Bldg 937-709

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Onsite Chair Massages
Bldg. 26-115

11 a.m.
Human Resources
Supervising for Quality
Bldg. 2-100B

Noon
Community Relations
Wind Turbines: Alternative Energy in Eritrea
Robert Van Buskirk
Bldg. 50-5026

1 p.m.
EHS 260
Basic Electric Hazards & Mitigations
Bldg. 70A-3377

1 p.m.
EHS 123
Adult CPR
Bldg. 48-109

2 p.m.
Advanced Light Source
XAS in Transition Metal Systems: from Bulk Materials to Molecules
Cinthia Piamonteze
Bldg. 6-2202

3 p.m.
EETD
Climate Impact on Water Availability for Electricity Generation
Denis Aelbrecht, Electric Power Research Institute
Bldg. 90-4133

4 p.m.
Life Sciences
In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Gene Products in Humans
Tom Budinger
Bldg. 66 Auditorium

5:30 p.m.
Water Resources Center
Archives Utilizing California's Water Supply Efficiently and Effectively
Tom Birmingham, Westlands Water District
Goldman School, 2607 Hearst Ave. (campus)

Tomorrow

8:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Human Resources
New Employee Orientation
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

10:30 a.m.
Human Resources
Bringing Foreign Guests to the Lab
Bldg. 2-100B E

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Chris Hoskins
Bldg. 70-191 H

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 937-302

3 p.m.
ALS
Micromagnetic Simulations of Spin-Wave Eigenmodes in Magnetic Micro-and Nanostructures
Markus Bolte, U. of Hamburg
Bldg. 6-2202

4 p.m.
Chemical Sciences
Seaborg Center Seminar -- Intermediate Valence in Yb Intermetallic Compounds
Jon Lawrence, UC Irvine
Bldg. 70A-3377

Morning Editions: Chili Cheese Omelette with Hash Browns and Toast
Tomorrow's Breakfast: 2 Eggs, 2 Bacon or Sausage, Hash Browns and Toast
Market Carvery: Turkey Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
The Fresh Grille: Pizza Burger with Onion Rings
Menutainment: Fiesta Taco Salad

B'fast:	6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Lunch:	11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Full menu

Physicist Receives
Guggenheim Award





Haber

Berkeley Lab physicist Carl Haber is among the 187 artists, scholars, and scientists selected from almost 3,000 applications to be a Guggenheim Fellow. Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the basis of distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. Haber was honored for his work in optical methods to recover sound from mechanical recordings. Go here for more information on the Guggenheim awards. A story about Haber's research can be read here.

Earth Day Talk
On Turbines





Van Buskirk

Robert Van Buskirk, with the Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, will screen a video he has produced on the construction of wind turbines in Eritrea today at noon in Building 50-5026. The turbines will bring power to several villages, some of which have never had electricity. A press release on Van Buskirk's work is available here. His talk is part of the Lab's Earth Day celebration.

Study on Renewable
Energy Credits

Renewable energy certificates (REC) are increasingly important, especially in states that accept them as evidence of compliance with renewable portfolio standards. The emergence of RECs as a tradable commodity has made utilities, generators and regulators increasingly aware of the need to specify who owns the RECs in energy transactions, according to a new report by Ryan Wiser and Mark Bolinger, with Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, and subcontractor Ed Holt. Full story.

Spots Still Open
For BLI Classes

The Berkeley Lab Institute has space in its April classes for employees interested in learning about Foreign Guests and Visitors (today), Bringing Technology to the Marketplace (April 18 and 25), Oracle Calendar (April 18), Elder Care (April 25) and Scientific Presentations (April 27). All the classes are free. Four Disciplines of Execution (April 26) costs $90. Go here for time, location and enrollment information.

Listen Up for Test
Of Lab PA System

The monthly test of the Lab's hill-wide public address system takes place tomorrow at 10 a.m. Contact your building manager or Nikki De Jager if you cannot hear it.

Drivers: Keep an Eye On Centennial Drive

The large amounts of rain over the past month have taken a toll on Bay Area roads, including Centennial Drive, which starts at the west end of Memorial Stadium on campus and runs past both the Strawberry Canyon and Grizzly Peak entrances to the Lab. Some damage to the shoulder of the road has occurred in this area, and the asphalt has become uneven in some spots. Crews are working to correct these issues, which at times may cause traffic interruption, over the next few months. Drivers can go here to get updates on access and repair work.

WEATHER

90% chance of rain.
High: 60° (15° C)

Extended Forecast

SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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