Chu, left, and Wen

Major International Report On Energy Due Monday

The InterAcademy Council will release a new report co-chaired by Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu in Beijing on Monday identifying and detailing the scientific consensus framework for directing global energy development. “Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future” will lay out the science, technology and policy roadmap for developing energy resources to drive economic growth in both developing and developed countries, while also securing climate protection and global development goals. Chu briefed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao last week on the findings. Go here to read more about the report.

Gadgil, left, and Galitsky

Popular Mechanics Award For Gadgil and Galitsky

Popular Mechanics magazine has given a 2007 Breakthrough Award to Berkeley Lab scientists Ashok Gadgil and Christina Galitsky, and the team that developed the energy efficient Darfur stove. The Environmental Energy Technologies Division researchers are among eight inventors and teams honored in the magazine’s third annual awards. Go here to watch a video of the two using the stove and describing how and why they developed it. An additional story on low-tech solutions to global problems, featuring Gadgil, is available here.

Computing’s Simon Named Adjunct Professor at Cal

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Horst Simon, associate Lab director for Computing Sciences, has been named as an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at UC Berkeley. “I’m very pleased by this appointment and see it as another link in bringing Berkeley Lab computing sciences and the computer science program on campus even closer together,” Simon said. He added that he is working with EECS Professor Jim Demmel and Mark Richards, dean of Cal’s Physical Sciences Division, to develop a “designated graduate emphasis in computational science and engineering.”

Bioscientist’s Podcast
On Microbial Memory

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Denise Wolf, with Berkeley Lab’s Physical Biosciences Division, is featured in a recent Podcast for Microbe World on environmental memory. She discusses microbial memory and the organism's ability to recall past experiences then predict and respond to stimuli based on those experiences. Go here to listen to the full story (Click on "Environmental Memory" under Podcasts in left column).

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Excel and Word Software
Classes Offered by BLI

The Berkeley Lab Institute is offering Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word classes on Wednesday, Nov. 7 and Thursday, Nov. 8.  The classes, taught by Learn iT, are $40 each. Due to limited space, interested employees are encouraged to sign up soon.  Go here for more information and to register or call Karen Paris (x5122).