WSEC Coffee & Conversation – August 8, 2019
By popular demand, the Women Scientists & Engineers Council (WSEC) will offer periodic gatherings for informal conversation – via coffee meetings and happy hours. Here’s our first one, at the auspicious date and time of 8-8 anytime after 8:08am. It will be a fun and lively way to start the day! Date: Thursday, August 8, […]
Three Questions For Deepti Tanjore on Diversity
Deepti Tanjore is the interim head of the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit and a researcher in Biological Systems & Engineering. Her team is working to produce bioproducts and animal protein alternatives. We asked Tanjore for her thoughts on diversity at the Lab. More>>
APS News Highlights Chemical Scientist’s Work on Ethics
Frances Houle’s involvement in the APS Ethics Committee was recently featured in APS News. The new committee will be responsible for evaluating issues of ethics in the practice of physics that go beyond falsification and plagiarism to include issues of diversity, such as bias and harassment. More>>
Society of Women Engineers – Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is looking for women to join their Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering program. The 2019 program will take place at the WE19 conference in Anaheim, CA on November 6-7, 2019. The application process closes August 15th. More information>>
Meet the Lab’s Current Rosenfeld Fellows
Arkadeep Kumar, left, and Akanksha Menon are working at the forefront of water-energy technologies as 2018 Rosenfeld Postdoctoral Fellows. The prestigious fellowship is awarded to outstanding recent Ph.D. recipients. More>>
Applications Open To Mentor Through TechWomen
TechWomen, a U.S. Department of State program, matches Bay Area women in STEM with emerging women leaders in STEM fields from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East. Professional, cultural, and impact coaches are needed. Applications close July 14. More>>
Meet Lauren Lui in this Month’s Coffee with Postdocs Blog
Lauren Lui was profiled by the Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association in their “Coffee with Postdocs” series! Read more about this multi-talented synesthetic biomolecular engineer & bioinformaticist who is co-secretary for the LBNL Women in Scientists and Engineers Council. More>>
Association for Women in Science Social Hour – June 12, 2019
Wednesday June 12th 6:00PM – 7:00PM Gilman Brewing Company 912 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA Come and join us for some informal networking! East Bay AWIS The goals of AWIS East Bay Chapter include mentoring all levels of students, organizing community outreach (emphasizing education and science literacy), providing a forum for networking, developing career and personal skills, […]
Presenting Yourself Confidently – June 6, 2019
The Women Scientists & Engineers Council (WSEC) will host a workshop on Presenting Yourself Confidently: Body Language and Promoting Your Strengths on June 6th from 9 am – 12 noon. Date: Thursday, June 6, 2019 Time: 9am-12pm Location: 54-130-CR(50)-Pers Hall In this workshop, we will cover: Presenting yourself authentically during networking, presentations, interviews Connecting […]
Developing Your Pitch – Three-workshop Series – June 10, 2019
New! Three-Workshop Series – Developing Your Pitch WSEC is very excited to launch a NEW three-part workshop, “Developing Your Pitch” starting June 10, 12-1pm in Building 59, room 4102. This series is highly recommended for all LBNL researchers – including 2019 Research SLAM participants! Though not easy, you know that communicating your research in cogent, […]
