Susan Hubbard Named 2017 American Geophysical Union Fellow
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has named Susan Hubbard, Associate Laboratory Director for the Earth & Environmental Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab, as a 2017 AGU Fellow.
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Margaret Torn Named 2017 American Geophysical Union Fellow
Margaret Torn, a senior scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, has been named by the American Geophysical Union as a 2017 AGU Fellow.
Read MoreEESA Celebrates 40 Years of Innovative Research
Today we celebrate 40 years of innovative research. On July 17, 1977, Berkeley Lab formed the Earth Sciences Division (ESD) in response to the U.S. energy crisis. Now—as the Earth & Environmental Sciences Area (EESA)—it has evolved into a research group studying a broad range of the most pressing environmental and subsurface energy challenges. To commemorate the occasion, EESA has created a a collection of materials that tells the Area’s story: a timeline, a video, and an alumni and friends network page.
Read MoreA Welcome Challenge: Taking on Diversity & Inclusion at EESA
Tackling the issues of diversity and inclusion can be a daunting task for any workforce. But for Marilyn Saarni and Travis O’Brien, Environmental & Earth Sciences Area (EESA)’s first-ever Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) representatives, it was a welcome challenge.
Read MoreAmrita Bhattacharyya: New Co-Chair of Women Scientists and Engineers Council Subcommittee
Amrita Bhattacharyya has been named the new co-chair of the Women Scientists & Engineers Council Networking Subcommittee.
Read MoreFifth Worldwide Review on Nuclear Waste Disposal Programs
The Energy Geosciences Division of Berkeley Lab has just released the Fifth Worldwide Review on International Approaches for Nuclear Waste Disposal in Geological Formations: Geological Challenges in Radioactive Waste Isolation. This book summarizes state-of-the-art radioactive waste disposal approaches in geological formations, with contributions from authors representing 23 countries. Since the Fourth Worldwide Review in 2006, advances in technologies, disposal…
Read MoreNew Geophysics Department Head: Jonathan Ajo-Franklin
Susan Hubbard, ALD for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA), has announced that Jonathan Ajo-Franklin will assume the role of the Department Head for Geophysics, effective June 15, 2017. Jonathan’s research focuses on using geophysical techniques to understand dynamic alterations in subsurface properties of relevance to the environmental and energy sectors. He received his PhD…
Read MoreEESA Faculty Scientist Mary Firestone Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Mary Firestone Mary Firestone, a professor of soil microbiology at UC Berkeley’s Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, has been elected to The National Academy of Sciences. Election to the National Academy is considered to be a high honor, as nominations are reserved for scientists who demonstrate distinguished and continuing achievements in their fields. As a…
Read MorePeter Fiske Joins Berkeley Lab as Water-Energy Resilience Institute Director
Berkeley Lab has chosen Peter Fiske, who holds a doctorate in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford University, to lead the Water-Energy Resilience Institute as its first director. The Institute is a Lab-wide initiative aimed at increasing resilience in a future world that will face both water and energy constraints, and is linked to the…
Read MoreJens Birkholzer appointed as CCST Senior Fellow
The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) has appointed Jens Birkholzer, Energy Geosciences Division Director, Berkeley Lab, to serve as senior fellow. He and six others join the CCST Senior Fellows to use their extensive experience and deep knowledge to provide politically neutral, expert scientific and technical advice and analyses to California state policy…
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