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Announcements – Zilberman Blog – Opportunities – Events – Articles 1. Introducing New Operation Assistant, David Zuskov
2. Welcome Back, Students and Faculty!
3. R&D 100 Awards Honor Two Berkeley Lab Innovations 4. The Challenges of Building Symbiotic Supply Chains in the Bioeconomy 5. EBI Recharge Facility 6. EBI Business Incubator 7. Position Available for Assistant Professor of Plant Developmental Biology at UC Berkeley 8. Climate Science Essentials for Sustainable Investing Workshop
9. Landfills Are Organized Littering: How the University of Illinois Is Moving Toward Zero Waste Seminar
10. “What is Oppenheimer Good For?” Panel Conversation and Q&A
11. UIUC: High Tunnels, Lowering Barriers 12. Electrek: The US to turn a Manhattan Project nuclear site into a 1 GW solar farm
13. AZoCleantech: The Role of Biofuels in Decarbonizing Aviation and Shipping
14. Algae Planet: Puerto Rico Testing Seaweed Farm for Biofuels |
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Welcome, Students and Faculty! |
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As the 2024-2025 academic year begins, we are pleased to welcome new and returning faculty, students, staff, researchers, lecturers, and visitors to UC Berkeley, LBNL, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Fall is always a very exciting time of year to be on campus, and we look forward to working with you to identify new ways and opportunities to become more engaged with the Energy & Biosciences Institute. By exploring innovative methods of connecting our groundbreaking research to education and outreach, we can potentially shape and transform the ever-changing world around us. We aim to expand the influence of energy research to foster connections that support our mission, research, and education toward a clean energy future. The need is more pressing than ever and anticipation runs high for the discoveries that will stem from our research efforts and strategic partnerships.
We invite you to get involved so that you can individually make a profound impact on campus and the community at large. Please stay connected and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn, both of which are linked below.
And make sure to check out the EBI website for more information about upcoming programs, events, and the launch of our new seminar series that will focus on the EBI graduate students.
https://energybiosciencesinstitute.org/. |
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Introducing New Operation Assistant, David Zuskov |
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| We at the EBI are excited to announce an addition to our team, David Zuskov, who is our new lab operation assistant! David’s background is in the beer and wine industry. Before joining us, he was a lab operator at a cell culture meat startup in Berkeley.
Welcome to the team, David! |
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R&D 100 Awards Honor Two Berkeley Lab Innovations |
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The R&D 100 Award recognizes the year’s 100 most innovative and disruptive technology products from industry, academia, and government-sponsored research.
In an exciting turn of events, one innovative technology from the Energy Technologies Area is among two at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that have been honored with a 2024 R&D 100 Award.
The winning project was titled, “A New Electrode Material for Cleaner Water.” In addition, Howdy Goudey, a senior scientific engineering associate at Berkeley Lab, received the Technician of the Year Award. Five other Berkeley Lab innovations were also selected as finalists for the R&D 100 Awards.
Congratulations to the LBNL! Explore the winning projects and recipients by reading more. |
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The Challenges of Building Symbiotic Supply Chains in the Bioeconomy |
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| EBI’s Executive Committee member David Zilberman has come out with a new blog post about the challenges in building symbiotic supply chains in the bioeconomy, to which he lends a unique perspective.
“Over the years, working on problems related to biofuels, water, and chocolate, I have realized that the supply of goods requires multiple activities linked by supply chains built to meet consumer demand,” Zilberman writes.
Follow Zilberman as he ponders the many considerations to take into account as the bioeconomy becomes more of a reality. His blog post can be found on the EBI’s website, linked below. |
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Position Available for Assistant Professor of Plant Developmental Biology at UC Berkeley |
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The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology in the Rausser College of Natural Resources at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position in plant developmental biology. Candidates must have a PhD (or equivalent international degree) or be enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.
The next review date is Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:59pm. For more information, follow the link below. |
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Climate Science Essentials for Sustainable Investing Workshop |
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The Sustainable and Impact Finance initiative is offering a three-hour long workshop on September 8th from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Located on the UC Berkeley campus, this extracurricular workshop is designed to introduce investment-focused students and alumni to the fundamentals of climate science and its relevance to sustainable investing. The course aims to provide a baseline understanding of climate change, enabling participants to better assess climate risks and opportunities in their investment practices.
Registration closes August 30th. Get more information at the link below. |
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Landfills Are Organized Littering: How the University of Illinois Is Moving Toward Zero Waste Seminar |
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Have you ever wondered what happens after you put something in the bin? Learn about the step-by-step campus waste management & recycling process, the results from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center’s recent waste audit, and how the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is moving toward zero waste.
Taking place on Sep 11th from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, the seminar will be presented by Daphne Hulse, Zero Waste Coordinator at UIUC. Attend this event virtually or in-person by following the link below. |
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“What is Oppenheimer Good For?” Panel Conversation and Q&A |
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On September 5th, UC Berkeley’s On the Same Page will sponsor a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary panel and Q&A discussion about the film Oppenheimer. The film centers on the role of science in war and highlights UC Berkeley and Ernest Lawrence, the namesake of EBI’s partner LBNL. Panel attendees will hear from historians, physicists, and a filmmaker about Christopher Nolan’s Academy Award–winning film. Reception to follow.
This event is the first in a series this fall around Oppenheimer, presented by the On the Same Page program. Register at the link below. |
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UIUC: High Tunnels, Lowering Barriers |
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An iSEE seed-funded research project that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to autonomously manage “high tunnel” food production is entering its second year at the University of Illinois Sustainable Student Farm.
“We have seen a lot of interest from local farmers and community gardens to invest in high tunnels to grow specialty crops, but there are a few barriers to entry, like the initial cost of the tunnel and the amount of labor required to maintain the produce while it’s growing,” said Naveen Uppalapati, RobInHighTs’ primary investigator and a research scientist at the Center for Digital Agriculture within the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
Get more details by reading more. |
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Electrek: The US to turn a Manhattan Project nuclear site into a 1 GW solar farm |
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When US nuclear sites are no longer in use, what should we do with them? The Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, launched in July 2023, aims to answer this question.
The program hopes to repurpose parts of The US Department of Energy-owned lands – parts of which were previously used in the US’s nuclear weapons program – for clean energy generation. As part of the initiative, the DOE plans to build a 1 GW solar farm on a former top-secret Manhattan Project nuclear site in Washington State. Get further details by reading more. |
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AZoCleantech: The Role of Biofuels in Decarbonizing Aviation and Shipping |
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The global aviation and shipping industries significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for approximately 2.5% and 3% of global CO2 emissions. As these sectors grow, their environmental impact is becoming increasingly concerning.
In response, biofuels have emerged as a promising solution to reduce emissions and transition toward more sustainable transportation. Explore how by reading more. |
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Algae Planet: Puerto Rico Testing Seaweed Farm for Biofuels |
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With stable water temperatures and ample sunlight year-round, Puerto Rico is an ideal location to research seaweed farms’ impacts on the surrounding environment.
To take advantage of these benefits, a team of researchers has installed the first seaweed farm in Puerto Rico and U.S. tropical waters. The research array furthers the design and development of a system for offshore cultivation of tropical seaweeds to support large-scale production of biomass for biofuels and other valuable bioproducts.
Get further details by reading more. |
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