Announcements – Zilberman Blog – Opportunities – Events – Articles 1. New Seminar Series: The Bioeconomy 2. Introducing the Climate and Society Center at UC Berkeley 3. The Opportunities at the Richmond Field Station – Anchoring the Bioeconomy in Berkeley 4. EBI Recharge Facility 5. EBI Business Incubator 6. The OHSU Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program Applications Now Open
7. Positions Available for Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology at UIUC 8. Climate Journalism on Screen at BAMPFA 9. Scientific Adventures for Girls Anniversary Gala 10. LBNL: Three Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive PECASE Award 11. pv magazine: The Impact of Wildfires on PV Power Generation
12. Politico: DOE Floats $1.76B Loan for California Grid Storage Project
13. UIUC: Study Offers Insight into Chloroplast Evolution
14. Algae Planet: Seaweed Pioneer Sea Forest and the “Missed Opportunity” of Government |
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New Seminar Series: The Bioeconomy |
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The Energy & Biosciences Institute is excited to announce our upcoming seminar series on the bioeconomy. With the ongoing development of the International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC), we are preparing for its operation by speaking with numerous experts in the bioeconomy, macroalgae production, the supply chain, and more. The goals of this series are to: Illuminate the aims and outcomes of the IBMC Explain the various ways seaweed is produced and disseminated, as well as its uses in the supply chain Highlight international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the blue bioeconomy
Our first series will be released in early February, found at our YouTube channel, which is linked below. We hope you enjoy this fresh series and all that it will cover. Please share with students and anyone else that could be interested! |
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Introducing the Climate and Society Center at UC Berkeley |
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| UC Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment announced in mid-January the launch of a new research center, the Climate and Society Center (CSC), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at accelerating California’s equitable transition to renewable energy and zero-carbon emissions through rigorous research and community collaboration.
The new center, supported by a generous endowment gift, will address a crucial need for scientific analysis in environmental justice advocacy, providing the data and insights necessary for developing effective and equitable climate policies.
Get details on its formation and aims by reading more. |
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“The Opportunities at the Richmond Field Station – Anchoring the Bioeconomy in Berkeley” |
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| EBI’s Executive Committee member David Zilberman will soon release a new blog post detailing the the numerous assets Berkely has in its empowerment of the bioeconomy—namely Richmond Field Station.
He explores the ways Richmond Field would address the challenges of the bioeconomy, such as the ability to monitor and approach different locations over space, in fields, and water. Zilberman writes that Richmond Field “has relatively vast land and some nice facilities, but mostly it is underdeveloped. Over time, it could augment the campus by providing space for bioeconomy activities and other emerging areas.”
His newest blog post, as well as all his previous pieces, can be found on the EBI’s website, linked below. |
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The OHSU Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program Applications Now Open |
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Are you interested in research and earning a PhD in the biomedical sciences but would first like to obtain experience in a research lab for one year? If so, consider applying to the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. OHSU PREP is a one-year, NIH-funded research intensive postbaccalaureate research program. The focus of OHSU PREP is to support the development of diverse postbac researchers in STEM and enhance their transition to a PhD program in biomedical research. For more information on infosessions, application due dates, and program details, follow the link below. |
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Positions Available for Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology at UIUC |
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The Department of Microbiology in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks applicants for two full-time tenure track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. All candidates who will enhance and expand the department’s strengths in exploring the fundamental biology of microbes from all three domains of life and viruses are welcome to apply. The candidate is expected to conduct independent research, participate in UIUC’s B.S. and Ph.D. programs, and teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
For more information on the position and to apply, follow the link below. |
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Climate Journalism on Screen at BAMPFA |
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There are root causes of climate change everywhere you look, fingers to be pointed in blame. The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Archive will present a film series entitled, “Climate Journalism on Screen.” What this series aims to do is highlight recent work ambitious enough to reckon with the history and ideas that brought us here, stare into the current crisis, and boldly explore ways forward. These documentaries do not pretend to address climate change as a whole, but instead approach their multifaceted subjects with a clear-eyed understanding of the facts on the ground and in the atmosphere.
Films will run throughout February. Find more info and book tickets by following the link below. |
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Scientific Adventures for Girls Anniversary Gala |
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For the past decade, Scientific Adventures for Girls has been at the forefront of empowering and inspiring the next generation of girls in STEM. As the program celebrates their 10-year anniversary, SAG welcomes you to be part of this transformative journey by sponsoring their Gala event.
Enjoy a sit-down dinner, inspiring keynote and panel, meet SAG students, and silent auction, while supporting the mission to provide afterschool STEM programs for underserved girls. Find more information at the link below. |
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LBNL: Three Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive PECASE Award |
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Three scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory were among the nearly 400 scientists and engineers awarded by President Biden to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. Find out who won these awards and what they are studying by reading more. |
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pv magazine: The Impact of Wildfires on PV Power Generation |
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PV is an important technology for renewable energy, as it converts sunlight directly into electricity. Unfortunately, some parts of America have not been the sunniest as of late—and not because it’s overcast.
A research team led by Colorado State University analyzed the impact of wildfire smoke on solar resource availability. Based on satellite-based smoke, aerosol and cloud observations, the team was able to measure the impact at the state, regional and national levels across the United States at different temporal scales. Find out what they learned by reading more. |
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Politico: DOE Floats $1.76B Loan for California Grid Storage Project |
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Leading up to the inauguration of President Trump, the Biden administration ushered an ongoing push to provide clean energy farming. As a result of this, the Department of Energy announced a $1.76 billion loan earlier this month for a massive advanced storage system for California’s grid.
The conditional loan will go towards the Willow Rock Energy Storage Center, a compressed air energy storage system in Rosamond, California, which aims to address a chief challenge facing electricity. Get further details by reading more. |
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UIUC: Study Offers Insight into Chloroplast Evolution |
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A new study published in the journal Nature Communications explores the origin of chloroplasts, the plastids that allow plants to extract carbon from the atmosphere to build their own structures and tissues. This study, led by scientists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has found evidence suggesting that the primary role of primitive chloroplasts may have been to produce chemical energy for the cell and only later shifted so that most or all of the energy they generated was used for carbon assimilation.
Learn the implications of this study and how they discovered their evidence by reading more. |
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Algae Planet: Seaweed Pioneer Sea Forest and the “Missed Opportunity” of Government |
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The red seaweed Asparagopsis hosts exciting potential for addressing global warming. When added to livestock diets, it reduces planet-warming methane emissions. Fortunately, Tasmanian company Sea Forest is ramping up production of Asparagopsis.
Watch ABC Australian News’ segment on the company—where they highlight the seaweed production as well as how Australia may lose out to the international market if it doesn’t embrace its own seaweed supplements soon. |
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