Date: Friday, April 21, 2023
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: UC Merced Campus, Conference Center - Grand Ballroom
National Labs Day is a one-day conference that showcases research and career pathways available at the National Labs. It is both a mini-conference with research talks, and also professional development for our graduate students, postdocs and junior researchers. We have invited representatives from national labs to speak and serve on a panel: Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL), the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBNL), Jefferson Lab and National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL).
National Labs Day Schedule
| 8:30 AM | Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome Address: Hrant Hratchian, Vice Provost and Graduate Dean |
| 9:10 AM | Summarizing the day's schedule: Sayantani Ghosh, Associate Graduate Dean |
| 9:20 AM | Presentation: Tanja Woyke - Joint Genome Institute (JGI) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 9:45 AM | Presentation: Kristin Beck - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| 10:10 AM | Presentation: Nabin Raut – Jefferson Lab |
| 10:35 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Presentation: Kirstin Alberi – National Renewable Energy Lab |
| 11:10 AM | Workshop: "Physics Investigation using Remarkable Sensors on Your Phone" David Rakestraw - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| 12:00 PM | Networking Lunch with Poster Session (Conference Center - Room 110) |
| 1:30 PM | Presentation: Rob Hovasapian - National Renewable Energy Lab |
| 1:55 PM | Presentation: Al Castelli - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| 2:20 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Rita Kuo, JBEI/ABF Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Luis Martinez, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; David Quint, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Eric Schwegler, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| 3:45 PM | Closing Address |
| 4:00 PM | Adjourn |
Speaker Information:
Tanja Woyke, Joint Genome Institute (JGI) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kristin Beck, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Nabin Raut, Jefferson Lab
Kirstin Alberi, National Renewable Energy Lab
David Rakestraw, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Rob Hovasapian, National Renewable Energy Lab
Al Castelli, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Panelists:
Rita Kuo, JBEI/ABF Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Luis Martinez, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
David Quint, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Eric Schwegler, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Please contact the Graduate Resource Center for more information or questions about this event at gradresources@ucmerced.edu
