EBI Seminar Series Part 5 - Science Communications

Meet Thiago Correa, the EBI's Strategic Planning and Development Director. Thiago joins us to talk about o talk about how the EBI offers scientific opportunities to businesses.🧑‍💼🔬

#sciencecommunication
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The startup Energy Dome aims to use excess power created by renewable energy sources to compress CO2 into liquid. When later released from compression, the liquid turns into a gas and can help run turbines to generate electricity. Read more!🔋⚡️

cleantechnica.com/2023/12/02/car…

Scientists at College of Chemistry have developed a simple way to convert flared natural gasses into economically valuable liquids, like methanol and ethanol. This will help greatly in capturing greenhouse gasses!🌎⚡️

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This article written by Berkeley Lab explores the downsides to some bio-based plastics. These plastics appear so similar to petroleum-based plastics that consumers often place them in recycling bins instead of composters, where they actually belong.♻️🥤
phys.org/news/2023-11-p…

Modelling ocean forecast is incredibly difficult, but in the current state of the climate crisis, predicting our oceans' future is critical.

This article from nature outlines the areas scientists must prioritize to create better ocean models. Read more!
nature.com/articles/d4158…

EBI Seminar Series Part 4 - Science Communications

Meet Mark Wilson, a technical writer and editor. Mark joins us to talk about the field of technical communications and its applications to STEM and beyond.📊📋🖋

#sciencecommunication
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EBI Seminar Series Part 3 - Science Communications

Meet Rachel Bajema, a medical illustrator. Rachel joins us to talk about the pathway to becoming a scientific illustrator and the nuances of conveying complex topics.👩‍⚕️🎨

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The Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) is hosting the 2023 Resources Symposium, focused on Critical Minerals and Mineral Management on October 30th and 31st!♻️

Find out more details and register for tickets today by clicking the link below.
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EBI Seminar Series Part 2 - Science Communications

Meet Darren Incorvaia, a freelance science journalist. He joins the EBI to talk about the importance of science journalism and how we can attempt to improve it.✍️🧪

darren incorvaia #ScienceCommunication

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Our partners at Berkeley Lab have opened two new centers for the research and development of #cleanenergy technologies! 👩‍🏭🌱

Read about their goals and how they hope to achieve them here:
dailycal.org/2023/10/04/ber…

A team of scientists at the University of Illinois have proposed a solution to measuring individual farm field-level greenhouse gas emissions!

Read more on their 'system of systems' approach and proposed technologies here: sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/…

EBI Seminar Series Part 1 - Science Communications

Meet Dr. Clarissa Bhargava, a federal relations officer at Berkeley Lab. She joins the EBI to talk about how science is communicated in Congress and policymaking.

Dr. Clarissa Bhargava #ScienceCommunication
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This past week, the EBI team met with Shell in Houston at the Shell Woodcreek Campus for our joint conference! We had the opportunity to discuss our current scientific endeavors and share our future ambitions for the EBI.

In natural disasters, #telecommunications are integral to ensuring the victims' safety. However, cell service is typically one of the first things to fail in these instances.

Learn more about emergency communications infrastructure here: scientificamerican.com/article/how-fi…

Our partners over at Berkeley Lab have opened a new center called the Center for High Precision Patterning Science, or CHiPPS!

CHiPPS hopes to aid chip manufacturers in reducing the size and strengthening the power of microelectronics. Read more here:

dailycal.org/2023/08/28/cen…

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing ways to not only pump carbon beneath the earth's surface, but also generate electricity from pressurized forces in the process!

Learn how this can benefit our carbon mitigation efforts here: techxplore.com/news/2023-08-l…

Check out this great podcast episode from ASM micoTalk, in which EBI director John Coates discusses the applications of #microbiology and the future of the #bioeconomy .

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NASA recently shared a visual of the sea level rise that has occurred in the last 20 years! This is a reminder of the results of the planet warming and polar ice melting.

Source: lnkd.in/eJuniJAw

#sealevelrise #climatechange #nasa #climateawareness #Science

2023 EBI Seminar Series Part 13 🔬 👩‍🔬

Karine Gibbs , Associate Professor at UC Berkeley in the Plant and Microbial Biology Department, joins the EBI to discuss her research and how she became a professor.

#womeninstem #microbiology #ucberkeley

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