The MBIB Division strives to encourage colleagues to embrace a variety of perspectives by leading group activities, as well as giving or sponsoring panel presentations that grow leadership and communication skills. The organizing committee also arranges speaking engagements for scientific leaders who demonstrate many pathways to success.
Division researchers led an activity to highlight opportunities to improve communications with co-workers for the nearly 90 attendees.
Graduate student Moritz Kreztschmar participated in the Falling Walls Lab final for the San Francisco Bay Area. He presented his innovative research in a 3-minute talk for the public at the Exploratorium on April 17. Moritz shared his vision for improved photosynthesis.
We mentor high school students and undergraduates for summer internships in cooperation with various programs, such as Support Opportunities and Rapport (SOAR) for Youth. SOAR teaches, coaches, and counsels our young people in academics, life skills, leadership, emotional intelligence, and career development. Jon Cardoza, an intern, worked under the mentorship of MBIB’s Paul Adams and Corie Ralston.
Sayan Gupta and Corie Ralston led a tour of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) for a group of engineering students from Sonoma State University (SSU) and their professor, Farid Farahmond, who is interested in collaborating with scientists at Berkeley Lab on instrumentation projects as part of the Visiting Faculty Program (VFP). SSU is a federally designated Hispanic-serving Institution.
