Ringleaders & Postdocs

After spending almost two decades at the ALS, Jeff Troutman knows the facility from the top to the tunnels. Find out more about his special way of commemorating special visitors to the ALS. Read more »

Having spent a lot of her PhD studies doing research at the ALS, Sintu Rongpipi knows that synchrotron characterization brings her moments of immense joy. Find out what she’s characterizing now as well as her secret talents. Read more »

From superconductors to snowboarding, Ming Yi sees the beauty of physics everywhere. She loves the sense of community in the synchrotron world and hopes users and staff will share their input with the Users’ Executive Committee. Read more »

Diane Bryant shares what she likes about working at the ALS, why she chairs the career and professional development task force, and the fun activity she does to take her mind off work. Read more »

Alyssa Brand recently joined the ALS safety team. She’s not new to the Lab—she previously worked at the Molecular Foundry and in the EH&S Division. She is excited to join the ALS and learn more about all the science going on here. Read more »

Wanli Yang was recently honored as an American Physical Society fellow and is a member of an R&D 100 award-winning team for the second time. He credits his love of physics with a total accident—reading a book he borrowed from a classmate in high school! Read more »

The first meeting Julie Drotz attended as a Department of Energy employee was at the ALS on Halloween 2007. The costumes didn’t spook her, and now that she’s joined the ALS, we see that safety issues don’t faze her either. Read more »

Na Hyun Jo has only been at Berkeley Lab for five months, but she’s already helping to organize the Energy Sciences Area Science Hour. Find out more about her research and what inspired her to become a scientist. Read more »

Alpha N’Diaye first came to Berkeley Lab as a postdoc, but his interest in Berkeley was piqued far earlier. Find out what inspired teenage Alpha, and what keeps him here to this day. Read more »

Working at the ALS started out as a summer job in college for Angelic Lucero—and then she never left. She gives us a glimpse into all the details our operators need to monitor and talks about efforts to help new people at the Lab access resources. Read more »