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Dula Parkinson

Photon Science Operations Manager
Photon Science Operations

Staff Scientist, Program Lead
Diffraction & Imaging, Photon Science Operations

Contact

dyparkinson@lbl.govMailstop: 15R0100510-495-2005
510-495-2856
Location(s): 006-1000
015-0352

Websites

Responsibilities

As Photon Science Operations Manager, Dula ensures communication across the Photon Science group (between PSO, PSD, PSC); manage shared resources and provide active project management/coordination when necessary (especially for cross-program or cross-group efforts).

He also serves as Deputy for Photon Science Operations, Diffraction and Imaging Program Lead, and the Head of Beamline 8.3.2, Hard X-ray Microtomography.

Biographical Information

Education

  • Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 2006
  • B.S. in Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 2001

Professional Experience

  • Photon Science Operations Manager since 2024
  • Deputy for Photon Science Operations since 2019
  • Diffraction and Imaging Program lead since 2018
  • Research/Staff Scientist at Beamline 8.3.2, Hard X-ray Microtomography, since 2010
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at UCSF and the National Center for X-ray Tomography, 2006-10

Research Interests

  • Dynamic 3D Imaging, image processing and analysis (including with AI/ML), advanced data management and sharing
  • Coupling light sources with high performance computing, networking, and algorithms (the “super-facility” concept)

Selected Publications

See google scholar site for Dula Parkinson.