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A series of expert interviews that showcase the work of Berkeley Lab researchers, connecting audiences with the people behind the science. Listen to our scientists discuss how their groundbreaking research enables science solutions for the world.
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Interfacial Chemistry at the Advanced Light Source with Ethan Crumlin
In this one-minute audio, Ethan Crumlin, Deputy for Science in the Chemical Sciences Division and a staff scientist at the Advanced Light Source, explains how APXPS, a specialized technique at the…
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Expert Interview: Sean Peisert on Cybersecurity Research
Cybersecurity is essential to protecting the data, infrastructure, and technologies behind modern science and society. At the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley…
Expert Interview: Ashfia Huq on the Macroscale Promise of Nanoscale Science
The Molecular Foundry is a state-of-the-art user facility that provides expertise, methods, and instrumentation for scientists to study materials at the nanoscale. In this episode, Ashfia shares with…
Expert Interview: Nigel Mouncey
In this 5-minute audio interview, listen as Nigel Mouncey, Director of the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), explains how this user facility supports the world’s scientists.Featuring: Nigel Mouncey, the…
Expert Interview: Cameron Geddes on Fusion Energy
Fusion energy has the potential to transform energy supplies for the world. At the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, researchers are developing the technologies and…
Expert Interview: Eva Schill on the Promise of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Geothermal energy taps into the Earth’s natural heat—but what happens when that heat isn’t easily accessible? Berkeley Lab scientists are working to solve that problem through enhanced geothermal…
Expert Interview: Harshi Mukundan on Biosecurity Research
In this audio interview, listen as Berkeley Lab’s Harshi Mukundan, a microbiologist in the Biosciences Area and Chemical and Biological Technologies Lead in the Lab’s Office of National and Homeland…
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Expert Interview: Marc Allaire on Breakthrough Medical Discoveries at the ALS
The Advanced Light Source is home to many techniques that can reveal atomic details of molecules and materials. The Berkeley Center for Structural Biology (BCSB) leads a subset of these capabilities…
Expert Interview: Bruno La Fontaine on Chip Manufacturing Advances at the ALS
After decades of research and development, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography has recently reached the point of high-volume semiconductor manufacturing, marking a significant technological…
Expert Interview: Ethan Crumlin on Advancing Energy Materials at the ALS
Batteries power everything from the phone in your pocket to grid-scale energy storage, and their technology has advanced dramatically over the years. Developing reliable and efficient energy…
Expert Interview: Dimitri Argyriou on Seeing Things More Clearly, in the Right Light
Scientists are using light at X-ray wavelengths to reveal the secret worlds of atoms and electrons. The Advanced Light Source is a U.S. Department of Energy scientific user facility at Lawrence…
Expert Interview: Sudip Dosanjh
The integration of high-performance computing and AI is accelerating scientific discovery, and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National…
Expert Interview: Deepti Tanjore on Boosting American Biotech
The Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) is helping catalyze a new era of manufacturing: using biology to produce innovative materials, fuels, foods, and more. The ABPDU…
Expert Interview: Bruno La Fontaine
Bruno La Fontaine, Director of the Center for X-ray Optics (CXRO), speaks on how the CXRO supports the microchip industry.
Expert Interview: Blake Simmons on Beer and Biomanufacturing
Biomanufacturing sounds complicated, but in a simple explanation, it is using biology and biological systems to perform certain operations in the manufacturing process. The goal is to produce goods…
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Berkeley Lab Expert Interviews has published 24 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Science.
Berkeley Lab Expert Interviews is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 8m.
