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$7M awarded for EGS research

$7M awarded for EGS research

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has been awarded $7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for four projects that seek to advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).
Isotope Geochemistry: Earth's Notebook

Isotope Geochemistry: Earth's Notebook

Under the direction of Donald DePaolo,... researchers at the Center for Isotope Geochemistry have studied everything from tectonic plate drift, to comings and goings of Ice Ages, to volcanic activity.
Susan Hubbard Receives Award

Susan Hubbard Receives Award

Susan Hubbard, a staff scientist in the Earth Sciences Division and leader of its Environmental Remediation and Water Resources Program, has been honored with the Frank Frischknecht Award for 2009.
US-China CCS Workshop Announced

US-China CCS Workshop Announced

The U.S.-China Workshop on Carbon Capture & Storage will take place November 11-12, 2009 at Peking University in Beijing, China. Click here to visit the website for more information.
Weathering Discrepancy Resolved?

Weathering Discrepancy Resolved?

Using software developed by ESD scientist Carl Steefel, geoscientists long mystified by lab- and field-determined weathering-rate differences find a possible explanation.
Statewide ‘ShakeOut’ Drill 10/15

Statewide ‘ShakeOut’ Drill 10/15

The Great California ShakeOut will take place across the state October 15th, and Berkeley Lab will be participating through a Drop, Cover, Hold and Evacuation drill scheduled at 10:15 a.m.
Nari Narasimhan Wins Award

Nari Narasimhan Wins Award

The Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) has recently awarded our own T.N. (Nari) Narasimhan its Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in the field of groundwater hydrology.
New Microbial Monitoring Method Validated

New Microbial Monitoring Method Validated

Recent field test results showed that the SSIP approach is both feasible and practical for remote monitoring of microbial activity stimulated during microbiological reduction.
Microbial Biodiversity Key to Biofuels

Microbial Biodiversity Key to Biofuels

ESD scientists Terry Hazen and Kristen DeAngelis, aided by the award-winning Phylochip, are at the forefront of research into using microbial enzymes to produce the next generation of biofuels.
Bacteria Could Take on Radioactive Waste

Bacteria Could Take on Radioactive Waste

ESD's Terry Hazen, Susan Hubbard and collaborator Judy Wall are investigating radioactive waste cleanup using a soil bacterium called Desulfovibrio vulgaris that metabolizes radioactive and heavy metals.

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ESD Health & Safety Program

Latest News & Events

ESD Event Calendar

$7M awarded for EGS research

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has been awarded $7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for four projects that seek to advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).

Isotope Geochemistry: Earth's Notebook

Under the direction of Donald DePaolo,... researchers at the Center for Isotope Geochemistry have studied everything from tectonic plate drift, to comings and goings of Ice Ages, to volcanic activity.

Susan Hubbard Receives Award

Susan Hubbard, a staff scientist in the Earth Sciences Division and leader of its Environmental Remediation and Water Resources Program, has been honored with the Frank Frischknecht Award for 2009.

US-China CCS Workshop Announced

The U.S.-China Workshop on Carbon Capture & Storage will take place November 11-12, 2009 at Peking University in Beijing, China. Click here to visit the website for more information.

Weathering Discrepancy Resolved?

Using software developed by ESD scientist Carl Steefel, geoscientists long mystified by lab- and field-determined weathering-rate differences find a possible explanation.

Statewide ‘ShakeOut’ Drill 10/15

The Great California ShakeOut will take place across the state October 15th, and Berkeley Lab will be participating through a Drop, Cover, Hold and Evacuation drill scheduled at 10:15 a.m.

Nari Narasimhan Wins Award

The Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) has recently awarded our own T.N. (Nari) Narasimhan its Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in the field of groundwater hydrology.

New Microbial Monitoring Method Validated

Recent field test results showed that the SSIP approach is both feasible and practical for remote monitoring of microbial activity stimulated during microbiological reduction.

Microbial Biodiversity Key to Biofuels

ESD scientists Terry Hazen and Kristen DeAngelis, aided by the award-winning Phylochip, are at the forefront of research into using microbial enzymes to produce the next generation of biofuels.

Bacteria Could Take on Radioactive Waste

ESD's Terry Hazen, Susan Hubbard and collaborator Judy Wall are investigating radioactive waste cleanup using a soil bacterium called Desulfovibrio vulgaris that metabolizes radioactive and heavy metals.

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Health & Safety

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