Greetings fromBerkeleyLabDirector

PaulAlivisatos

WelcometoBerkeleyLab’sOpenHouse.Ifyouhavequestionsabouttheworldaroundyouandyoulovetosolvepuzzlesandfigurethingsout,thenyouhavetheheartofascientist,andyouareverymuchlikethepeoplewhoworkhereatBerkeleyLab.Weaskquestions,figureoutpossiblesolutions,andtestourideasinordertosolveproblems-fromhowtosaveenergytohowtheuniversebegan;frombuildingthesmallestmachinestobuildinglargescientifictools;frombreakingdownplantstomakefueltobreakingopenthegeneticcodetocurecancer-weatBerkeleyLabwelcomeyoutodaytojoinusindiscoveringthesecretsofourworldandhowtomeetsomeofthebiggestchallengesthathumanshaveeverfaced.Weencourageyoutoaskquestionsandlookforanswers—todayandeveryday!

Director Alivisatos will give a brief address to Open House visitors at noon on the performance stage.

MakingEnergyUrban TurbineTheunusual-lookingmachineattheOpenHouseentranceisasmall-scaleturbine,designedbyLabscientiststogenerateelectricityinacity’sgustyandlow-windenvironment.Thisgreen-energytech-nologycouldsomedaydotcondorooftopsorsupplypowertoremotevillages

BiofuelsLearnaboutthestagesoftransformationfromplantstofuels.Aswitchgrassplant,whichisbeingstudiedasasourceforbiofuel,willbeondisplay.

Artificial PhotosynthesisFindouthowscientistsaretryingtomimictheplant’sabilitytousesunlighttomakefuels.

NanotechnologyDidyouknowcarbonnanotubesare10milliontimessmallerthanadrinkingstraw,yetstrongerthansteel?Findoutwhynanoscalematerialsaresoamazing.

Self-AssemblyWe’remadeoftinyatomsandmolecules,butwhydotheseLego-likecomponentsorderthemselvesfromgoopintobacteria,abutterfly,orahumanbeing?

Solar CellsTomeetourworld’senergyneeds,scientistsareexploringnanoscalematerialstomakesolarcellscapableofharvestinglightefficientlyandcheaply.

SavingEnergyDarfur/Ethiopian StovesStopbytoseeademonstrationandlearnhowacookstovedevelopedattheLabissavingenergy,savingtheenvironment,andsavinglivesindevelopingcountries.

Heat Island GroupExperiencehowcoolroofsandpavementscancoolyourcityandourplanet,andsaveenergy.

Smart WindowsUsingheatlamps,condensation,andaninfraredcamera,researcherswilldemonstratehowsmartwindowscanmakebuildingsmoreenergyefficient.

Low Emission CombustionTestyourknowledgeaboutcombustion,thehid-denengineofourmodernlives,andfindouthowresearchersarecreatingultra-cleansystemstoreducegreenhousegasemissions.

Demand ResponseThistechnologywasdevelopedatBerkeleyLabtohelpbuildingssavepowerduringpeaktimes.It’snowinuseinmorethan200largefacilitiesinCalifornia.

Home Energy SaverWatchademonstrationoftheHomeEnergySaverprogram,whichcanhelpimproveyourhome’senergyefficiencyandlowerbills.

Appliance StandardsLearnhowscientistsatBerkeleyLabhelpcreateenergy-efficiencystandardsforappliancestosavemoneyandreducegreenhousegasemissions.

Standby PowerDidyouknowappliancescanstilluseenergyeventhoughthey’returnedoff?Findouthowtodriveastakethroughtheseenergy“vampires.”

Lab Technologies in the MarketplaceTechnologiescreatedbyLabscientistsoftenfindtheirwaytocommercialproduction,creatingnewstart-upcompaniesandjobs.Twoofthesetechnolo-gies,LEDbacklitLCDdisplaysandlow-costsolarphotovoltaicpanels,willbeondisplay.

See map on back page for location of exhibits and activities.

Ask a Scientist10-10:30 a.m. — How Does the Internet Work? (Greg Bell)

10:30-11 a.m. — Why Do Things Have Color? (Philip Rutkowski)

11-11:30 a.m. — How Does Soap Work? (Daniel Rios)

11:30 a.m.–noon — What Does the Advanced Light Source Do? (Fred Schlacter)

Noon to 12:30 — Where Did the Gulf Oil Go (Terry Hazen)

12:30-1 p.m. — How Does Dark Energy Rule the Universe? (Eric Linder)

1:15-1:45 p.m. — What is Scientific Visualization? (Prabhat)

1:45-2:15 p.m. — What Fills the Invisible Universe? (Reiko Nakajima)

LivingEnergySequencing the World of PossibilitiesConductyourownDNAextractionusingapieceoffruitandlearnhowgenomicscanhelpgeneratecleanenergyandcleanuptheenvironment.

Be Smart About Ergonomics Comelearnviahands-onactivitiesbackpacksafetyandsettingupahomeoffice.Exploretheeffectsofrepetitiveuseofyourhandsandtoolstohelppreventinjuries.

Imaging: From Molecules to ManPiecetogetherthebiologicalpuzzleoflife.Seehowresearchersarecapturingthesepiecesandareun-coveringbiologicalsystems,frommoleculetoman.

SeeingEnergyAtomic and Molecular BilliardsInthemicroscopicuniverse,tinyparticlesareconstantlyinmotioninsideatomsandmolecules.Learnhowtheeverlastingmotionofparticlescanultimatelyleadtousefulmaterialsforeverydaylife.

Supernova Safari: Empowering Citizen Science Theburstofenergyreleasedwhenstarsdiemayexplodeassupernovaethatoutshinetheirhostgalaxiesforseveralweeksandmonthsbeforefadingfromview.Ground-andspace-basedtelescopesarecurrentlycapturingsomuchdatathatastronomerscannotsiftoutsupernovaeeventsfastenoughtodofollow-upobservations.That’swhytheyarerelyingoncitizenscientistslikeyou!

IceCubeIceCubeisatelescopeburiedamiledownintheAntarcticicesheetthatlooksthroughEarthtostudyneutrinos,particlesthatarebasicbuildingblocksofnature.

See map on back page for location of exhibits and activities.

Food&Beverages

ATLASTheATLASdetectorattheLargeHadronColliderwillhelpuncoverthebasicforcesthatshapedthebirthofourUniverseanddetermineitsfate,suchastheoriginofmass,extradimensionsofspace,unificationoffundamentalforces,andevidencefordarkmattercandidatesintheUniverse.

Cosmic Ray DetectorWatchandcountchargedparticlescreatedinEarth’satmospherebycosmicrays,whichareatomicnucleifromouterspace.

CosmologyWatchvideosthatflyyouthroughtheuniverseofgalaxies,supernovae,anddarkmatter,usingrealastronomicaldata.

Background RadiationBackgroundradiation—whichcomesfromthecosmicraysanddecayingnucleiintheEarth—iseverywhere,includingsomecommonhouseholditems,whichwillbeondisplay.

SafeEnergyWhy “Bugs” Are ImportantFindouthowthemicrobialcommunitieswithintheaffectedareaoftheGulfofMexicooilspillassistedincleanupefforts.

Storing Carbon Deep UndergroundLearnhowgeologicformationstrapcarbondeepintheearth,thewayoilandnaturalgashavebeentrappedformillionsofyears.

Let Us See You Shake! Experiencethemethodsresearchersusetocalculatehowenergyisdispersedwhenaseismic(naturalorartificial)eventoccurs.Visitorscanalsorecordtheirownshakemotion.

Carbon ExplorerTheCarbonExplorerisanautonomous,floatingrobotthatcarriesoutoceanicobservationsthatwouldprovedifficultifnotimpossibleforconven-tionalresearchships.

AdvancedLightSource“FollowthePhoton”attheALSanddiscoverhowbrilliantxraysarebeinggenerated forscientificresearchinenergy,environment,biology,materials,andmuchmore.Seeexperimentbeamlinesandthehistoricdomeasyoutakeaself-guided,15-minute,touraroundthe“ring.”

AfacepainterwillbestationedontheALSpatiotodelightchildrenwithfunfacialartwork.

GuestHouseScientificexperimentsdon’tendwhentheworkdaydoes.Researchersoftentoilintotheweehoursofthemorningtomakesuretestsrunproperly.Tohelpmakevisitingscientistsmorecomfortable,theGuestHousewasconstructedasahomeawayfromhome.Takeatourofthissciencehotel.

VisitorscanpurchasesnacksattheGuestHouse.

LabScienceThroughtheYearsThisexhibit,locatedinBuilding50,featuresarti-factsanddisplaysthattracetheLabfromitsfound-ingin1931tothepresent.Includedisthefour-foot-tall“EnergeticEarth”globethatusescomputervisualizationstoshowhowstorms,droughts,green-housegases,andheattravelacrosstheplanet.

LabBusToursTourtheBerkeleyLabsitewhilelearningmoreabouttheresearchthattakesplaceherefromafriendlytourguide.

Busesdepartabouteveryfive-10minutes.Ticketsarerequiredforboarding.TicketsandthescheduleareavailableattheWelcomeTable.Thetourlastsabout15minutes.

ScienceLecturesVisittheauditoriumtohearscientiststalkabouttheirresearchineasy-to-understandlanguage.

10:30 a.m.ExoticMaterialsoftheFutureRachel Segalman, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Peidong Yang

11 a.m.ItTakesaMicroenvironment…CancerResearchMina Bissell

11:30 a.m.NanoscienceFilmFestivalAlice Egan and Babak

12:30 p.m.HowSupercomputersVisualizeClimateChangeandExplodingStarsPrabhat

1 p.m.MysteriesofDarkMatterandDarkEnergyReiko Nakajima

1:30 p.m.UsingRobotstoExploreOceanCarbonJim Bishop

2 p.m.WhereDidtheGulfOilGo?Terry Hazen

FamilyAdventureZoneThisareafeatureshands-onscienceinvestigationsforyouth,including:

•Maglevtrains

•Electromagneticspectrum/diffractiongrating

•Dryiceinvestigations

•Abubblefestival

•Aballoonairplanedesignchallenge

Kidscanalsoparticipateinapassportgame,inwhichtheyvisitalltheexhibitareastofindanswerstoquestionsandgettheirpassportsstamped.Thosewhocompletetheirpassportwillcollectaspecialprize.

Activitiesaregearedforchildrenagedfiveandolder.

See map on back page for location of exhibits and activities.

LabOrganizationsDepartment of Energy Berkeley Site OfficeGetenergy-savingtipsandresourcesfromtheDOEOfficeofEnergyEfficiencyandRenewableEnergyaswellasinformationontheDOEOfficeofScience—thesinglelargestsupporterofbasicresearchinthephysicalsciencesintheUnitedStates.

Human ResourcesVisittheHumanResourcesboothtolearnaboutthediversecareeropportunitiesandgreatbenefitsavail-ableattheLab.

Government and Community RelationsLearnmoreabouthowtheLabisworkingtobuildandnurturerelationshipswithlocalorganizations,regionalleadersandthesurroundingcommunitiesintheBayArea.

sustainLBLWhileLabscientistsaredevelopingcutting-edgeenergytechnologies,staffinthesustainLBLgroupareworkingtomaketheLab’sfacilitiesassustain-ableaspossible,reducingenergyandwateruse,promotingrecyclingandcomposting,protectingtheenvironment,purchasing“green”materials,andpro-vidingemployeecommuteoptions.VisitorscantakearideinoneoftheLab’selectricvehicles,locatedneartheFamilyAdventureZone(Zone3).

Berkeley Lab Photo ClubAnarrayofstunningimages,alltakenbytalentedLabemployees,areondisplayinsidethecafeteriabuilding.

First Aid StationGohereforassistancewithillnessorinjury.Locatedinsidethecafeteriabuilding

Performance Stagefeaturing Berkeley Lab Employees

10:30to11:20—SecondCalling(Bluegrassmusic)11:30to11:50—Ballroomdancingdemonstration

Noonto12:10—AddressbyLabDirectorPaulAlivisatos12:20to12:50—JointGenomeInstituteUkuleleClub

1:00to1:20—Hoopdancing1:30to2:45—BerkeleyLabRhythmandBluesBand

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