Berkeley Lab’s Biosciences and Earth & Environmental Sciences Areas celebrated BioEPIC with a research SLAM. Lead investigators from each of the four Science Focus Areas (SFAs) that will be housed in the building—Belowground Biogeochemistry, ENIGMA, m-CAFEs, and Watershed Function—gave a brief overview of their program. Scientists from each SFA shared their research in three-minute presentations for a general audience.

• BioEPIC Research SLAM Champion: Kelsey Crutchfield-Peters, postdoctoral researcher, Belowground Biogeochemistry, “Rooting for Carbon: Rhizospheres, Redox, and Belowground Carbon Cycling in a Warmer World”
• First Runner Up: Veronica Escalante, postdoctoral researcher, mCAFEs, “Aromatic Acids in the Spotlight: Unraveling Their Influence on Plant-Microbe Interactions”
• Honorable Mention: Stijn Wielandt, research scientist, Watershed Function, “What can waves tell us about water?”

 Chen Mingfei headshot Jeremy Snyder headshot Margaret Torn headshot Brodie Eoin headshot Peter Nico headshot Kelsey Crutchfield Peters headshot Paul Adams headshot Adam Arkin headshot Joshua Huang headshot Jinwoo Im headshot Trent Northen headshot Adam Deutschbauer headshot Veronica Escalante headshot Ilija Dukovski headshot Brodie Eoin headshot Ken Williams headshot Stijn Wielandt headshot Nicholas Thiros headshot