Organization

ALS-U is an ongoing upgrade of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Berkeley Lab that will endow the ALS with revolutionary x-ray capabilities. The ALS has been a global leader in soft x-ray science for more than two decades.

The Biosciences Area, which oversees the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), advances biological science relevant to national-scale challenges in energy, environment, health, biomanufacturing, and technology development.

Divisions

Biological Systems and Engineering (BSE)
BSE investigators lead efforts that combine the power of biology with the tools of engineering to advance sustainable energy, develop biomanufacturing solutions, and improve human health.

DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)
The JGI is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility that provides genomic science services to researchers around the globe. Through their user support and discovery science, JGI researchers further DOE missions related to clean energy and environment.

Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology (EGSB)
Scientists in EGSB aim to link genome biology to ecosystem dynamics. They develop systems-level models using genomics, integrated molecular observation, controlled manipulation of model organisms, and data science.

Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging (MBIB)
MBIB researchers generate a predictive and mechanistic understanding of biological processes. Their goal is to harness basic cellular functions to solve national challenges in energy, environment, health, and biomanufacturing.

Our Computing Sciences Area, which oversees ESnet and NERSC, accelerates scientific discovery through high-performance computing and networking and world-class research in mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence, data analysis, and computer system architecture and software.

Divisions

Applied Mathematics& ComputationalResearch
The Applied Mathematics & Computational Research Division conducts research and development in mathematical modeling and simulation, algorithm design, data storage, management and analysis, computer system architecture, and high-performance software implementation.

National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility that serves as the primary high performance computing center for scientific research sponsored by the Office of Science. NERSC serves almost 10,000 scientists at national laboratories and universities researching a wide range of problems in climate, fusion energy, materials science, physics, chemistry, computational biology, and other disciplines.

Scientific Networking (ESnet)
ESnet is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility that provides advanced networking services to more than 50 DOE research sites, including the entire national laboratory system, its supercomputing facilities, and its major scientific instruments. ESnet also connects to more than 270 research and commercial networks, permitting DOE-funded scientists to collaborate quickly and productively with global partners.

Scientific Data (SciData)
SciData transforms data-driven discovery and understanding through the development and application of novel data science methods, technologies, and infrastructures with scientific partners.

The Earth and Environmental Sciences Area is tackling critical environmental and energy challenges of the 21st century. Their work explores the natural cycles and basic aspects of Earth sciences that underpin the growing need for energy and water resources.

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Climate & Ecosystem Sciences (CESD)
CESD focuses on enhancing understanding of the complex system of integrated components influencing Earth’s climate. CESD researchers work to translate scientific understanding into long-term solutions to environmental challenges such as drought, water shortages, and extreme weather events.

Energy Geosciences (EGD)
The Energy Geosciences Division focuses on advancing tools and capabilities to help support novel and judicious use of Earth’s energy resources, especially as it relates to energy infrastructure, water resource management, and innovations to help expand promising energy sources of the future.

The Energy Sciences Area — home to the ALS, the Molecular Foundry, and fundamental chemistry and materials research — seeks solutions to global energy-related challenges through a deeper understanding of the interactions between energy and matter.

Divisions

Advanced Light Source (ALS)
The ALS is an U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility that serves as one of the world’s premier sources of X-ray, infrared, and ultraviolet light for scientific research ranging from advanced materials and novel chemistry to protein crystallography and 3D biological imaging.

Chemical Sciences (CSD)
CSD is the home of fundamental research in chemistry and chemical engineering at Berkeley Lab, with a portfolio that spans from atomic to macroscopic scales and from the timescales of electron motion to chemical transformations.

Materials Sciences (MSD)
In MSD, researchers advance the fundamental science of materials within the context of global energy-related challenges, developing techniques to design, discover and understand materials for a wide range of applications, including solar cells, computer chips, and nanoscale devices.

Molecular Foundry
The Molecular Foundry is an U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility for nanoscale science, providing researchers from around the world with access to cutting-edge expertise and instrumentation in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

The Energy Technologies Area translates fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption to address energy challenges and improve everyday lives.

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Building & Industrial Energy Systems (BIES)
BIES advances industrial and building energy performance. Through research, partnership programs, and software tools,  this division enables energy and cost savings while improving reliability, productivity, and security.

Energy Analysis (EA)
EA is focused on research and development to support effective utilization of energy technologies, ensuring an integrated energy system that is affordable, reliable, and secure.

Energy Technologies & Systems (ETS)
ETS works on enabling and accelerating the development and adoption of new advanced technologies for power generation and energy efficiency. ETS researchers work closely with academic, government and industry partners to conduct foundational and applied research that provides the groundwork for the development of transformative new energy technologies in the areas of energy storage and conversion, electrical grid, advanced materials for the energy infrastructure, science of manufacturing and water-energy nexus.

The Physical Sciences Area — home to the Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics, Engineering, Nuclear Science, and Physics divisions — explores fundamental forces and matter, from the hearts of atoms to the edges of the universe.

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Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP)
The Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division invents, develops, and deploys particle accelerators and accelerator-based photon sources to explore and control matter and energy.

Engineering
The Engineering Division builds advanced scientific instrumentation that enables many of the research breakthroughs achieved by Berkeley Lab. These discoveries are the direct result of the integrated coordination and deployment of professional engineering and specialized technical resources.

Nuclear Science
The Nuclear Science Division conducts basic research aimed at understanding the structure and interactions of nuclei and the forces of nature as manifested in nuclear matter.

Physics
Interactions between matter and energy shape our world and the universe around us. Physics Division researchers are studying these interactions from the innermost confines of subatomic particles to the outermost reaches of the cosmos.