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), addresses urgent national challenges in energy, environment, and health and advances the engineering of biological systems for sustainable manufacturing.

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Biological Systems and Engineering
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
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
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 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.

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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 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 the most pressing environmental and energy challenges to enable sustainable stewardship of Earth’s climate and ecological systems and judicious use of our planet’s resources.

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Climate & Ecosystem Sciences
The Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division focuses on using experimental observations and measurements to improve the ability of climate models to predict climate change and related impacts, such as weather extremes and diminished food and water. CESD researchers work to translate scientific understanding into long-term solutions to environmental challenges.

Energy Geosciences
The Energy Geosciences Division (EGD) focuses on advancing tools and capabilities to help support sustainable use of Earth’s energy resources, especially as they relate to energy infrastructure, carbon capture and sequestration, water resource management, and the societal and environmental impact of energy production.

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.

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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 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
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 and data-driven policy analysis into technology solutions to the most urgent clean energy challenges.

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Building Technology & Urban Systems
Researchers in the Building Technology & Urban Systems Division (BTUS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory work closely with industry, government and policy makers to inform and develop solutions that increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions and costs, and improve health and safety. We engage in innovative and creative research in energy systems for buildings and industry – the world’s largest energy-users.

Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts
The Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts (EAEI) Division measures and analyzes energy use, emissions to the environment, and the technological, market, and policy approaches to improve efficiency and mitigate energy-related impacts. This research informs work spanning basic science and technology development, efficiency standards, and decision-making for the benefit of governments, societies, and the global environment. The division has developed analytical and experimental methods and tools to identify and assess the technical, economic, and market potential of energy technologies and to measure and analyze electricity, gas, and end-use services, as well as their associated social, economic, health, and environmental impacts.

Energy Storage & Distributed Resources
The Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division (ESDR) works on developing advanced batteries and fuel cells for transportation and stationary energy storage, grid-connected technologies for a cleaner, more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective future, and demand responsive and distributed energy technologies for a dynamic electric grid.

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
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.