BAY AREA RESEARCH SLAM

The inaugural Bay Area Research SLAM took place on Thursday, October 28 at 3 PM PDT.  Four National Labs participated and sent their top SLAM finalists to compete for the regional SLAM title. The top three award winners are as follows:

1st Place & People's Choice

Lydia Rachbauer

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Biosciences

"From Waste To Wanted - The Seaweed Story"

2nd Place

Sarah Sandholtz

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Biosciences & Biotechnology

"A Shot in the Dark or a Surefire Hit?: Identifying Drug Targets for COVID-19"

3rd Place

Ryan Kingsbury

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Energy Technologies

"If The Shoe Fits"

Watch the recording of the Bay Area Research SLAM! The event was emceed by Janet Napolitano and featured special guest Brian Malow.

Bay Area Research SLAM 2022

Where to Stream

The inaugural Bay Area Research SLAM will be live-streamed via streaming.lbl.gov on October 27, 2022. 

What is the SLAM?

The Bay Area Research SLAM is a collaboration between the Bay Area's National Labs ( Berkeley Lab, Livermore Lab, Sandia Lab, and SLAC Lab). The SLAM is a competition where contestants are challenged to present a compelling three minute presentation of their research in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. 

Participating Labs 

The first, second, and third place SLAM contestants of Berkeley Lab, Livermore Lab, Sandia Lab, and SLAC Lab. Participants will be determined at each Lab's local SLAM event. 

Questions? 

Please submit your questions to the Career Pathways Office at pathways@lbl.gov. 


For additional events, opportunities, and resources for working with the Bay Area National Labs, check out the Lab Innovation Networking Center (LINC) at www.bayarealabs.org