Why Berkeley Lab?
For more than 70 years, Berkeley Lab has been an international leader in the study of natural phenomena and fundamental processes. Starting as a particle physics laboratory that eventually became the mecca for the study of nuclear matter, Berkeley Lab is today a multi-program research facility engaged in non-classified studies of high energy and nuclear physics and astrophysics, biosciences and health, materials and chemistry, energy and earth sciences, and computational science. The Laboratory is managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy. Among its missions, the Lab commits itself to improve science education in schools and to increase public understanding of science through outreach and service.
