Falling Walls Falling Walls Science Summit 2023

Breaking the Walls of the Periodic Table

Julie Chao

Science Engagement

In celebration of #IYPT, we created a year-long campaign called #MyFaveElement. It centered around a series of short videos featuring a Berkeley Lab scientist describing their favorite element. One had a personal story of how understanding the structure of carbon triggered a lifelong love of chemistry. We then invited anyone to share a video, poem, or other material about their favorite element. We reached a wide audience, from school children, to millennials, to U.S. members of Congress.

Tags: Energy, Green Tech, Hydrogen, Renewable energies, Science Communication, Space & the Universe, Trust in science.

Julie Chao

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab’s Strategic Communications team shares stories about the Lab’s science and scientists and builds connections from the Lab to external communities. Project leads Julie Chao and Glenn Roberts are staff science writers with a deep interest in making science accessible to as wide an audience as possible.

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