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Researchers honored with U.S. Department of Energy Award
![Portraits of Dan Sanchez and Bodie Cabiyo](https://nature.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/DSanchez_BCabiyo.jpg)
On Wednesday, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) granted a Secretary of Energy Achievement Award to a team including two Rausser College researchers, assistant Cooperative Extention specialist Daniel Sanchez and PhD candidate Bodie Cabiyo. The award, with a total of 32 recipients, is one of the highest internal, non-monetary recognitions that DOE employees and contractors can receive.
DOE recognized teams for advancements such as understanding crude oil characteristics, efforts in COVID-19 clinical testing at National Labs, and the development of high-performance computing systems to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Sanchez and Cabiyo's team "Getting to Neutral Carbon Emissions" was selected for their outstanding service and research contributions, both to the agency's mission and the benefit of the nation, in greenhouse gas emissions reduction scholarship.
The team's final report, titled “Getting to Neutral: Options for Negative Carbon Emissions in California,” provides a comprehensive study of technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It offers frameworks for developing public policy and legislative action based on scientific data, in order to help California achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 or sooner. Sanchez and Cabiyo contributed research to help estimate the amount of forest biomass that can be used in negative emission pathways, as a result of managing one million acres of forest each year. They used economically-driven models to identify the most cost-efficient forest management strategies for the team's Forest Carbon Plan goals.
In the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Sanchez studies carbon dioxide removal, bioenergy, and climate policy. With a background in engineering and energy systems, he analyzes the commercialization and deployment of carbon removal technologies. In the Energy and Resources Group, Cabiyo uses interdisciplinary approaches to understand land-based solutions to climate change. Currently, he is studying forest carbon systems and how new technologies impact emissions mitigation.
Learn more about the Getting to Neutral Carbon Emissions Team on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory website. Find the full list of Secretary's Honor Award Recipients on the Department of Energy website.
Quarantine Baking and Kitchen Pests
As many people you know have turned to baking during quarantine, it is likely that ingredients such...
Spring Cleaning for Pest Prevention
Spring has arrived and with many Californians at home due to local coronavirus directives, now...
Storing and Planting Early Spring Bulbs
Client's Request: What bulbs can I plant in the spring? Where can I buy them? Thanks
Help Desk's Response: Thank you for contacting the UC Master Gardener Program Help Desk with your question about bulbs that can be planted in spring.
There are a number of bulbs that are planted in spring, although some are actually planted as early as February. Examples are amaryllis, tuberous begonias, dahlias, gladiolus, and tuberose. The UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County have put together a list of bulbs and their planting and blooming times: http://sacmg.ucanr.edu/Sacramento_Bulb_Planting_Schedule/
Note that the times are for Sacramento County. If you are in central or eastern Contra Costa County you should be able to follow the Sacramento timing. In western Contra Costa County, you may be able to plant those bulbs a bit earlier (several weeks) since there is less danger of frost.
In terms of where to buy bulbs, I suggest checking with a local nursery. The big box and some other stores also carry them. I would suggest you carefully examine them all as the local box store where I live in central county often sells them displayed outdoors in full afternoon sun which isn't recommended as they should normally be out of direct sun and in a cool environment. Napa MG has published an excellent guide on storing bulbs (https://www.ucanr.edu/sites/ucmgnapa/files/153521.pdf). There are also many bulb growers and suppliers who sell online, and for many, they will probably be end-of-season pricing.
I hope this helps. Let us know if you have additional questions or need further information.
Good luck with your summer-blooming bulbs!
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For the Best Vegetable Garden, Plant Good Seed
When planning your spring garden, one of the first decisions you must make is whether to use those...