
FEATURES Workshops of Berkeley Lab
It was kind of the lowest position, and I still felt
super-underqualified.”
To make himself more useful, Gashi enrolled
in analytical chemistry at Berkeley City College.
“What I realized pretty quickly was that Berkeley
Lab has tons of chemists and physicists —
we’re all good there. Those aren’t skills that
are underrepresented in any way. But what is
underrepresented is real, hands-on technical
skills like machining and welding in the
laboratory environment.”
Highly Skilled Labor
Berkeley Lab has various engineering shops
and labs used to develop parts, prototypes,
and instruments that are essential ...