My dad works in the Molecular Foundry division at LBNL / Lawrence Berkeley Labs (Dept of Energy and UC Berkeley), and loves it. He started there 40 years ago working in electron microscopy and oversaw the transition to digital imaging (you’d be surprised how much code they write). Good work life balance (he comes home for lunch everyday), a pension (rare these days!). His favorite part of the job is the revolving door of very smart people using/visiting the lab and getting to interact with so many ambitious (and not yet jaded) younger grad students from UC Berkeley.
I am 99% sure I know him - shares your same first initial? Tell him hello from me (TC Pekin), I always liked talking to him during some down time, and the feeling was mutual. As a grad student I always liked talking to him and hearing about all the history and his time at NCEM!
