Location
Unitarian Fellowship Hall
1738 North Sage Loop Street
Los Alamos
New Mexico
87544
See map: Google Maps
New Mexico US
Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 12:00pm
Taraka grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania, in a rural area between Pittsburgh and Erie. In 1999, she received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Allegheny College, a nearby liberal arts school. Since then, apart from a few years in Chicago, she has spent the bulk of her adult and professional life in the mountain west, receiving her Ph.D in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2005 and spending a year in Utah before moving to Los Alamos in 2007.
During her 17 years in the Bioscience Division at LANL, Taraka has progressed from Postdoctoral Researcher to Principal Investigator, and for the past 2 years her primary role as been to serve as the Group Leader for B Division’s Microbial and Biome Sciences Group. In 2023, Dr. Dale was honored by Biofuels Digest as one of the “500 most innovative, transformative leaders in the advanced bioeconomy,” and she received the R.A. Glenn Award for the “most innovative and interesting paper” presented at the American Chemical Society Energy and Fuels Division Symposium.
Taraka and her husband, Ben, are raising their two sons, a freshman and 5th grader, here in Los Alamos, where they enjoy the small town life and easy access to the outdoors. Taraka’s hobbies include spending time with family & friends, hiking, biking, traveling, and enjoying good food.
Taraka will be talking about B Division’s work on tackling plastic pollution and developing more sustainable plastics for the future.
WINTER WARNING: If the schools are closed, we will cancel lunches, but not the speaker. The meeting will be virtual, and we will send an email with the zoom link between 10AM- 11AM. So please check your email if it snows!
Boxed lunches are available for $15- Please email kaskacayman [at] gmail.com by Tuesday Jan 14th to place your order
Boxed Lunch Choices: All boxed lunches come with sea salt chips (gluten-free, vegan, nut-free) and fresh baked big cookie (nut-free, vegetarian)
1. BLT Sandwich Crispy bacon, spring greens, vine ripe tomatoes and on herb-buttered sourdough bread (nut-free)
CHOOSE chipotle mayo or honey mustard WHEN YOU ORDER a BLT
2. Chicken Salad on Croissant Chicken salad with apples, celery, fresh herbs & mayonnaise on fresh baked butter croissant (nut-free, pork-free)
3. Sliced Turkey, chipotle mayonnaise, seasoned greens and tomato on a flour tortilla( (nut-free, pork-free)
4. Fried Chicken Tenders seasonal greens and ranch dressing on a brioche bun (nut free, pork-free)
5. Tomato basil soup and a small caesar salad (nut-free, vegetarian)
6. Ham & Cheddar - sliced honey ham, cheddar and seasonal greens on a croissant ..dijon mustard on the side (nut free)
7.Rainbow Wrap- Avocado, tomatoes, carrots, arugula and marinated red and yellow peppers in flour tortilla ( nut free)