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ALS-United: Jordan Caddick and Calvin Lau

ALS-United is an opportunity to meet the people collaborating at the Advanced Light Source and the ALS Upgrade Project. Hear firsthand how team science enables the cutting-edge research of today and builds the facility of the future. This month, we spoke with Jordan Caddick (Project Director in Projects & Infrastructure Modernization Division) and Calvin Lau (Principal Resource Analyst). Read more »

Congratulations to Our 2025 Retirees

Eleven people from the ALS community are retiring, with more than 220 combined years of service. Thank you all for your contributions to the ALS, and congratulations on your retirement! Read more »

Efficient Upcycling of Plastic Waste into Useful Liquid Fuels

Researchers found a way to turn single-use plastics (e.g., grocery bags and packaging) into useful liquid fuels, like components of gasoline or diesel, without needing high heat, rare metals, or added chemicals. The work presents a promising pathway to address the global plastic waste crisis, with both environmental and economic advantages. Read more »

2025 User Meeting Registration is Open

August 11–13, 2025: Join us in person at the DoubleTree at Berkeley Marina for the Advanced Light Source User Meeting. Register by July 28 to take part in talks, poster slams, hands-on workshops, tutorials, and an exhibitor fair with refreshments. Read more »

Lee, Y., M. Seidler, X. Luo, G.L. Butterfoss, T. Yu, B. Rad, S. Xuan, C. Zhu, D. Prendergast, N.P. Balsara, B.A. Abel, R. Zuckermann, and X. Jiang, “Crystalline Peptoid Nanofibers with a Single-Unit Cell Cross Section,” Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025), doi:10.1021/jacs.5c03996 (June 5, 2025).
Yang, M., P.R. Prestwood, L.M. Passalacqua, S. Balaratnam, C.R. Fullenkamp, J.W. Arney, K.M. Weeks, A.R. Ferre-D'Amare, and J.S. Schneekloth, “Structure-informed design of an ultrabright RNA-activated fluorophore,” Nature Chemistry (2025), doi:10.1038/s41557-025-01832-w (May 28, 2025).
Ota, N., C.W. Davies, J. Kang, D. Yan, A. Scherl, A. Wong, R. Cook, X. Tao, D. Dunlap, S. Klabunde, P. Mantik, V. Mohanan, W. Lin, J. McBride, S. Sadekar, K.M. Storek, P.J. Lupardus, Z. Ye, H. Ackerly Wallweber, J.R. Kiefer, M. Xu, P. Chan, K. Nagapudi, T. Yi, and J.T. Koerber, “Engineering a protease-stable, oral single-domain antibody to inhibit IL-23 signaling,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122, e2501635122 (2025), doi:10.1073/pnas.2501635122 (May 28, 2025).
Bergman, H.M., A.T. Fan, C.G. Jones, A.J. Rothenberger, K.K. Jha, R.C. Handford, H.M. Nelson, Y. Liu, and D. Tilley, “Discovery of an Interlocked and Interwoven Molecular Topology in Nanocarbons via Dynamic C-C Bond Formation,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 147, 19132?19138 (2025), doi:10.1021/jacs.5c04268 (May 23, 2025).
Fang, Z., X. Jia, Y. Xing, and J. Szostak, “Nonenzymatic RNA copying with a potentially primordial genetic alphabet,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122, e2505720122 (2025), doi:10.1073/pnas.2505720122 (May 21, 2025).

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ALS-United: Jordan Caddick and Calvin Lau

Congratulations to Our 2025 Retirees

Efficient Upcycling of Plastic Waste into Useful Liquid Fuels

2025 User Meeting Registration is Open

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