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Notification of General User Proposal Results

The Proposal Study Panel (PSP) met on October 20 to oversee and finalize the scoring of General User Proposals for the 2018-1 January–July operating cycle and to make recommendations to the ALS Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Approved Program applications. Beam time allocations for General User Proposals are completed, and users have been notified to view the results by logging in to ALSHub. Approved Program results will be announced shortly. Read more »

ALS Director Roger Falcone Says Farewell

When I joined the Advanced Light Source 11 years ago, I came with limited understanding of ALS, but with great respect and admiration for both the facility and its staff from my time as a user. I wanted to learn and see how I could help, and it has been a wonderful experience. Read more »

ALS in the News (December 2017)

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Congratulations to the “Science as Art” Competition Winners

The ALS Science as Art Competition debuted at this year’s User Meeting. Congratulations to the winners (clockwise, from top left): Bill Kenney (ALS), Photography, User Meeting Vote for “ALS Dome through Crane”; Mark Elsegood (Loughborough Univ.), Photography, Online Vote for “Eerie Green Glow”; Chris Jozwiak (ALS), User Meeting Vote for “Space: The Final ARPES Frontier”; and Jay Wason (Yale), Art, Online Vote for “Horizon.” Read more »

Provide Input on Beamlines for the ALS Upgrade

The ALS seeks input from the community on potential new and rebuilt beamlines to be included in the ALS-U Project. A series of online user forums is being held to provide project updates and solicit input. The next takes place on December 6 at 10 a.m. PT. Input is also being accepted through an online form. More information about the process and upcoming events can be found here. Read more »

NIH Grant Will Enhance Structural Biology Research Experience for ALS Users

A recently awarded National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will help integrate existing structural biology resources at the ALS to better serve users. The funds will help establish a centralized collaborative mechanism, called ALS-ENABLE, that will guide users through the most appropriate routes for answering their biological questions. Read more »

CO Adsorption on Pd(100) Studied by Multimodal Ambient Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron and Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopies

The first combined infrared spectroscopy and ambient-pressure XPS study was demonstrated at Beamline 11.0.2. The in situ vibrational and core-level spectroscopies in the Torr pressure range offer complementary information on the properties of surfaces and adsorbates while closing the pressure gap between laboratory measurements and applications.  The multimodal spectroscopy also allowed the identification of the C 1s binding energy and quantification of an uncommon atop CO species on a Pd(100) surface. Read more »