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MOFs in the Light: ALS User Omar Yaghi Receives 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Omar Yaghi, Susumu Kitagawa, and Richard Robson for the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). At many different ALS beamlines, Yaghi used a broad range of techniques to characterize MOFs in formats such as small crystals, thin films, and powders, leading to applications in water harvesting, carbon dioxide conversion, and more. Read more »

UEC Nominations Due October 31, 2025

The Advanced Light Source Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) invites nominations for its upcoming election for five new UEC members (2026–2028 term). Nominations will be accepted through Friday, October 31, 2025. Take a look at what is involved, and remember that self-nominations are welcome! Read more »

Applications due October 31 for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships

Applications for the next round of ALS Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships are due October 31 for a start date in 2026. Fellows spend a year in residence at the ALS pursuing research projects in teams that include staff and the user community, and are exposed to current scientific challenges that can be tackled using advanced synchrotron radiation tools. Read more »

Beam Across the Bay: ALS Visits SSRL

It is rare to find synchrotron light sources around the world, much less two within 50 miles of each other. Capitalizing on their proximity, the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource hosted the Advanced Light Source for a day of introductions and reconnections, all in the name of science. Read more »

Martin Kunz, Nobumichi Tamura, and Simon Teat Receive 2025 Shirley Award

The ALS Users’ Executive Committee recognized beamline scientists Nobumichi Tamura, Martin Kunz, and Simon Teat as the 2025 Shirley Award recipients. At the recent User Meeting, they presented a talk on their development of the Sector 12 hard x-ray diffraction program and the cold cases they’ve been able to solve. Read more »

2025 ACS Early Investigator Award for Greg Su

Staff Scientist Greg Su has been selected for an Early Investigator award by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE). Attendees of the 2025 ACS Fall Meeting will be able to hear Su’s award seminar on Wednesday, August 20. Read more »

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 »

ALS at the Farmers’ Market

Once a quarter since the fall of 2023, Berkeley Lab has held a pop-up booth at the downtown Berkeley Farmers’ Market. Last Saturday, ALS staff had the opportunity to highlight the science taking place underneath the iconic dome on the hill. Read more and view photos from the day. Read more »