Our next Department of Energy quadrennial review is coming up soon. Please help ensure our records include all publications resulting from work done, in whole or in part, at the Advanced Light Source (ALS), especially those published in 2021 to 2024. Read more »
March 5, 2025, Deadline for General User Proposals—Updated Proposal Writing Guidelines!
The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals (GUPs) from scientists who wish to conduct research at the ALS in the 2025-2 (August–December) cycle. The deadline for submissions is March 5, 2025. Please review the updated proposal guidelines, with thanks to feedback from proposal submitters and reviewers. Additional beamtime cycles will be run before the ALS-U dark time, and we will share more information as it becomes available. Read more »
Updated Chemical Safety Policy 2025
A new lab-wide chemical safety policy requires that all chemicals be reviewed and approved before they arrive at LBNL. As a user of the ALS, you must provide a complete list of chemicals you want to send or bring to the ALS and wait until you receive approval before you proceed. Chemicals that arrive without approval may be returned to the sender. For details on what is considered a chemical under this policy and instructions for obtaining approval, please see the ALS chemical safety webpage. Read more »
Whitney Loo, 2025 Users’ Executive Committee Chair
The ALS was a major selling point when Whitney Loo chose where to pursue her PhD. Now that she runs her own research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she is maintaining her ties and giving back to the ALS community by serving on the UEC. Read more »
Hendrik Ohldag Elected Fellow of IEEE
Hendrik Ohldag has been elected as a 2025 fellow of IEEE (originally chartered as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). The Board of Directors recognizes him “for contributions to studies of magnetic materials with novel x-ray techniques at high spatio-temporal resolution.”
Gianna FazioLiu, Director of Communications
Since joining the ALS in September, Gianna FazioLiu has been connecting with people across Berkeley Lab and thinking about how to tell the stories about their work. Her passion for science communications originated in Mexican coffee farms and French cheese, so it is small wonder that her free time is filled with tasty pursuits to this day. Read more »
2024 Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards in Recognition of ALS Staff
The Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards program recognizes the significant achievements of Lab employees. Join us in congratulating Andreas Scholl, Gregory Su, Ina Reichel, and the many members of the ALS community who received Director’s Awards in 2024. Read more »
In Memoriam: Terry McAfee, Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
The ALS community is saddened to lose Terry McAfee, who was a caring and hardworking presence since he started coming to the facility as a graduate student. From ALS user to full-time staff, he always strove to create a welcoming environment. We will remember his passion for STEM and his love for his family. Read more »
Memories of Terry McAfee from the ALS Community
Terry McAfee was a member of the ALS community from the time he started as a user to his time as a scientific engineering associate. He passed away in September 2024 and will be missed dearly. We have collected memories from the ALS community to share with each other and with Terry’s family. To shareRead More Read more »
David Shapiro Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
David Shapiro has been elected as a 2024 Fellow of the American Physical Society. The Council of Representatives recognizes him “for pioneering work in the development of the lensless diffractive imaging method, x-ray ptychography, and the scientific use of this imaging technique for important energy, chemical, materials, magnetic, physics, and biological uses.”
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