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March 2021 Awards and Honors for ALS Users

Ane Etxebarria wins Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, and DOE recognizes Marca Doeff and Johanna Nelson Weker for their significant contributions to energy storage research. Congratulations to these members of the ALS community on their achievements! Read more »

Ashley White Selected as Women @ The Lab 2020 Honoree

The Women Scientists & Engineers Council recognizes the Women @ The Lab 2020 honorees for their meritorious professional contributions, leadership, mentorship, and outreach. A virtual W@TL event is being planned for March 30th, 3:00 pm–4:30 pm. Read more »

Ken Baptiste, Electrical Engineering Group Leader

Ken Baptiste has been with the ALS since its origin, and he’s been known for his delicious rum cake that entire time. Along the way, he’s learned about the importance of meticulous planning and discovered a few hidden spaces at the Lab. Read more »

March 3 Deadline for General User Proposals

The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals (GUPs) from scientists who wish to conduct research at the ALS in the 2021-2 (August–December) cycle. The deadline for submissions is March 3, 2021. Applicants are reminded that they may request joint access to the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility at Berkeley Lab, to support their ALS activities. Read more »

2021 Update from ALS Director Steve Kevan

Steve Kevan reflects on the resilience of the ALS community over the past year and the progress we’ve continued to make, from timely COVID research to remote access on a variety of beamlines. As we look to the future, the continued efforts of the whole team will set us up for impactful science during and after the ALS Upgrade Project. Read more »

M. Zahid Hasan Honored with DOE’s Prestigious Lawrence Award

The U.S. Department of Energy honored Hasan for “experiments using advanced spin-angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy which led to seminal discoveries of new phases of matter and new fermionic quasiparticles.” Hasan is a longtime ALS user and a pioneer in the field of topological materials. Read more »

Johanna Nelson Weker, Users’ Executive Committee Chair

This year’s Users’ Executive Committee chair first used synchrotrons as a grad student and loved the experience so much she eventually became a beamline scientist at SSRL. She’s excited to work closely with the user community during the ALS Upgrade and is well versed in post-beamtime food options in Berkeley. Read more »

New UEC Members for 2021

Welcome to the new Users’ Executive Committee members for 2021! Rourav Basak (UCSD), Eric Meshot (Lawrence Livermore National Lab), and Inna Vishik (UC Davis) will be joining the UEC in January. Read more »