The updated ALS Strategic Plan for the next five years is now available online. It provides an introduction to the ALS, explains strategic priorities for science thrusts and instrumentation, and covers the ALS Upgrade. The document also discusses the user program, workforce development, safety, accelerator projects, and initiatives. Read more »
Wanli Yang Receives VUVX Mid-Career Award in Condensed Matter Physics
At the 40th International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet and X-Ray Physics, Wanli Yang was awarded the Mid-Career Award in Condensed Matter Physics for extending the applicability of soft x-ray science within the materials science community, especially for the application of ex situ and in situ x-ray spectroscopy to Li-ion batteries. Read more »
July 2019 Message from the Users’ Executive Committee
The Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) serves the interests of scientists who come to the Advanced Light Source to conduct research. Find out more about upcoming events and ways to get involved. Read more »
Elaine DiMasi, ALS-U Beamlines and Optical Systems Lead
Elaine DiMasi joined the ALS-U Project two months ago, bringing her expertise in both beamline science and project management. Find out why she’s known as the BOSS. Read more »
ALS in the News (July 2019)
- Berkeley Lab appoints Polly Arnold as Chemical Sciences Division Director
- Thin film patterns classified by machine learning
- Reversible electro-optical detector for environmental sensing of pollutants
- Berkeley Lab receives DOE support for building to study microbe-ecosystem interactions for energy and environmental research
- New analysis techniques unearth a trove of unusual minerals
- Q&A: The complexities of biominerals
- Frog protein may mitigate dangers posed by toxic marine microbes fueled by climate change
A Bullfrog’s Powerful Defense Against Toxic Red Tides
Working as a “molecular sponge,” a bullfrog protein known as saxiphilin provides powerful, yet little understood, protection against deadly neurotoxins produced in red tides. Crystallography studies at the ALS have clarified saxiphilin’s function, potentially enabling better ways to monitor and combat toxins in our oceans and food supplies. Read more »
September 4 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 2020-1 (January–June) cycle. The deadline for submissions is September 4, 2019. 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 »
Congratulations and Thank You to Our Retirees
Congratulations to Bob Gassaway, Bob Mueller, John Pepper, Max Vinco, and Tony Warwick! Read more »
June 2019 Message from the UEC
Fanny Rodolakis, the chair of the Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) for 2019, announces the Beamtime Buddies group on WhatsApp–a new communication tool for users at the ALS. Read more »
Catalyst Improves Cycling Life of Magnesium/Sulfur Batteries
Magnesium/sulfur batteries hold promise as a safer, energy-dense advancement, but previous iterations have suffered from extremely limited recharging capabilities. Studies at the ALS provided electrochemical insights into battery polarization and revealed how a titanium catalyst activates magnesium/sulfur compounds to improve battery performance. Read more »
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