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Lori Tamura Receives 2023 Tim Renner User Services Award

After 25 years of science writing at the ALS, Lori Tamura has a tried and true method for clearly communicating complex scientific concepts. With her care and skill, she has increased the impact and reach of results from ALS work, and the UEC has recognized that impact with the 2023 Tim Renner User Services Award. Read more »

UEC Nominations Due October 27, 2023

The Advanced Light Source Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) invites nominations for its upcoming election for three new UEC members (2024–2026 term). Nominations will be accepted through Friday, October 27, 2023. Take a look at what is involved, and remember that self-nominations are welcome! Read more »

September 2023 Message from the UEC

UEC Chair Inna Vishik celebrates a successful user meeting and invites attendees to re-live the happy memories as well as share their thoughts in the survey. She also shares ways to get involved. Read more »

Haris Mahic, Accelerator and Floor Operator

As an accelerator and floor operator, Haris’s work takes him all over the ALS. But, it is his photography hobby that has left an indelible mark on the ALS homepage. Let’s take a closer look at how he helps keep the ALS running and what brought him here in the first place. Read more »

Major ALS-U Milestone: First Accumulator Ring Magnet Rafts Installed

The first magnet rafts of the accumulator ring (AR) have been installed. The AR will work together with the new storage ring to enable on-axis, swap-out injection of electron bunch trains, which is key to achieving ALS-U’s transformational high brightness. The ALS-U project team is installing and commissioning the AR before the one-year dark time that will focus on construction of the new storage ring. More to come about this significant milestone when we recap the summer shutdown!

August 2023 Message from the UEC

UEC Chair Inna Vishik shares why this year’s User Meeting will be so special as well as some tips for making the most of the meeting. She also reminds users of town halls and other ways to understand and get involved with shaping the post-upgrade ALS. Read more »

Catching up with ASPIRES Interns from 2022 and 2023

The ASPIRES program is a 10-week paid internship matching undergraduate students from California State East Bay with mentors in Berkeley Lab’s Energy Sciences Area. We caught up with some of the ASPIRES interns from 2022 and 2023 to hear about their internship experience and what they’re working on! Read more »

2023 User Meeting Registration Now Open

September 11–15: Join us in Berkeley or virtually as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of first light and look ahead to the future! Registration is free this year, and all are welcome. To help us allocate space, please register early and indicate the sessions you’re interested in attending. Read more »

September 6 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 2024-1 (January–July) cycle. The deadline for submissions is September 6, 2023. 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 »