The Advanced Light Source Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) invites you to participate in the election of three new UEC members to represent the ALS community. The new members will take office for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2024. View candidate statements and submit your votes by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Read more »
Dahlia An, User Safety Specialist
Dahlia An is new to the ALS but not to Berkeley Lab. Read about how she works with users and beamline scientists and how it connects to her past lives as a researcher and undergraduate student instructor. And, learn how her hobbies still allow her to experiment. Read more »
ALS at 30
October 5, 2023, marks 30 years since first light at the ALS. Over this time, the number of beamlines grew to more than 40, as many as 2,100 users have come to the facility each year, and over 16,000 publications have resulted from work here. Watch this space for special anniversary tidbits throughout the year. We’d also love to hear from you—please share your memories and see community submissions at this link! Read more »
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 »
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