The Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program will provide Michelle Devoe (UC Berkeley), Abraham Lewis Levitan (MIT), and Dayne Yoshiki Sasaki (UC Davis) with supplemental awards to conduct research at the ALS in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission. Read more »
Winter 2022 Shutdown Recap
The main driver for the recent shutdown (January to early March) was preparing the storage ring wall for the installation of the ALS-U accumulator ring. Check out the video of all the projects that took place during this shutdown. Read more »
ALS Scientists to Collaborate on Three DOE Small Business Awards
Three Bay Area companies have been awarded DOE Phase I small business grants to collaborate with ALS scientists to conduct R&D. Rochester Scientific and HighRi Optics will work with Valeriy Yashchuk and MLtwist will work with Alex Hexemer. Read more »
Diane Bryant, Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Diane Bryant shares what she likes about working at the ALS, why she chairs the career and professional development task force, and the fun activity she does to take her mind off work. Read more »
ALS in the News (December 2021)
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- BCSB determines interactions of potential inhibitor with SARS-CoV-2 protease
- Howard Padmore receives Berkeley Lab lifetime achievement award
- Collin Foster to spend a study year at Berkeley Lab
- Professor Daniel Knopf tries to predict how ice forms in clouds
- Converting methane to methanol – with and without water
- Berkeley Lab awarded more than $13 million for electric vehicle battery research
- Revolutionizing data access through Tiled
- Government scientists recover hypothesized crystal from deep within earth
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Alyssa Brand, Chemical Safety Specialist
Alyssa Brand recently joined the ALS safety team. She’s not new to the Lab—she previously worked at the Molecular Foundry and in the EH&S Division. She is excited to join the ALS and learn more about all the science going on here. Read more »
2021 Renner Award winner Andrea “Andi” Jones
At this year’s ALS User Meeting, Andrea “Andi” Jones, proposal coordinator in the User Services Office, was honored with the 2021 Tim Renner User Services Award. The ALS Users’ Executive Committee selected Jones for “her dedication and commitment in supporting the User Office that have allowed efficient proposal reviews and beamtime allocations during the pandemic.” Read more »
Winter 2021 Shutdown Recap
During the Winter 2021 shutdown, the ALS was a hive of activity, though social distancing requirements during the pandemic meant that the activity looked a bit different from years past. We began commissioning on March 26 and plan to return to user operations after commissioning concludes. Read more »
Summer 2020 Shutdown Recap
With all the changes due to COVID-19, it is no surprise that this summer’s ALS shutdown was also affected. It began later (August instead of July) and was shorter than originally scheduled (about six weeks instead of three months). Nevertheless a number of smaller activities, many in preparation for the ALS Upgrade (ALS-U), were accomplished. Read more »
Hans Bechtel Receives 2019 Tim Renner User Services Award
The UEC honors outstanding contributions to the ALS community through the Tim Renner User Services Award. Hans Bechtel received this year’s award “for his dedication to user success, exemplified in the scientific and technical support he provides at the IR beamlines and compassion and inclusion he embodies in every interaction.” Read more »