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Nobumichi Tamura Receives 2019 Klaus Halbach Award

Nobumichi Tamura received the 2019 Klaus Halbach Award in recognition for the software he developed to analyze microdiffraction data. The first version of the software was completed just before Christmas 1999 and has been a gift for many in the community ever since. Read more »

Infrared Nanospectroscopy at Graphene–Liquid Interfaces

Researchers developed a new infrared approach to probing the first few molecular layers of a liquid in contact with a graphene electrode under operating conditions. The work offers a new way to study the interfaces that are key to understanding batteries, corrosion, and other bio- and electrochemical phenomena. Read more »PPT-icon-35 PDF-icon-35

Nominations Due October 28 for New UEC Members

The Advanced Light Source Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) invites nominations for new UEC members. Nominations will be accepted through Monday, October 28. Following an election, five new UEC members will be selected for the 2020–2022 term. Read more »

Terry McAfee, Resonant Soft X-Ray Scattering Postdoc

Terry McAfee started coming to the ALS during his PhD. The Northern California native is glad to be back as a postdoc and hopes to stay on as a beamline scientist. He enjoys developing new techniques and working with users, always looking for ways to contribute to the community. Read more »

ALS Confirms Mechanism for Improved Fuel Cell Catalysis

Aided by x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the ALS, researchers from Toyota and the University of Akron have uncovered a new catalysis mechanism to improve oxidation-reduction reactions in certain fuel cells by 40%. This enhancement, based on tin oxide, will support efforts to increase fuel efficiency in electric vehicles. Read more »PPT-icon-35

In Memoriam: Dave Humphries, Staff Engineer

We are saddened by the death of our friend and colleague, Dave Humphries. During his long tenure at Berkeley Lab and at the ALS in particular, Dave contributed in many outstanding ways to the success of the Laboratory and of our facility. Dave was at home with his family and passed away peacefully on September 13, 2019. Read more »

Padraic Shafer to Receive the 2019 Shirley Award

Congratulations to Padraic Shafer, this year’s recipient of the Shirley Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement! Shafer, ALS staff scientist and leader of the ALS’s dichroism program, is being recognized “for unveiling the nature of chiral quantum materials through the innovative use of x-ray scattering at the Advanced Light Source.” Read more »

Doctoral Fellows in Residence Wrap Up Year at the ALS

After spending a year at the ALS, our doctoral fellows in residence are preparing to return to their home institutions. Before leaving, they gave lightning talks on the work they did at the beamlines and what else they did in the Bay Area. Read more »

Controlling Spin in Antiferromagnetic Nanostructures

Researchers discovered that the spin configuration of a nanostructured antiferromagnetic material can be affected by the dimensions of features imprinted onto the material. The results suggest that nanoscale patterning can be a viable tool for engineering spin configurations in future antiferromagnetic spintronic devices. Read more »PPT-icon-35 PDF-icon-35