Our UEC is continually adapting to the rapidly changing status quo as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. After careful considerations and discussions with ALS management, we have decided to change the format of the ALS User Meeting 2020 to a virtual (online) meeting. Read more »
Updates & Announcements
Shelter-in-Place Message from Director Steve Kevan
A far cry from the familiar, bustling ALS, our facility is running at minimal operations and the majority of our staff is working from home. I speak for the entire ALS staff when I write that we miss all of you, and hope you are healthy and safe. Read more »
April 2020 Message from the User Office: Proposal Updates
Plans will be developed to phase in research at the ALS, becoming more robust as the COVID-19 timeline plays out. In the meantime, the ALS user office database is tracking the lost beamtime for each proposal. Users can see this information by viewing their proposals in ALSHub and noting the discrepancy between allocated and scheduled beamtime. Read more »
March 2020 Update on Proposals and Beamtime
Since Tuesday, March 17, the ALS has been in a warm standby state. Here are details on what that means for user proposals and beamtime. Read more »
March 2020 Message from the UEC
UEC Chair Alex Frano and the rest of the Users’ Executive Committee have been working with ALS management on the 2020 User Meeting and the upcoming shutdown schedule, though some of those discussions are paused during the response to the pandemic. The UEC is here to support and help the user community. Read more »
Jinghua Guo and Yi-De Chuang to be Honored by Professional Societies
The Materials Research Society selected Jinghua Guo to receive the 2020 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award. The American Physical Society recognizes Yi-De Chuang as an Outstanding Referee of the Physical Review journals. Read more »
February 2020 Message from the Users’ Executive Committee
The 2020 UEC Chair Alex Frano highlights the new date of the User Meeting, which will be August 25–27 this year. This year’s meeting will continue the tradition of excellent speakers, tutorials, and workshops. Read more »
Update from ALS Director Steve Kevan
Steve Kevan highlights the ALS achievements of the past year and looks forward to progress on many fronts. The ALS-U Project, Science Council, and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accountability (IDEA) will all shape the ALS of the future. Read more »
March 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 2020-2 (July–December) cycle. The deadline for submissions is March 4, 2020. 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 »
Welcome to the 2019–2020 ALS Fellows
This November, we welcomed the new doctoral fellows to the Advanced Light Source in an orientation event. ALS Deputy for Science Andreas Scholl hosted the event and invited guests from around the ALS and Berkeley Lab to give an overview of the resources our fellows will have. Read more »
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