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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 »

Call for 2017 to 2019 Publications

Our next Department of Energy triennial review is coming up soon. Please help ensure our records include all publications resulting from work done, in whole or in part, at the Advanced Light Source (ALS), especially those published in 2017 to 2019. Read more »

New UEC Members for 2020

Welcome to the new Users’ Executive Committee members for 2020! Yingge Du (PNNL), Stephanie Gilbert Corder (ALS), Hope Michelsen (University of Colorado Boulder), Matthijs A. van Spronsen (Berkeley Lab), and Ming Yi (Rice University) will be joining the UEC in January. Read more »

Warm Coat Drive at the ALS and Molecular Foundry

We are joining forces with the Molecular Foundry to collect clean, new or gently-worn coats for Alameda County Social Services. Now through December 19, you can donate your coats to boxes in the lobby of Building 6 or 67. Last year, we collected 93 coats! Contacts: Cindy Lee (ALS) and Suksham Barun (Molecular Foundry) Read more »

Users’ Executive Committee Elections Begin November 4, 2019

Voting for new Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) members will begin on November 4, 2019 and continue through November 18, 2019. We are looking to elect five new members, including one ALS-based member. The newly elected members will take office for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2020. All active users are eligible to go to the UEC website, read about each of the candidates, and submit your votes. The election results will be posted on the site after the deadline. The outgoing committee members are Christine Beavers (Diamond, UK), Jennifer Ciezak-Jenkins (US Army Research Lab), Ethan Crumlin (Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab), Kelsey Stoerzinger (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), and Francesca Toma (Chemical Sciences Division, Berkeley Lab). Read more »