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Updates & Announcements

May 2019 Message from the UEC

Alex Frañó, the vice chair of the Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) for 2019, reports on the most recent UEC meeting, discusses a letter of support for light source facilities, and announces a new communication tool for users. Read more »

ALS Director Announces Andreas Scholl as New Science Deputy

I am delighted to inform you that our search for a new science deputy has ended successfully with the appointment of ALS senior staff scientist Andreas Scholl. I look forward to working with him as we continue to manage this world-leading facility and get ready for ALS-U science. Read more »

April 2019 Message from the UEC

Fanny Rodolakis, the chair of the Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) for 2019, reports on the most recent UEC meeting and calls for speaker suggestions for this year’s User Meeting. Read more »

ALS Doctoral Fellowship Applications Open June 1

ALS Doctoral Fellowships in Residence allow early-career researchers to spend a year at the ALS working at the frontier of synchrotron radiation research and helping advance state-of-the-art techniques. Applications will be accepted from June 1–June 30. Read more »

March 2019 Message from the UEC

Fanny Rodolakis, the chair of the Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) for 2019, reports on the most recent UEC meeting and calls for workshop and tutorial suggestions for this year’s User Meeting. Read more »

Winter 2019 Shutdown Recap

A two-month scheduled shutdown of the ALS is nearly complete. It allowed significant progress on two new beamlines under construction, QERLIN and Gemini, and also saw the completion of a long-term project to upgrade the storage ring’s radio frequency (rf) system. The facility should return to user operations as scheduled on February 28. Read more »

February 2019 Message from the UEC

Fanny Rodolakis, the chair of the Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) for 2019, reports on the most recent UEC meeting and calls for speaker suggestions for this year’s User Meeting. Read more »

The Fusion of Art and Physics

As part of a project bringing together local artists and physicists, ALS Staff Scientist Henrik Ohldag has been paired with sculptor Brad Burkhart to see what the result would be if x-ray microscopy and clay sculptures are combined. You are invited to visit the Advanced Food Source snack bar on the first floor of Building 80 to suggest a name for a piece by Burkhart. Another piece, “What’s your sign?” has been installed at Beamline 11.0.2 at the ALS. For more information, contact Hendrik at hohldag@lbl.gov. Read more »