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Updates & Announcements

New Videos on ALSHub Features

The ALS User Guide now offers a selection of instructional videos describing how to perform tasks in ALSHub. You can follow along to create an account, submit a proposal, schedule your beamtime, and more. Read more »

Congratulations to Our 2023 Retirees

Gary Giangrasso, David Malone, and Troy Stevens Sr. are retiring after a combined 94.25 years of service. Thank you all for your contributions to the ALS, and congratulations on your retirement! Read more »

New Option for Preferred Name in ALSHub

Users and staff may now list their preferred name in addition to their legal name when registering in ALSHub. The preferred name will display on the ALSHub Dashboard, proposal, scheduler, ESAF, and in User Office Communications. Read more »

Three SCGSR Awardees to Conduct Research at the ALS (May 2023)

The Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program will provide Alaina Hartnett (Harvard University), Mostafa Nassr (UT Austin), and Sreevishnu Oruganti (UIUC) with supplemental awards to conduct research at the ALS in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission. Read more »

Submit a Tutorial Proposal for the 2023 User Meeting

The Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) is soliciting tutorial proposals for the 2023 User Meeting, September 11–15, which will be the first in-person/hybrid meeting since 2019. We are so excited to return to the interactions, the vendors, the food, and the views! Tutorials will take place on the 11th, followed by the plenary and poster sessions on the 12th. The second half of the week (13th–15th) will be devoted to visioning workshops about the future of the facility, post-ALS-U. Look out for more information soon! Read more »

Call for 2022 and 2023 Publications

All publications resulting from work done in whole, or in part, at the ALS must be recorded by the User Office for the Department of Energy (DOE). Please help ensure our records are complete by reporting your ALS publications, especially those published in 2022 and 2023. Read more »

Dimitri Argyriou Named Next ALS Director

Dimitri Argyriou, an accomplished physicist and Associate Director for In-Kind Management at the European Spallation Source, has been selected to serve as the next director of the Advanced Light Source. His appointment is expected to begin this June. The announcement follows an international search. Read more »