The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals (GUPs) from scientists who wish to conduct research at the ALS in the July–December 2015 cycle.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 4, 2015
Please log in to ALSHub to submit a new GUP or to make a beam time request (BTR) on an existing active proposal.
Users are reminded that they need to have an ALSHub account to submit proposals, and that creating an account may take 1–2 business days. We encourage all users to check their account well before the proposal deadline.
New Proposals
For more information about how to apply for beam time and proposal writing guidelines, follow the link to Apply for Beamtime in the User Guide.
Maintaining an Active Proposal
Proposals for general sciences beamlines are considered active for two years, or until the total shifts requested in the proposal have been used. Users may decide whether to submit a new proposal or make a BTR on an active proposal based on the cutoff score for that beamline. Users are reminded that their proposal score may be improved if they fell below the cutoff in the first cycle, as described on GUP web pages.
RAPIDD Proposals
Users requiring limited but rapid access to ALS beam time, may prefer to submit a RAPIDD proposal rather than a GUP. RAPIDD proposals may be submitted at any time and the system includes:
- Rapid access to structural biology beamlines
- Rapid access to some general user beamlines (7.3.3, 8.3.2, 9.3.1 and 11.3.1)
- Industry proposals on most ALS-run beamlines
- Director’s Discretionary beam time on most ALS-run beamlines
All proposal forms include a productivity section with publications from previous ALS work. The publications will be pre-filled automatically from the ALS publication database by searching for the Principal Investigator’s name. Please make sure your publications are entered into our database and be sure to select your group’s publication when submitting your proposal.