Alastair MacDowell
Senior Scientist, Deputy for Development
Photon Science
Websites
Responsibilities
Program lead for Instrumentation Group
Deputy for Photon Sciences Development Group
Lead for deployment of Multiplexed RIXS Beamline 6.0.2 (QERLIN)
Science lead for bend magnet moves required for ALS-U
Beamline Scientist (support) for BL 8.3.2
Beamline Scientist for BL.3.3.2
Biographical Information
BSc. (Chemistry) 1976, Univ Manchester, UK
PhD. (Chemistry) 1980 Univ Manchester, UK
Post Doc, Univ. Manchester, UK 1980 – 1982
Staff Scientist, Daresbury Laboratory UK, 1982 – 1986
Associate Physicist, Brookhaven Nat. Lab, 1986 – 1988
Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Labs, 1988 – 1996
Staff Scientist, LBNL, 1996 – present
Research Interests
X-ray optics: design and development of x-ray optical systems and elements used for advancing x-ray microscopy and spectroscopy.
Instrumentation development to enable new science such as novel environmental cells.
Selected Publications
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