The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals (GUPs) from scientists who wish to conduct research at the ALS in the 2019-2 (July–December) cycle. The deadline for submissions is March 6, 2019. 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 »
ALSNews Vol. 401
January 30, 2019
UEC Chair Fanny Rodolakis
Fanny Rodolakis, the chair of the Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) for 2019, gives a preview of the UEC’s plans for the year, including the User Meeting. The UEC encourages users to submit general feedback and suggest speakers for this year’s User Meeting. Read more »
Maggie Zhuyun Xiao Awarded Best Student Presentation
Congratulations to Maggie Zhuyun Xiao, who earned the award at the Joint MMM-Intermag Conference for her presentation, “Single Domain Magnetoelastic Terfenol-D Microdisks for Particle and Cell Manipulation.” Maggie is an ALS Doctoral Fellow in Residence working with ALS Senior Scientist Elke Arenholz.
ALS Hosts 6th International Diffraction-Limited Storage Ring Workshop
Approximately 160 scientists from synchrotron facilities all over the world gathered at Berkeley Lab last fall for the 6th International Diffraction-Limited Storage Ring Workshop. Event participants discussed both the technical challenges and new research opportunities at next-generation x-ray facilities enabled by multibend achromat lattices. Read more »
ALS in the News (January 2019)
- Drug Sponge Could Minimize Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
- Nanocrystals Get Better When They Double Up With MOFs
- Researchers Identify Openings for Shuttering Virus Factories
- Revealing Hidden Spin: Unlocking New Paths Toward High-Temperature Superconductors
- Scientists Program Proteins to Pair Exactly
- Researchers Use Jiggly Jell-O to Make Powerful New Hydrogen Fuel Catalyst
- Surprising Electronic Disorder in a Copper Oxide-Based Ceramic