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CLS E-News                          Vol. 9 No. 2
www.lightsource.ca           Jan 30, 2012
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  1. CALL FOR PROPOSALS OPENS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
  2. CANADIAN ACCESS TO BEAM TIME AT THE APS
  3. CANADIAN SYNCHROTRON SUMMER SCHOOL (CS3 2012)
  4. SECOND ANNUAL CLS MX DATA COLLECTION SCHOOL
  5. CLS 15TH ANNUAL USERS' MEETING (AUM)
  6. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: OBSERVATION OF INTERFERENCE IN DISSOCATIATIVE PHOTOIONIZATION OF H2
  7. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2011 G. MICHAEL BANCROFT PH.D. THESIS AWARD
  8. INCREASE YOUR IMPACT FACTOR CONTEST WINNER
  9. NEW STAFF AND NOW HIRING

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1. CALL FOR PROPOSALS OPENS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
****DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Contact: mailto:clsuo@lightsource.ca

The Cycle 15 Call for Proposals will open on Wednesday, February 1st, for scheduling of beam time for the July-December, 2012 period. The schedule can be viewed at http://www.lightsource.ca/operations/schedule.php

***THE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS FEBRUARY 29, 2012***

GENERAL USER PROPOSALS received for operational beamlines are reviewed for safety and technical feasibility, and then scored for scientific merit by an external review committee. Research time obtained through this competitive peer review process takes place twice per year. General User research should result in the publication of scientific results.

You have the option of submitting a NEW proposal or submitting a Beam Time Request against an Active Proposal. Allocation of shifts for July-December, 2012 will be based on the highest ranked proposals (both new and active). To view evaluation criteria used in reviewing and rating proposals see http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/proposal_writing_tips.php or to compare your score to others on the same beamline, please visit http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/results_of_call.php.

View beamlines participating in the Call at http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/beamline_status.php.

In addition to normal mode operations at 250 mA, eight shifts are available for Single Bunch Mode and six for Coherent Synchrotron Radiation studies. These shifts must be applied for through the General User program.

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/call_proposals.php

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2. CANADIAN ACCESS TO BEAM TIME AT THE APS
Contact: mailto:emil.hallin@lightsource.ca

Contact: mailto:clsuo@lightsource.ca

CLS is pleased to announce Priority Canadian Access for beam time to the Advanced Photon Source (APS) through the CLS General User call for proposals, opening on February 1st.

Primary access to the beam time is based on peer review, emphasizing the excellence of science where there is intent to publish scientific results.  Researchers affiliated with a Canadian university or college are eligible to apply for this access.

To view the process for applying for Canadian access to the APS, see http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/beam_time.php. Beam time applications will be accepted until February 29, 2012 11:59:59.

For further beamline information, please contact PNCSRF BL Scientist Robert Gordon (mailto:ragordon@sfu.ca). For process related questions, please contact clsuo@lightsource.ca.

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3. CANADIAN SYNCHROTRON SUMMER SCHOOL (CS3 2012) July 16 - 24, 2012, Saskatoon

Contact: mailto:summerschool@lightsource.ca

This year the theme of our summer school is materials science. The school is intended for researchers in solid state chemistry and physics who wish to add synchrotron techniques to their research skill set. The school will feature:

No prior experience with synchrotron techniques is assumed or required. Spaces are limited. Online applications will be accepted soon. The school fee of $450 includes tuition, resources, lunch daily and several evening meals.

For further information please contact summerschool@lightsource.ca or 306-657-3525.

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4.  SECOND ANNUAL CLS MX DATA COLLECTION SCHOOL, JUNE 5 - 9, 2012
Contact: mailto:shaun.labiuk@lightsource.ca

The Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography Facility is pleased to be accepting applications for the 2nd Annual CLS Mx Data Collection School, being held at the CLS June 5 - 9, 2012.

This is an intensive hands-on data collection school intended to equip participants effectively collect macromolecular crystal diffraction data at the synchrotron and remotely. This year's special topic will be an in-depth look at using COOT during structure solution and modeling, with invited speaker Dr. Trevor Morales. Attendance is limited so early application is encouraged.

Application deadline is April 13, 2012. Visit the school website at http://cmcf.lightsource.ca/school for more information and to apply.

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5. CLS 15TH ANNUAL USERS' MEETING (AUM), MAY 3-4, 2012
Contact: mailto:derek.peak@usask.ca

The Canadian Light Source 15th Annual Users' Meeting will be held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, May 3-4, 2012.

The meeting is a great opportunity to learn about the science carried out at the Canadian Light Source, present your recent synchrotron work and meet fellow users.

Workshops covering a wide range of topics will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012, followed by the Users' Meeting, Exhibitor Show, Poster Session and Closing Banquet on Friday, May 4, 2012.

Please consider attending this event. More information will be posted soon on: http:www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2012/

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6. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: OBSERVATION OF INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TWO DISTINCT AUTOIONIZING STATES IN DISSOCATIATIVE PHOTOIONIZATION OF H2
Contact: mailto:reddish@uwindsor.ca

Dissociative photoionization (DPI) of randomly oriented H2 molecules has been studied using linearly polarized synchrotron radiation at selected photon energies of 31, 33, and 35 eV. Large amplitude oscillations in the photoelectron asymmetry parameter ß, as a function of electron energy, have been observed. The phase of these ß oscillations are in excellent agreement with the results of recent close coupling calculations. We show that the oscillations are the signature of interferences between doubly excited states decaying at different internuclear distances. The oscillations thus provide information about the classical paths followed by the nuclei. The presence of such oscillations is predicted to be a general phenomenon in DPI.

The synchrotron data reported in this paper were obtained at beamline 11ID-2 (VLS-PGM) by researchers from the University of Windsor, the CLS and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, and IMDEA-Nanociencia, Madrid.

Reddish, T.J., Padmanabhan, A., MacDonald, M., Zuin, L., Fernandez, J., Palacios, A., Martin, F. 2012. Observation of interference between two distinct autoionizing states in dissociative photoionization of H2. Physical Review Letters 108, 023004. Published 11 January. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.023004.

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7. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2011 G. MICHAEL BANCROFT PH.D. THESIS AWARD
Contact: mailto:BancroftAward@lightsource.ca

Applications are now being accepted for the 2011 G. Michael Bancroft Ph.D. Thesis Award.   All material must be received at the CLS by March 1, 2012.

Named after one of the founders of Canadian synchrotron science, the award consists of a plaque and a cash prize of $3000.  The CLS will present the award annually to the Ph.D. thesis based on CLS data judged to be the best published in the last calendar year.  The award will be presented at the Annual Users Meeting, where the winner will be invited by the UAC to present their results.

For information on how to apply, please visit http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/bancroftthesisaward.php

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8. INCREASE YOUR IMPACT FACTOR CONTEST WINNER
Contact: mailto:matthew.dalzell@lightsource.ca

Congratulations to Jianjun Yang of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, who won the iPod Nano for submitting the paper "Soft X-ray Induced Photoreduction of Organic Cu(II) Compounds Probed by X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopy (Analytical Chemistry 2011, 83, pp. 7856-7862, DOI: 10.1021/ac201622g) to our "Increase Your Impact Factor" contest. The synchrotron data in the paper were obtained at beamlines 10ID-1 (SM) and 11ID-1 (SGM) at the CLS, along with beamlines at the Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

To submit a tip about an interesting experiment or upcoming paper please contact CLS science writer Matt Dalzell.

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9.  NEW STAFF AND NOW HIRING
Contact: mailto:jobs@lightsource.ca

We are pleased to welcome the following new employees who started with us recently:

Celeste Bodnaryk, Corporate Administrative Assistant (Maternity Leave)
Celeste brings to the CLS years of corporate administrative experience in various industries in Saskatoon and Calgary.

Gosia Korbas, BioXAS Staff Scientist
Gosia comes to the CLS from the University of Saskatchewan where she was a member of the Molecular and Environmental Sciences Research Group in the Department of Geological Sciences.

The following job postings are currently available at CLS:

For a list of current opportunities at the CLS please check our website regularly: http://www.lightsource.ca/careers/

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