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Newsletter=========================================================== CLS E-News Vol. 4 No. 3 July 27, 2006 www.lightsource.ca University of Saskatchewan, Canada ===========================================================
*************************************************************************** 1. Election Results – Users’ Advisory Committee The Canadian Light Source Users' Advisory Committee (UAC) has 12 members with staggered terms, and there were three positions to fill for the term starting November, 2006. It is my pleasure to inform you about the recently held UAC election results. The following people were elected for a 3 year term starting in November 1, 2006:
Congratulations! On behalf of the UAC, I would like to thank all candidates for volunteering in this election. We are looking forward to working with the new members of our committee. We would also like to thank the retiring members - Dean Chapman, Stefan Kycia and Michele Loewen (past chair) - for their valuable contributions to the committee. Sincerely, *************************************************************************** 2. NSERC to conduct mid-term review- October 5-6, 2006 NSERC will be conducting the Mid-Term review site visits at the CLS on October 5-6. The evaluation will focus on the following selection criteria for the Major Resources Support (MRS) program (previously the MFA grant):
This review has always been planned as part of our grant cycle and is not a request for new funding. There will be active participation from a broad range of groups and individuals, such as users, beamteams, staff, committee members and administrators. As we prepare for this important process we thank you for your cooperation in responding to requests for information and welcome any comments you may have. Information regarding recently filled synchrotron-related positions in institutions across Canada would be particularly valuable. Tom Ellis, *************************************************************************** 3. Request for Publications Information This past year has been exciting as we have welcomed many users to the CLSI facility during commissioning and have made major progress towards full beamline operations. We thank you for using the Canadian Light Source to perform your research. Now that we are hosting users who are obtaining experimental results, it is very important to let us know your progress to date. If you have been an author or co-author of a paper, poster or presentation using results obtained at the CLS please let us know. Please provide a copy or send us the details (authors, titles, journal, etc.) by August 31, 2006 identifying one of the categories below:
Lastly, please include the following acknowledgement when submitting or presenting results from the CLS: “The research described in this paper was performed at the Canadian Light Source, which is supported by NSERC, NRC, CIHR, and the University of Saskatchewan.” For more information please go to: http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/publications.php *************************************************************************** 4. Be featured in “Synchrotron Student Stories”! The training and development of Canada’s future researchers is an important part of the CLS mandate. If you are a student or PDF and would like to share your story with us please send a short e-mail with your contact information and a short description of your CLS-related research work by August 31. You could be featured in a science highlight or in the CLS Activity Report. *************************************************************************** 5. First Announcement - Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation Mark your calendars: from August 26 to 30, 2007, the CLS will host the Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation (MASR2007) conference. MASR is the premier event of the international synchrotron medical imaging community. We expect this meeting to attract nearly 200 medical research experts from around the world. MASR2007 will be a great opportunity to showcase what will be the most exciting synchrotron medical infrastructure in the world, the BioMedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) beamline at the CLS. Bill Thomlinson, Co-Chair, MASR2007 *************************************************************************** 6. Summer Workshop for Teachers – Hands-on Experiments! This year, for the first time, participating teachers will be able to conduct actual experiments on a CLS research station! The second CLS teacher’s workshop will be held August 9-11, 2006. This is an opportunity for science teachers to learn about synchrotron light and the Canadian Light Source. Teachers will also be given lesson plans on synchrotron light which are tailored for specific education levels of students. The workshop and lesson plans are very basic overviews of the synchrotron, techniques and experiments. With these tools, teachers can bring their own new knowledge to the classroom and use the lesson plans as guides to teach their students what synchrotron light is and how it relates to their lives. For more information please got to: http://www.lightsource.ca/education/teacherworkshop/ *************************************************************************** 7. New Staff and now hiring We welcome Daron Chabot who joined the CLS at the beginning of July. Daron is an Electrical Engineering graduate student presently completing his Thesis. He is our new Controls Systems Analyst in the Controls and Instrumentation Department. Carla Sawchuk also joined us this month. Carla is in her final year of the Bachelor of Commerce program at U of S, majoring in Accounting. She is a Finance & Admin Assistant in the Finance & Administration group for the remainder of the summer. We are currently accepting applications for several vacancies. For more information please visit http://www.lightsource.ca/careers=========================================================== CLS E-News is an electronic newsletter designed to keep users and stakeholders informed about developments at the Canadian Light Source, the national synchrotron research facility located at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. Current and past issues of CLS E-News are available on the CLS web site: http://www.lightsource.ca/enews/archives.php To unsubscribe please go to http://www.lightsource.ca/enews/signup.php. We welcome suggestions for topics and content. Contact us at clsi@lightsource.ca =========================================================== Last modified: 2008-07-29 14:07:29 |
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