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Newsletter=========================================================== CLS E-News Vol. 4 No. 9 March 28, 2007 www.lightsource.ca University of Saskatchewan, Canada ====================================================================
*************************************************************************** 1. Reminder: CALL FOR PROPOSALS OPEN – Deadline April 2, 2007! A Call for Proposals is open for beamtime during the July-December, 2007 period. 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, 2007 will be based on the highest ranked proposals (both new and active). New GENERAL USER PROPOSALS received for Far-IR, PGM, SGM, SM and the XAFS endstation on HXMA beamlines will be reviewed for safety and technical feasibility and scored for scientific merit by the CLS peer review committee on completion of the call for proposal. Research time is assigned through this process twice per year. General User research should result in the publishing of scientific results. For more information please visit our website: http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/call_proposals.php 2. Users’ Meeting 2007 - Online Registration Now Open! Early bird registration for the 2007 Annual User’s Meeting (AUM) June 16-17, 2007 is now open at http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2007. Register before May 1! Keynote scientific speakers for the AUM include Janos Kirz (Advanced Light Source), Dean Chapman (University of Saskatchewan), Serge Desgreniers (Université d'Ottawa), Andrew MacMillan (University of Alberta), and Kenneth Kemner (Argonne National Laboratory). Also featured will be a special presentation from Christine Fitzgerald, Executive Vice-President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research on the subject of ‘ The CLS – View from the CIHR’. The Canadian Institute for Synchrotron Radiation will again offer a prize for the best synchrotron related poster presented by a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow. The prize will be $1000 to support travel by the winner to attend a related conference of their choice in the coming year and present their work. Submit your abstract before May 15: http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2007/poster_submission.php This year’s meeting will be held in conjunction with the 62 nd Annual Congress of the Canadian Association of Physicists June 17-20, 2007—joint sessions will be held on June 17. Joint workshops will include:
For more information about these workshops, including lists of speakers and abstracts visit us at: http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2007/workshops.php Other activities during the AUM include tours of the CLS, a wine and cheese poster session, and a banquet Saturday evening featuring Herman Winick (Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and Stanford University) who will be speaking on “SESAME and the Impact of Synchrotron Radiation Research on Science and Society in Developing Countries”. All are welcome to attend the Herzberg Public Lecture the evening of Sunday, June 17 featuring Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, co-discoverer of the Bose-Einstein condensate. This event is co-sponsored with the Canadian Association of Physicists. 3. MASR 2007, Saskatoon – Online Abstract Submission Now Open! The International Meeting for Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation (MASR) will be held August 26 – 30, 2007 in Saskatoon, Canada. Confirmed speakers include, Jacques Balosso (INSERM, France), Alberto Bravin (ESRF, France), Diego Dreossi (INFN, Italy), Francois Esteve (INSERM, France), Ralf Menk (Elettra, Italy), Elisabeth Schültke (CLS, Canada) and Naoto Yagi (Spring-8, Japan). Abstract submissions are invited for all techniques used to enhance better understanding, diagnosis and therapy of human or veterinary disease. Topics include technical basics, X-ray imaging, SAXS, IR microspectroscopy, pathology, oncology, radiation biology, and radiology. We look forward to seeing you in Saskatoon, for a celebration of science and life with the medical synchrotron community. Abstract submission is now open on our website: 4. Industrial Science Update The industrial science group is involved in a number of different events taking place over the next several months, such as the Canadian Society for Chemistry conference in Winnipeg, where chemists from academia and industry gather, and the Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation meeting in Baton Rouge, the key event in the North American synchrotron design community. Also noteworthy is a workshop to be held at the CLS Users’ meeting on industrial applications of synchrotron light which will include leaders in commercial synchrotron applications. Dr. Simon Bare, from UOP LLC (a Honeywell Company) and Dr. Stewart McIntyre, former Director of Surface Science Western are the keynote speakers. More information will be available soon on http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2007/workshop_indapp.php In other news, several members of the team along with key representatives of the University of Saskatchewan recently attended a meeting at the IBM Industrial Solutions Laboratory located at the Watson Research Center in Hawthorne, NY to discuss future collaborations. Several areas of mutual interest were identified for future discussion. Stay tuned. 5. New Peer Review Committee Members CLS is pleased to welcome three new members to our Peer Review Committee (PRC): Karen Kavanagh, Shea Miller and Tony Van Buuren. The PRC evaluates and scores General User proposals for the use of CLS experimental facilities emphasizing the excellence of science based on: the quality of scientific research in the context of the field (merit); the suitability of CLS resources being allocated relative to the proposed research (suitability); and the quality and capability of the researchers based on their track record (capability). Each proposal is reviewed on some level by all members and in detail by two committee members and at least one external reviewer. Committee members serve a two-year term and the Chair serves a three-year term. The CLS PRC currently includes:
For additional details about the Peer Review process please see http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/peer_reviews.php 6. New CLS Hot Spot Being Tested The CLS Information and Communications Technology team has launched a new pilot project designed to give users the capacity to surf the web on their own laptops while onsite. If you are a user with a wireless notebook computer and would like to participate in the project, please contact the ICT Service Desk at 657-3636 for an account the next time you visit the CLS. ******************************************* 7. Users' Meeting 2007- Sponsors and Exhibitors SPONSORS: http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2007/sponsors_info.php Sponsorship of the meeting will give your organization high visibility on the AUM website, in meeting announcements, on signs at meeting locations and in the meeting program. You will also be providing critical support that makes this meeting possible. Silver Sponsor: Johnsen Ultravac Inc. http://www.ultrahivac.com EXHIBITORS: Exhibition space is now SOLD OUT. Thank You to all our participating vendors.
********************************************* 8. New Staff and Now Hiring The CLS is pleased to welcome Harley Berndt to the position of Mechanical Technician. Harley is familiar with CLS as he was involved with the project when working for a different company between 2001 and 2004. Harley was at the time performing daily and preventative maintenance, and repairs on the mechanical equipment. We are also pleased to welcome Sebastian Oanta who has joined us as a Mechanical Technician and is an industrial mechanic with over 15 years of experience, including underground and surface mining equipment as well as milling operations and maintenance. Ross Elliott joins us as an Electrical CAD Technician. He has been working as an electrical engineer for almost ten years since graduating from the University of Saskatchewan. His previous employment provided him with a background in several areas including Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls. Lastly, Duane Bergstrom joins us as an Electrical CAD Technician. Duane has been designing power and controls instrumentation for the HVAC industry for the past five years and has successfully completed several projects. We are currently accepting applications for several vacancies, including Industrial Liaison Scientist and Receptionist (Part-Time). Some postings will close as early as March 30, 2007. For more information please visit http://www.lightsource.ca/careers. ******************************************** 9. CLS E-News Numbering Correction Due to an administrative error, several issues of the CLS E-News released between June 2006 and February 2007 were incorrectly numbered. These have now been corrected on the web archives where all past issues are available: http://www.lightsource.ca/enews/archives.php We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused. ================================================ 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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