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CLS E-News               Vol. 4            No. 6                November 30, 2006
www.lightsource.ca             University of Saskatchewan, Canada

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  1. CFI Awards $25.8 million for Major Projects at CLS
  2. NSERC Midterm Review Report
  3. General User Proposal Results – January-June, 2007
  4. Phase II Beamlines update
  5. SAC – New and Departing Members
  6. SRI 2007, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 25-27, 2007
  7. New staff and now hiring

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1. CFI Awards $25.8 Million for Major Projects at CLS
Contact: emil.hallin@lightsource.ca

On Monday $25.8 million was awarded from the Canada Foundation for Innovation for three projects to be built at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) national synchrotron facility at the University of Saskatchewan.

The projects are led by teams from three universities: the University of Guelph, the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of British Columbia. Construction and operation will be done in collaboration with CLS scientists.

“These investments represent a tremendous boost to Canada’s research capacity,” said CLS Executive Director Bill Thomlinson. “The support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation is helping us build critical infrastructure which positions the CLS as a global leader in synchrotron science.”

The three projects together comprise five new beamlines. Construction is expected to begin in early 2008, with some of the new facilities operational as early as 2011.

For the entire press release please go to: http://www.lightsource.ca/media/media_release_20061127.php
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2. NSERC Midterm Review Report
Contact: tom.ellis@lightsource.ca

The draft report from the Mid-Term Review of our NSERC Major Resources Support (MRS) Grant was presented to the CLS by Serge Villemure (NSERC Research Grants and Scholarships Director) at the last Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting, held 13-14 November.

The report is very positive on the progress and successes of the CLS in operations, science, and infrastructure development. Specific recommendations are currently being reviewed by CLS management for action. We thank the Committee and NSERC staff for this timely report.

The NSERC Mid-Term Review Committee members were:

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3. General User Proposal Results – January-June, 2007
Contact: clsuo@lightsource.ca

CLS held its second Peer Review Committee (PRC) meeting on November 16, chaired by Adam Hitchcock (McMaster University). The PRC reviewed general user proposals for beamtime available during January-June, 2007.

58 new proposals and 17 continuing requests were received during this call: 11 for 01B1-1 (Mid-IR), 19 for 06ID-1 (HXMA), 34 for 11ID-1 (SGM) and 11 for 11ID-2 (PGM). The PRC rated the new proposals on a scale of one to five, one being the highest score, five being the lowest.

Beamtime was allocated based on each proposal's ranking in relation to all other proposals for a given beamline. A cut-off grade was assigned if the total requests for beamtime on one beamline exceeded available time, otherwise, all requests for beamtime were granted.

To view details on the results see http://www.lightsource.ca/uso/results_of_call.php
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4. Phase II Beamlines Update
Contact: emil.hallin@lightsource.ca or terry.johnson@lightsource.ca

Design, construction and component installation for Phase II beamlines is progressing well. Recent achievements in the construction include:

Design and installation progress include:

Four frontends (SXRMB, VESPERS, SyLMAND and BMIT bending magnet) were installed during the October shutdown. This was a huge accomplishment as we had only scheduled two to be completed. Congratulations to the team!

Installation and painting of the primary optical enclosure (pOE) for SXRMB is complete. Installation of the pOE for VESPERS is also complete, but it is not yet painted. Design and installation of the utilities and services for these two beamlines is underway, with the services for the other beamlines to follow as soon as the required infrastructure is in place. Lead panels for the BMIT pOE have been received, but cannot be installed as planned because the building expansion is a few months behind schedule. We now expect beneficial occupancy of the new building expansion by May 2007, and have a pOE installation schedule that reflects that. Installation of secondary optical enclosures is being accelerated to try to recover some of this delay; with this schedule coordination, it is expected that the last radiation enclosure for a phase II facility should be in place in July 2007, almost consistent with the original plans.

Two beamlines (SXRMB and VESPERS) are being fabricated now, with their components to be delivered by or during the April 2007 shutdown. The serviced and radiation certified hutches should be available for installation of these components beginning in May 2007. The optical components for SyLMAND, also under fabrication, should be delivered soon afterward, but its pOE is delayed by the building expansion and the requirement that it be installed after the first BMIT pOE is in place. The REIXS monochromator and parts for the EPU have been procured. The EPU will be fabricated in house and may be available for installation as early as July 2007.

The superconducting wiggler for BMIT will be ready for installation in July 2007. The first prototype monochromator (for the bending magnet line) will be manufactured locally.

The CMCF2 beamline is in procurement, with tenders for the beamline expected on December 19, 2006. The team has decided that procurement for the endstation area will be done separately, and will follow the completion of the initial procurement.
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5. Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) – New and Departing Members
Contact :tom.ellis@lightsource.ca

We’re pleased to announce Janet Smith (University of Michigan) has joined our SAC to serve a term of 3 years, replacing Keith Moffat (University of Chicago). We also regretfully announce the departure of Mary Anne White (Chemistry, Dalhousie University) from the Committee. We thank Profs. Moffat and White for serving so skilfully and wish them best wishes in their endeavours.

Lastly, we’d like to recognize the remarkable contribution of Neville Smith, Scientific Director for the Advanced Light Source, who passed away in August. Neville served on our SAC since 2004 and the entire committee and the CLS benefited greatly from his counsel, expertise and experience. He is sorely missed.

For SAC membership information, in addition to other CLS advisory committees please go to:
http://www.lightsource.ca/aboutus/advisory.php
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6. SRI 2007, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 25-27, 2007
The 2007 National Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI) Conference will be hosted by the Louisiana State University J. Bennett Johnston, Sr., Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (LSU-CAMD) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on April 25-27, 2007.  The conference will highlight new developments in synchrotron-radiation instrumentation; radiation sources, beamlines, techniques and experiments, and will be held at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center.

Conference website: http://www.camd.lsu.edu/SRI/sri07home.htm
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7. New staff and now hiring
Contact: nancy.fetch@lightsource.ca

The CLS welcomes Erin Sandwick, Receptionist and Marie Couldwell, Administrative Assistant for Business Development and Human Resources. Both Erin and Marie joined the Finance and Administrative Group in November.

CLS also welcomes Sheldon Smith who is on a one-year term position of Science Associate reporting to the BMIT Staff Scientist, Tomasz Wysokinski.

We are currently accepting applications for several vacancies, some closing as early as November 30, 2006. For more information please visit http://www.lightsource.ca/careers
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