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Newsletter=========================================================== CLS-News Vol. 3 No. 7 October 27, 2005 www.lightsource.ca University of Saskatchewan, Canada ====================================================================
*************************************************************************** 1. Our First Year in Numbers It is hard to believe that a year has passed since our official opening and all of the exciting and memorable events that surrounded it. In the time since then, performance of the CLS has steadily improved in a manner similar to other synchrotrons around the world meeting and in many cases exceeding expectations. With the completion of a month-long shutdown period for routine maintenance and upgrades, the staff of CLSI is turning its attention to continued user operations and beamline commissioning. By the end of this year the CLS will have scheduled 20 experiments conducted in 140 experimental shifts, with 53 users visiting the CLS from across Canada and as far away as Germany. Requests for beam time are soaring, with over 900 experimental shifts sought. In order to accommodate the increasing demand, CLSI is moving to ‘24/7’ operations for much of the remainder of this year and continuing into next year. Bill Thomlinson, *************************************************************************** 2. Users' Meeting 2005 - Early Bird Registration Deadline Oct 31! Register now to save dollars! The early bird registration deadline is October 31st for the 8th Annual Users' Meeting & Associated Workshops, to be held November 18-20, 2005 at the University of Saskatchewan. This meeting, organized by the Users' Advisory Committee of the Canadian Light Source, will be a great opportunity to learn about the progress of the Canadian Light Source, present your recent synchrotron work or ideas for future work and meet fellow users. The following workshops will also be held in association with the meeting: - Building Time Resolved Experimental Programs at the Canadian Light Source You are invited to submit posters about your recent or planned synchrotron work. 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. *************************************************************************** 3. Canadian eScience Workshop- November 21-22 There are several ongoing initiatives both within synchrotrons and the wider scientific community to develop eScience systems permitting remote access to national and international scientific facilities. This workshop will examine a recent eScience initiative being undertaken to provide remote access to synchrotrons and other national facilities, as well as the use of grid computing to support the programs hosted at these facilities. The use of Software Oriented Architecture (SOA), the CA4Net, and Websphere will be emphasized. The structure of the meeting will consist of presentations on recent developments and plans for e-Science systems as well as round table discussions. For more information and to register please go to: http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/escience/ *************************************************************************** 4. Strategic Research Plan underway As research activity at the CLS ramps up, it is vital to develop a clear Strategic Research Plan. Such a plan will be the centerpiece of all other strategic planning at the CLS. We will launch a comprehensive and inclusive consultation process for the Plan on November 16th, at our “Experts Day”. It is timed to occur just before the Scientific Advisor Committee meeting and the Annual Users Meeting, so that discussions will continue there. A number of opportunities for all to provide input over the next few months will follow, so stay tuned for more details. *************************************************************************** 5. Industrial Science program We are now conducting experiments for clients on our experimental floor using about 30 experimental shifts across the facility over the last 6 months. Projects for a variety of industries, ranging from kimberlite indicator minerals for the diamond sector, to looking at the transformation of starch and proteins in seeds during feed processing, to examining nickel on air filters are on-going at the CLS and other synchrotrons. *************************************************************************** 6. Business Development Officer Search Continues The search for a new business development officer continues and we have engaged an executive search service to assist us in finding the right candidate for this crucial leadership position. *************************************************************************** 7. New staff & now hiring Venkat Subramanian has joined the CLS as Beamline Developer for the Synchrotron Laboratory for Micro and Nano Devices (SyLMAND), a Phase II beamline. Venkat previously worked for TRLabs of Saskatoon. CLS would like to welcome Siyue Chen, Design Specialist, to the Engineering and Technical Services group. Siyue's 20 years of engineering experience, including time spent working on synchrotron technology in China, will be a definite asset to the CLS. CLS would also like to welcome Tanis Pierce, Receptionist. Tanis has accepted a one-year term position with CLS, replacing Erin Dolter, who has moved into the role of Corporate Administration Assistant, working directly with Beryl Lepage, CFO. Tanis was previously working in an administrative support role with the City of Saskatoon. CLS currently has a number of vacancies in the Experimental Facilities group. Please visit http://www.lightsource.ca/careers/ *************************************************************************** 8. Users' Meeting- Sponsors and Exhibitors SPONSORS: http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2005/sponsors.php The Canadian Light Source and the CLS Users' Advisory Committee would like to express their sincere gratitude to the sponsors of this meeting for their generous support. - Platinum- Blake Industries- blake4xray@worldnet.att.net EXHIBITORS: http://www.lightsource.ca/uac/meeting2005/exhibitors.php Exhibition space is now SOLD OUT--Thank you to all of our participating vendors! If you missed out this year plan now for the 9th Annual Users’ Meeting June 16-18, 2006—details will be coming soon for exhibition and sponsorship opportunities! - Accel Instruments GmbH- http://www.accel.de ==================================================================== CLS E-News is an electronic newsletter designed to keep users informed about developments at the Canadian Light Source, the national synchrotron user facility located at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. 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: 2009-05-11 11:05:34 |
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