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*********************************************** 1. RESULTS OF CALL FOR PROPOSALS Timeframes and beamlines that participated in the call can be viewed at: *********************************************** 2. ADVANCES IN X-RAY SCATTERING & DIFFRACTION WORKSHOP, GUELPH, ON, OCT. 26-27, 2009 The Canadian Light Source, on behalf of the local organizing committee, is pleased to announce the "Advances in X-ray Scattering and Diffraction Workshop" to be held at the Delta Hotel and Convention Centre in Guelph, Ontario on October 26-27, 2009. The goal of this workshop is to invigorate the Canadian hard X-ray-scattering community by discussing, in an informal workshop setting, advances in the field of X-ray scattering and diffraction. The format of the two-day workshop will be the following: Day 1: Invited talks and discussion, with contributed posters available for viewing. Day 2: A more technically-oriented discussion specific to the Brockhouse Sector project at the Canadian Light Source. The focus of the second day will be to determine what we need to do to get our Brockhouse Sector instrumentation and user groups ready to perform this wide range of exciting science. Confirmed Speakers:
To register please visit: http://www.lightsource.ca/X-ray_advances2009/ *********************************************** 3. SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT: MEASUREMENT OF METABOLITE FORMATION IN SINGLE LIVING CELLS... We demonstrate the capability of synchrotron-based Fourier-Transform Infrared spectromicroscopy to detect metabolite formation in single, living cells of the unicellular algae /Chlamydomonas reinhardtii/. We show that the high brightness of the source provides a sufficient signal-to-noise ratio to detect small molecular species accumulating in a spot about 15-micrometers in size. Time resolved measurements are carried out on cells grown heterotrophically under low-light conditions to study the evolution of products of anaerobic metabolism. The formation of small molecular species, including ethanol and at least one carbonyl containing compound, can be detected with a time resolution of the order of one minute. K.L. Goff, L. Quaroni, K.E. Wilson. Measurement of metabolite formation in single living cells of /Chlamydomonas reinhardtii/ using synchrotron Fourier-Transform Infrared spectromicroscopy. Analyst (Advance Article) 16 September, 2009. DOI: 10.1039/b915810c 4. INCREASE YOUR IMPACT FACTOR TELL US ABOUT YOUR CLS SCIENCE The CLS is working to better track and communicate the cutting-edge research done by our users as it appears in the literature. This includes drawing the attention of the media and public to selected research results through science highlights, our tour posters and through media releases. While we comb the literature for recently published work, users are welcome to inform us of results that have been recently accepted for publication or posted on-line in advance of publication. To see examples of recent popular science highlights and research news releases, visit http://www.lightsource.ca/media/ 5. SHORT COURSE ON APPLICATIONS OF HIGH ENERGY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION IN MATERIALS AND LIFE SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, NOV. 14 As part of an outreach effort to continue to increase CLSs national user base, the Canadian Light Source and the CLS User Advisory Committee will offer a series of short course information days to be held across the country. The first of these will take place at the University of Western Ontario on Saturday November 14th. This free course is intended for graduate and senior undergraduate students in science and engineering at Western, Toronto, Guelph, Waterloo and McMaster Universities. Topics to be presented include applications of X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, imaging tomography, X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray scattering. A number of Ontario-based senior researchers will be on hand to encourage students to undertake some trial experiments and to build collaborations with them. Representatives from participating universities include: De-Tong Jiang (Guelph), Grant Henderson (Toronto), Stefan Idziak (Waterloo), Jim Britten (McMaster) and T.K. Sham (Western). Interested students should contact them to secure transportation to the event. ********************************************** 6. PACIFICHEM 2010 SYMPOSIUM: SYNCHROTRON RADIATION - EMERGING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS Synchrotron radiation research is rapidly growing and many unique techniques have been developed and applied to basic and applied materials science and nanotechnology. In addition to the upgrades of operating synchrotrons, new facilities, including fourth generation light sources, such as free electron lasers, have been planned, constructed and operated in the Pacific Rim countries since PACIFICHEM 2005. The objective of this symposium is to facilitate information exchange among the researchers in the Pacific Rim countries and to discuss future development and applications of synchrotron radiation. We will organize a three half-day symposium with invited and contributed speakers and one poster session. The three oral sessions will include:
The poster session welcomes all contributions in synchrotron research with relevance to materials and nanotechnology. For more information about PACIFICHEM 2010 and abstract submission for contributed talks and posters, please contact the organizers or consult the conference web page: http://pacifichem.org ********************************************** 7. ANNUAL CLS USERS' MEETING (AUM) 2010 The dates for the 2010 AUM have been confirmed for June 17 -18, 2010. It will take place either on the University of Saskatchewan campus or at TCU Place in downtown Saskatoon. More details will be confirmed soon. ********************************************** 8. NEW STAFF AND NOW HIRING We would like to welcome the following new employees: Benjamin Flath, Industrial Science AssociateBen expects to complete his Pharmacy M.Sc. in the field of crystallography at the University of Saskatchewan this year. Ben has previous experience working at the CLS as a beamline assistant on the CMCF beamline. Janine Johnson, Contract AdministratorJanine is on a two year secondment from the National Research Council Plant Biotechnology Institute where she worked as a Contracts Administrator in the Business Development office. Kristy McKnight, Corporate Administrative AssistantKristy comes to the CLS from the CIBC bank where she worked as a Financial Services Associate. Kristy is a University of Saskatchewan alumna, having completed her B.Comm. in 2007. Jeremy Olson, Industrial Science AssociateJeremy recently completed his Masters of Science in Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan. During his graduate studies, Jeremy worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at the U of S. Chris Payne, Control Systems Analyst/EngineerChris comes to the CLS from TRIUMF in Vancouver, BC. Chris has extensive Linux experience as a member of a multi-discipline team working in a complex grid environment. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
For the complete postings please go to: http://www.lightsource.ca/careers/ =============================================== Last modified: 2009-10-28 13:10:38 |
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