A New Light for Berkeley Lab: The Next 25 Years at the Advanced Light Source

Friday, September 28 | 2–3 p.m. | Building 50 Auditorium

Reception to follow in the Lab cafeteria from 3–4:30 p.m.

All Berkeley Lab staff and affiliates are invited to attend an event celebrating the Advance Light Source’s history and future. “A New Light for Berkeley Lab: The Next 25 Years at the Advanced Light Source,” will highlight the 25-year history of the ALS and pay homage to the Lab’s longstanding dedication to multidisciplinary team science, as well as to particle accelerator and X-ray science innovations. It will also feature updates on progress toward a planned upgrade of the ALS.

The event will also be viewable at the Lab’s video stream portal: https://streaming.lbl.gov/.

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Agenda

This draft agenda will be updated as details are confirmed.

2:00 pm Opening remarks Mike Witherell, Lab Director; Jeff Neaton, Energy Sciences ALD

2:10 pm History of the ALS's conception and construction David Attwood, 1st Scientific Director of the ALS | Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

2:20 pm Overview of the ALS Upgrade project Dave Robin, ALS-U Project Director; Daniela Leitner, Engineering Division Deputy

2:35 pm Science at the upgraded ALS Lightning Talks from across the Lab and ALS users

Steve Kevan, ALS Division Director
Corie Ralston, Staff Scientist, Molecular Biophysics & Integrated Bioimaging Division
Musa Ahmed, Senior Staff Scientist, Chemical Sciences Division
Eli Rotenberg, Senior Staff Scientist, Advanced Light Source
David Prendergast, Senior Staff Scientist, Molecular Foundry
Pupa Gilbert, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ben Gilbert, Senior Staff Scientist, Energy Geosciences Division
David Shapiro, Staff Scientist, Advanced Light Source

2:50 pm Audience Q&A

3:00 pm Reception in the Lab cafeteria