October 3, 2019

Slideshow: 2019 SSRL/LCLS Users’ Meeting

The annual conference for scientists who conduct research at SLAC’s light sources engaged about 350 researchers in talks, workshops and discussions.

By Ali Sundermier

About 350 researchers gathered at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Sept. 24-27 to attend talks and poster sessions, participate in workshops and engage in discussions involving the lab’s X-ray light sources.

The events were part of the SSRL/LCLS Annual Users' Meeting – which invites researchers who conduct experiments at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) and Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) to learn more about current and future capabilities as well as the latest scientific research at these facilities – and the 7th High-Power Laser Workshop, where scientists discussed research enabled by the Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument at LCLS.

As DOE Office of Science user facilities, SSRL and LCLS are open to scientists around the world for experiments that use extremely bright X-rays to probe matter and processes, shedding light on everything from battery materials to the interiors of planets and stars.

The LCLS Young Investigator AwardWilliam E. and Diane M. Spicer Young Investigator AwardMelvin P. Klein Scientific Development Award and Farrel W. Lytle Award were presented at the meeting.

The 2019 meeting organizers were Roseanne Sension of the University of Michigan, vice chair of the LCLS Users Executive Committee (UEC); Tim Stemmler of Wayne State University, vice chair of the SSRL UEC; and SLAC scientists Sergio Carbajo and Makoto Hashimoto.

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For questions or comments, contact the SLAC Office of Communications at communications@slac.stanford.edu.

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