Orientation Page 00

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Welcome to the SYSTER Training Site!

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What is SYSTER?

• • “SYnergy of Soft and Tender X-rays for Earth Research” (SYSTER) program
  • Provides immediate access to existing X-ray microscopes at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) Links to an external site.
    
  • Develops new access to instruments and end-stations
  • Creates community training resources, like this Canvas site
  • Supports one beamline scientist (Dr. Kyounglim Kang) and one post-doctoral researcher (Dr. Edwin Rivas Meraz)

What is SEES?

• • National Science Foundation’s “Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science” (SEES) project Links to an external site.
  • 5-year facilities and infrastructure project that aims to support Earth and environmental science research at U.S. synchrotron facilities Links to an external site.

Want to talk to a human about SYSTER?

• • Dr. Brandy Toner, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, toner@umn.edu
  • Dr. Kyounglim Kang, Advanced Light Source, kkang2@lbl.gov

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View Dr. Alex Ditter's overview of the ALS X-ray microscopes!

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Speaker: Dr. Alex Ditter, 7.0.1.2 COSMIC beamline scientist, Advanced Light Source, aditter@lbl.gov

Title: Tutorial: Introducing the strong portfolio of microscopes at the Advanced Light Source

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