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Progress and Promises: The Status of the CLS

Progress and Promises: The Status of the CLS. W.Thomlinson Executive Director Annual Users’ Meeting November 20, 2004. Grand Opening – Oct. 22, 2004. Grand Opening Minister Goodale, Premier Calvert, CFI President Phillipson, President MacKinnon, CLS ED Thomlinson 300 invited attendees

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Progress and Promises: The Status of the CLS

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  1. Progress and Promises:The Status of the CLS W.Thomlinson Executive Director Annual Users’ Meeting November 20, 2004

  2. Grand Opening – Oct. 22, 2004 • Grand Opening • Minister Goodale, Premier Calvert, CFI President Phillipson, President MacKinnon, CLS ED Thomlinson • 300 invited attendees • Unveiling of partner recognition banners • Light show and Saskatoon symphony orchestra • Gala Dinner • Keynote address by Dr. Arthur Carty • 650 attendees • Month Long Celebration • CLS and U of S Lecture Series • Public Open House • Business reception • News medial coverage: The National live; G&M; Star Phoenix; radio, TV, magazines

  3. Accelerator Operations • User Operations for Commissioning • August 2004 – First 24/5 operations • Routine delivery of beam • 24/5 operations scheduled • 200 mA Achieved; Improving Lifetime • Les Dallin -- Next Presentation • CNSC Routine Operating License • July 2004 • Operating modes with building occupied • Permission for use by General Users

  4. Beamline Commissioning • PGM Commissioned – First Spectra • First light in optical enclosure: March 04 • First focused light at end-station: June 6, 2004 • Xenon gas photo-ionization: October 9, 2004 • Radiological Testing • SM: Gas bremsstrahlung • CMCF: Gas bremsstrahlung • Micro-XAFS: Gas bremsstrahlung • Construction Status (hardware, ID, controls in-progress) • IR: January • PGM and SGM: Complete; SGM light in January • SM: EPU February; light in March • CMCF: IVUN December; light in January • Micro-EXAFS: SCW February; light in March

  5. Funding of Operations • March 2004 – Supplemental 5 year funding • $18.9 M from Government of Canada • $3.0 M from SIR • 5¼ year total: $92.8 M • Including $5 M commercial revenue • 24/6 Operations • Increased Staffing (Excluding Phase II) • Operations: • Scientific and Professional 6 • Technical 7 • Safety 1 • Administrative: 1.5 • Communications: 1

  6. Phase II Beamlines • February 2004 - CFI Announcements • Approved by CFI: • BMIT U of Saskatchewan • CMCF 2, REIXS U of British Columbia • VESPERS, DCM-μPROBE U of Western Ontario • Non-CFI: • MEMS (CSNF) U of Saskatchewan and TRLabs • Status • Contracts with BC, ON and SK: in progress • Directors Phase II Council: functional • Matching funding: provincial, industrial – progress • BMIT facility – CLS expansion planning

  7. CLSI Scientific PositionsOpenings Posted • Phase II Beamline Scientists • CMCF • REIXS • VESPERS • DCM-μPROBE • BMIT • Phase I • Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy Second Scientist • Hard X-ray Microanalysis Beamline Scientist • CLSI R&D • Instrumentation • Software development

  8. BMIT CLS North Face

  9. User Services Office • User Access Policies - Completed • Process of Allocation and Scheduling of Beamtime • Peer Review Guide for General User Proposals • Animal and Human Research Ethics Guidelines • User Record Registration Form • Proposal Submission and Beamtime Scheduling Form • Underway – Guidelines and Forms: • End of Run; Publications; Safety Training; Shipping; IC&T • First Call for Proposals • PGM: Winter 2005 • 7 proposals received • Proposal review and scheduling process

  10. Business Development • Strategic Plan - Preparation • Prepared by CLS Business Dev. Office • Board of Directors Business Dev. Committee • Framework for industrial participation • Target industries – revenue stream • Pricing guidelines • Metrics • Guidelines for Purchased Access & Services • In preparation by BAC sub-committee • Fee Access Pricing • Released

  11. User Safety Program • Modeled on DOE Laboratory Programs • Safety is #1 Priority for any work at the CLS – specifically including experiments by users • User training • Formal training of staff • Significant roles and responsibilities • Floor coordinators • Beamline scientists • Users • Beamline Safety Orientation for all users: BSO • Mandatory for each beamline • Training by assigned beamline and HSE personnel

  12. Promises: The Year Ahead • Experimental Operations: 24/6 • Strategic Planning: Science and Machines • SAC, Research Director, Managers, User Community • Infrastructure Planning and Expansion • User support facilities; Offices; Laboratories • Enhanced Operations Support • Trained coordinators; technical support; user accessible stockroom; laboratory oversight • Internal CLSI Communications • Vertical communications: 360 degrees! • Horizontal integration of Divisions • National Funding for Operations of Major Canadian Science Facilities

  13. CLSI Research Director • Dr. Thomas Ellis, Acadia University • Undergraduate studies: Dalhousie U. • PhD: U. of Wateloo • NSERC post-doc: AT&T Bell Laboratories, NJ • Academic career: Université de Montréal • Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Chemistry: Acadia University • National Coordinator for CLS IR Beamlines • Provisional starting date: • January 2005

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