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Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource

Scientific Advisory Committee

Nora Berrah
Western Michigan University
Physics Dept.
Kalamazoo, MI

Wolfgang Eberhardt
BESSY
Berlin, Germany

Franz Himpsel
(Ex Officio PRP Co-Chair)
University of Wisconsin
Dept. of Physics.
Madison, WI

Chi-Chang Kao
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Dept. LS, MS 725D
Upton , NY

Michel Koch
(Ex Officio SMBAC Chair, PRP Co-Chair)
EMBL c/o DESY (Retired)
Hamburg, Germany

Wayne Lukens
(Ex Officio SSRLUOEC Chair)
LBNL
Berkeley, CA


Cyrus Safinya
University of California
Materials Bldg., Rm. 2208
Santa Barbara, CA

Gopal Shenoy
Argonne National Laboratory
APS Bldg. 362
Argonne, IL

Alfonso Mondragón
Dept. of Biochem., Mol. Biol., and Cell Biol.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

David Robin
LBNL
Berkeley, CA

Glenn Waychunas
(SAC Chair)
LBNL
Berkeley, CA

Lisa Miller
BNL
Upton, NY
 

Role and Charter of the SSRL SAC:


  • Scope

  • The SSRL Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) reports to and advises the SSRL Director on issues related to:
    • Operation of SSRL as a scientific user facility
    • Planning, construction and operation of new SSRL facilities
    • Long-term scientific directions of SSRL

  • Membership and Officers

  • The SAC Chair is appointed by the SSRL Director
  • SAC consists of 9 external members, and representatives from the following SSRL committees serve on the SAC in an ex officio capacity:
    • Chair of the SSRL PRP
    • Chair of the SMBAC
    • Chair of the SSRL Users’ Organization Executive Committee
  • SAC members are appointed by the SSRL Director for 3-year terms, with one third of the 9 members rotating off and being replaced every year

  • Meetings

  • The SAC meets periodically as needed, usually once a year. The meeting agenda is set by the SSRL Director in close coordination with the SAC Chair.
  • Before each meeting, the SSRL Director will outline a specific charge to the SAC and the advice sought from the SAC.
  • SAC meetings and all administrative issues are coordinated by the SSRL User Administration office.

  • Reporting

  • The advice of the SAC is conveyed to SSRL management at the end of each meeting, and documented in a short written communication to the SSRL Director, with a copy to the SLAC Director.



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