SSRLUOEC Nominations

We are currently soliciting nominations for five positions on the SSRLUOEC in the following disciplines:

• materials/chemistry (2)
• biospectroscopy (1)
• macromolecular crystallography (1)
• graduate student in any discipline (1)

All members will serve a three-year term, with the exception of the person elected Chair, who will serve on the committee an additional year to facilitate continuity of SSRLUOEC activities.

How to Nominate

The nomination period is now closed.

Current SSRLUOEC Members

Positions to be filled in 2006/07 are denoted with an asterisk (*).

How to Vote

Voting opens September 20th and closes at Noon, October 12th.

Candidates are elected by the SSRL user community by majority vote. Voting ballots will be available here, beginning September 20th, and the election concludes the morning of Thursday, October 12th.  The final results will be announced during the SSRL Users' Meeting Awards Dinner that evening.

All newly elected members begin their term following the Users' Meeting; the next SSRLUOEC meeting will be held on the afternoon of Friday, October 13th in the SLAC Orange Conference Room.

Biographic information for each candidate will be included with the ballots (where available). This information can be submitted using the Online Nomination Form or by e-mail, fax or regular mail to:

Cathy Knotts
2575 Sand Hill Road, SSRL MS 99
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Fax 650-926-3600.

SSRLUOEC Background

The SSRL Users' Organization is broadly concerned with representing the interests of the SSRL user community. The executive committee is the formal organizational unit and they serve many important functions, including:

• Organizing and hosting the annual SSRL Users' Meeting to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent user developments and experimental results as well as future plans.
• Presenting the Annual William E. Spicer Young Investigator Award to recognize the scientific or technical accomplishments of an investigator within seven years of entry into their professional scientific field.
• Presenting the Annual Farrel W. Lytle Award to promote important technical or scientific accomplishments in synchrotron radiation-based science, technology or user service.
• Presenting the Melvin P. Klein Scientific Development Award to a student to disseminate scientific results based on work performed at SSRL at a scientific conference during the following academic year.
• Presenting awards for outstanding graduate student posters presented at the annual meeting.
• SSRLUOEC members serve as a liaison between the user community, management, and SLAC/SSRL advisory committees; provide input into operations planning and future developments such as new imaging capabilities, continuous scans, preparations for 500 mA operations, top off injection and plans for pulsed beam for timing mode studies. More information about the SSRL Users' Organization.
• More broadly, the SSRLUOEC promotes user science and advocates the role of light sources in the scientific enterprise. The SSRLUOEC coordinates activities with representatives from other DOE user facilities, including SNUG (Synchrotron and Neutron Users' Group) and NUFO (National User Facility Organization).