Scientific
Advisory Committee (SAC) Members
Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Members
Name
and Address |
Contact Information |
Current
Position |
Research
Interests
|
Term |
| Klein, Miles V., Chair Dept. of Physics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 104 South Goodwin Urbana, IL 61801 |
Ph: 217-333-1744 Fx: 217-244-8544 Em: mvklein@illinois.edu |
Research Professor of Physics and Center for Advanced StudyProfessor Physics Emeritus | In his research in experimental condensed matter physics, Professor Klein studies electronic, vibrational, and magnetic excitations in solids and their mutual couplings., using among other techniques, Raman scattering. Professor Klein shared in the discovery of Raman scattering by electronic excitations across the superconducting gap in low temperature superconductors and helped develop the theory of this effect. | February 2005--February 2010 |
| Als-Nielsen, Jens Københavns Universitet Niels Bohr Institutet Ørsted Laboratoriet H.C. Ørsted Institutet Universitetsparken 5 København, DK-2100 Denmark |
Ph: 45-35-32-04-25 Fx: 45-35-32-04-52 Em: als@fys.ku.dk |
Professor | Prof. Als-Nielsen's interests are in X-ray Physics, Synchrotron Radiation, and Neutron Scattering | March 2007--February 2009 |
| Buchanan, Michelle V. Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 |
Ph:
865-574-1144 Fx: 865-574-0323 Em: buchananmv@ornl.gov |
Associate Laboratory Director for Physical Sciences Director, Molecular and Cellular Systems (CMCS) | Dr. Buchanan's current research activities focus on novel approaches to molecular analysis, especially protein interactions. She is also interested in interdisciplinary studies in nanoscience, materials and chemical sciences. | February 2007--February 2009 |
| Einspahr, Howard M. P. O. Box 6395, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-0395 |
Ph: 609-844-0664 Fx: 866-291-9827 Em: hmeinspahr@yahoo.com |
Retired Research Fellow, Bristol-Myers Squibb | Dr. Einspahr's research interests are biological crystallography, drug design, synchrotron radiation, nuclear hormone receptors, and protein crystallization | February 2006--January 2010 |
| Hedman, Britt Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 69 Menlo Park, CA 94025-7015 |
Ph: 650-926-3052 Fx: 650-926-4100 Em: hedman@slac.stanford.edu |
Deputy Director of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryProfessor of Photon Science Stanford University |
Prof. Hedman's research interests are biophysical, inorganic and structural chemistry: development of methodology and instrumentation for x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and application to studies of electronic and geometric structures of active sites in metalloenzymes and generally in structural biology, bioinorganic mimetic systems, and inorganic systems. | Feburary 2009--February 2011 |
| Kirz, Janos Advanced Light Source Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop 80R0114 Berkeley, CA 94720 |
Ph: 510-486-5423 Fx: 510-486-4960 Em: jkirz@lbl.gov |
Scientific Advisor, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Research Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University |
Prof. Kirz's research interests are soft x-ray microscopy and diffraction based imaging of biological specimens. | February 2009-- January 2011 |
| Neumann, Dan NIST Center for Neutron Research National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive - Stop 8562 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8562 |
Ph: 301-975-5252 Fx: 301-921-9847 Em: dan@nist.gov |
Physicist | Dr. Neumann's interests center around the structure and dynamics of molecular materials, particularly fullerenes and cubane, as well as the structure and dynamics of layered systems, including graphite compounds and silicates. He is also interested in Portland cement, particularly the dynamics of water; the diffusion of atoms and molecules in various guest-hosts systems; and instrumentation for inelastic and quasi-inelastic neutron scattering. | May 2007--February 2011 |
| Pianetta, Piero A. Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory Stanford Linear Accelerator Center 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 69 Menlo Park, CA 94025 |
Ph: 650-926-3484 Fx: 650-926-4100 Em: pianetta@stanford.edu |
Professor (Research) of SSRL and Electrical EngineeringDeputy Director, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory | Dr. Pianetta uses synchrotron radiation to study semiconductor surfaces and interfaces, develops tools for ultra-trace analysis using x-ray fluorescence and has begun to work in the areas of x-ray microanalysis and x-ray microscopy. | February 2006--January 2009 |
| Stirling, William European Synchrotron Radiation Facility BP220 6 rue Jules Horowitz Grenoble 38043 France |
Ph: 33-4-76-88-20-30 Fx: 33-4-76-88-24-18 Em: stirling@esrf.fr |
Director General of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility | Dr. Stirling's research has concentrated on synchrotron and neutron magnetic scattering (4f and 5f materials) at the ESRF, NSLS, Daresbury, and Hasylab. | February 2009-- January 2011 |
| Wakatsuki, Soichi Structural Biology Research Center, Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan |
Ph:
81-29-864-5631 Fx: 81-29-864-5631 Em: soichi.wakatsuki@kek.jp |
Director of the Photon Factory | Dr. Wakatsuki's research focuses on structural biology of intracellular protein transport and post-translational modification using protein X-ray crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering along with biochemical and other biophysical methods. In addition, he develops technologies crucial for synchrotron protein X-ray crystallography including beam line instrumentation, robotics, automation and other experimental techniques. | February 2008--January 2010 |
| Waychunas, Glenn Earth Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory M/S 90-1116 One Cyclotron Road Berkeley, CA 94720 |
Ph: 510-495-2224 Fx: 510-486-7152 Em: gawaychunas@lbl.gov |
Scientist Molecular Geochemisry and Nanogeoscience Group Leader | Application of synchrotron radiation-based spectroscopy and scattering methods to problems in geochemistry, environmental chemistry and solid state chemistry; spectroscopy of mineral surfaces and interfaces; computer simulation of mineral structures and electronic spectra; luminescence spectroscopy; sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy of water on mineral surfaces; nanomineralogy. | February 2007--January 2011 |
| Weidner, Donald J. Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences State University of New York, Stony Brook 5734 Ellis Avenue Stony Brook, NY 11794- 2100 |
Ph: 631/632-8241 Em: dweidner@sunysb.edu |
Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of New York, Stony Brook |
Dr. Weidner's primary research interests include phase equilibrium and its implications to earth structure, rheology of mantle minerals and mechanism of deep earthquakes, and elasticity. | February 2006--January 2009 |
| Yang, Wei National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Molecular Biology Bldg. 5, Rm B1-03 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 |
Ph: 301-402-4645 Fx: 301-496-0201 Em: wei.yang@nih.gov |
Chief, Structural Biology and Cell Signaling Section | Dr. Yang's research is focused on molecular assemblies and mechanisms of DNA recombination and repair, particularly the V(D)J gene rearrangement in immune systems and the methyl-directed mismatch MutSLH repair system. X-ray crystallography, molecular biology, and various biochemical and biophysical approaches are used to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that drive these biological processes. | February 2007--January 2009 |
| Lurio, Laurence Chair, APSUO |
Ph:
815-753-6492 Fx: 815-753-8565 Em: llurio@niu.edu |
Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Illinois University | Prof. Luiro's interests are coherent x-ray scattering and physics of soft materials | May 2008--May 2009 |
| Keane, Denis Chair, APS Partner User Council |
Ph: 630-252-0224 Fx: 630-252-0226 Em: dtkeane@northwestern.edu |
Director, DND-CAT Research Associate Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern University |
Dr. Keane's interests are surface x-ray scattering and reflectivity; surface phase transitions; applications of x-ray microtomography, especially to cement fracture and sediment flow; applications of powder diffraction; and synchrotron beamline optics, instrumentation and software. | October 2007--October 2008 |