U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, will be at the Wilson Lab in the CHESS facility from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. today as part of his visit, Schumer plans to offer remarks and take questions from the media, according to a Cornell University advisory.
Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, will be touring the CHESS lab from as well as the Cornell Electron Storage Ring as part of his visit with leaders of the Cornell Lab for Accelerator-based Science and Education from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Short for Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Light Source, CHESS is a National Science Foundation-funded facility providing x-rays to investigators in all fields of science and engineering, according to the advisory.
The lab has played a key role in many medical discoveries and scientific breakthroughs, including research that received the 2003 Nobel Prize in chemistry, according to the advisory. The lab also is used by universities, the federal government and private industries — offering synchrotron x-ray experimental facilities to 1,200 visitors each year from across the country and around the world.
The Cornell Lab for Accelerator-based Science and Education, also known as CLASSE, is used to train accelerator and beam scientists.