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JunkGenies connecting kids to synchrotron science
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source is committed to advancing our world through synchrotron science.
CHESS-U project update: New CESR magnet design and first articles delivery
There is an on-going major upgrade program for the Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) to boost the photon beam brilliance by an order of magnitude.
Development of charge integrating detectors for x-ray science at high energies
X-ray detectors are an essential part of every x-ray experiment. The most common sensor material for cutting-edge x-ray detection is presently silicon.
CHESS user Silberstein receives NSF CAREER Award
The prestigious CAREER Program, which was launched in 1996, provides support to junior faculty members and encourages the combining of research and education. Applicants submit a proposal that includes research and education plans. Awardees receive various amounts of funding, typically ranging from around $400,00 to $500,000, for a period of five years.
Three receive annual Schwartz awards for life sciences
An immunologist, a molecular biologist and a plant scientist have each received awards from the Schwartz Research Fund for Women in Life Sciences, endowed by Joan Poyner Schwartz ’65 and Ronald H. Schwartz ’65.
Engineering mini solar-powered bikes with teachers
In the summer of 2015, two female undergraduate students decided to bike across country from San Francisco to New York City.
Probes for studying the deformation of structural materials at the F2 station
The F2 station at CHESS currently supports several high-energy (40+ keV) X-ray diffraction techniques for probing the crystalline microstructure of structural engineering materials and the loads (stresses) applied to these crystals comprising the microstructure during in-situ thermomechanical testing.
Taking full advantage of the latest powerful instruments for x-ray fluorescence detection
Xspress 3, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) readout electronics made by Quantum Detectors, is one of the latest powerful instruments for high flux XRF detection used at synchrotron beamlines.