August 9, 2023, was the deadline for Proposals – though the User Office does accept proposals after the deadline, users are asked to please get proposals in ASAP for a chance at beam time starting in October. We will continue to accept Rapid Access proposals for the Beamline 7A HP BioSAXS and BioSAXS and Beamline 7B2 HPBio MX & FlexX throughout the upcoming run.
The Beam Time Request deadline is coming up on August 23, 2023.
We will hold the next User Town Hall virtually on October 4, 2023. Users can expect a welcome from Joel Brock and brief updates from the User Office, including an introduction to Sam Wheelwright as the User Office Coordinator, updates about the construction project, and updates from program directors (TBD). Users are welcome to join the meeting and ask questions via Zoom or email the User Office at CHESSUserOffice@cornell.edu.
Our Fall run cycle begins on October 18, 2023, and ends on December 19, 2023. We will begin accepting Proposals and BTRs for the Winter Run cycle (January 31 – April 2) on October 9, 2023.
Users may be interested to know we are working on developing a new User Database which will allow us to provide better service to users with customized features, and hopefully lead to some clarification of what to expect when a proposal is submitted at CHESS. We will continue to improve the new interface in the coming months and years to meet the needs of Users, CHESS, and our variance stakeholders.