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⌃Science
Science
The following science pages will show how X-rays have become a mainstream tool for examining the structure and function of our material world, with an eye towards designing new materials, solving technological problems, and even curing diseases.
⌃Users
Users
CHESS users come from around the world and represent both academic and corporate communities.
⌃Facilities
Facilities
CHESS has proposed that the NSF support a “sub-facility” at CHESS. This allows other federal and state agencies, private foundations, academic institutions, and private industry to become partners with CHESS.
⌃Public
Public
With a strong commitment to education, CHESS provides experiences to students, educators and the public that make science familiar and accessible.
Industry
⌃About
About
The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source is a high-intensity X-ray source which provides our users state-of-the-art synchrotron radiation facilities for research in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental and Materials Sciences.

Meet Our Students

Each year, we interview a few of our CHESS summer students about their projects and aspirations. Check out the student profiles below!

a portrait of the 2022 summer students

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Syl at Desk

Predicting Material Properties by Machine Learning

Sylphrena Kleinsasser, a CLASSE-sponsored REU student, is working on a project that will enhance the user experienc

Joniel at the lab

Temperature control of a solid-state reactor

Joniel is a student in the PREM program at CHESS. With his first trip to the cont

Caleb Simons in tunnel

High energy diffraction microscopy (HEDM) simulation

Caleb Simons is a SUNRISE student at the Fort Lewis College i

group photo

2021 Summer Students

Meet the Summer Students of 2021 at CHESS