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.
CHESS users come from around the world and represent both academic and corporate communities.
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.
With a strong commitment to education, CHESS provides experiences to students, educators and the public that make science familiar and accessible.
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.
The 2021 CHESS Users' Meeting took place on June 8, 2021, as a virtual meeting with plenary sessions, poster sessions, and a workshop held online and accessible for participants remotely.
The High Energy X-ray techniques (HEXT) at CHESS will give students the knowledge and skills needed to plan, conduct, and interpret synchrotron experiments to answer questions specific to their research interests in material science.
CHESS management and scientists leadership will provide updates on the facility and give a glimpse into the future of CHESS capabilities. Three workshops, poster sessions as well as an after dinner talk are also part of the program.