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MEDIA ADVISORY: Electron-Ion Collider Accelerator Collaboration Kicks Off May 21 at Premiere Physics Conference

More than 500 accelerator experts kick off collaboration that will contribute to the design and construction of the Electron-Ion Collider.  More...

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Perfecting the View on a Crystal's Imperfection

Collaborative research highlights the properties and promise of hexagonal boron nitride.  More...

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By Chelsea Whyte

Bright High School Students Get An Insider Look at the National Synchrotron Light Source II

Field trip to a beamline at one of the world's most advanced synchrotron x-ray source gives high schoolers a view into the work of scientists exploring soil science

inside the Submicron Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy (SRX) beamline

Click on the image to download a high-resolution version. High school students from Long Beach and Bayshore High School with Juergen Thieme and Keith Jones inside the Submicron Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy (SRX) beamline.

It’s not an average school day when you visit one of the most advanced synchrotron light sources in the world. Students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade from Long Beach High School and Bayshore High School got just that opportunity when they met with scientists and post-doctoral scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II, an Office of Science User Facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory that produces extremely bright x-rays for all kinds of scientific research. 

At NSLS-II, the students met Juergen Thieme, the group leader for the Submicron Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy (SRX) beamline. His overview of the facility and the SRX beamline focused on geosciences and soil research. He described the techniques used at the beamline – fluorescence, which determines the elemental makeup of a sample; spectroscopy, which shows how elements are bound together – and how scientists who use the beamline combine these techniques to learn the chemical and physical properties of a material on very small scales. 

“At one thousandth of a millimeter – on the micron scale – you have the place where chemistry happens,” he told the students. 

The students then met a visiting scientist who is using the SRX beamline to examine soil samples. Dean Hesterberg, a professor of soil science at North Carolina State University, smiled at the group and wryly asked, “It’s just dirt, right?” Not exactly, as he pointed out, showing the high schoolers spectroscopic images taken at the beamline just moments before. The images indicated clusters of zinc and other elements. “We need to know how soil works, how it moves elements and minerals through the earth. This is important because toxins can leech from soil into crops and get into our foods,” he said. 

Hesterberg was working at SRX with two post-doctoral students, who also spoke with the students about their work. Aakriti Sharma was just as in awe of the facility as the high school students were. “It’s my first time at a synchrotron, and the work here is fascinating,” she said. “I’m looking at one sand grain at a time, but it’s so important, because my research could be influencing decisions about soil management in the future.” 

The high schoolers, who visited NSLS-II with their Fundamental Science Research class, were intrigued and inspired. 

“I found this visit to be humbling. I didn’t know what to expect,” said Vinny, a 10th grader from Long Beach High School. “It’s a cool opportunity to see what goes on outside school, to see how scientists do their jobs and how they get to try things on their own.”

Some of the students in the class are interested in going on to jobs as scientists or sustainability experts, while a few have other aspirations. All were impressed with their experience at a National Laboratory.

“Our class focuses on the process of science,” another student said. “It’s really neat to see it in action.”

Their teachers, part of the Long Island Consortium of Research Educators on Energy and the Environment (LICORE3), coordinated the visit with Keith Jones, senior scientist emeritus at Brookhaven, who first came to the Lab as a student himself in 1949. The Consortium grew out of a multi-year collaboration between Jones and teachers concerned with energy and environment topics related to Long Island to encourage students to pursue interests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).  

“The goal of the group is to inform all students about regional environmental and energy issues, and to give them an opportunity to do research projects at facilities such as NSLS-II,” Jones said. “We’re also developing a website as a central repository for results of the student efforts so that student work can be integrated with work going on by community groups, government agencies, and other research institutions.” 

The visit of students from Bayshore and Long Beach is the first step in moving student involvement in energy research at the previous Brookhaven light source – the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) – to the new, much bigger and brighter NSLS-II facility. These DOE Office of Science User Facilities are designed to serve thousands of researchers who come to Brookhaven to conduct experiments each year. 

The National Synchrotron Light Source II, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility, produces X-rays 10,000 times brighter than its predecessor (NSLS) and is the world’s brightest synchrotron light source. 

Brookhaven National Laboratory is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy.  The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.  For more information, please visit science.energy.gov.

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  1. MAY

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    Tuesday

    PubSci

    "Entering the Quantum Realm"

    7 pm, Village Idiot Pub - Lake Grove, NY

    Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 7:00 pm

    Entering the Quantum Realm: How scientists are untangling the strange behaviors of matter at the smallest scale for advanced computing, communications, and materials science. Featuring: Andi Barbour, Meifeng Lin, Julian Martinez-Rincon (Brookhaven National Laboratory).Admission is free. Arrive early. Seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Menu and bar items available for purchase.

  2. MAY

    22

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    CBMS Lecture Series

    "Evaluation of Processing-Structure-Property Relationships of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Carbon-based Materials"

    Presented by Valerie Garcia Negron, USDA

    1:30 pm, Videoconference / Virtual Event

    Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 1:30 pm

    Hosted by: Vivian Stojanoff

    Abstract: Sustainable bioprocessing methods have demonstrated efficacy in producing carbon materials, advanced fuels, and value-added products while benefiting current energy, economic, and climatic challenges. This study employs scattering techniques to understand processing-structure-property relationships of lignin-based carbon composites containing both crystalline and amorphous domains. Different lignin types are evaluated to relate materials' atomic- and micro-structures and mechanical properties with biomass feedstock, extraction methods, and processing conditions. Small and wide-angle X-ray scattering experiments were performed to gain insights of pore distributions and degree of graphitization as a function of carbonization treatments. Moreover, physics-based models based on a hierarchical decomposition of the radial distribution function were developed to allow rapid interpretation of scattering data and reason on the contributions of crystalline and amorphous domains, as well as their interfaces. Pair distribution functions show changes in the material structure and support the observation that graphitic structures form and increase in growth size as temperature increases during treatments. Lastly, at USDA-ARS integration of biological and chemical biorefining studies are carried out for the design of chemicals and fuels. An extension of this work focuses on the development of new pretreatment processes of cellulosic biomass for subsequent enzymatic production of fermentable sugars. Self-made Na2CO3 is used in pretreatment processes for agricultural residues and energy crops demonstrating reutilization of captured CO2 from industrial fermentation off-gases. Advanced materials, energy storage, and biochemicals are areas of significance where enabling lignocellulosic biomass can serve in a variety of target specific applications.

  3. MAY

    23

    Thursday

    DEI Mental Health & Wellness

    "Recognizing Psychological Safety Hazards"

    Chou Hallegra, Grace & Hope Consulting

    9:30 am, Videoconference / Virtual Event

    Thursday, May 23, 2024, 9:30 am

    Hosted by: Abram Ledbetter

  1. MAY

    21

    Tuesday

    PubSci

    "Entering the Quantum Realm"

    7 pm, Village Idiot Pub - Lake Grove, NY

    Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 7:00 pm

    Entering the Quantum Realm: How scientists are untangling the strange behaviors of matter at the smallest scale for advanced computing, communications, and materials science. Featuring: Andi Barbour, Meifeng Lin, Julian Martinez-Rincon (Brookhaven National Laboratory).Admission is free. Arrive early. Seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Menu and bar items available for purchase.

  2. MAY

    22

    Wednesday

    CBMS Lecture Series

    "Evaluation of Processing-Structure-Property Relationships of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Carbon-based Materials"

    Presented by Valerie Garcia Negron, USDA

    1:30 pm, Videoconference / Virtual Event

    Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 1:30 pm

    Hosted by: Vivian Stojanoff

    Abstract: Sustainable bioprocessing methods have demonstrated efficacy in producing carbon materials, advanced fuels, and value-added products while benefiting current energy, economic, and climatic challenges. This study employs scattering techniques to understand processing-structure-property relationships of lignin-based carbon composites containing both crystalline and amorphous domains. Different lignin types are evaluated to relate materials' atomic- and micro-structures and mechanical properties with biomass feedstock, extraction methods, and processing conditions. Small and wide-angle X-ray scattering experiments were performed to gain insights of pore distributions and degree of graphitization as a function of carbonization treatments. Moreover, physics-based models based on a hierarchical decomposition of the radial distribution function were developed to allow rapid interpretation of scattering data and reason on the contributions of crystalline and amorphous domains, as well as their interfaces. Pair distribution functions show changes in the material structure and support the observation that graphitic structures form and increase in growth size as temperature increases during treatments. Lastly, at USDA-ARS integration of biological and chemical biorefining studies are carried out for the design of chemicals and fuels. An extension of this work focuses on the development of new pretreatment processes of cellulosic biomass for subsequent enzymatic production of fermentable sugars. Self-made Na2CO3 is used in pretreatment processes for agricultural residues and energy crops demonstrating reutilization of captured CO2 from industrial fermentation off-gases. Advanced materials, energy storage, and biochemicals are areas of significance where enabling lignocellulosic biomass can serve in a variety of target specific applications.


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  1. JUN

    3

    Monday

    CBMS Structural Biology Workbenches

    June 3-6, 2024

  2. JUN

    6

    Thursday

    GeoPIXE Data Analysis Workshop

    June 6-7, 2024

  3. JUN

    8

    Saturday

    Office of Educational Programs

    Elementary Science Fair Competition

    June 8, 2024

  1. JUN

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    Monday

    CBMS Structural Biology Workbenches

    June 3-6, 2024

  2. JUN

    6

    Thursday

    GeoPIXE Data Analysis Workshop

    June 6-7, 2024

  3. JUN

    8

    Saturday

    Office of Educational Programs

    Elementary Science Fair Competition

    June 8, 2024


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  1. First Magnet Girder Installed in NSLS-II Storage Ring

    Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | Presented by Frank Lincoln

    Frank Lincoln explains how the first magnet girder is installed in the storage ring of Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II).   More about this...


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