Winter, thankfully, is going by quickly – we’ve even had a little warm, sunny weather in Ithaca… followed by another snow storm! The 2022-1 has just concluded and CHESS will be down for a few weeks of maintenance and machine studies. CHESS user operations will resume on April 6^th.

We are busy preparing for the CHESS Users’ Meeting and workshops, to be held on June 7^th & 8^th. Please save the date and be on the lookout for an invitation to register for these events.

There is so much to be excited about this research and other happenings at CHESS. We strive to keep our user community up-to-date with all that is happening. We encourage users to reach out to the Users Executive Committee with questions, comments and suggestions and, of course, feel free to contact us directly.

Joel Brock, Director, CHESS (email Joel)

We are inviting New York State community college students to apply for our Summer Engineering and Research for Community College Students (SERCCS) program. Through this program, students interested in a career in science, engineering, and technology have the opportunity to participate in research and development projects at the Center for High-Energy X-ray Sciences (CHEXS) at Cornell. Apply now or share with a New York community college student you know!

CHEXS users have discovered a class of nonprecious metal derivatives that can catalyze fuel cell reactions about as well as platinum, at a fraction of the cost.

For the first time, a microscale plastic strain field (also known as crystallographic slip) has been non-destructively reconstructed in 3D in a deforming alloy

The 2022 CHESS User Meeting will be held on June 7^th & 8^th, and will be in-person. Join us for an exciting few days of plenary sessions, posters, and workshops. Keep an eye on our website for more information coming soon.