News And Announcements
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New BioCARS Director, Prof. Rama Ranganathan
(December 2017) Distinguished biophysicist Rama Ranganathan joined University of Chicago as a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Institute for Molecular Engineering. He is the new Director of BioCARS facility and will also lead the new Center for Physics of Evolving Systems at the University of Chicago. Prof. Ranganathan lead...
2017 Science Careers in Search of Women Conference, Tour of BioCARS
(May 2, 2017) As in previous years, BioCARS participated again in the ANL-hosted annual Science Careers in Search of Women Conference this year (Click here for more). Participants were provided with the unique opportunity to learn more about STEM careers, in an effort to increase the representation of women in the science and technology fields. At BioCARS, the...
BioCARS User Publication is One of 20 Most Read Articles in Structural Dynamics in 2016
Time-resolved solution scattering studies of a homodimeric hemoglobin conducted at BioCARS 14-ID beamline linked the perturbation in the water cluster at the dimer interface to the kinetics and structures of intermediate states in this hemoglobin. View on Structural Dynamics site Kim, J. G., Muniyappan, S., Oang, K. Y., Kim, T. W., Yang, C., Kim, K. H., Kim, J., and...
2016 Science Careers in Search of Women Conference, Tour of BioCARS
On April 14, 2016, ANL hosted the annual Science Careers in Search of Women Conference and CARS helped facilitate. Female high school students were given the opportunity to learn more about STEM careers, in an effort to increase the representation of women in the science and technology fields. At BioCARS, the students spoke to Dr. Vukica Srajer about time-resolved...
Workshop – Tracking Electronic and Structural Dynamics in Proteins and Materials at Sector 14
The major upgrade to the BioCARS 14-ID beamline [1] produced unprecedented time-resolved capabilities that have been exploited for x-ray science spanning biology, chemistry, materials science, and physics. More recently, a new area detector (Rayonix MX340-HS, a 60-megapixel high-readout-rate integrating area detector) and secondary Kirkpatrick-Baez focusing mirrors...
New CARS Director, Dr. Mark Rivers
Effective September 1, 2013, Dr. Mark Rivers was appointed by the Dean of the Physical Sciences, Dr. Edward (Rocky) Kolb as the next Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS) replacing Dr. P. James Viccaro who had held the position for the past ten years. A reception was held on September 12th to mark the transition. During his remarks...