# Presentation: 284660

## APS/Users Operations Monthly Meeting

- January 30, 2003
- J. Murray Gibson

- File:  Z/presentations/Research dir../APS User Meeting Jan 03.ppt

## Agenda

- 2:30-2:45 refreshments
- Welcome and Update on Science Advisory Committee Meeting - Murray Gibson
- Announcement Regarding Topical Groups - Paul Zschack
- Scheduling Issues - Glenn Decker
- Science Highlight: Bug Breath - Wah-Keat Lee
- Finish 3:45-4:00 p.m.

## Science Advisory Committee meets

- Murray
- Gibson

- Hermann
- Grunder

- Kathleen
- Taylor

- Michael Rowe
- SAC Chair

- Denis
- McWhan

- Wayne
- Hendrickson

- James
- Norris

- Paul
- Bertsch

- Joachim
- Stöhr

- Gerhard
- Materlik

- Paul
- Peercy

- Paul
- Zschack

- John
- Helliwell

- Peter
- Ingram

- Pierre
- Wiltzius

- William
- Bassett

- Howard Birnbaum

## Highlights from First Meeting of Science Advisory Committee (1/21-23)

- Review of CMC, DND and MU CATs
- Approval of Letters of Intent for EBB Line, Powder Diffraction Beamline
- Two proposals submitted to DOE competition for x-ray and neutron instrumentation
- Consideration of scientific proposal for ENVIRO-CAT
- Discussion and recommendations on policy issues

## Key Policy Highlights

- Partnership Proposals
- (only) complementary alternative to general user proposals
- From minimum 10% beamtime for one or more years on a beamline
- Up to a full CAT proposal
- Reviewed by SAC
- SAC encourages dedicated end-station proposals
- XOR staff can act alone as “pseudo-partners” using same process, but limited rights and special responsibilities
*“**Special Program Proposal” subsumed into Partnership Proposals*

## Partnership Proposal Steps

- Letter of Intent
*Reviewed by SAC subcommittee*
*Additional steps triggered as appropriate*
- Scientific Proposal
- Partnership Agreement (Memorandum of Understanding)
- Conceptual Design Report
- Management Plan
- Funding Commitment

*Red **are essential components, other as appropriate*

## Other Policy Issues

- Adopted request for formation of Partner Users Council and invited representative to be anex-officio SAC member
- supercedes Research Directorate
- Improved Sector Review Panel (SRP) process
- Non-proprietary industrial usage policy study
- Especially concerning gauging impact
- Plus more specific policy on proprietary use
- Paul Peercy and Kathy Taylor to work with APS on this and report in March timeframe

## Other Actions

- SRP Review Dates set:
- Monday, June 2 - SER-CAT; Wayne Hendrickson, Chair
- Tuesday, June 3 - BioCARS; John Helliwell, Chair
- Wednesday, June 4 - IMCA-CAT;Wayne Hendrickson, Chair
- Thursday, June 5 - SBC-CAT; John Helliwell, Chair
-  each sector will have its own review panel
- Reviews for ChemMatCARS, IMM, MR and PNC CATs to be scheduled for later in year

## The “Endgame” at APS

- Only 4 sectors remain uncommitted
- 1 has accepted scientific proposal (HEX-CAT); two others have Letters of Intent approved (ENVIRO-CAT and MCSG-CAT)
- Need to “raise the bar” at this stage, and make sure last sectors are used to best purpose
- SAC wants to stimulate Letters of Intent next year – in all scientific fields
- Gopal Shenoy and Sunil Sinha agreed to form committee to stimulate ideas in the physical sciences

## Cross-Cutting Review

- To be held annually at SAC meeting
- First will be:
-  “Science with Microbeams”
- All sectors with experiments in this area will be asked to present scientific highlights

## Coffee Cart

- Aim to improve communications
- APS Senior Managers to be on “cart-chaser” schedule