William Harries
Structural biology of integral membrane proteins
UC San Francisco
NIH/NIGMS Protein Structure Initiative, Small Specialized Center: The Center for Structures of Membrane Proteins (CSMP)

Background
B.Sc. (Biology/Microbiology), Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 1979.
M. Sc. (Biology/Biochemistry), Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 1983.
Ph.D. (Human Anatomy and Cell Biology), Wayne State University School of Medicine,  Detroit, MI, 1991.
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Retinal Cell Biology, Kresge Eye Institute, Detroit, MI,1991-1992.
Faculty, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1991-1998.
Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Science, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2000-2001.
Research Fellow, Macromolecular Structure Group (MSG), University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Laboratory of Robert M. Stroud, 2001-2005.
Chief Scientific Officer, CSMP, a small specialized NIH/NIGMS Protein Structure Initiative Center, UCSF, 2005-Present.

Interests
For the last 23 years, I have been studying the biochemistry, biophysics, physiology, and structure of intrinsic membrane proteins (aquaporins) that form water channels in cells. My studies were initiated by looking for a cause and cure for diabetic and “old age” cataracts of the ocular lens. Since our first high resolution structures of the aquaporin family of proteins, our lab has been tasked with investigating the entire E. coli membrane protein proteome for high resolution structures as part of the NIH/NIGMS Protein Structure Initiative. I am also part of the Membrane Protein Expression Center (MPEC) at UCSF which is an NIH Roadmap Structural Biology Center. The initial goal of MPEC was to develop innovative membrane protein expression systems but our ultimate success metric is high resolution structures. These two centers together are targeting over 1,000 integral membrane proteins for high resolution structure determination.

I have been a user of beamlines 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 8.3.1, 8.3.2, and several SSRL beamlines and I will bring the experiences of a life sciences user to the UEC. The Stroud Laboratory and CSMP are also key players in the funding, operation, and use of several beamlines and I look forward to helping the ongoing and constant improvements at the ALS.

Chris Jacobsen
X-Ray Microscopy, life sciences
Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Background
B.A. (physics), St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1983
PhD (physics), SUNY Stony Brook, 1988
Postdoc, Center for X-ray Optics, 1988-1989
Postdoc (1989-1990), then Assistant/Associate/full Professor, Stony Brook University
Presidential Faculty Fellow (White House/NSF, 1992-1997), Fellow of AAAS and OSA

Interests
My research is in the development and application of x-ray microscopy methods for life and environmental science research.  At the ALS, our team has developed an endstation at beamline 9.0.1 for cryo x-ray diffraction microscopy (also called coherent diffraction imaging), and I am also involved in microscopy research at NSLS and APS.  My interest is to represent a national user base for coherent soft x-ray applications of the ALS.

Norman Manella
Condensed matter physics.  physics of novel materials and complex electron systems
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Background
Laurea (Physics), Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy (1996)
PhD in (Physics), UC Davis, CA, USA (2003)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Physics Department, Stanford University, USA (2003–2006)
Visiting Scientist, Advanced Light Source, LBNL, Berkeley,USA (2003–2006)
Research Associate, Physics Department, Stanford University, USA (2006–2007)
ALS Scientific Support Group, responsible for Bl 10.0.1, ALS, Berkeley USA (2006–2007).  
Assistant Professor, Dep. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, USA (2007–present)

Interests
My main research interests concern the study of the electron correlations and the mechanisms of the interactions among different degrees of freedom in complex electron systems.  I make use of spectroscopic and structural probes in the soft x-ray regime currently available at third-generation synchrotron radiation facilities, including angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), core and valence photoemission spectroscopy (PS), photoelectron diffraction (PD), x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), soft x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS), and extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS).

I am very experienced with the scientific, technical and professional environment at the ALS due to my long and extensive involvement (1999 – 2007) with PRT projects at Bl. 4.0.1 (Fadley) and Bl. 10.0.1 (Shen-Hussain).   For this reasons, I believe I can serve as an efficient representative of the ALS users towards improving the working environment and enhancing the role of the UEC in guiding the scientific program at the ALS.

Interests
My research interests include the fate and transport of toxic metals and metalloids in soils and the subsurface.  Most of my current projects focus on contamination at sites for which DOE has stewardship responsibilities.  In addition I am interested in carbon cycling and the role of organic-mineral associations stabilizing soil carbon. I have been an ALS user since 2004 when I started working at 10.3.2 to analyze the form of Cr in atmospheric aerosol particles.  Since then I have had the opportunity to also use beamlines, 1.4.3, 5.3.2, 8.3.2, and 11.0.2. If elected, I will endeavor to increase the effectiveness of the UEC as a conduit by which users can help guide the evolution of the ALS.

Interests
My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of unimolecular and bimolecular elementary gas phase chemical reactions.  I study these reactions using 3-dimensional photoionization mass spectrometry experiments at Beamline 9.0.2.  These experiments provide not only reaction kinetics but also isomer-specific product branching ratios.  In addition to these experiments at the ALS, I use time-resolved Fourier transform spectroscopy and ultrasensitive laser absorption techniques to study chemical reactions in my laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California.  If elected, I will work to promote the interests of physical chemists and other scientists using “low energy” radiation (< 25 eV) at the ALS, and to communicate to all users the importance of these capabilities in the overall ALS scientific program.

Ronald A. Phaneuf
Atomic, molecular and optical physics
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno

Background
B.Sc. (Physics) University of Windsor, Canada, 1969
M.Sc. (Physics) University of Windsor, Canada, 1970
Ph.D. (Physics) University of Windsor, Canada, 1973
NRC of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow, JILA, University of Colorado, 1973-1975
Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1975-1992
Research Program Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1982-1992
Visiting Scientist, JILA, University of Colorado, 1988-1989
Professor of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, 1992-present
Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Fellow, University of Giessen, 2003.

Interests
My research interests include experimental studies of charge-changing processes of ions interacting with photons, electrons, atoms and molecules using accelerated ion beams. Applications include astrophysics, fusion energy and materials processing. I was responsible for development of the Ion-Photon-Beam (IPB) research endstation installed on beamline 10.0. As an ALS user for more than a decade, I appreciate the exciting research opportunities that ALS offers as well as many of the issues that users face. I would be honored to serve as an advocate for users at ALS.

Interests
My research interests lie in the area of the growth and characterization of complex oxide thin films and nanostructures.  In particular, I am interested in understanding and harnessing the interesting and unexpected physical phenomena that occur over nanometer length scales at the interfaces between two dissimilar materials.  To this end, my group utilizes the unique capabilities available at the ALS to perform polarization dependent soft x-ray spectroscopy and imaging at beamlines 4.0.2, 6.3.1, 7.3.1, and 11.0.1.  I have been a user at the ALS since 2003, initially as a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley and now as I build my own research group at UC Davis. During this time, I have been exciting by the development of new capabilities that allow users to further explore the underlying physics of their samples. 

The UEC plays a vital role in improving the user experience at the ALS.  If elected, I will work to ensure that the concerns and opinions of the users are incorporated into guiding of the scientific programs at the ALS. 

Interests
My research interests include crystallographic software and methods development, design and execution of optimized data collection protocols and utilization of weak anomalous scatterers in phasing. I am particularly interested in crystallography of samples that exhibit pathologies such as twinning and pseudo symmetry.

On beam lines 5.0.1, 5.0.2 and 5.0.3 I see a large number of industrial and academic crystallographers, and if elected, will do my best to represent their interests in the UEC.