NSLS Industrial Users' Program

Synchrotron Techniques  |  Science Highlights  |  Industrial Program Coordinator

The overall goal of the plan to enhance the NSLS Industrial Users' Program is to encourage greater use of synchrotron tools by industry researchers, improve access to NSLS beamlines by industrial researchers, and facilitate research collaborations between industrial researchers and NSLS staff, as well as researchers from university and government laboratories. The implementation of this plan will also involve modifications of the existing user access policy, including:

• Proposal rating review criteria have been created to reflect the importance of technology development.
• Dedicated proposal review panels (PRPs) for industrial proposals have been established.
• On selected beamlines, up to 10 percent of beamtime will be reserved for users with funding from industrial institutions for their research:
  
  
  • X14A for powder diffraction
  • X18A for x-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • X27C for small angle x-ray scattering
  • X20B for thin film x-ray diffraction and reflectivity (planned).

As a condition for this reserved access, Industrial Users will be required to submit a corporate impact statement of the value of the work completed at the NSLS, within 6 months after the conclusion of their experiment. Read more about the Industrial User Enhancement Plan.

Proprietary research is charged at the full cost recovery rate of approximately $100/hr. The rate is revised twice per year. Contact the Industrial Program Coordinator for the exact current rate.

• Proprietary Research User Access Policy
• Proprietary Research User Access Procedures

Industrial users who are ready to apply for access to the BNL site, please follow these detailed directions. For questions regarding site access or proposal submission, please contact nslsuser@bnl.gov.