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RECENT UPDATES

  • SESAME: The venue for an AArU Workshop

    On 19 January 2020, SESAME was the venue for the workshop Synchrotron Light: A Powerful Tool for Scientific Research organized by the Association of Arab Universities (AArU).

    News | 23 January 2020
  • 4th International Workshop on X-ray Crystallography in Structural Biology

    We are pleased to announce the 4th International Workshop on X-ray Crystallography in Structural Biology and will be held on February 25th-27th, 2020, at The Islamic University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

    Deadline for applications: Monday 20 January 2020

    Announcement | 07 January 2020
  • First light for SESAME’s MS beamline

    On Monday, 23rd December 2019, at 13:21, scientists at the SESAME light source successfully delivered the first X-ray monochromatic beam to the experimental station of the Materials Science (MS) beamline, that will be used in applications of the X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) technique

    News | 31 December 2019
  • Inauguration of SESAME’s Guest House

    The 4th of December 2019 marked the inauguration of SESAME’s Sergio Fubini Guest House, SESAME’s permanent Guest House which replaces the temporary Guest House that had been constructed pending construction of the former.

    News | 06 December 2019
  • Scientists come together at SESAME for 17th annual Users’ Meeting

    Some 80 scientists from the region and beyond are meeting at SESAME on 30 November and 1 December to discuss the scientific programme and latest results from the laboratory. For the first time, the Users’ meeting is being held on the SESAME campus in a new guest house and meeting facility.

    News | 30 November 2019
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    SYNCHROTRON-LIGHT FOR
    EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE
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    THE MIDDLE EAST

PRESS RELEASE
SESAME becomes the World’s First Large Accelerator Complex to be Fully Powered by Renewable Energy

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
SESAME is glad to announce that it is accepting proposals for experiments to be performed on its three beamlines (IR, MS, XAFS/XRF) in the second half of 2020

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  1. January 2003

    Ground Breaking

    January2003

  2. April 2004

    SESAME Formally Came Into Existence

    April2004

  3. November 2008

    Soft Inauguration

    November2008

  4. July 2009

    First Beam from SESAME’s Microtron Shows Up

    July2009

  5. November 2011

    Full Energy Microtron Beam Extracted

    November2011

  6. September 2014

    Booster Commissioning

    September2014

  7. February 2016

    Installation of Storage Ring Begins

    February2016

  8. January 2017

    Pioneering SESAME Light Source Circulates First Beam

    January2017

  9. May 2017

    Official Opening of the Laboratory

    May 2017

  10. November 2017

    First Monochromatic Light through SESAME’s XAFS/XRF Beamline

    November2017

  11. April 2018

    First Synchrotron Infrared Spectrum

    April2018

  12. July 2018

    SESAME Hosts Its First Users

    July2018

  13. February 2019

    SESAME becomes the World’s First Large Accelerator Complex to be Fully Powered by Renewable Energy

    February2019

  14. December 2019

    First light for SESAME’s MS beamline

    December2019

Events and Trainings

  • 30 Nov / 19 | Jordan | Allan
    17th SESAME Users Meeting
    Event | SESAME
  • 15 Dec / 18 | Jordan | Allan
    16th SESAME Users Meeting
    Event | SESAME
  • 11 Oct / 18 | Cyprus | Nicosia
    First Announcement: Training and Networking Programme for Young Research Administrators & Managers
    Training | Cyprus Institute
  • 14 May / 18
    Remote X-ray data collection from European synchrotrons at the Weizmann Institute of Science
    Training | Weizmann Institute
  • 14 May / 18 | Cyprus | Nicosia
    ANCIENT MATERIALS TRAINING SCHOOL
    Training | Cyprus Institute
  • 14 Apr / 18 | Jordan | Amman
    Open SESAME Training School on Synchrotron IR Spectroscopy and Imaging for Life-Sciences Applications
    Training | Amman
  • 11 Mar / 18 | Jordan | Allan
    TRAINING COURSE ON SYNCHROTRON TECHNIQUES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Training | SESAME
  • 01 Jan / 18 | Sweden
    Training and exchange SESAME - Sweden, MAX IV
    Training | MAX IV Laboratory
  • 18 Dec / 17 | Jordan | Amman
    15TH SESAME USERS' MEETING
    Event | Gerasa Hotel
  • 07 Jul / 17
    OPEN SESAME TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS
    Training
  • 03 Dec / 16 | Jordan | Amman
    14TH SESAME USERS' MEETING
    Event | Days Inn Hotel
  • 30 Sep / 16
    New call for applications IAEA/SESAME training fellowships (call for 2016)
    Training
  • 25 Nov / 15 | Jordan | Amman
    2ND ANNOUNCEMENT – SESAME 13TH USERS MEETING
    Event | Amman
  • 26 Nov / 14 | Jordan | Amman
    2ND ANNOUNCEMENT – 12TH SESAME USERS' MEETING
    Event | Days Inn Hotel
  • 09 Aug / 14 | Switzerland | Switzerland
    Training opportunities at Paul Scherrer Institute-PSI
    Training | Paul Scherrer Institute
  • 15 Jun / 14 | Jordan | Amman
    THE 4TH SESAME–LINKSCEEM SUMMER SCHOOL - 2ND ANNOUNCEMENT
    Event | Ibis Hotel
  • 01 Apr / 14
    New call for applications for SESAME/Lounsbery Foundation Fellowships
    Training
  • 20 Nov / 13 | Jordan | Amman
    SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT - 11TH USERS MEETING OF SESAME
    Event | Days Inn Hotel
  • 08 Sep / 13 | Jordan | Amman
    THIRD SESAME-LINKSCEEM SUMMER SCHOOL
    Training | SESAME
  • 01 Sep / 13 | France | Paris
    SOLEIL - SESAME PHD FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2013
    Training | Paris
  • 13 Jun / 13 | Turkey | Marmaris
    2nd International Henry Moseley School and Workshop on X-ray Science
    Training | ITAP Turunç Campus
  • 14 May / 13 | Cyprus | Nicosia
    SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CYPRIOT RESEARCH COMMUNITY USING SYNCHROTRON RADIATION - 1ST SESAME
    Event | The Cyprus Institute
  • 15 Apr / 13 | Italy | Trieste
    ADVANCED SCHOOL ON SYNCHROTRON TECHNIQUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS
    Training | Elettra
  • 07 Nov / 12 | Jordan | Amman
    10TH SESAME USERS' MEETING - UPDATE
    Event | Days Inn Hotel
  • 11 Sep / 12 | Jordan | Allan
    THE SECOND SESAME-LINKSCEEM SUMMER SCHOOL
    Training | SESAME
  • 12 Nov / 11 | Jordan | Amman
    9TH SESAME USERS' MEETING
    Event | SESAME - JSPS School
  • 11 Nov / 11
    Portugal-SESAME fellowship
    Training
  • 17 Jul / 11 | Jordan | Allan
    JOINT SESAME-LINKSCEEM SUMMER SCHOOL
    Training | SESAME
  • 13 Jul / 11 | Greece | Athens
    High Performance Computing Training School,A LinkSCEEM/HP-SEE/PRACE Projects Event
    Training | OTE Academy
  • 17 Mar / 11 | Jordan | Amman
    SESAME-KEK school on Synchrotron radiation
    Training | Amman
  • 24 Jan / 11 | Cyprus | Cyprus
    HPC Programming School in Cyprus
    Event | Cyprus Institute
  • 15 Dec / 10 | Taiwan | Amman
    NSRRC Fellowship 2010
    Training | NSRRC
  • 15 Oct / 10
    IAEA/SESAME fellowships 2011
    Training
  • 15 May / 10 | United Kingdom | Oxfordshire
    Diamond-SESAME Fellowships
    Training | Diamond
  • 05 May / 10 | Spain
    ALBA-SESAME Fellowships
    Training | ALBA
  • 01 Mar / 10 | Turkey | Antalya
    SESAME JSPS-SABACI SCHOOL
    Training | Antalya
  • 28 Feb / 10
    IAEA/SESAME Training Fellowships 2010
    Training | IAEA
  • 09 Jan / 10
    Training opportunities at SESAME
    Training
  • 16 Oct / 07 | Taiwan
    Research opportunities for Ph.D students on Synchrotron related subjects through Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP)
    Training
  • Synchrotron computing-oriented regional education (score)
    Training
  • Opportunities for postgraduate studies in UK for SESAME scientists
    Training
  • ICTP-IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme
    Training
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