On 16 February, Andrea Lausi arrived in Jordan to take up the position of Scientific Director of SESAME.
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No less than 151 proposals have been submitted in response to SESAME’s third call (Call “2”) for experiments on its three beamlines that closed on 27 January, thus confirming the ever-increasing demand for use of its facilities.
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 in materials science.
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.
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.
20 researchers from the SESAME Members and beyond received comprehensive training in the use of synchrotron radiation at the OPEN SESAME HERCULES School (Higher European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems) held at SESAME from October 26 to November 8, 2019.
Jordan was one of the IAEA’s Member States to organize an exhibition and meeting as side events during the 63rd session of the Agency’s General Conference held in Vienna from 16-20 September.
SESAME’s stand was one of the very numerous activities organized during the CERN Open Days held in Geneva on 14-15 September. Among these activities were site visits, experimental workshops, debates, exhibition stands, hands-on exhibits, film screenings and theatre performances, for which 75,000 visitors travelled to Geneva.
SESAME has up dated its traditional brochure and leaflet in order to reflect its relatively new role as a laboratory that is now receiving scientists who are using its facilities for their experiments. It has also produced a brochure highlighting the opportunities SESAME offers for industry.