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The Center for Bright Beams, A National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center

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Come learn about the transformative power of accelerators in medicine, wastewater treatment, and chip fabrication. By bringing together experts, practitioners, and enthusiasts from diverse disciplines, we aim to explore the profound impact of accelerators and their role in accelerating progress across industries.
Congratulations new PhD, Dr. Gevork Gevorkyan. He will begin work at the Mayo Clinic in Radiation Oncology as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
Lena F. Kourkoutis, M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’09, an associate professor in Cornell’s School of Applied and Engineering Physics who was internationally recognized for her advances in cryo-electron microscopy, died on June 24 after living with colon cancer for about two years.
Congratulations to new PhD Michelle Kelley! Thesis: "EFFECTIVE QUANTUM MANY-BODY THEORIES: STUDIES OF ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE & ELECTRON–PHONON COUPLED PROPERTIES NEAR INTERFACES IN SUPERCONDUCTORS" 
Congratulations Dr. Pallavi Saha who successfully defended her thesis titled "Growth and Characterization of Cesium-antimonide Photocathodes." Dr. Saha has accepted a postdoctoral fellow position at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Congratulations to Dr. Chris Knill who defended his thesis titled “Practical Limitations of Low Mean Transverse Energy Metallic Photocathodes” Dr. Knill has accepted a position with Honeywell ACST as an Advanced R&D Scientist.
Research from the Center for Bright Beams reveals the potential for greater control over the growth of superconducting Nb3Sn films, which could significantly reduce the cost and size of cryogenic infrastructure required for superconducting technology.
Awarded the Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar Award for his paper entitled "Measuring three-dimensional strain in Nb3Sn grains by combining ZOLZ and HOLZ diffraction."
CBB was a proud sponsor of Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) at Cornell University. EYH encourages STEM investigation, shows the range of opportunities in STEM, and allows young women to explore career opportunities.
Prof. Jamie Rosenzweig, regarded as the father of the non-linear “blowout” interaction regime, was awarded 2023 EPS Hannes Alfvén Prize