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NIST Synchrotron Facilities for Materials Science. G.G. Long, A.J. Allen, D.R. Black, H.E. Burdette, D A. Fischer, E. Nelson, R.D. Spal and J.C. Woicik, Ceramics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Dr., Stop 8523, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8523 USA, gabrielle.long@nist.gov.

In 1984, the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology commissioned our first synchrotron X-ray experimental station at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), to enable researchers to use the intense X-ray beams available there to perform monochromatic X-ray topography. Since then, we have added X-ray absorption spectroscopy, standing wave X-ray diffraction, soft-X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering to the NSLS portfolio. Current research includes studies of the molecular structure of surfaces, the in situ chemistry of catalysis, the valence electronic structure of materials, and the microstructures of anisotropic coatings and a variety of deformed metals and ceramics. Most recently, MSEL joined a partnership with the University of Illinois, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UOP LLC to instrument and operate research facilities at the premier U.S. facility, the Advanced Photon Source (APS). This partnership provides excellent accessibility to forefront instruments and the highest brilliance X-rays available. The emphasis throughout this program is on state-of-the-art measurements on advanced and industrially relevant materials. This talk will present an overview of the basic and applied research now underway at the NIST-operated facilities at the NSLS and the APS.