APS Upgrade components pass their first cold tests Prototypes of new superconducting magnets for the upgraded Advanced Photon Source were successfully lowered to their operating temperatures, far below freezing. These new magnets will help the APS generate more powerful X-rays more efficiently.
Katie Martin keeps the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade project on track As Project Controls manager, Katie Martin’s job is to account for the APS Upgrade’s schedule and its $815 million budget, down to the penny.
Fountain of youth: Michael Kelly’s work will grant longer life to the upgraded APS’s electron beam Kelly leads a team designing a new system for the APS Upgrade, one that will extend the life of the electron beam that powers the facility.
