Meet the engineer who oversees implementation of the thousands of electronic components that will bring the upgraded APS to life.

Kathy Harkay was there at the start of the APS, working to determine the limits of what the machine could do. Now she’s working on upgrading the facility, and is looking forward to test-driving the new APS.

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.

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.

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.