Mechanical designer Maria O’Neill thinks of creative solutions to the challenges of upgrading the APS.

As a vacuum engineering specialist for the Advanced Photon Source’s new storage ring, John Zientek has a unique view of how things are coming together, one weld at a time.

An extensive upgrade will be able to generate X-rays that are up to 500 times brighter and enable science we cannot yet imagine. 

Poxviruses are many and unpleasant, and they have an impressive ability to evade or deceive human immune responses. Scientists using the Advanced Photon Source want to outsmart them.

As part of a massive upgrade to the Advanced Photon Source (APS), scientists studying the ​“chemical map” of samples will have better proximity to colleagues, improved research tools and state-of-the-art facilities.

Machine learning method for harnessing large volumes of X-ray data will speed materials discovery.

The technology housed in the new Long Beamline Building will lead to more efficient solar cells, longer-lasting batteries, more durable materials for airplanes and much more.

Starting in April 2023, Erdmann will oversee the effort to replace the current APS storage ring with a brand new model, one that will be carefully transported and installed in sections.

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