Synchrotron School 2002

The 2002 Berkeley-Stanford Summer Schools will provide basic lectures on the synchrotron radiation process, requisite technologies, and a broad range of scientific applications. The 3rd Berkeley-Stanford Summer Schools are offering courses in the Physical Sciences and the Life Sciences, and include interdisciplinary sessions as well as tours of the facilities. The Summer Schools will be limited to approximately forty participants in each course. In the Physical Sciences course, some preference will be given for those pursuing doctoral research in which synchrotron radiation is expected to play a significant role. The Life Sciences course will focus on structure determination using synchrotron radiation x-ray crystallography and will provide intensive training in x-ray diffraction, data collection and structure determination. Participation is encouraged for students, postdoctorals and independent scientists who have ongoing research projects or significant interest in using macromolecular crystallography.

The Summer Schools are jointly organized by the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory with additional funding support from DOE, NIH, and corporate sponsors. Lectures will be presented by renowned scientists from these four organizations and the international scientific community. There will also be visits to the two facilities involving experimental practice. This years Summer School will be housed at Stanford University campus with David Attwood (attwood@eecs.berkeley.edu) and Anders Nilsson (nilsson@ssrl.slac.stanford.edu) as directors for the physical science course, Peter Kuhn (pkuhn@stanford.edu) and John Kuriyan (kuriyan@uclink.berkeley.edu) as directors for the life science course.

The 2002 Stanford-Berkeley Summer Schools will be held on Stanford University campus at Governor's Corner and the Elliot Program Center. Map

All lectures, meals and accommodations will be within walking distance on the beautiful Stanford University campus. Downtown Palo Alto is within 20-30 minutes walking distance. On campus there are many sport facilities and libraries available for the summer school attendees.

The accommodations are within Governor's corner in double occupancy, shared rooms. There are available a limited number of single rooms with an additional fee. Linens and towels will be provided. There will be computers and telephones available as shared facilities. The conference rooms will be equipped with wireless, shared network setups.

For questions regarding local arrangements contact Local Chair of the school Irimpan Mathews.

Location Information:

Directions to Elliott Program Center and On-Campus Housing

From US 101 to Governor's Corner: Take the Embarcadero Road exit off US 101, following the signs to Stanford University. Follow Embarcadero until you cross El Camino Real, at which point you will enter the Stanford campus. Turn right at Campus Drive, continue past Palm Drive, Quarry Road, and Welch Road, then turn left at Santa Teresa Street. Turn at the second right into the Governor's Corner parking lot, where you should park near the back.

From Interstate 280 to Governor's Corner: Take the Alpine Road exit east off Interstate 280. Follow Alpine Road for about 3/4 mile, then turn right onto Junipero Serra Blvd at the first traffic light. Turn left at the next light onto Campus Drive West, which will take you into Stanford University. Turn right at Santa Teresa Street, then turn at the second right into the Governor's Corner parking lot, where you should park near the back.

From El Camino Real to Governor's Corner: Drive north (south) on El Camino Real until you can turn left (right) onto Galvez Street (named Embarcadero Road before entering campus). Turn right at Campus Drive, continue past Palm Drive, Quarry Road, and Welch Road, then turn left at Santa Teresa Street. Turn at the second right into the Governor's Corner parking lot, where you should park near the back.

From parking lot to Elliott Program Center: Proceed on foot (away from Santa Teresa) to Elliott Program Center, where you can check in for on-campus housing. The check-in will be Sunday, July 7.

See map for of the Governor's Corner Complex at Stanford University. If you need directions there, you can call the Residence Office, open from 8 AM (10 AM on weekends) to 10 PM, at (650) 723-1521.

Note: The Stanford campus is very large, so make sure you know how to reach your destination before trying to go there.

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