Organization

The Center for Advanced Radiation Sources is a part of the University of Chicago's Physical Sciences Division (cognizant dean: Robert Fefferman). The Center receives funding from federal agencies and industrial collaborators for the operation of its research resources, which are managed with input from the Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources and discipline-specific advisory committees.

Administrative Leadership

P. James Viccaro, Executive Director

Maryfrances Miley, Executive Administrator

Scientific Leadership

GSECARS

Mark Rivers, Principal Investigator
Steve Sutton, Principal Investigator

BioCARS

Keith Moffat, Principal Investigator
Vukica Šrajer, Senior Scientist
Rob Henning, Operations Manager

ChemMatCARS

P. James Viccaro, Principal Investigator

Committee Oversight

CARS Coordinating Committee

This committee receives reports on APS and CARS activities and coordinates and oversees funding, staffing, central management, and infrastructure activities. Meetings are held bi-weekly.

P. James Viccaro, Chair
Mati Meron
Keith Moffat
Mark Rivers
Vukica Šrajer
Steve Sutton
Maryfrances Miley

CARS Safety Committee

The Safety Committee advises the Executive Director on the development of safe operating procedures pertaining to beamline operation and other day-to-day safety requirements. The CARS Safety Officer is Guy Macha. Meetings are scheduled as necessary.