Please don't hit delete yet, read on! First of all, many thanks to all the people who have already submitted a letter of support for the initiative "Versatile microfocus beamline with a side-station for in-situ diffraction".
It is essential that we get as many letters of support as possible, to show that the whole community feels that this is a much needed resource. So please send as many individual EOIs as possible, preferably not just one per group/institution. It is felt that it is also appropriate for PhD students and post-docs to express their interest in a beamline that will facilitate their future research. To make it easier for those who have no experience of writing such letters, some hints: Typically the text would cover: - That you're supporting this application - some words to show you know what it's about, including the title: "Versatile microfocus beamline with a side-station for in-situ diffraction". - What is your area of science: can be quite specific, e.g. pathways of XYZ, chemical biology of ABC; but do say that your projects routinely end up at synchrotrons (Diamond). - What's difficult about it that the beamline will help resolve. Something like: obtaining diffraction quality crystals is routinely very difficult, so if "diffraction quality" were redefined, your life would be easier. To upload your letter of support, go to http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Beamlines/PhaseIII/ExpressionsofInterest.html This link also provides more background to this and other proposals. This proposal is labelled 'P20'. The deadline is tomorrow, so do it now, it only takes 10 minutes. Cheers, Johan Dr. Johan P. Turkenburg X-ray facilities manager York Structural Biology Laboratory University of York Phone (+) 44 1904 328251 York YO10 5DD UK Fax (+) 44 1904 328266
