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1 introducing the National User Facility O
introducing the National User Facility OrganizationSusan WhiteDePaceExecutive Administrator, NUFOPresentation at the 3Way MeetingJuly 31, 2013��The Advanced Photon Source is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE by Argonne National Laboratory National User Facility Organization:NUFO Represents Federallyfunded scientistswho conduct research at U.S. or nonU.S. scientific user facili

2 ties. 2 NUFO Users at U.S. User Facil
ties. 2 NUFO Users at U.S. User Facilities Users representing U.S. experiments at Large Hadron Collider at CERN Science at User Facilities��The Advanced Photon Source is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE by Argonne National Laboratory NUFO is a collaboration between User Representatives (UEC Chairs) and User Administrators www.nufo.orgSteering Committee (3 elected User reps,

3 3 elected administrative reps, 3 electe
3 elected administrative reps, 3 elected general members, 3 appointed individuals)Membership (1 User Representative and 1 User Administrator)Six Working GroupsIn GeneralUser Representatives focus on outreach activitiesUser Administrators focus on streamlining processes to facilitate access Both branches work together closely to fulfill the overall NUFO mission Represents � 45,000 users from all 50 , 500 uni

4 versities, 300 industrial firms, plus na
versities, 300 industrial firms, plus national and private research laboratories Educates and Advocates for User Facilities Knowledge Achievements Economic Competitiveness EducationPromotes the Four Pillars of Communication:User Facilities are the birthplace of fundamental knowledgeTop Quark discovery by CDF and DZeroexperiments at Fermilab in 1995User Facilities are the home of scientific achievements Nobel Prizes

5 from 1939 to now2012 Nobel Prize in Che
from 1939 to now2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Gproteincoupled receptors (GPCRs) was based in part on research performed at the Argonne National LaboratoryUser Facilities promote economic competitivenessIndustrial research leads to key discoveries, patents, and new technologies Stimulates economic growthUser Facilities are the cradle of science education40% of users are graduate students or postdoctoral student

6 s. NUFO DOE NSF State governments Senate
s. NUFO DOE NSF State governments Senate House of Representatives User Facility Public Relations Offices User Facility Chief Financial Officers User Facility Cyber Security User Facility Management User Facility Government Relations Patents / Technology Transfer Universities Industry National Laboratories R & D Scientists Students & Future Scientists and EngineersNational Voice for Users48 User Facilities, and St

7 akeholders at every level of government,
akeholders at every level of government, industry and in university, find value in NUFO: 6 NUFO provides a unified messageat the national level… To Congress, Industry, DOE, the PublicCongressCongress invites NUFO to hold yearly exhibitions on Capitol HillNUFO was invited to testify to Congress about User Facility IndustryNUFO Report led to a BESAC StudyBESAC recommended changes that directly track NUFO recomme

8 ndationsDOE/GovernmentNUFO involvement l
ndationsDOE/GovernmentNUFO involvement led to modification of DOE Order 142.3, Foreign Visits and Assignments facilitating access for nonUS citizen usersPublicNUFO participates in the USA Science & Engineering Festival in WashingtonNUFO attends professional society meetings to educate attendees about user facilitiesNUFO conducts benchmarking studies to enable facilities to adopt best practices NUFO Annual Meetings

9 2009: Industry usage2010: Educational ou
2009: Industry usage2010: Educational outreach2011: Access to user facilities2012: University relations2013: Big data 2013 User Science Exhibition AttendeesSeven members of the House attendedStaff from 35 Congressional OfficesFunding agencies Professional societiesExhibition16 demonstrations and videosFaces and Places postersPosters in theme areas of energy, health, and innovation��The Advanced Photon

10 Source is an Office of Science User Fac
Source is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE by Argonne National Laboratory NUFO Plans for 2014 NUFO, Office of Science, and the National Science Foundation are jointly sponsoring a User Facility Symposium at the 2014 AAAS Meeting Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DCNUFO plans to visits each user facility and speak to User OrganizationsInvestigating incorporation��T

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14 Fact SheetsPostersScientific Accomplish
Fact SheetsPostersScientific AccomplishmentsR&D AwardsPhotos List ServersUser Statistics��The Advanced Photon Source is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE by Argonne National Laboratory Become a Friend of NUFOgo to www.nufo.org/organization/friendsof_nufoaspx��The Advanced Photon Source is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE by Argonne National