[SA_Scat] Call for access to Synchrotron Beamline Facilities, 2021 - EMBL Hamburg, Germany

[Sarah Marshall-Bensch]

*Call for access to Synchrotron Beamline Facilities, 2021- EMBL Hamburg, 
Germany*
_Deadline: __Sunday 29th November 2020 (midnight CET)_

We announce the call for synchrotron beamtime applications in biological 
small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and macromolecular crystallography 
(MX) for the period March - December 2021. The following EMBL beamlines 
at PETRA III are available: P12 (SAXS), P13 and P14 including the T-REXX 
endstation (MX). For both SAXS and MX, instrumentation for pump-probe 
time-resolved experiments is in place.

Submission of BAG (Block Allocation Group) proposals is encouraged for 
SAXS and MX. Groups applying for beamtime to work on several projects 
are requested to submit their research proposals via a single BAG 
application. Please bear in mind that remote and mail-in operation will 
remain the default route for access at all EMBL beamlines as long as 
necessary during 2021 due to the Corona pandemic.

Please note: COVID-19 related proposals requiring rapid access can be 
submitted at any time; contact the User Office directly about the 
submission process.

The deadline for the submission of proposals for 2021 is**Sunday 29th 
November 2020 (midnight CET). After this date, the proposals will be 
evaluated by an external Project Evaluation Committee. The users will be 
informed about the results of their application(s) in early February 2021.**

A detailed description of the three beamlines and links to the 
electronic proposal forms can be found at:
SAXS: http://www.embl-hamburg.de/services/saxs/ (see also 
<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.embl-hamburg.de%2Fservices%2Fsaxs%2FHow_to_apply_for_BioSAXS_access.pdf&data=02%7C01%7Cqiaoxia%40sund.ku.dk%7C15e6e45e397648f0c3cf08d86f87c548%7Ca3927f91cda14696af898c9f1ceffa91%7C0%7C0%7C637381976224956603&sdata=qq9YDNsfHqHaUzk0I34hwBUkdIYCNDSCKMU69j26ya0%3D&reserved=0>http://www.embl-hamburg.de/services/saxs/How_to_apply_for_BioSAXS_access.pdf)
MX: http://www.embl-hamburg.de/services/mx/ 
<http://www.embl-hamburg.de/services/mx/>
Time-resolved MX: http://www.embl-hamburg.de/services/mx/P14_EH2 
<http://www.embl-hamburg.de/services/mx/P14_EH2>

Submit a proposal via the EMBL Hamburg user portal:
https://smis.embl-hamburg.de

Access to the EMBL Hamburg facilities also includes assistance with 
crystallisation, sample preparation and, in combination with an EMBL 
beamline visit, with sample characterisation and optimisation.

For further general information, please contact the EMBL Hamburg User 
Office:
Tel.: +49 40-89902-111/183
Email: useroffice at embl-hamburg.de <mailto:useroffice at embl-hamburg.de>

For specific information:
saxs (at) embl-hamburg.de (small-angle X-ray scattering)
mx (at) embl-hamburg.de (macromolecular crystallography)
spc (at) embl-hamburg.de (sample preparation and characterisation)