CHESS Express Mode Proposal Form

CHESS On-line Express-Mode Proposal Form

Quick!
This proposal is designed to be filled-out in just a few minutes. We need to know three things: who will do work, what specimens will be studied, and why you want to study them. There is also space to add special experimental needs. Questions about this form and the proposal process should be directed to the CHESS User Administrator: Kathy Dedrick, 607-255-7163 or kd73@cornell.edu .

Proposal Scope
Express-Mode proposals are granted short periods of time for x-ray measurements on the following stations. Read about other modes of beamtime allocation here. The Express-Mode proposals stations include:
   -- A1 or F1 - up to 48 hours for fixed wavelength monochromatic oscillation crystallography
   -- F2 - up to 96 hours for tunable wavelength MAD crystallography (from 6 - 20 keV)
   -- D1 - up to 96 hours for small- or wide-angle scattering experiments with wide-energy bandpass radiation
   -- B1 or B2 - up to 96 hours for high-pressure research using energy- or angle-dispersive diffraction.

Privacy
CHESS proposals are only available to CHESS and MacCHESS staff and proposal reviewers. As an alternative to web-based submission, standard paper forms can be downloaded from the CHESS Web Site and submitted by FAX or US mail (see download forms).

Limitations of on-line forms
It is very difficult to incorporate scientific notation into HTML documents. We ask that you use simplified text - like H2O for water - and spell out necessary greek characters like "gamma." Note that carriage-returns (or 'enter' keys) will be automatically converted into HTML <BR>.

Proposal Title (required)

Principal Investigator (required)
Include name and title, institution, full mailing address, phone, FAX, and E-mail.

Collaborating Investigators (required; enter 'none' if applicable)
Include names, institutions, mailing addresses, phone, FAX, and E-mail addresses for all persons who will collaborate on this research project, whether or not they will come to CHESS to acquire the data.

Choice of experimental technique (required)

    Monochromatic Oscillation Crystallography at Stations A1 or F1
    Multi-wavelength Anomalous Diffraction studies at Station F2
           If F2, please give starting edge (e.g. Selenium)
    Small-angle or Wide-angle X-ray Scattering at Station D1
    High-pressure diamond anvil studies at B1 or B2
    Other: specify experimental needs in section 9 below

Specimens and materials to be studied (required)
Crystallography measurements should itemize materials and prior measurements for each specimen on the table below. If more than 3 specimens will be brought, provide similar information in the box below.

Specimen #1 full name

Specimen #2 full name

Specimen #3 full name

Specimen #1	Specimen #2	Specimen #3
			Space group
			Unit Cell Size (Angstrom)
			Prior Diffraction Resolution (Angstrom)
Yes	Yes	Yes	MAD measurement needed
			Anomalous Scattering Atom Species (for MAD only)
			Physical Size of Largest Crystals Grown (millimeter)

Non-crystallography measurements should itemize materials and quantities here.

Hazardous or non-hazardous materials declaration (required)
All materials brought to CHESS must be approved in ADVANCE of your visits. At the TIME THAT YOU SCHEDULE A VISIT TO CHESS, you will be required to fill-out and sign a Materials Declaration Form itemizing all materials you will bring to CHESS. Read about hazardous materials and conditions here. Protein crystal limits are given here.

Only non-hazardous materials on this proposal
Hazardous materials on this proposal
         Heavy-atom derivatives
             If bringing heavy-atom derivatives, are you bringing:
             Only pre-frozen, prederivatized crystals
             Only small amounts of heavy atoms (see limits)
             Amounts exceeding limits
         Viral Materials
         Other Hazardous Materials (see list and document in #9 below)

Scientific justification for the proposed work (required Abstract)
Be brief. A paragraph or two is all that is required. However, be certain to explicitly mention:
(1) To avoid confusion, please include once full chemical names, etc. before using acronyms.
(2) For non-macromolecular, describe the experiment (i.e., what will be done, materials studied).
(3) For macromolecular work, describe the diffraction quality of crystals and provide a plan for the experiment.
(4) Why is the experiment important?
(5) Provide some background information (i.e., your own prior or related work)

Publications from previous work done at CHESS (required; enter 'none' if applicable)
There are no charges for non-proprietary access to CHESS. However, we do have to justify your productivity to our sponsors. Please list all of your (or your group's) publications involving CHESS data that have not previously been reported to CHESS, even if you forgot to acknowledge CHESS. Don't worry about duplicates - we can edit the list as needed.

Special experimental and facility needs (optional)
Please list any unusual experimental situations or equipment you require (i.e. water-cooling, high current or unusual electrical power, etc). Be sure to include items not covered above. Macromolecular crystallography users can check commonly used items:
Cold Room (-20 Centigrade to room temperature)
FTS cooler
Fuji Image Plate scanner
Bench space in chemistry room
Chemistry room ventilation hood
Darkroom

List other needs - materials - hazards - station requests, etc.:

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