A strong contingent of researchers from the Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division, Engineering Division, and Advanced Light Source of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will teach a course at the U.S. Particle Accelerator School (USPAS) Summer Session. This important educational institution offers programs in beam physics and related accelerator technologies. The session is scheduled for July 28 to August 8, 2025, in Rohnert Park, California.

ATAP’s Berkeley Accelerator Controls & Instrumentation Program Staff Scientist, Gang Huang; Research Scientists, Tianhuan Luo and Yilun Xu; Engineering Division Staff Engineer, Lawrence Doolittle, and Electronics Engineer, Shreeharshini Dharanesh Murthy; and Advanced Light Source Electronics Engineer, Shree Subhasish Basak, will join Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Wencan Xu in teaching “Microwave Measurements and Beam Instrumentation Laboratory.”

The laboratory course will introduce students to radio frequency (RF) and microwave technology, as well as the laboratory methods for characterizing electromagnetic fields that control particle accelerator beams. It aims to provide students with practical experience in measuring RF and microwave accelerator hardware and signals using modern equipment.

Berkeley Lab’s involvement with USPAS dates back to the early days of the school. From the symposium-style programs of the 1980s to the Joint International Particle Accelerator School, over 80 people who were, had been, or would become employees of ATAP and its predecessor organizations have taught at USPAS, resulting in more than 100 courses and lectures. Many of these courses are team-taught with colleagues from other institutions, fostering lasting connections throughout the accelerator community.

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