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We are fortunate as crystallographers to be working with an ever-growing variety of advanced radiation sources, experimental facilities, and detectors. On the other hand, it takes a growing effort to maintain unified standards that ensure interoperability and FAIRness for the data we create in these diverse experiments. The ACA Best Practices SIG is an important part of this effort because it brings together scientists from the full range of roles—methods developers, instrument vendors, facility scientists, and users—in US crystallography. I am familiar with the unique challenges of all these areas because I have spent my career as a user and methods developer while working closely with vendors and beamline staff. As Chair-Elect I will work to facilitate the exchange of information and the development of consensus on data and experimental standards for the full range of crystallographic facilities and experiments.
Bio:
Research Scientist, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Education/Research: B.Sc. (2008), University of Virginia; Ph.D. (2015), Columbia University
Experience: Director, Shared Materials Characterization Laboratory, Columbia Nano Initiative (2015-2020); Project/Research Scientist, LBNL (2020-Present).
Research interests: All areas of structure determination for small-molecule and protein crystallography using XFELs, synchrotrons, laboratory X-rays, and electrons. Most recently I am developing software (DIALS and associated projects) for processing raw diffraction data, while also bringing XFEL techniques to new applications in chemical crystallography.
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