Research Frontiers 2021 Research Frontiers 2021 120 SPring-8 calls for public use proposals twice a year, in principle. The submitted proposals are reviewed by the SPring-8 Proposal Review Committee (SPring-8 PRC). Since 1997, SPring-8 has accepted a variety of proposals. For the promotion of research on industrial applications at SPring-8, currently, Industrial Application Proposals account for approximately 16% – 19% of the total number of proposals conducted at various public beamlines. There will always be companies and research institutes that find it difficult to retain specialized staff and to accommodate the need for quick access to SPring-8. To appropriately respond to such circumstances, the SPring-8 Measurement Service is provided. In this branch of service, JASRI staff members perform measurements on behalf of users. Users may choose either to come to SPring-8 and be present during the measurements or to simply send their samples to SPring-8. Currently, JASRI has been expanding the purview of the SPring-8 Measurement Service to five measurement methods (XAFS, Powder X-ray Diffraction, H A X P E S , G I X D / X R R , a n d S A X S ) . I n a d d i t i o n , JASRI provides Protein Crystallography Automatic Data Collection at Macromolecular Crystallography beamlines. Therefore, users can choose either to come to SPring-8 and be present during the measurements or to simply send their samples to SPring-8. Since the 2022A period, JASRI has been calling for long-term graduate student proposals. The purpose of the Long- Term Graduate Student Proposals is to contribute to the development of human resources who will support and further develop synchrotron radiation sciences. SPring-8 has been affected by COVID-19 to a small extent in FY2021; as a result, the SPring-8 Measurement Service and the Protein Crystallography Automatic Data Collection have become more widely used. Furthermore, SPring-8 is developing a remote-operation system that allows users to control experimental instruments remotely to promote remote access. The number of experiments conducted at and the number of user visits to the public and contract beamlines are summarized in Fig. 3. Some of the proposals are for proprietary use, for which refereed reports are not required. Figures 4 to 13 show information on user programs. IV. User Program and Statistics Fig. 3. Categories of proposals for the public beamlines. Proprietary Proposal (General Proposal, Time-designated Proposal):Beamtime Fee Charged Measurement Service Also Available General Proposal, Urgent Proposal Long-term Proposal Budding Researchers Support Proposal (One-year Proposal Also Available) Non-Proprietary Grant-Aided Proposal: Program Fee Charged One-year Proposal(1 Public BL) ( 4 Public BLs) Beamtime Reserved for Structual Biology Public BLs PX-BL Operation Medical Bio EX Proposal Medical Bio Trial-Use Proposal Industrial Application Proposal (Trial Use Proposal) Strategic Use Proposal Industrial Application Proposal Nanotechnology Support Proposal Industry Creation Proposal New Industial Area Proposal Trial-Use Cross-SR Facility Use Proposal for Industrial Application Industrial Application Proposals Using Advanced Technology PX-BL Automatic Data Collection Feasibility Study Proposals for Industrial Application Nanotechnology Support Protain 3000 Protain 500 Proposal Green/Life Innovation Proposal SR Smart Innovation Proposal Social Interest Proposal Strategy Proposal JASRI Proposal Power User Proposal Partner User Proposal SPring-8 Epoch-Making Initiatives Project Priority Field Trial-Use 1997 1998 97B 98A 99A 99B 00A 00B 01A 01B 02A 02B 03A 03B 04A 04B 05A 05B 06A 06B 07A 07B 08A 08B 09A 09B 10A 10B 11A 11B 12A 12B 13A 13B 14A 14B 15A 15B 16A 16B 17A 17B 18A 18B 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 19A 19B 20A 2019 21A 21B 2021 2020 for Industry Research Frontiers 2021 Research Frontiers 2021 121 Fig. 4. Numbers of conducted experiments. Fig. 5. Numbers of submitted proposals and approved proposals by research term (public beamlines). Fig. 6. Numbers of users by fiscal year. Fig. 7. Numbers of users visits by research term. Number of Proposals Research Term 2017B 2017A 2016B 2018B 2018A 2019B 2019A 2020A 2021A 2021B 2016A 2015B 2015A 2014B 2014A 2013B 2013A 2012B 2012A 2011B 2011A 2010B 2010A 2009B 2009A 2008B 2008A 2007B 2007A 2006B 2006A 2005B 2005A 2004B 2004A 2003B 2003A 2002B 2002A 2001B 2001A 2000B 2000A 1999B 1999A 1998A 1997B Contract Beamlines Public Beamlines 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 0 20 40 60 80 100 Number of Proposals Aproval Rate (%) Research Term 1997B 1998A 1999A 1999B 2000A 2000B 2001A 2001B 2002A 2002B 2003A 2004A 2003B 2004B 2005A 2005B 2006A 2006B 2007A 2007B 2008A 2008B 2009A 2009B 2010A 2010B 2011A 2011B 2012A 2012B 2013A 2013B 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2017A 2017B 2016B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2019B 2020A 2021A 2021B Submitted Approved Approved/Submitted 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Number of Users Fiscal Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 First time users Repeated users 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 1997B 1998A 1999A 1999B 2000A 2000B 2001A 2001B 2002A 2002B 2003A 2003B 2004A 2004B 2005A 2005B 2006A 2006B 2007A 2007B 2009B 2010A 2012A 2011B 2008A 2008B 2009A 2011A 2010B 2013B 2013A 2012B 2014A 2015B 2015A 2014B 2016A 2017B 2017A 2016B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A Research Term Users Public Beamlines Contract Beamlines Research Frontiers 2021 Research Frontiers 2021 122 Research Term 2013A 2013B 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A Users University Foreign National and Public Institute Private Sector 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Number of Proposals Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2021A 2021B 2019B 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Foreign Private Sector National and Public Institute University Number of Proposals Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021 A 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Life Science Chemical Science Medical Applications Materials Science and Engineering Earth and Planetary Science Others Environmental Science Industrial Applications University Foreign National and Public Institute Private Sector Users Research Term 2013A 2013B 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2021A 2021B 2019B 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 Number of Proposals 0 100 200 300 400 Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A Foreign Private Sector National and Public Institute University Number of Proposals Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A 0 100 200 300 400 Life Science Chemical Science Medical Applications Materials Science and Engineering Earth and Planetary Science Others Environmental Science Industrial Applications Fig. 8. Numbers of users by affiliation categories (public beamlines). Fig. 10. Numbers of conducted proposals by affiliation (public beamlines). Fig. 12. Numbers of conducted proposals by research area (public beamlines). Fig. 9. Numbers of users by affiliation categories (contract beamlines). Fig. 11. Numbers of conducted proposals by affiliation categories (contract beamlines). Fig. 13. Numbers of conducted proposals by research area (contract beamlines).
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