MID-SCALE RI-2 CONSORTIUM: COMPACT X-RAY FREE-ELECTRON LASER PROJECT (CXFEL) -MODERN SCIENCE QUESTIONS ACROSS MANY DISCIPLINES INCREASINGLY FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING EVENTS, CHANGES, AND STRUCTURES AT THE SMALLEST ATOMIC SCALES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPACT X-RAY FREE ELECTRON LASER (CXFEL) FACILITY AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WILL ENABLE THESE ADVANCED STUDIES AND FULFILL AN URGENT NEED IN THE BROAD U.S. RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO DIRECTLY OBSERVE, MANIPULATE, AND CONTROL QUANTUM DYNAMICS IN COMPLEX MATERIALS, MOLECULES, AND INTERFACES. THESE CAPABILITIES WILL REVEAL NOVEL BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, ENABLE NEW ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES, AND DECODE QUANTUM BEHAVIOR THAT CAN DRIVE NEW COMPUTING METHODS AND NOVEL MATERIALS. A DIVERSE POPULATION OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASPECTS OF THIS MID-SCALE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. THE COMBINATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING AND BROAD RESEARCHER ACCESS TO TRANSFORMATIVE

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MID-SCALE RI-2 CONSORTIUM: COMPACT X-RAY FREE-ELECTRON LASER PROJECT (CXFEL) -MODERN SCIENCE QUESTIONS ACROSS MANY DISCIPLINES INCREASINGLY FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING EVENTS, CHANGES, AND STRUCTURES AT THE SMALLEST ATOMIC SCALES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPACT X-RAY FREE ELECTRON LASER (CXFEL) FACILITY AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WILL ENABLE THESE ADVANCED STUDIES AND FULFILL AN URGENT NEED IN THE BROAD U.S. RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO DIRECTLY OBSERVE, MANIPULATE, AND CONTROL QUANTUM DYNAMICS IN COMPLEX MATERIALS, MOLECULES, AND INTERFACES. THESE CAPABILITIES WILL REVEAL NOVEL BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, ENABLE NEW ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES, AND DECODE QUANTUM BEHAVIOR THAT CAN DRIVE NEW COMPUTING METHODS AND NOVEL MATERIALS. A DIVERSE POPULATION OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASPECTS OF THIS MID-SCALE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. THE COMBINATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING AND BROAD RESEARCHER ACCESS TO TRANSFORMATIVE