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Two researchers examine a cylindrical component mounted in a testing rig on a workbench in a lab filled with equipment and tools. Cameron Geddes speaking behind podium Three researchers align precision optics to prepare the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Petawatt laser for laser-plasma accelerator experiments. The Advanced Light Source dome as seen from an aerial drone at sunset looking towards the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. Bruno La Fontaine, Director of the Center for X-ray Optics (CXRO), speaks on how the CXRO supports the microchip industry. A researcher posed next to a scientific beamline. A man in a blue shirt stands smiling next to a metallic instrument with many separate components connected by tubes and wires. Dimitri Argyriou posed in front of the Advanced Light Source Two 3D renderings of a RNA molecule with a twisted ribbon-like backbone with multicolored bars protruding. The image on top has a blue backbone, the image below is pink, and also includes purple balls placed at certain points of the backbone. Four members of the BELLA team in an office sitting in chairs around the new gas injector system. Two men seated at a table with computer monitors in the background, discussing a 3 x 14 inch plate mounted with a strip of gray metal and a strip of copper metal with wires protruding from the ends. Close-up of the U.S.-built HL-LHC magnet with signatures and a U.S. flag.