Medrano, D.

Paper	Title	Page
THCOAA02	Remote Access to the VESPERS Beamline using Science Studio	118
	D. G. Maxwell, D. Liu, E. Matias, D. Medrano CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan M. Bauer, M. Fuller, S. McIntryre, J. Qin UWO, London, Ontario
	Science Studio is a web portal, and framework, that provides scientists with a platform to collaborate in distributed teams on research projects, and to remotely access the resources of research facilities located across Canada. The primary application for Science Studio is to provide scientists with remote access to the VESPERS beamline at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, and to readily process data from this beamline at the SHARCNET high performance computing facility in London Ontario. The VESPERS beamline is a complex instrument that is composed of many devices, such as valves, motors and detectors, which are all controlled through the low-level EPICS control system. Science Studio implements a simple, intuitive and functional web-based interface to the beamline for device control and data acquisition. The Science Studio experiment management system allows the acquired data to be easily organized and shared with the research team. This paper will provide an overview of the design, implementation and capabilities of the Science Studio system, with a focus on remote control of the VESPERS beamline.
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THPL008	CLS User Services Web Portal	139
	D. Medrano, L. M. Carter, D. G. Maxwell CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
	The Canadian Light Source (CLS) User Services Web Portal is a collection of web applications that allows users and staff to manage experiment proposals, complete safety training and submit end-of-run surveys. Each user wanting beam time must submit a proposal describing their experiment. Once submitted, the proposal goes through a peer-review process where it is either approved or rejected. All on-site personnel are required to complete safety training. Staff and users are provided with training modules which are completed online. Most training modules consist of two parts: the presentation and the exam. The exams are graded automatically and the results are stored. At the end of each run, users are encouraged to complete an online survey. The survey gives users the opportunity to provide feedback on what was good about their CLS experience and what can be improved to provide them with better service. This paper will give an overview of the design, implementation and capabilities of web portal.