Diamond Annual Review 2019/20

114 115 D I A M O N D L I G H T S O U R C E A N N U A L R E V I E W 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 D I A M O N D L I G H T S O U R C E A N N U A L R E V I E W 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 Prof RichardWalker joined Diamond Light Source asTechnical Director in January 2002. He was previously Director of the Light Sources Division at SincrotroneTrieste in Italy, and prior to that he was a key member of the Daresbury Laboratory SRS team. He is a visiting Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford. AndreaWard joined Diamond as Director of Finance and Corporate Services in 2019, with 15 years’experience as a Senior Finance professional. During a 12-year tenure atVertex Pharmaceuticals, she worked with the Board to lead finance and procurement functions in Europe, later moving to Canada with the business to assist with acquisition and commercialisation opportunities. Andrea has also worked at ResMed and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Executive Prof AndrewHarrison took the helm as CEO of Diamond Light Source in January 2014. He was previously Director General of the Institut Laue- Langevin neutron source in Grenoble, France, where he had worked since 2006.With a background as an inorganic chemist and Professor of Solid State Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, Prof Harrison brings a wealth of experience of scientific leadership to the organisation. Prof Laurent Chapon joined Diamond as Director of Physical Sciences in 2016 from the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France.Whilst there, Prof Chapon was Senior Fellow and Leader of the Diffraction Group for over five years. He is an expert inmaterials science as well as X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques. His principal interests include transmissionmetal oxides, frustrated oxides, and multiferroics. Prof David Stuart is MRC Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford, and Joint Head of the Division of Structural Biology at the Department of Clinical Medicine. He was appointed Director of Life Sciences at Diamond in 2008. His principal research interests include the structure of viruses and viral proteins as well as cellular proteins, especially those that interact with viruses. Figures up to and including 2014/15 exclude VAT, thereafter figures include VAT. D iamond Light Source Ltd was established in 2002 as a joint venture limited company funded by the UK Government via the Science andTechnologyFacilitiesCouncil(STFC),nowunderUKResearch&Innovation(UKRI),andbytheWellcomeTrust,owning86%and14% of the shares respectively. Diamond now employs almost 742 scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff from 43 countries worldwide. The Chief Executive andDirectors are advised by committees representing key stakeholder groups, including the Science Advisory Committee (SAC), Diamond Industrial Science Committe (DISCo) and Diamond User Committee (DUC). Diamond is free at the point of access for researchers accessing Diamond via peer review, and provided the results are published in the public domain for everyone’s benefit. Allocation of beamtime is via a peer review process to select proposals on the basis of scientific merit and technical feasibility. Eight peer review panels meet twice a year to assess the proposals submitted for each six-month allocation period. Diamond also welcomes industrial researchers through a range of access modes including proprietary research. Board of Directors Prof Sir Adrian Smith (Chairman) Director, Alan Turing Institute Prof Andrew Harrison Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Light Source Marshall Davies Business Advisor, Science and Technology Facilities Council Prof Michael Fitzpatrick Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University Governance andManagement Outline Organisational Chart Science Division Science Groups: Biological Cryo-Imaging Crystallography Imaging and Microscopy Macromolecular Crystallography Magnetic Materials Soft Condensed Matter Spectroscopy Structures and Surfaces Scientific Software, Controls & Computation Groups: Accelerator Control Systems Beamline Control Systems Data Acquisition Scientific Computing Scientific Software Detector Group Experimental Hall Labs Services Optics & Metrology Planning & Projects Office User Office Technical Division Accelerator Physics Diagnostics Engineering Insertion Devices Installation & Facility Management Operations Power Supplies Radiofrequency Systems Vacuum Finance and Corporate Services Business IT Commercial Management, Governance & Legal Finance Human Resources Procurement Soft Facilities Chief Executive’s Office Communications Industrial Liaison Safety, Health & Environment Staffing and Financial Information Prof Mark Thomson Executive Chair, Science and Technology Facilities Council Prof Mike Turner Acting Director, Wellcome Trust Science Division Andrea Ward Director of Finance & Corporate Services, Diamond Light Source Prof KeithWilson Professor of Chemistry, University of York Company Secretary Andrew Richards, Diamond Light Source As at April 2020 Summary of Financial Data 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Operating Costs £m 30.5 33.5 36.5 39.9 42.5 44.5 54.6 56.9 62.8 64.5 65.7 Total Staff (Year End) 401 419 438 481 507 534 582 609 639 680 742 Capital Expenditure – Operations £m 5.7 8.6 5.1 8.0 7.5 6.2 8.0 10.5 12.8 17.4 17.8 Phase II £m 22.0 16.2 9.9 2.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Phase III £m 0.3 3.0 10.3 14.2 17.2 23.7 20.6 11.5 3.7 1.0 0.0 Other capital projects £m 4.8 5.6 7.3 4.3 5.3 1