# User Training and Outreach > **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2021 · $111,496 ## Abstract Project Summary/Abstract This core performs two functions critical to the operation of a mature synchrotron User Facility. First, our Training component ensures Users are capable of working independently, productively, and safely. User training begins with web-based training before Users come on site to work. The NCXT website includes documents and instructional manuals and videos. All on-site Users must also complete mandatory institutional (ALS/LBNL) safety training courses, many of which can be completed online. Once they arrive on site, Users receive NCXT-specific, 'hands-on' training from an experienced staff member. The NCXT training program is split into task-specific modules, with Users receiving modules according to their experimental plan's scope. Second, our Outreach component is designed to make the scientific community aware of the capabilities, technologies, and research opportunities available at the NCXT. We do this by staff actively participating in workshops and meetings. We also make the NCXT technologies known to a broader audience by regularly publishing technical and facility updates in specialist and general journals. Our outreach work is also aimed at always attracting new Users. We do this by hosting workshops and making direct contact with investigators whose research may benefit from soft x-ray tomographic imaging. ## Key facts - **NIH application ID:** 10282435 - **Project number:** 2P30GM138441-02 - **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO - **Principal Investigator:** Carolyn A Larabell - **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.) - **Funding institute:** NIH - **Fiscal year:** 2021 - **Award amount:** $111,496 - **Award type:** 2 - **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2024-08-31 ## Primary source NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10282435 ## Citation > US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10282435, User Training and Outreach (2P30GM138441-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10282435. Licensed CC0. --- *[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*