Timur Shaftan
Accelerator Division Director, NSLS-II Management, National Synchrotron Light Source II
Brookhaven National Laboratory
National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 744
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-5144
shaftan@bnl.gov
Pronouns: he/his/him
As the Accelerator Division Director at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Timur Shaftan advances the mission of the facility by leading scientific, technical, and professional staff to design, construct, and operate a state-of-the-art accelerator complex. In this role, Timur also furthers the design of new accelerator components, research in accelerator physics, and leads the development of new capabilities.
Expertise | Research | Education | Appointments
Expertise
- Expertise in accelerator physics, beam dynamics, and particle accelerator design
- Development and construction of state-of-the-art particle accelerators
- Management of scientific and operational activities at particle accelerator facilities
- Project management for construction projects involving large research instrumentation
Research Activities
Timur’s scientific interests focus on accelerator design, especially next-generation synchrotron light sources and free electron lasers, and industrial accelerator systems.
Education
- PhD, Physics, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP), Novosibirsk, Russia, 1997
- MS, Physics, Novosibirsk Electro-Technical Institute, Department of Physics and Technology, Russia, 1990
Professional Appointments
From 2013 to 2015, Timur initially served as the NSLS-II Commissioning Coordinator before taking on the role of NSLS-II Storage Ring Manager and, in 2014, Deputy Director of the NSLS-II Accelerator Division. He worked as the Accelerator Division Director since 2016.
From 2006 to 2014, Timur served as the Injection Systems Group Leader at NSLS-II. Before Timur joined NSLS-II project at it's inception in 2006, he was an associated scientist, and later a scientist, at Brookhaven’s previous light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) since October of 2000.
Timur joined Brookhaven National Laboratory in February of 2000 as a postdoc at NSLS-II and ATF.
Prior to joining Brookhaven Lab, Timur worked, from 1990 to 1999, at Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics in Novosibirsk, Russia as a research scientist.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 744
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-5144
shaftan@bnl.gov
