[en] This report concerns research on surface physics and crystallography that was carried out at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). The writer is a member of the participating research team (PRT) that operates beam line U7. The items presented in this report are: a list of the scientific papers produced during the current year and published or submitted for publication or presented at scientific meetings; a progress report on the operation of beam line U7 and of the uv ring; and a description of the scientific projects undertaken and of the results obtained