diff --git a/tomotools/utils.py b/tomotools/utils.py
index 3219860..76ff6c1 100644
--- a/tomotools/utils.py
+++ b/tomotools/utils.py
@@ -48,3 +48,92 @@ def register_serialem_stack(stack, method='PC'):
         reg.metadata.Tomography.tilts = stack.metadata.Tomography.tilts
     align_logger.setLevel(log_level)
     return reg
+
+
+def weight_stack(stack, accuracy='medium'):
+    """
+    Apply a weighting window to a stack along the direction perpendicular to the tilt axis.
+
+    This weighting is useful for reducing the effects of mass introduced at the edges of as stack when
+    determining alignments based on the center of mass.  As described in:
+
+            T. Sanders. Physically motivated global alignment method for electron
+            tomography, Advanced Structural and Chemical Imaging vol. 1 (2015) pp 1-11.
+            https://doi.org/10.1186/s40679-015-0005-7
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    stack : TomoStack
+        Stack to be weighted.
+
+    accuracy : string
+        Level of accuracy for determining the weighting.  Acceptable values are 'good', 'medium', 'super', and 'unbelievable'.
+
+    Returns
+    ----------
+    reg : TomoStack object
+        Result of aligning and averaging frames at each tilt with shape [ntilts, ny, nx]
+
+    """
+    stackw = stack.deepcopy()
+
+    [ntilts, ny, nx] = stack.data.shape
+    alpha = np.sum(stack.data, (1, 2)).min()
+    beta = np.sum(stack.data, (1, 2)).argmin()
+    v = np.arange(ntilts)
+    v[beta] = 0
+
+    wg = np.zeros([ny, nx])
+
+    if accuracy.lower() == 'low':
+        num = 800
+        delta = .025
+    elif accuracy.lower() == 'medium':
+        num = 2000
+        delta = .01
+    elif accuracy.lower() == 'high':
+        num = 20000
+        delta = .001
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Unknown accuracy level.  Must be 'low', 'medium', or 'high'.")
+
+    r = np.arange(1, ny + 1)
+    r = 2 / (ny - 1) * (r - 1) - 1
+    r = np.cos(np.pi * r**2) / 2 + 1 / 2
+    s = np.zeros(ntilts)
+    for p in range(1, int(num / 10) + 1):
+        rp = r**(p * delta * 10)
+        for x in range(0, nx):
+            wg[:, x] = rp
+        for i in range(0, ntilts):
+            if v[i]:
+                if np.sum(stack.data[i, :, :] * wg) < alpha:
+                    v[i] = 0
+                    s[i] = (p - 1) * 10
+        if v.sum() == 0:
+            break
+    for i in range(0, ntilts):
+        if v[i]:
+            s[i] = (p - 1) * 10
+
+    v = np.arange(1, ntilts + 1)
+    v[beta] = 0
+    for j in range(0, ntilts):
+        if j != beta:
+            for p in range(1, 10):
+                rp = r**((p + s[j]) * delta)
+                for x in range(0, nx):
+                    wg[:, x] = rp
+                    if np.sum(stack.data[i, :, :] * wg) < alpha:
+                        s[j] = p + s[j]
+                        v[i] = 0
+                        break
+    for i in range(0, ntilts):
+        if v[i]:
+            s[i] = s[i] + 10
+
+    for i in range(0, ntilts):
+        for x in range(0, nx):
+            wg[:, x] = r**(s[i] * delta)
+        stackw.data[i, :, :] = stack.data[i, :, :] * wg
+    return stackw