[Neutron] NIST "Summer School on Methods and Applications of NEutron Spectroscopy and Small Angle Neutron Scattering"

[Akgun, Bulent]

Deadline: April 1, 2013

A one-week "Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy and Small Angle Neutron Scattering" will be held June 17-June 21, 2013 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research.  For information about the summer school go to http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/summerschool/ss13/index.html.


Please note that this year the school will not cover neutron reflectometry.

This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) including the disk chopper spectrometer (DCS), backscattering spectrometer (HFBS), BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer (MACS), small angle neutron scattering (SANS), and neutron spin echo (NSE) spectrometer. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales of approximately 1 nm to 500 nm and at time scales from 100 ns to 1 ps.  The NCNR is home to world-class neutron scattering instruments that are available to any qualified researchers through the NCNR's peer review proposal system.  This school emphasizes hands-on experimental training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques.  Applications of structural and dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research for soft and hard condensed matter systems.  The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research, and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals.  The Summer School is sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation, and limited support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty will be available.  Attendance will be limited to 36 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.

For further information, and/or to apply, please go to http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/summerschool/ss13/index.html.
Application deadline is extended to April 1, 2013.

Yamali Hernandez and Bülent Akgün
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6102
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102
Tel: (301)975-5295 (YH), (301)975-6469 (BA)


Bulent Akgun
Instrument Scientist
100 Bureau Drive, Bldg. 235, Room E-123
Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-6102
Phone: 301 975 6469
Fax: 301 921 98 47

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