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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; ">11th LANSCE School on Neutron Scattering: Materials at the Mesoscale</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/neutronschool">http://lansce.lanl.gov/neutronschool</a> |
<a href="mailto:neutronschool@lanl.gov">neutronschool@lanl.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:18.0pt">February 18-27, 2015
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Call for applications is open!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The 11th LANSCE School on Neutron Scattering: Materials at the Mesoscale, will focus on the influence of surfaces, interfaces, meso- and micro-structure on the functionality of materials.
The nine day school will provide an overview and training, through hands-on exercises, of concepts, instrumentation, measuring techniques and data analysis in neutron scattering. Techniques such as: neutron diffraction, small angle neutron scattering, local
structure determination, neutron reflectometry together with scanning electron microscopy will be covered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Educational Goals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Students will become familiar with neutron scattering techniques and how they may be utilized to address important questions in materials science. Particular emphasis of this school
will address properties that are not exclusively dominated by the atomic structure, but by larger length scales and/or interfaces.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Intended Audience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The 11th School is intended primarily for graduate students & post-docs in chemistry, engineering, earth sciences, materials science, physics, and related fields. Students should
have a basic understanding of scattering and diffraction phenomena. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Overview<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The 11th School will cover:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Basic concepts of neutron production, scattering methods, and instrumentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Introduction to phenomena in mesoscale science with emphasis on areas of basic and applied research, where neutrons (and other scattering techniques) can and do make fundamental contributions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical aspects of measurement techniques and data analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Computational techniques that complement and aid in the planning, analysis, and interpretation of neutron measurements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Students will give presentations on their favorite hands-on experiment on the final day of the school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Costs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration for the school is free. All local expenses (lodging, meals, etc.) are covered for accepted participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Travel to and from Los Alamos is covered up to a maximum amount of $500.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sponsors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Student participants are supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Instructors and local expenses are supported by Los Alamos National Laboratory through the Institute for Materials Research and MaRIE project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Logistics support is provided by: Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) and New Mexico State University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To Apply<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All application materials must be submitted to
<a href="mailto:neutronschool@lanl.gov">neutronschool@lanl.gov</a> electronically by November 10, 2014.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please submit:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/neutronschool/application.shtml">Application form</a> with a statement by the applicant of anticipated benefits of the school on neutron scattering to their research
program <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Unofficial transcripts (email to:
<a href="mailto:neutronschool@lanl.gov">neutronschool@lanl.gov</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt">One <a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/neutronschool/downloads/11thLANSCESchool_reference_form.pdf">
letter of reference</a> submitted by an advisor or mentor (email to: <a href="mailto:neutronschool@lanl.gov">
neutronschool@lanl.gov</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Important dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">November 10:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Deadline for all application materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">November 14:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Notifications to applicants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">November 19:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Confirmation of attendance will be sent to accepted applicants, and deadline for foreign national students to submit required documentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Contact Us:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:neutronschool@lanl.gov">neutronschool@lanl.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We look forward to receiving your application!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; "><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">- LANSCE School on Neutron Scattering Organizers<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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