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26th</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectivity</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">”
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">originally planned for June 1-5, 2020 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), will now be held virtually, on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, February
3 -12, 17, and 19, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have already applied for the summer school</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
your application is still valid, and you will be contacted with an option to confirm, or to withdraw your application if you no longer want to be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New applications are being accepted</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Early application
is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants.
<b>Deadline: November 16, 2020. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For further information about the school go to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"></span><a href="https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/chrns-summer-school-neutron-scattering"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/chrns-summer-school-neutron-scattering</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about small angle neutron scattering (SANS), and neutron reflectometry (NR) from scientists at
the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales ranging from 1nm to 20 microns.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This school emphasizes hands-on practical training on data reduction and analysis for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical
overview of these measurement techniques.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390">
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications of these techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research on polymer science, magnetic materials, complex fluids,
biology/biophysics, microporous media, and more. 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 beam time proposals. The school is
sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS), </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
Attendance will be limited to 36 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For further information, and/or to apply, please go to:
</span></span><a href="https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/chrns-summer-school-neutron-scattering"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/chrns-summer-school-neutron-scattering</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joe Dura and Jose Rodriguez-Rivera<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Institute of Standards and Technology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk4061390"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Center for Neutron Research<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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