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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">We are pleased to announce that the polarized neutron school is open to applications. The school is intended to be held in-person
from<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><b>July 24 to 25, 2022</b><span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, preceding the 14<sup>th</sup> biennial Polarized Neutrons for
Condensed Matter Investigations (PNCMI) conference. <span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#262626;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">The
school will provide a comprehensive introduction to polarized neutrons, techniques and scientific applications. The lectures will cover basic principles of polarized neutrons, small-angle scattering, reflectometry, and diffraction/inelastic scattering. Following
the lectures, virtual experiments in small groups and the relevant data reduction process will be provided.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#262626;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white">The school is free for all selected attendees. </span><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Accommodations,
breakfast, and lunch will be provided both days.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Please note that the maximum number of participants is limited to 15 students from North America. Please submit your application
by<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><b>April 29, 2022.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">For more information, please visit the PNCMI 2022 website: </span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="https://pncmi2022.umd.edu/school/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">https://pncmi2022.umd.edu/school/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">
or email<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"><a href="mailto:pncmi2022@nist.gov"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">pncmi2022@nist.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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