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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline for application has been extended to May 11, 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">==================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am pleased to announce the 5<sup>th</sup> Croucher Summer Course on Neutron Scattering, to be held on August 10-16 at City University of Hong Kong. Please forward this message
to interested students.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This 5-day intensive course is designed for promising postgraduate students and early-career researchers. Apart from fundamental scattering theory and practical data analysis
training, the programme covers commonly used techniques with applications in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, and life sciences. Participants will have the chance to discuss their research with instructors and explore how neutron scattering
can address their project challenges. The course concludes with an optional tour to China Spallation Neutron Source in Dongguan.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Instructors include,</span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wei Bao,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">City University of Hong Kong</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Simon Billinge, Columbia University, USA</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rosie Chu,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">City University of Hong Kong
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brent Fultz, Caltech, USA</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bruce Gaulin, McMaster University, Canada</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emily Liu,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mitsuhiro Shibayama, CROSS, Japan</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The registration fee is HK$3,000 or US$390, which covers 7-day (6-night) accommodation, breakfast & lunch for 5 days, and dinner for 1 night. Partial travel support may be provided
for overseas applicants based on need. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A poster for the summer course is attached. Please click here
<a href="https://www.csc-ns.hk">https://www.csc-ns.hk</a> for detailed program and how to apply.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline for application is May 4. Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of May.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With best wishes,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Xun-Li</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Prof. Xun-Li Wang</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Department of Physics</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">City University of Hong Kong</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Tel: +852 3442 9606</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:xlwang@cityu.edu.hk"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">xlwang@cityu.edu.hk</span></a></p>
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