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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Subject: NCNR Summer Schools 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>This year the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) will offer two summer schools over two consecutive weeks in June.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>The first week will be devoted to the study of soft matter systems and the second week will focus on the dynamics of hard matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>For information about the schools, please visit: </span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/summerschool/ss11"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/summerschool/ss11</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span class=bold1><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Please note that this year the schools will be conducted during a scheduled long facility shutdown. Thus, whilst the classes will get hands on experience with the instruments they will use previously collected data for analysis.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Week 1: </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>"Methods and Applications of High Resolution Neutron Spectroscopy and Small Angle Neutron Scattering" <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>This class <span style='color:black'>will run from Sunday, June 12, to Friday, June 17. Students will explore the use of neutron spin echo and backscattering spectroscopies as well as small angle neutron scattering (SANS) to the study of soft matter. The instruments used during this week will include the </span></span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/ng3sans/"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>NG3</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> 30 meter SANS instrument, and the </span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/nse/"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Neutron Spin Echo</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> and </span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/hfbs/"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>High Flux Backscattering</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> spectrometers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Week 2: “Methods and Applications of Cold and Thermal Neutron Spectroscopy” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>This class will run from Saturday, June 18, to Friday, June 24. Students will learn various neutron spectroscopic techniques employed to study hard condensed matter systems. The instruments used during this week will include the cold neutron triple-axis spectrometers </span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/spins/"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>SPINS</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> and </span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/macs/"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>MACS</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>, the thermal neutron triple-axis spectrometer </span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/bt7_new/"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>BT7</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>,<span style='color:black'> and the time-of-flight </span></span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/dcs/"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Disk Chopper Spectrometer</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>The NCNR summer schools will teach the attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research, and will provide the technical guidance needed to write effective experiment proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>The NCNR summer schools are sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRS, DMR-</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>0944772</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>There is a $100 registration fee and attendees are responsible for all transportation and lodging expenses. </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>However, thanks to the NSF, some limited support will be available for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty. <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Applicants have the option of applying for one or both weeks with applications for each being considered independently. Attendance during each week will be limited to 32 participants. Only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>To apply, please visit: </span><a href="http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/summerschool/ss11"><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/summerschool/ss11</span></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Early application is strongly advised since attendance is strictly limited and past NCNR summer schools have been highly oversubscribed. <b>Deadline: April 1, 2011.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Yamali Hernandez and Brian Kirby<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>National Institute of Standards and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Tel: (301) 975-5295 (YH), (301) 975-8395(BK)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>FAX: (301) 921-9847<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>