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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2013 Lujan Neutron Scattering Center: Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> </span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For beam time between August 13<sup>th</sup> and December 21<sup>st</sup> 2013<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">You are invited to submit research proposals for access to the
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/index.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Lujan Neutron Scattering Center</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">’s
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">instruments</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> for the 2013 run cycle. Successful proposals will be scheduled between August 13
and December 21 2013. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The deadline for receipt of proposals is 5:00 p.m. (MDT) on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments.shtml"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Instruments</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> available in the Office of Science
User Program:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/NPDF.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">NPDF</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (high resolution neutron powder diffraction, pair distribution function
analysis)<br>
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/SMARTS.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">SMARTS</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (engineering diffraction, residual and induced stress, phase transformations)<br>
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/HIPPO.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">HIPPO</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (general powder diffraction, texture and high pressure studies)<br>
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/FDS.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">FDS</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (chemical spectroscopy)<br>
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/SPEAR.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">SPEAR</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (neutron reflectometer, soft matter, bio-materials)<br>
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/LQD.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">LQD</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (small angle neutron scattering, disordered systems)<br>
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/ASTERIX.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Asterix</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (polarized beam reflectometer/diffractometer/grazing-incidence-SANS/SESAME-enabled-SANS
spectrometer)<br>
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/PCS.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PCS</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (protein crystallography)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Information concerning these instruments and sample environment available may be obtained by contacting the
</span><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">beamline scientists</span></a></i><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">or the Lujan User Program Administrator (<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:lujan-uo@lanl.gov">lujan-uo@lanl.gov</a></span></u>, Phone: 505-667-5649). Users are encouraged to contact the
beamline scientist when writing proposals.</span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments.shtml"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Instruments</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> available in collaboration with
Lujan staff (not supported by Office of Science) include:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/HIPD.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">HIPD</span></a><em><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-style:normal">(high intensity-medium resolution</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></em><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">powder diffraction, magnetism, pair distribution function analysis)<em><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></em></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/SCD.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">SCD</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> (single crystal diffractometer)</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/instruments/PHAROS.shtml"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Pharos</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(high-resolution chopper spectrometer)<span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Information concerning the availability of these instruments may be obtained by contacting Dr.
</span><a href="mailto:allobet@lanl.gov"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Anna Llobet</span></a></i><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">, Deputy Center Leader (acting) (</span><a href="mailto:allobet@lanl.gov"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">allobet@lanl.gov</span></a></i><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">,
Phone: 505-665-1367)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Proposal Submission Process:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">To submit a proposal please log in to the
</span><a href="https://www.lanl.gov/orgs/lansce/"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">LANSCE Proposal Portal. </span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">First time users</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">:
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Go to the LANSCE user </span>
<a href="https://www.lanl.gov/orgs/lansce/register/register.php"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">registration site</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> from which you can create a new user account and proceed to the
<a href="https://www.lanl.gov/orgs/lansce/">LANSCE Proposal Portal</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Current Users</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">:</span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> If you are a current user but did not log in to the proposal
submission site since 2012 you will need to create a new password. Your e-mail address is your User Name. You can do this by clicking on the “<i>forgot your password</i>” link. This will send an email with a link enabling you to set a new password.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Information on proposal submission may be found
<a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/proprocess.shtml">here</a>. Proposals should not exceed two pages in length. Proposers are encouraged to address scientific impact and acknowledge references to publications that resulted from previous beam allocations
at the Lujan Center. For guidance on proposal writing go to: <a href="http://lansce.lanl.gov/lujan/protips.shtml">
Tips for writing a successful proposal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For questions relating to selection of an appropriate flight path or technical viability users are encouraged to contact either Lujan Center instrument scientists or Dr.
</span><a href="mailto:allobet@lanl.gov"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Anna Llobet</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">, (</span><a href="mailto:allobet@lanl.gov"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">allobet@lanl.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
, Phone: 505-665-1367).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For questions relating to proposal submission problems, submission of classified proposals or to propose proprietary work, please contact the Lujan User Program Administrator
(<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:lujan-uo@lanl.gov">lujan-uo@lanl.gov</a></span></u>, Phone: 505-667-5649).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">[United States Department of Energy regulations require advance notice for non-US citizens visiting LANSCE. Please list all non-US citizens planning to visit on the
proposal to ensure sufficient time is allocated to process access requests]. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Proposal Review Process:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Proposals will be reviewed in June 2013 by the Materials Program Advisory Committee (MPAC), which will rank and rate the scientific merit of proposals. Proposal status
notifications and beam time allocations will be communicated in early July 2013.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">We look forward to receiving your proposals for beam time and to enabling your neutron scattering research.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Mark Bourke,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Lujan Center Leader
<br>
</span><a href="mailto:bourke@lanl.gov"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">bourke@lanl.gov</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
<br>
505-667-6069 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Lisa Padilla, <br>
Lujan User Program Administrator <br>
</span><a href="mailto:ljp@lanl.gov"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">ljp@lanl.gov</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><br>
505-667-5649<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif"">_______________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif"">Lisa J. Padilla | Lujan Center User Program Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:black">Lujan Neutron Scattering Center/LANL |PO Box 1663, MS-H805|Los Alamos, NM 87545<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:black">Email:
<a href="mailto:ljp@lanl.gov">ljp@lanl.gov</a> | Office: 505-667-5649 | Fax: 505-665-2676<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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