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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>The 16<sup>th</sup> Annual National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering will be held at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Labs from June 14-28, 2014. This school is designed to help introduce graduate students to the capabilities available at the neutron and x-ray user facilities in the United States. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, include basic tutorials on the principles of neutron and x-ray scattering theory, the characteristics of neutron and synchrotron X-ray sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. As part of the school, students also conduct a series of short experiments to provide some hands-on experience using instruments at neutron and synchrotron sources, at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source, and Oak Ridge’s Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> Students interested in attending should complete an application at <a href="http://neutrons.ornl.gov/nxs2014/">http://neutrons.ornl.gov/nxs2014/</a> by February 24, 2013. Please note that all the travel and lodging costs for students accepted to attend will be covered as part of the school. Part of the application process includes submission of evaluation letters from among the student’s advisor, department chair and other professors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> Lecture notes and videos of the 2013 NXS School are available at: <a href="http://neutrons.ornl.gov/conf/nxs2013/">http://neutrons.ornl.gov/conf/nxs2013/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Please distribute to your graduate students as they may be interested in this opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif";color:#4F6228'>Sharon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#E36C0A'>Sharon A. Porter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=257 height=41 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CF1131.9D2E2330" alt="cid:image002.gif@01C80BE6.77213DF0"></span><span style='font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#4F6228'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Imprint MT Shadow";color:#00642D'>Quantum Condensed Matter Division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Imprint MT Shadow";color:#00642D'>Bldg. 8600 MS: 6475<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Imprint MT Shadow";color:#00642D'>Phone: (865) 576-5251<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Imprint MT Shadow";color:#00642D'>Fax: (865) 574-2033</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>