https://neutronsources.org/ http://www.neutronsources.org en-us Copyright (C) neutronsources.org 09.8.1999 - 13. 8.1999 - In the lectures we shall emphasize neutron scattering methods thatemploy long wavelength neutrons to achieve high energy resolution,allowing one to study dynamical processes over a wide range of timescales, from 100 ns to 1 ps. There will also be talks by internationally recognized experts describing opportunities for spectroscopic research using cold neutron instruments, and there will be hands-on demonstrations using four of the cold neutron instruments in the NCNR guide hall. The lectures and demonstrations will be targeted at those with little or no previous experience with neutron inelastic scattering methods. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=413 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=413 13.9.1999 - 23. 9.1999 - It aims, by lecture and tutorial, to give a complete overview of neutron scattering over a 2 week period and is directed towards Ph.D students and post-docs. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=411 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=411 02.5.2000 - 12. 5.2000 - This school will consist of 24 lectures addressing the following instrumental and scientific topics :State of the art in powder diffraction FocalisationStructure and dynamics of liquids Novel spin echoReflectivity Neutron polarimetryDevelopments with pulsed sources Quasi elastic scatteringSuperconductors Low dimensionality magnetismMagnetic thin layers Molecular magnetismHigh energy excitations Stress scanningNeutrons and biology Advanced polymer research https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=401 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=401 12.6.2000 - 14. 6.2000 - The 3rd NOBUGS workshop was held at Daresbury Laboratory in June 2000. Talks given at NOBUGS 2000 are grouped according to subject in the following categories: Remote Data Acquisition and Control Macros and Modular Data Acquisition Data Acquisition Updates Facility Business and Data Visualisation Automatic Beamline Alignment and Instrument Simulation Data Analysis Data Management Data Acquisition Data Format https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=400 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=400 18.6.2000 - 23. 6.2000 - The forthcoming summer school on neutron scattering will be held at Chalk River between the 18th and 23rd of June. The course is appropriate for both advanced undergraduate and graduate students. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=399 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=399 18.6.2001 - 22. 6.2001 - In the lectures and hands-on demonstrations we shall emphasize methods that employ long wavelength neutrons to achieve high energy resolution, enabling the study of dynamical processes over a wide range of time scales, from 100 ns to 1 ps. The demonstrations will use four of the cold neutron instruments disk chopper spectrometer, backscattering spectrometer, spin echo spectrometer and SPINS triple-axis spectrometer, plus the newly commissioned filter analyzer spectrometer. The course will be targeted at those with little or no previous experience with neutron inelastic scattering methods. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=376 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=376 12.8.2001 - 25. 8.2001 - The school is targeted at graduate students who require neutron or x-rayscattering for their thesis research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=383 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=383 27.8.2001 - 06. 9.2001 - The School, established since 1989, is intended primarily for scientists who are new to the field of Neutron Scattering. The School will compriselectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice ofNeutron Diffraction and Neutron Spectroscopy, which will be given by aninternational group of lecturers who are all acknowledged experts in the field. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=389 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=389 16.6.2002 - 21. 6.2002 - The school will provide an introduction to the techniques of neutronscattering and applications in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, MaterialsSciences and Engineering. Sessions are organized with lectures in themorning and hands-on demonstration experiments with neutron spectrometers at the NRU reactor. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=353 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=353 16.6.2002 - 21. 6.2002 - Professor Bromley was born in Westmeath, Ontario and received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Queens University and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and in 1988 was awarded the National Medal of Science. He has served as President of the AAAS, of IUPAP, and of APS and holds 32 honorary doctorates from universities in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa and the United States. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=357 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=357 10.8.2002 - 17. 8.2002 - The purpose of the Summer School is to give participants an introduction to the basic principles of magnetism and magnetic materials. The lectures will cover both, theoretical and experimental aspects, with particular emphasis on the utilization of the prominent experimental techniques available at PSI: neutrons, muons, and synchrotron light. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=356 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=356 11.8.2002 - 26. 8.2002 - The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-rayScattering is to educate graduate students attending U.S. universities on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. The school consists of tutorial lectures on the principles of scattering theory, thecharacteristics of neutron and synchrotron x-ray sources, and theapplication of scattering methods to condensed matter research. Hands-on experiments at both the IPNS and APS provide the students with practical experience in the use of neutrons and synchrotron x-rays for research. A series of lectures by prominent scientists on recent research using neutrons and x-rays are also presented to the students. Topics from many disciplines including materials science, condensed matter physics, chemistry, biology,and geology is included in both the experiments and lectures. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=355 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=355 16.9.2002 - 27. 9.2002 - The laboratory course will consist of lectures and an experimental section. The lectures will encompass an introduction to neutron sources, into scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter will be presented. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=354 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=354 09.8.2003 - 16. 8.2003 - Topic will be Soft Condensed Matter https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=322 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=322 10.8.2003 - 23. 8.2003 - Leading researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories will lecture on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics ofx-ray and neutron sources. Program elements will include hands-onexperiments in materials science, condensed matter physics, and soft matter using the Advanced Photon Source and Intense Pulsed Neutron Source facilities. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=309 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=309 08.9.2003 - 18. 9.2003 - Techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources are covered. Together with a strong introductory and teaching theme, the School offers participants an opportunity to hear about some of the exciting new research being carried out in neutron scattering. The young scientists participating in the School are also encouraged to give a short overview of their own research as part of the tutorial sessions. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=368 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=368 09.1.2004 - 16. 1.2004 - This week-long, annual school focuses each year on a different scientific topic in 2004, magnetism and provides researchers principally graduate students and postdocs with a foundation in those aspects of neutron scattering theory and practice primarily used in studies of the topical area of the school. Complementary techniques are described in the school and students learn how neutron scattering complements information obtained with these techniques. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=329 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=329 10.6.2004 - 12. 6.2004 - The 2004, tenth annual, NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR neutron scattering summer school will be held in conjunction with the American Conference on Neutron Scattering ACNS. The summer school will commence on Sunday, June 6th, at the ACNS site on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland, with a series of introductory lectures covering the fundamentals of small-angle neutron scattering SANS, neutron reflectometry NR, and cold neutron spectroscopy. Following the ACNS meeting, the summer school will resume on Thursday, June 10th, at the NCNR in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This part of the summer school will run until Saturday afternoon, June 12th, and will emphasize hands-on training on the SANS and NR instruments at the NCNR. The combination of introductory lectures, scientific sessions at the ACNS, and training in scattering techniques at the NCNR will provide participants with a unique opportunity to become familiar with neutron scattering methods and their application to current research topics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=280 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=280 15.8.2004 - 29. 8.2004 - The school consists of tutorial lectures on the principles of scatteringtheory, the characteristics of neutron and synchrotron x-ray sources, and the application of scattering methods to condensed matter research. Hands-on experiments at both the IPNS and APS provide the students with practical experience in the use of neutrons and synchrotron x-rays for research. A series of lectures by prominent scientists on recent research using neutrons and x-rays are also presented to the students. Topics from many disciplines including materials science, condensed matter physics, chemistry, biology, and geology is included in both the experiments and lectures. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=285 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=285 21.9.2004 - 02. 10.2004 - The School, established in 1994, is primarily addressed to graduate students or postdoctoral fellows who are interested in the field of Neutron Scattering. The School will comprise lectures, tutorials and simulation sessions covering all aspects of the theory and practice of Neutron Diffraction and Neutron Spectroscopy, with special attention to Small Angle SANS and Ultra Small Angle USANS Scattering. The School will be held in Palau Sardinia Island -Italy and will commence on Thusday the 21st September, with a series of introductory lectures covering the fundamentals of neutron scattering. Anybody interested to attend the School is invited to register by filling out the school Application Form. Those who need financial support should also fill out the Financial Assistance Form. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=284 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=284 03.3.2005 - 11. 3.2005 - The school will include lectures from some of the preeminent scientists in the field and hands on experiments on the SMARTS, HIPPO, NPDF, and LQD instruments at the Lujan Center. The school is focused of graduate students beginning there thesis research and post doctoral researchers, but industrial applicants will also be considered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=303 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=303 20.6.2005 - 24. 6.2005 - In the lectures and hands-on demonstrations we shall emphasize methods that employ long wavelength neutrons to achieve high energy resolution, enabling the study of dynamical processes over a wide range of time scales, from 100 ns to 1 ps. The emonstrations will use four of the cold neutron instruments disk chopper spectrometer, backscattering spectrometer, spin echo spectrometer and SPINS triple-axis spectrometer, plus the FANS filter analyzer spectrometer. The course will be targeted at those with little or no previous experience with neutron inelastic scattering methods. Small angle neutron scattering and neutron reflectometry techniques will not be covered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=252 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=252 14.8.2005 - 21. 8.2005 - This school is primarily intended for young scientists at the beginning of their career, who look for research opportunities or have just started their research in this field. Part of the lecture program is devoted to the role of neutron and synchrotron X-ray techniques in this area. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=254 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=254 14.8.2005 - 18. 8.2005 - The main purpose of the School is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct four short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source Division and Intense Pulsed Neutron Source Division to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=258 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=258 05.9.2005 - 15. 9.2005 - The School is intended primarily for scientists who are new to the field of neutron scattering. The School will comprise lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of neutron diffraction and neutron spectroscopy will be given by international experts. Techniques at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources are covered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=256 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=256 18.5.2006 - 26. 5.2006 - The school will focus on outstanding issues in soft matter and structural biology where neutrons make fundamental contributions. It will provide an overview of and training in neutron scattering in soft condensed matter and structural biology, including the basics of neutron scattering diffraction and reflection, neutron production; small-angle neutron scattering, reflectometry, diffraction on thermal and cold neutron instruments; experimental methods, data reduction and analysis techniques; and hands-on experiments. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=223 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=223 26.6.2006 - 30. 6.2006 - Since 1995, The NIST center for neutron research hosts an annual summer school, sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation, with the alternating themes of inelastic scattering one year and SANSUltraSANS USANS and reflectometry the next. These schools emphasize hands on training with plenty of experiments scheduled on both instrument types. These are world-class facilities for the examination of bulk and interfacial microstructure on a scale from roughly 1 to over 500 nm, even into the micron regime with USANS, and are available to any qualified researchers who submit experiment proposals for peer review. This weeklong course will provide potential new users of these techniques with a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts and methodology along with hands-on training in the use of the SANS and NR facilities at the NCNR. Applications of the techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent research in polymer science, complex fluids, microporous media, magnetism, and structural biology. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques, and the NCNRs instruments, to their own research interests and provide technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals. This years school will follow the ACNS meeting in Chicago which is being held the prior week June 19-22. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=228 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=228 13.8.2006 - 27. 8.2006 - The main purpose of the School is to educate US graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct four short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source Division and Intense Pulsed Neutron Source Division to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=232 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=232 19.8.2006 - 26. 8.2006 - Each summer PSI organises a summer school on a researchtheme where key new insight can be obtained through accessto and use of its large scale research infrastructures. The topic for the 2006 school is: Neutron, X-ray and Muon studies of nano scale structures and will mainly focus on the study of soft matter systems. The school is addressed mainly to the education of PhD or postdoctoral students without prior knowledge of or experience with neutron, X-ray or Muon techniques. The school will start with 3 days ofintroduction to the techniques and conclude with a series of lectures providing an overview of state of the art in research using these techniques. The school is open to the national and non-national public, the language of the school will be English. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=226 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=226 31.8.2006 - 09. 9.2006 - The International Summer School on Neutron Techniques in Molecular Magnetism will be held in Jaca, Spain from the 31st August until 9th September, 2006. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=234 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=234 19.9.2006 - 22. 9.2006 - The PNCMI School will focus on state-of-the-art polarised neutronscattering techniques and their applications to small-angle scattering,reflectometry, diffraction and inelastic scattering. The school will include lectures from preeminent scientists in the field and practical training with hands-on experiments on BENSC instruments. The school is jointly organized by HMI, BENSC and the Polarised NeutronTechniques JRA of NMI3. It is primarily intended for Diploma PhD students or young postdoctoral scientists familiar with scattering techniques who are seeking additional training in polarized neutrons. The maximum number of participants will be limited to 30. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=227 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=227 25.9.2006 - 06. 10.2006 - This school, established in 1994, is primarily addressed to graduatestudents or postdoctoral with an interest in Neutron Scattering. The School will comprise lectures, tutorials and hands-on data analysis sessions, covering diverse aspects of Neutron Scattering, but with an emphasis on techniques and instrumentation designed to study the Structure and Dynamics of Magnetic Systems. An international group of acknowledged experts will form the teaching body. The Conference Centre is the Hotel Flamingo, Santa Margherita di Pula CA. The official language of the school is English. The School will commence on Monday, September 25th 2006, with a series of introductory lectures covering the fundamental aspects of neutron scattering and neutron instrumentation. During the next few days, a series of lectureswill provide the basis to understand Magnetic Symmetry, Magnetic Structure Description, Solution and Refinement from powder and single crystals data, Spin Density Determination using polarised neutron techniques, Neutron Polarimetry, Magnetic Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Magnetic Neutron Reflectometry and Inelastic Neutron Scattering from Single-Ion, Magnetic Clusters and Collective Magnetic Excitations. Each of these topics will be expanded in a series of tutorials, to be held in small groups, which will also include hands-on data analysis sessions. The combination of introductory lectures, scientific sessions and training in scattering techniques will provide participants with a unique opportunity to become familiar with neutron scattering methods and their applications to current research topics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=231 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=231 26.2.2007 - 02. 3.2007 - The School emphasizes hands-on experience of neutron techniques. The program will consist of a theoretical introduction to methods of neutron scattering in condensed matter research, and then continue with practical experiments at various neutron scattering instruments at BENSC. The course will cover Triple-Axis-Spectroscopy, Powder Diffraction, Small Angle Neutron Scattering, Reflectometry, Time-of-Flight Spectroscopy, Neutron-Spin-Echo, Sample Environment and Industrial Applications. The school is free of charge, contributions to travel expenses may be available on request. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=241 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=241 12.7.2007 - 20. 7.2007 - The school is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in physics, chemistry, and materials science interested in the application of neutron scattering techniques elastic and inelastic to investigate the structure and dynamics of materials containing hydrogen. Senior undergraduate students and junior faculty members are also invited to apply.The lectures will cover an introduction to a variety of neutron scattering techniques diffraction, small-angle scattering, inelastic scattering, and reflectometry, and will highlight recent development in hydrogen research as supported by neutron scattering. Hyrides, porous materials, clathrates, proton conductors and fuel cell materials, and other materials will be discussed. The formal lectures will be supplemented by hands-on experiments on five instruments at the Lujan Center to illustrate with important classes of hydrogen-containing materials the neutron scattering techniques presented during the school. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=197 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=197 23.7.2007 - 26. 7.2007 - Modern science has given rise to exotic materials with interesting blukproperties which can only be understood in light of their magnetic structures. However, these magnetic structurs are increasingly complex and characterized by a large number of parameters. In order to reduce this complexity one must apply Representatoinal Analysis to take advantage of the inherent symmetries in the crystallographic systems studied.The school is intended for advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and young scientists working in condensed matter physics, materials science, and related fields. The main goal is to provide an overview of this rapidly growing field so that young scientists will have the opportunity to work at the frontiers of this new exciting field. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=204 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=204 18.8.2007 - 25. 8.2007 - The purpose of the Summer School is to give the participants anintroduction to the basic principles of spectroscopy, microscopy, anddiffraction at synchrotron, neutron, and muon facilities as applied tocorrelated electron materials. The lectures will cover both theoreticaland experimental aspects, with particular emphasis on the utilization of three prominent experimental probes available at PSI: synchrotron light, neutrons, and muons. For admission, no specialized knowledge of the subject is required, but a masters degree or equivalent in natural sciences is necessary. In addition to the lectures, there will be poster and discussion sessions in which the participants are welcome to present their own results. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=205 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=205 17.9.2007 - 21. 9.2007 - PNAM Autumn School Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=210 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=210 23.10.2007 - 26. 10.2007 - An international school on Scattering for Biologists is organized at PSI, Switzerland, which hosts the neutron source SINQ and the synchrotron source SLS, to teach interested young researchers and students in x-ray and neutron scattering methods. The school will consist of lectures by leading scientists in the different techniques of x-ray and neutron scattering appropriate in structural biology and biophysics. The lectures will be accompanied by hands on experiments at x-ray and neutron instrument stations of SINQ and SLS. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=209 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=209 11.2.2008 - 15. 2.2008 - Precise crystallography has significantly contributed to the success and recent developments in materials science, solid state physics and chemistry. Among the available programs for diffraction data analysis, the FULLPROF Suite is one of the most widely used packages by the scientific community working in these fields.By creating a regular school on the FULLPROF Suite, our aim is to contribute directly to the training of the upcoming generation of scientists. These intensive, hands-on, schools will focus on the analysis of diffraction data with the FULLPROF Suite and will concern heterogeneous data coming from powders, single crystals, X-rays and time-of-flight neutron diffraction. FPSchool-2008 will focus on the analysis of large amount of diffraction data on passing through phase transformations. It will take place at the Institut Laue-Langevin and will be open to a maximum of 30 participants. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=217 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=217 11.3.2008 - 14. 3.2008 - The primary objective of this school is a sustainable program centred on detailed discussions of analytical methods and data analysis flavoured by selected topics of Colloid and Interface Science. It is part of the European COST D43 programme. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=168 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=168 23.7.2008 - 01. 8.2008 - This years school is designed to be of interest to graduate level Ph.D. students and postdocs and will emphasize the novel properties of magnetism in bulk and nanostructured materials. The school is designed to provide an expansive knowledge of neutron scattering particularly from magnetic materials, to illustrate applications of neutron scattering to solve modern problems, and to provide hands-on opportunities to collect and analyze neutron scattering data. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=172 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=172 16.8.2008 - 22. 8.2008 - As a continuation of our traditional summer school on neutron scatteringwe initiated six years ago an extended type of school which is calledPSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research. While the experimental methods provided by PSI to the scientific community, that is neutrons, muons and synchrotron light should still play a crucial but notexclusive role, the emphasis of the school is on a particular topic, tobe defined every year. The topic of this seventh school 2008 will bededicated to Probing the Nanometer Scale with Neutrons, Photons andMuons. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=170 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=170 22.9.2008 - 03. 10.2008 - This school, established in 1994, is primarily addressed to graduatestudents or post-docs with an interest in Neutron Scattering. The School will include lectures, tutorials and hands-on data analysis sessions, covering various aspects of Neutron Scattering, but with an emphasis on techniques and instrumentation oriented towards the study of Near and Intermediate Range Order in Liquids and Soft Matter, along with Wetting Processes. An international group of recognized experts will constitute the teaching body. The school will be held in the Conference Centre of the Hotel Flamingo, Santa Margherita di Pula CA . The official language of the school is English. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=181 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=181 30.5.2009 - 13. 6.2009 - The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct four short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source APS and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source SNS and High Flux Isotope Reactor HFIR facilities to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=135 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=135 15.6.2009 - 19. 6.2009 - The aim of the school is to cover a wide range of topics associated with thermal neutron scattering, including powder diffraction, stress analysis, texture, reflectometry, magnetism and neutron scattering, SANS, inelastic scattering together with the underlying theory associated with neutron scattering. Lectures will be held in the mornings. A variety of demonstration practical experiments on the neutron instruments will be held in the afternoons, from which the attendees will be able to select four hands-on practicals at the reactor with the neutron instruments. The aim of the school is to give a broad overview of neutron methods and applications, concentrating on those techniques available at a thermal neutron source. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=133 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=133 22.6.2009 - 26. 6.2009 - Using lectures and hands-on demonstrations NCNR staff will introduce attendees to a variety of scattering methods that employ long wavelength neutrons to achieve high energy resolution. These methods enable researchers to study dynamical processes that occur over a wide range of time scales spanning 100 ns to 1 ps. The demonstrations will be based on data acquired using five different neutron instruments: a disk chopper spectrometer, a backscattering spectrometer, a spin-echo spectrometer, a cold triple-axis spectrometer, and a thermal double-focusing triple-axis spectrometer. The NCNR summer school is targeted to those with little or no previous experience with neutron inelastic scattering methods. Note: small-angle neutron scattering and neutron reflectometry techniques will not be covered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=134 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=134 07.7.2009 - 17. 7.2009 - The school will include lectures from some of the preeminent scientists in the field and hands on experiments on the HIPPO, SMARTS, NPDF, FDS, and LQD instruments at the Lujan Center.The school is focused of graduate students beginning there thesis research and post doctoral researchers. Industrial applicants will also be considered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=146 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=146 01.8.2009 - 07. 8.2009 - Functional materials are omnipresent in the modern world. They are the basis for technologies with applications in energy, environment and health. The school will introduce the concepts behind the design and use of such materials and show how large scale facilities providing beams of photons, muons, and neutrons are used in this field. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=150 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=150 16.8.2009 - 21. 8.2009 - This school provides training for newcomers to neutron scattering focussing on nanoscience. We will not only have lectures, but also practical sessions with hands-on experiments and data analysis. All neutron techniques available at ANSTO will be covered in the school, i.e. powder diffraction, single-crystal diffraction, strain scanning, small-angle scattering, reflectometry, and inelastic scattering using three-axis spectrometers. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=145 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=145 31.8.2009 - 12. 9.2009 - The Oxford School on Neutron Scattering is intended primarily for scientists who are new to the field of neutron scattering and has been teaching students for over 40 years. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of neutron diffraction and spectroscopy will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=138 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=138 31.8.2009 - 04. 9.2009 - The school will provide a systematic overview of application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials. All relevant experimental methods will be covered in a three day course finishing with a two day practical one day neutrons, one day photons on various strain scanners, texture diffractometers and tomography stations available at GKSS and DESY. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=158 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=158 11.3.2010 - 19. 3.2010 - https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=160 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=160 28.4.2010 - 29. 4.2010 - The JCNS school on data analysis for QENS using the program FRIDA is dedicated to users and instrument scientists of neutron time-of-flight and backscattering spectrometers, who like to use or do use the program FRIDA in their work. Topics will include: 1. routine and non-routine steps of raw data processing 2. interactive visualisation and conditioning of pluridimensional data 3. foundations and practice of curve fitting 4. typical problems in analysing quasielastic neutron data 5. discussion of future software developmentsConfirmed speakers and tutors are: 1. Sebastian Busch TU Mnchen 2. Florian Kargl DLR Kln 3. Tobias Unruh TU Mnchen 4. Joachim Wuttke JCNS Garching https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=105 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=105 02.5.2010 - 07. 5.2010 - Precise crystallography has significantly contributed to the success and recent developments in materials science, solid state physics and chemistry. Among the available programs for diffraction data analysis, the FULLPROF SUITE is one of the most widely used packages by the scientific community working in these fields.By creating a regular school on the FULLPROF SUITE, our aim is to contribute directly to the training of the upcoming generation of scientists. These intensive, hands-on, schools are focus on the analysis of diffraction data with the FULLPROF SUITE. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=108 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=108 10.5.2010 - 14. 5.2010 - This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about small angle neutron scattering SANS and neutron reflectometry NR at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales of approximately 1-1000 nm. The NCNR is home to world class SANS, USANS Ultra Small Angle Neutron Scattering, and NR instruments which are available to any qualified researchers through the NCNRs peer review proposal system. This school emphasizes hands-on experimental training in the use of SANS, USANS and NR, in addition to a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of SANS and NR will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research in polymer science, complex fluids, microporous media, magnetism, and structural biology. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research, and will provide technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals. The Summer School is sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation, and limited support for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 32 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=112 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=112 31.5.2010 - 04. 6.2010 - The scope of this school is to provide insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. Comprehensive experimental skills and guidance in result interpretation are going to be conveyed. The school will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of actual research works of young scientists. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=113 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=113 07.6.2010 - 11. 6.2010 - The unique potential of neutron scattering in structural biology arises from the strong interaction of neutrons with hydrogen H and its deuterium D isotope. This property makes the information available from neutron scattering unique and a valuable complement to data obtain from other structural techniques. Individual hydrogendeuterium atoms are visualized in neutron density maps from crystallographic data at the resolution typical of most protein structures 2.0 -2.5 . Using contrast variation by HD exchange, proteins and nucleic acids are sequentially modeled and mapped in large biological complexes by Small Angle Neutron Scattering, protein-membrane interactions are revealed by Reflectometry and protein dynamics measured. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=106 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=106 12.6.2010 - 26. 6.2010 - The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct four short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=102 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=102 28.6.2010 - 02. 7.2010 - The PNCMI School will give a comprehensive introduction to polarised neutrons, the techniques and their scientific applications. A series of morning lectures from preeminent scientists in the field will focus on state-of-the-art polarised neutron scattering techniques and their applications to small-angle scattering, reflectometry, diffraction and inelastic scattering. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=104 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=104 12.7.2010 - 16. 7.2010 - The school aims to present the enormous potential that neutron techniques provide for the resolution of scientific problems within Nano and nBiosciences covering a subject not normally included in PhD courses. The University of Zaragoza officially recognizes the course. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=115 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=115 05.8.2010 - 13. 8.2010 - Scientific Scope of the Lujan Center Neutron School on Structural Materials. For nearly 3 decades, neutron diffraction has been used for engineering applications. In combinations with modeling techniques, in particular self-consistent polycrystal deformation models, neutron diffraction has contributed significantly to the understanding of material deformation. More recently, neutron scattering has been utilized to probe microstructural evolution and deformation behavior of structural materials under conditions approximating those seen during processing and operation. Neutrons are an ideal probe of internal strains, texture evolution, and defects, allowing in-situ study of these parameters in a phase-sensitive manor to investigate e.g. composite materials. This school will focus on the measurementtechniques that have developed in response to demands to understand increasing complex materials. Many of the world leaders in the field, including those who invented the technique, will present lectures on subjects such as texture analysis, diffraction line profile analysis and residual stress measurement as well as on complementary synchrotronX-ray scattering techniques and modeling. Students will have the chance to participate in four hands on experiments using state of the art neutron scattering instruments at the Lujan Center, and interact with advanced polycrystalline plasticity models developed at LANL. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=118 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=118 07.8.2010 - 13. 8.2010 - Magnetic phenomena are not only fascinating research topics, but also of key importance to a modern society. Magnetic phenomena and the understanding of these are basis for technologies with applications in information technology, energy conversion, diagnostics, sensors and actuators etc. The school will introduce magnetism and strongly correlated electron systems and show how large scale facilities providing beams of photons, muons, and neutrons are used to study magnetic phenomena. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=111 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=111 25.9.2010 - 04. 10.2010 - This school, established in 1994, is primarily addressed to graduatestudents or postdoctoral with an interest in Neutron Scattering. The School will comprise lectures, tutorials, practicals and hands-on data analysis sessions, covering diverse aspects of Neutron Scattering, but with an emphasis on techniques and instrumentation designed to study the : Microscopic Dynamics of Simple and Hydrogen-bonded Quantum Fluids, Quantum Momentum Distributions, Effective Born-Oppenheimer Potentials, High Energy Excitations, High Energy Neutron Imaging, Deep Inelastic neutron scattering , High Energy Neutron Irradiation Effects. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=117 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=117 27.9.2010 - 02. 10.2010 - The purpose of this Hercules Specialised Course is to give the participants an introduction to high pressure research at large experimental facilities such as the synchrotron and the neutron reactor. The basic principles of SR and neutron techniques used to explore matter at extreme conditions of pressure and temperature will be illustrated. The school will also provide cross-disciplinary examples in a representative range of scientific areas, covering fundamental physics, earth and planetary science, chemistry and material science. The lectures will cover both theoretical and experimental aspects for a non-expert audience. They will be complemented by tutorials and practicals at several ESRF and ILL beam-lines and include an introduction to high pressure cell loading techniques. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=119 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=119 05.3.2011 - 16. 3.2011 - Most of what we know about the structure and dynamics of condensed matter systems on an atomic length- and timescale stems from X-ray and neutron scattering. The IFF Spring School 2012 comes timely to the centennial anniversary of the discovery of X-ray scattering from single crystals by Max von Laue, Walter Friedrich and Paul Knipping in 1912. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=96 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=96 08.3.2011 - 16. 3.2011 - The program will consist of three days of lectures giving a theoretical introduction to methods of neutron scattering in condensed matter research. After the lectures, there will be several days of hands-on experiments at various neutron scattering instruments. The practical part will cover Triple-Axis-Spectroscopy, Powder Diffraction, Small Angle Neutron Scattering, Reflectometry, Time-of-Flight Techniques, Tomography and Polarisation Analysis. The school is primarily aimed at early stage researchers, e.g. PhD students and postdocs and is part of the curriculum of the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences at the Technical University Berlin. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=94 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=94 10.5.2011 - 13. 5.2011 - The general scheme of the school was dealing with fundamental and applied aspects of d and f elements. The school was organized in two main sessions: on the mornings introductory talks on different subjects were given exchange interactions, crystal field anisotropy, high order interactions,..; while the afternoons were concentrated on practical sessions using the McPhase software suite . https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=74 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=74 07.6.2011 - 17. 6.2011 - The Neutron Instrument Design School aims to help train the people working on neutron instrument design to optimise a long-pulse instrument for neutronic performance. The first 1.5 days will consist of introductory lectures, giving an overview of the science enabled by neutron scattering. We will then transfer to the cosy fishing village of Vik on the East coast of Skne for eight full days of instrument design. The first week will consist of lectures and tutorials in which simple analytical and conceptual methods are covered for the optimisation of different instrument types. The second week will cover Monte Carlo simulation tools, such as McStas and Vitess, with a similar programme to the previous simulation school held on the island of Ven 17th-21st of May 2010. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=83 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=83 11.6.2011 - 25. 6.2011 - The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct four short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=62 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=62 12.6.2011 - 23. 6.2011 - This year, the school will be split into two sections: soft condensed matter from June 12-16 and hard condensed matter from June 19 to 23. The soft matter section will cover both neutron spectroscopy and small angle neutron scattering SANS while the hard matter section will only cover neutron spectroscopy. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=61 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=61 04.7.2011 - 08. 7.2011 - The school is aimed at providing the theoreticaland practical skills needed for the characterisation of crystallinestructures at different length scales, by means of the combined applicationof diffraction techniques classical and total scattering, spectroscopiesvibrational, XAS, RIXS and NMR and computational methods. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=58 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=58 11.7.2011 - 15. 7.2011 - This course is intended to introduce students to modern atomistic approaches to model neutron scattering data. The modeling methods to be covered are molecular dynamics and molecular Monte Carlo simulations of protein and protein-nucleic acid systems. The format of the course will involve a short daily lecture followed by a set of hands-on exercises. Students will learn to use single molecule and ensemble methods to model both rigid and inherently disordered systems. Models will be used to interpret small-angle scattering, neutron reflectivity, and backscattering data. In addition, each day an invited speaker will give a presentation on the application of neutron scattering in their current research activities. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=86 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=86 13.8.2011 - 19. 8.2011 - In this Summer School more than 20 world-class experts will introduce the different aspects of phase transitions from an experimental and theoretical point of view. Phase transitions are not only a well known fact of everyday life, but also an important field of current research and of technological applications. At the end of the school you will not only understand why water turns into ice. You will know how to apply modern methods to the problem of phase transitions and you will have established contacts to the speakers and participants allowing you to utilize the gained knowledge for your own research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=87 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=87 05.9.2011 - 16. 9.2011 - The Oxford School on Neutron Scattering is intended primarily for scientists who are new to the field of neutron scattering. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of neutron diffraction and spectroscopy will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=68 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=68 05.9.2011 - 16. 9.2011 - The Oxford School on Neutron Scattering is intended primarily for scientists who are new to the field of neutron scattering. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of neutron diffraction and spectroscopy will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=89 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=89 12.9.2011 - 16. 9.2011 - The school will provide a systematic overview of application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials. The relevant experimental methods will be covered in a three day course followed by a practical in the remaining two days. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=92 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=92 23.1.2012 - 27. 1.2012 - FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite.FPSchool-2012 will take place over 4 days at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, with lectures in the morning and hands-on tutorials in the afternoon. The tutorials will give the essential tools necessary to use productively the FullProf Suite at an average level. In addition to general applications, magnetic structure determination and refinement will be specifically addressed. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=10 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=10 23.1.2012 - 27. 1.2012 - FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of theFullProf Suite. It will take place over 4 days with lectures in the morning and hands-on tutorials in the afternoon. The tutorials will give the essential tools necessary to use productively theFullProf Suite at an average level. In addition to general applications, magnetic structure determination and refinement will be specifically addressed. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=98 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=98 27.3.2012 - 30. 3.2012 - The purpose of this school is to train students and scientists in the use of atomistic simulation tools to analyze and interpret experimental neutron scattering data. Lectures on simulation and analysis methods will be followed by examples adapted to the fields of interest of the participants. The school will focus mainly on practical training using a range of simulation and analysis codes on personal computers and the cluster at ILL, so the number of participants will be limited to 30. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=16 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=16 08.5.2012 - 13. 5.2012 - Lecture topics focused on techniques available at a thermal neutron source. They included properties of neutrons, basic theory of neutron scattering, powder diffraction, inelastic neutron scattering, stress, strain and texture measurements and analysis, small-angle neutron scattering SANS, neutron reflectometry, and polarized and magnetic neutron scattering. Lectures also illustrated the application of these methods in a variety of areas including quantum materials, soft materials and industrial components. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=64 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=64 14.5.2012 - 19. 5.2012 - The scope of this school is to provide insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. Comprehensive experimental skills and guidance in result interpretation are going to be conveyed. The school will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of actual research works of young scientists. We would like to welcome graduate and PhD students as well as newcomers to the neutron research from the field of structural research in physics, chemistry, biology etc. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=24 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=24 22.5.2012 - 31. 5.2012 - The ISIS Practical Neutron Training Course is aimed at PhD and post-doctoral researchers who have little or no experience of neutron scattering, but whose future research program aims to make use of neutron scattering techniques. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=21 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=21 22.5.2012 - 29. 5.2012 - The course is aimed at PhD and post-doctoral researchers who have little or no experience of neutron scattering, but whose future research program aims to make use of neutron scattering techniques. The course concentrates on theoretical and practical aspects of neutron scattering. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=27 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=27 04.6.2012 - 08. 6.2012 - The unique potential of neutron scattering in structural biology arises from the strong interaction of neutrons with hydrogen H and its deuterium D isotope. This property makes the information available from neutron scattering unique and a valuable complement to data obtained from other structural techniques. Individual hydrogendeuterium atoms are visualized in neutron density maps from crystallographic data at the resolution typical of most protein structures 2.0 -2.5 . Using contrast variation by HD exchange, proteins and nucleic acids are sequentially modeled and mapped in large biological complexes by small angle neutron scattering, and protein-membrane interactions are revealed by Reflectometry and protein dynamics measured. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=30 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=30 18.6.2012 - 23. 6.2012 - This years summer school is devoted to methods and applications of small angle neutron scattering SANS, neutron reflectometry NR and neutron spin echo NSE techniques. Other spectroscopy instruments will not be included. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=26 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=26 12.7.2012 - 22. 7.2012 - This years theme focusses on the study of materials for energy andenvironment research. The school aim at introducing a variety of neutron scattering techniques to the students and demonstrating how they complement other analytical methods in elucidating material structure and properties.Besides introductory lectures on neutron scattering, experts will present contemporary research on materials related to materials science aspects of energy and environmental research Afternoons will be devoted to hands-on exercises in neutron scattering data analysis small-angle scattering, reflectometry, powder diffraction, pair distribution function analysis, neutron vibrational spectroscopy, radiography. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=76 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=76 15.7.2012 - 27. 7.2012 - The school is intended as a pipeline initiative, to promote increased activities in instrument design and develop the next generation of instrument designers with a target audience of about 25 students. The school is composed of two distinct parts: the first week 15th 20th July will introduce basic instrumentation and components used in neutron scattering research; and the second week 22nd 27th July will provide a more in depth insight into neutron detector technologies. Students may participate in the first week, the second week, or both. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=35 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=35 11.8.2012 - 17. 8.2012 - The PSI summer school 2012 is dedicated to the fascinating and growing field of imaging experiments at large scale facilities. International experts and PSI staff members will introduce and deepen your knowledge about real space imaging from life to materials sciences. Not only methods like tomography, phase contrast imaging or image processing but also diffractive and spectroscopic imaging and reflectometry will be covered. Evening lectures will draw the attention to applications of imaging techniques in further high-impact fields of science like medicine, cultural heritage or paleontology. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=22 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=22 12.8.2012 - 25. 8.2012 - The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=20 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=20 03.9.2012 - 14. 9.2012 - The laboratory course will consist of lectures and an experimental section. The lectures will encompass an introduction to neutron sources, into scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter research will be presented. Lectures will be held at Forschungszentrum Jlich and the experimental part will take place at the research reactor FRM II in Garching close to Munich. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=32 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=32 12.9.2012 - 21. 9.2012 - The 2012 Lujan Neutron Scattering School will cover neutron techniques in basic and applied soft matter research with a focus on applications in energy, medical and materials science. The school will include a special track on neutron crystallography for structural enzymology. Participants will receive travel and local support. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=38 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=38 24.9.2012 - 28. 9.2012 - Even if image contrast obtained from X-rays absorption is poorly sensitivity to weakly absorbing objects consisting of light elements, such as polymers and biological soft tissues, since the discovery of X-rays, transmission imaging has been extensively used. Nowadays, however, such drawback can be overcome due to the development of X-rays phase imaging. In fact, X-rays phase imaging based on grating optics has become widely used due to its practical advantage, i.e. laboratory X-rays sources are quite competitive. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=41 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=41 26.11.2012 - 29. 11.2012 - https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=54 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=54 03.1.2013 - The main purpose of the School is to educate US graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct four short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source Division and Intense Pulsed Neutron Source Division to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=206 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=206 10.1.2013 - The summer school aims to cover the breadth of neutron scattering techniques using thermal neutrons. Planned experiments include: magnetic neutron scattering, powder diffraction, stress measurement, reflectometry and diffraction on biologically relevant material. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=281 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=281 11.1.2013 - As a continuation of our traditional summer school on neutron scattering we initiated two years ago an extended type of school which is called PSISummer School on Condensed Matter Research. While the experimental methods provided by PSI to the scientific community, that is neutrons, muons and synchrotron light - should still play a crucial but not exclusive role, the emphasis of the school should be on a particular topic, to be defined every year. The topic of this third school 2004 will be Phase Transitions. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=288 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=288 25.2.2013 - 08. 3.2013 - Quantum Information Science QIS is a cross-disciplinary subject that has arisen in the last twenty years. It concerns itself with the consequences of our most complete description of the physical world that is, quantum mechanics for the reliable, secure, private, and rapid processing of information, both in communication and computation. While its invention is often ascribed to the famous theoretical physicist Richard Feynman in the 1980s, his contributions were only one of many that initiated the field around that time. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=429 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=429 25.2.2013 - This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR including the disk chopper spectrometer DCS, backscattering spectrometer HFBS, SPINS triple-axis spectrometer, BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer MACS, small angle neutron scattering SANS, and neutron spin echo NSE spectrometer. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales of approximately 1 nm to 500 nm and at time scales from 100 ns to 1 ps. The NCNR is home to world-class neutron scattering instruments that are available to any qualified researchers through the NCNRs peer review proposal system. This school emphasizes hands-on experimental training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of structural and dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research for soft and hard condensed matter systems. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=437 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=437 28.2.2013 - 08. 3.2013 - The school program consists of three days of lectures giving a theoretical introduction to fundamentals of neutron scattering and the principles of various neutron scattering techniques. After the lectures, there will be four days of hands-on experiments on seven different neutron scattering instruments. The school will finish with lectures on how neutron scattering can be used for research in the areas of biology, chemistry, engineering and physics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=52 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=52 02.4.2013 - 05. 4.2013 - School on Surface Analytical Techniques Probing Macromolecules at Water-Solid Interfaces This school will introduce the key analytical techniques available to study macromolecules adsorbed at water-solid interfaces, such as proteins or polyelectrolytes. The topics covered will include optical, X-ray, and neutron reflectivity, scanning probe microscopy, and direct force measurements.The school addresses PhD students, postdocs, and professionals working in areas where characterization of adsorbed macromolecules is essential, and who would either like to be introduced to the available state-of-the-art techniques or to deepen their knowledge in those. The school may also be of interest to researchers in surface based sensors, functional coatings, or biofilms. The school will mainly focus at novel technical developments and data interpretation, rather than on applications to specific systems. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=441 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=441 27.5.2013 - 31. 5.2013 - 7th Central European Training School on Neutron Scattering: insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. The aim of this school is to provide insight into neutron scattering techniques small-angle neutron scattering, triple axis spectroscopy, neutron reflectometry, prompt gamma activation analysis, neutron diffraction, time of flight spectroscopy and neutron radiography and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. Comprehensive experimental skills and guidance in result interpretation are going to be conveyed. The school will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of actual research works of young scientists. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=433 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=433 02.6.2013 - 07. 6.2013 - The curriculum is a broad overview of neutron methods and applicationsin a wide range of scientific areas, such as magnetism, industrial, thinfilms and soft materials. The school is aimed at graduate students andpost-docs who have no prior knowledge of neutron scattering techniques, and with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, materials science, biology, or mineralogy. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=435 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=435 17.6.2013 - 21. 6.2013 - The nineteenth annual Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy will be held from Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21, 2013 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR. This years summer school is devoted to methods and applications of neutron spectroscopy with a session on small angle neutron scattering. Neutron reflectometry technique will not be covered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=442 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=442 17.7.2013 - 21. 7.2013 - This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR including the disk chopper spectrometer DCS, backscattering spectrometer HFBS, BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer MACS, small angle neutron scattering SANS, and neutron spin echo NSE spectrometer. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales of approximately 1 nm to 500 nm and at time scales from 100 ns to 1 ps. The NCNR is home to world-class neutron scattering instruments that are available to any qualified researchers through the NCNRs peer review proposal system. This school emphasizes hands-on experimental training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of structural and dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research for soft and hard condensed matter systems. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=450 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=450 10.8.2013 - 24. 8.2013 - 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 Argonnes Advanced Photon Source, and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=436 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=436 17.8.2013 - 23. 8.2013 - The PSI summer school 2013 is dedicated to Materials, structure and magnetism - probed by neutrons, muons and photons. International experts and PSI staff members will introduce and deepen your knowledge about this thematic.Following the school a practical training is offered at PSI. It will allow a limited number of participants to get hands-on experience with state-of-the-art instrumentation using photons, neutrons, and muons August 24-26, 2013 at PSI. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=426 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=426 17.8.2013 - 25. 8.2013 - The RACIRI summer school Advanced Materials Design at X-ray and Neutron Facilities is a joint initiative by Russia, Sweden and Germany in the collaborative framework of the Rntgen-Angstrm-Cluster RAC and the Ioffe-Rntgen-Institute IRI.The novel format of the RACIRI summer school is driven by scientific frontier themes and challenges in the field of materials sciences with a strong connection to the superb analytical potential at current and future research infrastructures synchrotron radiation, X-rays and neutrons in the baltic region.The RACIRI summer school will be held every year under a special focus theme. Its venue rotates annually among the three partnering countries.The first RACIRI summer school will be held under the focus theme Soft Matter and Nano Composites on 17 - 25 August 2013 in Petergof or Peterhof, a district of St. Petersburg, Russia.NRC Kurchatov Institute will host the first RACIRI Summer School 2013.The Kurchatov Institute was founded in Moscow in 1941 and became in 2010 the National Research Centre NRC Kurchatov Institute as a multi-disciplinary research laboratory with an advanced experimental base in nuclear research reactors, dedicated synchrotron source, thermonuclear Tokamak facilities and many more physics, chemical, biological and computer laboratories.At present NRC Kurchatov Institute is one of the leading research institutes in the world. It is a model of a future research centre as an interdisciplinary national laboratory, a prototype of a new approach to realize scientific and technological global challenges of the 21st century. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=460 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=460 26.8.2013 - 30. 8.2013 - 30 young scientists from all over the world are participating in the first summer school Advanced Imaging for Industrial Applications at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Lise-Meitner-Campus in Wannsee. The school is scheduled for August 26th through the 30th and is jointly organized with the IAEA Training Workshop on Advanced Use of Neutron Imaging for Research and Applications.Beside lectures and workshops, the young scientists, who come from 26 different countries, enjoy as well the occasion to connect with colleagues and exchange their experiences.Lecturers from leading imaging labs worldwide cover different imaging methods with x-rays and neutrons like absorption and phase-contrast tomography, Bragg-edge mapping and magnetic imaging with neutrons as well as neutron autoradiography. Talks related to data processing and analysis will show the new trends in this field.Applications related to industry and science will be in the focus of the school. The participants will have the opportunity to have hands-on instruments and perform imaging experiments with x-rays and neutrons in the labs of HZB.More information:http:www.helmholtz-berlin.deeventsischool:http:www.helmholtz-berlin.deeventsischool https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=473 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=473 02.9.2013 - 13. 9.2013 - The Jlich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS at Forschungszentrum Jlich, Germany, organises in cooperation with the University of Mnster Prof. D. Richter, Dr. R. Zorn and the RWTH Aachen Prof. G. Heger, Prof. G. Roth, Prof. T. Brckel a laboratory course in neutron scattering.The laboratory course will consist of lectures and an experimental section. The lectures will encompass an introduction to neutron sources, into scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter research will be presented. Lectures will be held at Forschungszentrum Jlich and the experimental part will take place at the research reactor FRM II in Garching close to Munich.The laboratory course is part of the curriculum of the University of Mnster and the RWTH Aachen.It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique neutron scattering and its scientific power. Forschungszentrum Jlich supports non-local students with free accommodation and half board. Travel stipendia for foreign students are available.Registration for the course will open in Spring 2013. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=425 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=425 02.9.2013 - 13. 9.2013 - The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Students are selected for the course, based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities.The school provides an excellent introduction to neutron scattering which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. As such it is ideally suited to research students and postdoctoral researchers. The school consists mainly of lectures and tutorials in the theory and practicalities of neutron scattering, and includes a tour of the ISIS pulsed neutron facility in Didcot.In the first week of the school, students are introduced to the core concepts of the theory of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation and neutron diffraction. In the second week, the school covers more specialised neutron scattering techniques, and applications to scientific fields of interest. Among the techniques covered in the second week are; inelastic scattering, polarized neutrons, imaging techniques, small-angle scattering, reflectometry, neutron-spin-echo and quasi-elastic neutron scattering. For the final two days of the course, students can choose to follow three of the following six scientific subject areas; magnetism, soft matter, biology, engineering, chemical applications and amorphous materials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=445 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=445 03.9.2013 - 05. 12.2013 - The Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL and the Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences JINS between University of Tennessee and ORNL are coordinating the 2nd cyber enabled collaborative graduate course taught by scientists and professors from sixteen contributing institutions. Scattering experiments using neutrons, X-rays and light are critical in studying structure and dynamics of soft-matter systems including water, colloids, polymers, surfactants solutions and biological macromolecules. The present cyber course draws together an array of internationally recognized experts in both fundamental and applied aspects of soft matter scattering to provide a timely didactic presentation of theory, techniques and applications in this field. Multi-site interactive lecture sessions will be delivered live online. They are simultaneously recorded and made freely available subsequently via streaming from the NSMS course resources page at ORNL, which will also contain various other materials associated with the course. To participate in the course, please go to the URL at the bottom and follow the registration instructions therein. Once you have registered, you can enter the course resources page via the login button.Registration is free to everyone interested in the subject areas. Note that registration does not mean actual credit in a formal sense but rather is a means to gain access to the material of the course and for us to keep track of the utilization of the course resources page. Graduate students can enroll and participate for credit within their program if the course is set up and formally acknowledged within the graduate program at the given institution. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=465 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=465 07.10.2013 - 11. 10.2013 - The Autumn School will provide a systematic overview of application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials. Students and young scientists from research and industry from all of Europe interested in this field are welcome to participate.The school will take place from 7 to 11 October 2013 in Ammersbek near Hamburg and Hamburg. The focus of the practical training will be this time on synchrotron experiments. Therefore the participants will spend two days doing experiments at HASYLABDESY.The participation fee includes accomodation and food for the duration of the school as well as the book Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science which has resulted from previous autumn schools with the same title. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=444 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=444 16.10.2013 - 25. 10.2013 - The 2013 LANSCE School on Neutron Scattering will focus on outstanding issues in fundamental and applied earth and geosciences research and materials behavior under extreme environments where characterization with neutrons can and do make important contributions. The school will provide an overview and training, through hands-on exercises, of concepts, instruments and data analysis in neutron scattering techniques such as: diffraction, small angle neutron scattering, local structure determination and neutron reflectometry. Educational GoalsStudents will become familiar with neutron scattering and how it may be utilized to address important questions in geosciences and materials in extreme environments as well as emerging Earth, energy environmental issues. Intended AudienceThe 2013 School is intended primarily for graduate students post-docs in geosciences, earth sciences, materials science and related fields. Students should have a basic understanding of scattering and diffraction phenomena. OverviewThe 2013 School will cover: Basic concepts of neutron production, scattering methods and instrumentation. Introduction to geosciences and extreme environment research with emphasis on areas of basic and applied research to issues where neutrons can and do make fundamental contributions. Why neutrons and isotope contrast enhancement techniques Detailed case studies in earth, geo science and extreme environments research using diffraction, small-angle neutron scattering, reflectometry and chemical neutron spectroscopy. High pressure, strain, temperature and other sample environment capabilities in earth and geosciences research. Technical aspects of measurement techniques and data analysis. Computational techniques that complement and aid in the planning, analysis and interpretation of neutron measurements. Students will give presentations on their favorite hands-on experiment on the final day of the school.Costs Registration for the school is free. All local expenses lodging, meals, etc. are covered for accepted participants. Travel to and from Los Alamos is covered up to a maximum amount of 500. Sponsors Student participants are supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation NSF.:http:www.nsf.govindex.jsp Instructors and local expenses are supported by the Department of Energy DOE:http:www.energy.gov Office of Science.:http:www.er.doe.gov Logistics support is provided by: Los Alamos Neutron Science Center:http:lansce.lanl.gov and New Mexico State University.:http:www.nmsu.edu To Apply:All application materials must be submitted electronically. A statement by the applicant of anticipated benefits of the neutron scattering school to their research program. Unofficial transcripts emailed to: neutronschoollanl.gov:neutronschoollanl.gov One letter of reference submitted by an advisor or mentor. Minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Important dates: 13 August: Deadline for all application materials. 16 August: Notifications to applicants. 19 August: Confirmation of attendance.Deadline for foreign national students to submit required documentation. Contact Us: neutronschoollanl.gov:neutronschoollanl.gov https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=463 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=463 18.11.2013 - 22. 11.2013 - FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data. The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite.The 6th FPSchool will take place the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble from 18th to 22nd November 2013. The lectures and tutorials will give the essential tools necessary for an efficient use of the FullProf Suite at an average level. In addition to general applications, magnetic structure determination and refinement will be specifically addressed. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=462 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=462 23.2.2014 - 26. 3.2014 - Neutrons Synchrotron Radiation for ScienceThis school provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications.It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of Large Facilities. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=481 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=481 24.2.2014 - 06. 3.2014 - The ISIS Practical Neutron Training Course is aimed at PhD and post-doctoral researchers who have little or no experience of neutron scattering, but whose future research program aims to make use of neutron scattering techniques. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=495 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=495 02.3.2014 - 05. 3.2014 - Fan du LLB is an annual school delivered in French and offering young French-speaking researchers a first contact with real experimental neutron scattering. The school is aimed at students and post-docs working in all scientific areas where neutrons can provide valuable insights, although priority is given to those having never had any contact with neutrons scattering.After an introduction to neutron sources and neutron scattering, ten different thematic subjects based on different scientific problems that can be addressed by neutron scattering, are proposed to the students. In groups of four to five, the students are then introduced to two different neutrons scattering technique, during three days devoted to experiments and data analysis. One of the distinguishing features of our school is that the students often come with their own samples, which are tested during the training together with our demonstration samples. This ensures a good and efficient participation of the students. The course lasts for 3.5 days.Registration opens: September 19Deadline for registration: October 19 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=543 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=543 10.3.2014 - 21. 3.2014 - Computational materials physics is concerned with the complex interplay of the myriad electrons and atoms in a solid, thereby producing a continuous stream of new and unexpected phenomena and forms of matter. An extreme range of length, time, energy and entropy scales gives rise to the complexity of an extremely broad range of solids and associated properties.There are literally hundreds of thousands of solids. Some solids exhibit useful or exotic phases, such as ferroelectricity, magnetism, superconductivity, or take on exotic states of matter such as the heavy fermion state. Other solids exhibit interesting metal to insulator transitions or show transversal, quantum and non-equilibrium transport processes, to mention but a few.Every day, new solids are synthesised or grown and novel properties are discovered. These solids find applications as present and emergent materials with specially-designed functionalities on which technological advances in fields such as information technology, energy harvesting, storage and conversion, material science, chemistry and even biology depend.It sounds rather miraculous, but the formation and stability of all solids and their properties are encoded in the statistical physics and quantum theory of the many electrons in the solid interacting via the Coulomb potential. Therefore, the Schrdinger equation of many electrons provides a fundamental theoretical concept for the understanding of a large variety of quantum phenomena that could be exploited in future technological devices.The exact solution for this type of Schrdinger equation in a solid is not yet in sight. Instead, over the past decades, powerful theoretical concepts have been developed that allow effective approximations, aimed at reducing complexity while retaining those ingredients necessary for a reliable description of the physical effects in the system.The approximations of the quantum many-body problem may be roughly divided into three different classes: wave function based methods, ab-initio density functional approaches, and realistic model Hamiltonians, that are solved in part with sophisticated and highly specialized many-body methods such as renormalization techniques or quantum Monte Carlo. Due to the length and the time scales of the systems investigated, the complexity of the interactions and the possible degree of non-equilibrium, this field has benefited tremendously from the exponential growth of computer resources, in part with new computer architectures. Adapting existing computer codes or developing new codes for these new infrastructures is an increasingly pressing and demanding issue in computational based research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=466 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=466 13.3.2014 - 21. 3.2014 - The Berlin Neutron School is one of the oldest established neutron schools. It was founded in 1980 by Prof Hans Dachs and is organised by the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie HZB. The aim of the school is to provide an introduction to neutron scattering with an emphasis on hands-on, practical experience using the instruments at the BERII reactor. The first three days of the school consist of detailed lectures on the principles and techniques of neutron scattering followed by a tour of the instruments and an introduction to sample environment. As well as the course lectures given by members of HZB, external guest lecturers will be invited to review current issues in the field of neutron research. Previously Prof Michael Steiner ENSA has discussed the future of neutron sources in Europe and Dr Dimitri Argyriou ESS has discussed the planned European Spallation Neutron Source. After attending the lectures the students begin the hands-on experiments. They are divided into groups of four to five people from similar subject areas and do triple-axis spectroscopy, powder diffraction, small angle scattering, reflectometry, time-of-flight spectroscopy, tomography and residual stress analysis under the guidance of the instrument scientists. The experiments last three hours each and take place over three and a half days. On the penultimate day we will hold a students poster session which will give the students the opportunity to present their work and discuss how neutron scattering could benefit their research with the HZB scientists. The poster session will be followed by the Neutron School dinner. Finally, on the last day of the school the students will attend lectures on how to use neutron scattering as a tool for research in various subject areas e.g. biology, chemistry, engineering and physics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=471 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=471 30.4.2014 - 09. 5.2014 - Introduction to the theory and techniques of neutron scattering and applications to Cultural HeritageApplication is now open for the XII School of Neutron Scattering SoNS Francesco Paolo Ricci: Introduction to the theory and techniques of neutron scattering and applications to Cultural Heritage.The school will be held at the ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, Erice Sicily, Italy as a specialized course within the International School of Solid State Physics Director: Giorgio Benedek, between the 30th April and the 9th of May 2014._Application deadline:_ 1st April 2014 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=494 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=494 04.5.2014 - 08. 5.2014 - BNS 2014 primarily addresses graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and scientists who are new to the field of neutron scattering. A series of lectures and hands on- tutorials by experienced scientists will introduce different neutron scattering techniques for investigations of structure and dynamics of condensed matter in various scientific fieldslike e.g. nanotechnology, magnetism or biology. The neutron scattering methods covered include quasi- and inelastic scattering, triple axis spectroscopy, small angle scattering, reflectometry, high-pressure experiments or diffraction. Students and young scientists will be given the opportunity to present their own research in short talks and poster sessions. Limited support for attending BNS will be available for students upon request. Important dates Abstract submission: February 28 Application for student support: February 28 Registration and payment of participation fee: March 31 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=507 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=507 09.5.2014 - 10. 5.2014 - The purpose of this school is to train students and scientists in the use of atomistic simulation tools to analyze and interpret neutron scattering data. Lectures on simulation and analysis methods will be followed by examples adapted to the fields of interest of the participants. The school will focus mainly on practical training using a range of simulation and analysis codes on personal computers and the cluster at ILL, so the number of participants will be limited to 30. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=505 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=505 16.5.2014 - 23. 5.2014 - The Bombannes summer school is devoted to the practical state-of-art approach to scattering methods, using neutrons, as well as X-ray and light sources - todays key techniques to study structure and dynamics in systems containing colloids, polymers, surfactants and biological macromolecules. Since 1990 the Bombannes school series introduces, on a fundamental level, the current methodology of static and dynamic scattering techniques and their applicaiton to soft matter systems. It provides with a period of 2 years advanced training for young researchers with a working place in European laboratories at post-graduate and post-doctoral level. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=470 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=470 19.5.2014 - 23. 5.2014 - 8th Central European Training School on Neutron Scattering: Insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. CETS provides insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. Comprehensive experimental skills and guidance in result interpretation are going to be conveyed. The school will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of actual research works of young scientists. Registration deadline11th April 2014 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=516 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=516 30.5.2014 - 08. 6.2014 - Diseases, from bacterial and viral infections to cancer to chronic maladies, are still among the greatest problems for mankind, in spite of tremendous progress in genetics, biology, and chemistry. Approaches to developing new treatments have changed over time, and so have the methodologies used, in order to solve the varied, new, challenging problems that may happen on the path to drug discovery. Together with ever-evolving experimental techniques, a variety of computational approaches have been applied at the various stages of the drug design process, and in the past two decades structure-based drug design has become one of the mainstream approaches. This method can be used to target protein-ligand and protein-protein interactions and nowadays is applicable to all aspects of drug discovery, including lead identification, lead optimization, ADMET prediction, and drug repurposing. The scientific plan includes a session on High Resolution Protein-Ligand Interactions by X-rays and Neutrons. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=497 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=497 02.6.2014 - 13. 7.2014 - The Universit Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France, is organizing, for the third consecutive year, a bachelor summer program to attract more undergraduate students in Science especially in subjects related to large scale facilities.It is a 6 weeks program with a 45 hours French course including cultural visits and a 60 hours scientific course taught in English.Three scientific courses are available among which Introduction to large scale facilities: probing matter with synchrotron and neutron radiation.This course will consist of lectures, tutorials and practicals, as well as visits of ILL and ESRF. Students are welcome to participate.For partner universities, there are no tuition fees.Grants associated with a research institute in Grenoble may also be available for the best students willing to spend a couple of weeks until the end of July in a research environment.Application deadline: 22nd of March https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=523 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=523 14.6.2014 - 28. 6.2014 - Purpose: The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources.Target Audience: Graduate students attending universities in North America majoring in physics, chemistry, materials science, or related fields.Jointly Conducted by: Argonne National Laboratorys Advanced Photon Source and Materials Science Division, and Oak Ridge National Laboratorys Neutron Scattering Science Division.Scientific Directors: Suzanne G.E. te Velthuis, Esen Ercan Alp, Argonne; and Bryan C. Chakoumakos, John D. Budai, Oak Ridge.Application Deadline: Monday February 24, 2014How to Apply: Applicants are encouraged to register electronically through the Argonne Division of Educational Programs website at www.dep.anl.govnx:www.dep.anl.govnx. Applicants not having internet access may request an application form by using the contact information given below. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=511 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=511 14.7.2014 - 18. 7.2014 - Summer School on Methods and Applications of Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron ReflectometryThis school provides participants the opportunity to learn about small angle neutron scattering SANS and neutron reflectometry NR at the NCNR. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales ranging from 1nm to 20 mm. The NCNR is home to world class SANS, USANS Ultra Small Angle Neutron Scattering, and NR instruments that are available to qualified researchers through the NCNRs peer review proposal system. The school emphasizes hands-on training in the use of SANS, USANS, and NR instruments, in addition to a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of SANS and NR will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research in polymer science, complex fluids, microporous media, and so on. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research, and will provide technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals. The Summer School is sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation, and limited support for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited. Deadline: April 1 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=522 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=522 09.8.2014 - 15. 8.2014 - The PSI summer school 2014 is dedicated to the topic: Exploring time, energy and length scales in condensed matter. International experts and PSI staff members will introduce and deepen your knowledge not only about these scientific topics but also about the main methods applied at PSI large-scale facilities to understand the phenomena, which are presently at the forefront of modern solid state physics and chemistry.Large-scale facilities such as neutron, muon and synchrotron sources offer a wide variety of techniques to reveal the secrets of condensed matter. Scattering, spectroscopy and imaging experiments enable to study a topic from different scientific points of view and to contribute to fundamental and applied research projects. In this school the focus is on the study of dynamic processes at different time and length scales looking at the electronic, magnetic and structural properties of condensed matter using the capabilities of the large-scale facilities. Evening lectures will draw the attention to the importance of time, energy and length scales in other scientific fields.Following the school a practical training is offered at PSI. It will allow a limited number of participants to get hands-on experience with state-of-the-art instrumentation using photons, neutrons, and muons.Deadlines: Early registration: April 30, 2014 Grant application: April 30, 2014 Regular registration: June 30, 2014 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=509 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=509 11.8.2014 - 15. 8.2014 - This 5-day intensive course is an introduction to neutron scattering aimed at postgraduate students and early-career researchers. It will present several commonly-used scattering techniques that can be made relevant to various research, and include several sessions focusing on analysis of neutron scattering data.Apply online:http:apply.croucher.org.hkroundseventneutron-scattering-summer-course-2014 Closing date 5:00PM Hong Kong time on 1 June 2014The discovery and development of new materials hinge on our understanding of their structures and dynamics. Neutron scattering is a powerful and versatile method to characterize the structure and dynamics of materials. Originally developed as a tool for physics, it has led to major advances in many areas of science and technology such as clean energy, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, materials engineering, information technology and fundamental physics.The last few decades have brought about tremendous advances in neutron scattering sources and instrumentation. This includes the new China Spallation Neutron Source CSNS under construction in Dongguan, China. 60 miles from Hong Kong, it is destined to become an international hub for materials research. This course will be a rare chance to become familiar with the techniques that will be employed there.As neutron scattering is relatively new to the Hong Kong scientific community, the summer course will emphasise on commonly used scattering techniques employed in materials research such as Neutron Diffraction ND, Small-Angle Neutron Scattering SANS, Neutron Reflectivity NR, Inelastic Neutron Scattering INS and Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering QENS. The number of participants in the course will be limited to 30, in order to facilitate greater interaction between participants and lecturers. Participants will be able to approach the eminent scientists engaged both in educational settings such as classrooms and laboratory sessions, as well as network casually in working lunches.For a list of included speakers see here:http:projects.croucher.org.hksummer-coursesneutron-scattering-a-powerful-method-for-materials-research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=546 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=546 20.8.2014 - 29. 8.2014 - The third international school on _Neutron Scattering Applications to Hydrogen Storage Materials_ will be held in August 20 29, 2014 at the HZB.The school will introduce you to the basics of hydrogen storage and show what kind of information can be provided by neutron scattering techniques. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=524 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=524 01.9.2014 - 12. 9.2014 - The course consists of two parts: a series of lectures, combined with the opportunity to take part in neutron scattering experiments. The lectures encompass an introduction to neutron sources, along with scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter research are be presented.Lectures are held at Forschungszentrum Jlich and the experiments take place at the neutron facilities of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum in Garching near Munich.The aim of the course is to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique of neutron scattering and its scientific potential. Forschungszentrum Jlich supports students from out of the area with free accommodation and half-board. Travel stipendia for foreign students are also available. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=531 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=531 13.9.2014 - 22. 9.2014 - Giornate Didattiche della SISN 2014_Introduction to neutron techniques for condensed matter studies, with applications to Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Earth sciences_The Learning Days organized by the Italian Society of Neutron Spectroscopy are addressed to degree and specializing students, PhD students, post-doc and young researchers interested in acquiring the basic principles of neutron spectroscopy, in understanding the advantages and potentialities of this technique, and in exploiting it for their research. The Learning Days are characterized by two sessions. The first session provides the students with the fundamentals of neutron spectroscopy and the basic principles of data analysis. The lectures on the basic theoretical and experimental tools will be paralleled by tutorials about data analysis. During the second experimental session the students will carry out real neutron scattering measurements at the most important facility for neutron research: the high flux reactor of the Institut Laue-Langevin ILL in Grenoble, France. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2014Further information will soon be provided on the website of Societ Italiana di Spettroscopia Neutronica:http:www.sisn.it under the link Scuole SISN. Please also consult the document attached. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=530 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=530 21.9.2014 - 26. 9.2014 - Since more than 20 years, the French Neutron Scattering Society SFN organizes a neutron school during its annual meeting. In 2014, les 22mes Journes de la Diffusion Neutronique JDN22 will be held from September 21-26 at the ile dOlron France. The 3.5 days school will be devoted to Neutron and Crystallography September 21-24 and will be followed by the Rencontres Rossat-Mignod Sept. 24-26, giving the opportunity for the scientists to exchange their latest results and trends. The School aims at an audience including researchers and academics as well as beginners or advanced graduate students or post-docs in Solid State Physics, Chemistry and Material Science expected number of participants is 80. The training objectives of the school are: to highlight the specific contribution of neutron scattering for studying the wide variety of crystalline materials with respect to other techniques, to present the different neutron techniques diffraction, reflectometry, 3-axes spectroscopy, ... with their most relevant limitations and their application fields, to promote exchanges between the participants and the senior researchers and well-trained users working on large scale facilities.Introductory lectures crystallography, properties of neutrons and neutron sources will be given at the beginning of school before detailing more specific techniques for neutron measurements applied to the various problems nuclear structure dynamics magnetism and studied materials powder single crystal thin film as well as the main technical characteristics associated with spectrometers. Practicals on data analysis will be organized to complete the theoretical training. The whole training will be published in a volume of the collection SFN EDP sciences. All previous published books can be dowloaded via http:www.neutron-sciences.org:http:www.neutron-sciences.org free access. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=517 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=517 12.10.2014 - 17. 10.2014 - As the one of the neutron scattering research communities in the region, an association in neutron scattering community, AONSA Asia-Oceania on Neutron Scattering Association has been formally formed and then established in 2008. This association accommodates the neutron scattering societies and facilities in the region and has a regular activity, i.e. neutron school to promote the neutron science for the young generation, scientists and students. The AONSA Neutron school has been organized regularly every year since 2008 in Korea, Australia 2009, India 2010, Australia 2011 and China 2012 as more than 200 young scientists have been exposed with the neutron scattering techniques.This year, the AONSA Neutron School will be taking place in part of the International Year of Crystallography 2014 IYCr2014, the official program of the International Union of Crystallography IUCr and UNESCO. After the opening ceremony at the first day, a general lecture on crystallography using X-ray and neutron the history, the impact on sciences and the future challenging issues will be given as a part of celebrating the IYCr2014 in Indonesia. The 6th AONSA Neutron School is also part of the International Scientific Week on Science and Technology of Advanced Materials organized by the Center for Science and Technology of Advanced Materials of National Nuclear Energy Agency BATAN Indonesia where the other events are the International Conference on Materials Science and Technology 2014 ICMST 2014, the International School on Solid State Ionics Battery Research and the International Workshop on Nanometrology. Those events will be held in Puspiptek Serpong for a whole week, 12th 17th October 2014 as more than 250 participants are expected attend this join event, in the morning session of the first day of school.The rest of the first day of the school, general lectures on neutron scattering including X-ray will be delivered on materials science, biology and industrial applications. And about 50 participants will continue to join the school program lectures, laboratory visit, experiment, data analysis and presentation for a 5 full day. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=565 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=565 16.12.2014 - 19. 12.2014 - The Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility of J-PARC ispleased to announce the MLF School 2014 that will be held during 16-19December 2014 at J-PARC in Tokai, Japan.The School is targeted at postgraduate students and early-careerresearchers from anywhere in the world who are interested in usingneutron or muon beams in their research but who have limited or noexperience with these techniques. The program will includeintroductory-level lectures and hands-on practical sessions on theneutron and muon instruments at the MLF.For more information about the MLF School 2014 and applicationinstructions, please see the MLF School 2014 website or email us atmlfschool-regml.j-parc.jp:mailto:mlfschool-regml.j-parc.jp. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=559 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=559 18.2.2015 - 27. 2.2015 - Educational GoalsStudents will become familiar with neutron scattering techniques and how they may be utilized to address important questions in materials science. Particular emphasis of this school will address properties that are not exclusively dominated by the atomic structure, but by larger length scales andor interfaces.Intended AudienceThe 11th School is intended primarily for graduate students post-docs in chemistry, engineering, earth sciences, materials science, physics, and related fields. Students should have a basic understanding of scattering and diffraction phenomena.OverviewThe 11th School will cover: Basic concepts of neutron production, scattering methods, and instrumentation. Introduction to phenomena in mesoscale science with emphasis on areas of basic and applied research, where neutrons and other scattering techniques can and do make fundamental contributions. Technical aspects of measurement techniques and data analysis. Computational techniques that complement and aid in the planning, analysis, and interpretation of neutron measurements. Students will give presentations on their favorite hands-on experiment on the final day of the school. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=572 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=572 23.2.2015 - 06. 3.2015 - This years Spring School aims to give both an introduction to and an overview of current research topics of soft matter systems with the emphasis on biological and technological functionality.Synthetic and biological polymers, polyelectrolytes, amphiphiles and colloids are the building blocks of many different materials. An understanding of their structural and dynamical properties is important for the rational design of structures with predescribed functionality, in itself a challenging task due to the enormous complexity of these systems.The goal of this Spring School is not only to teach selected topics from soft matter science and biophysics to students and postdocs in physics, chemistry and biology, but also to establish the interdisciplinary connection between these fields. This includes, in particular, introducing biologists and chemists to physical experimental methods and theoretical modelling, and acquainting physicists with the large variety of fascinating chemical and biological phenomena.Introductory lectures will present the basics of soft matter science and biophysics. These lectures aim at establishing a common level of basic interdisciplinary knowledge. Subsequent lectures will then treat more advanced topics within both disciplines and emphasize interdisciplinary aspects. In addition, experimental and computer simulation techniques will be presented and explained, and examples of applications will be given. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=570 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=570 26.2.2015 - 06. 3.2015 - The Berlin Neutron School is one of the oldest established neutron schools. It was founded in 1980 by Prof Hans Dachs and is organised by the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie HZB. The aim of the school is to provide an introduction to neutron scattering with an emphasis on hands-on, practical experience using the instruments at the BERII reactor. The first three days of the school consist of detailed lectures on the principles and techniques of neutron scattering followed by a tour of the instruments and an introduction to sample environment. As well as the course lectures given by members of HZB, external guest lecturers will be invited to review current issues in the field of neutron research. Previously Prof Michael Steiner ENSA has discussed the future of neutron sources in Europe and Dr Dimitri Argyriou ESS has discussed the planned European Spallation Neutron Source. After attending the lectures the students begin the hands-on experiments. They are divided into groups of four to five people from similar subject areas and do triple-axis spectroscopy, powder diffraction, small angle scattering, reflectometry, time-of-flight spectroscopy, tomography and residual stress analysis under the guidance of the instrument scientists. The experiments last three hours each and take place over three and a half days. On the penultimate day we will hold a students poster session which will give the students the opportunity to present their work and discuss how neutron scattering could benefit their research with the HZB scientists. The poster session will be followed by the Neutron School dinner. Finally, on the last day of the school the students will attend lectures on how to use neutron scattering as a tool for research in various subject areas e.g. biology, chemistry, engineering, energy and physics. Closing date for application is 15th October 2014.This Event is supported by NMI3:http:nmi3.org and the IAEA:http:www.iaea.org. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=562 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=562 01.3.2015 - 01. 4.2015 - Neutrons Synchrotron Radiation for Science:This school provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications.It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of Large Facilities.The 4-week school is a yearly event, established in 1991.The next HERCULES session will take place from March 1st to April 1st, 2015.The registration is opened between August 31st and October 31st, 2014 new: EXTENDED deadline https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=569 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=569 02.3.2015 - 06. 3.2015 - Have your attention drawn to the 7th ILL Annual School on Neutron Diffraction Data Treatment using the FULLPROF suite, to be held in Grenoble at the Institute Laue-Langevin from 2 to 6 March 2015 . Please visit the website http:www.ill.euFPSchool2015:http:www.ill.euFPSchool2015 for more information applications can be submitted starting from 1st November 2014.Scientific scope:FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data.The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite. The lectures and tutorials will provide the essential tools necessary for an efficient use of the FullProf Suite at an intermediate level. In addition to general applications, magnetic structure determination and refinement will be given particular attention.Lectures:The school lasts 4.5 days: 2 days dedicated to general applications plus 2.5 days dedicated to the analysis of magnetic diffraction data.There are 6 theoretical modules plus 10 hands-on sessions for which each participant should bring hisher own laptop with the FullProf Suite already installed.Participants:The school is intended for PhD students and experienced scientists with a basic knowledge of diffraction techniques and crystallography. As usual, among the participants there will be a mix of different levels of experience in using FullProf. It is recommended, to those who consider themselves as beginners, to read the FullProf manual in advance and even to try to follow a few of the online tutorials for which some videos will be available soon.The maximum number of participants is limited to 30, which ensures the quality of the training provided. The selection of candidates is based on hisher motivation letter and CV plus a recommendation letter from the thesis supervisor for PhD students. If necessary, balance between laboratories and nationalities will be taken into account. For information, about 1 out of 3 candidates is accepted. Note that there is an optional excursion Saturday 7 March that you should consider when making travel arrangements. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=571 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=571 02.3.2015 - 06. 3.2015 - FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data.The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite.The lectures and tutorials will provide the essential tools necessary for an efficient use of the FullProf Suite at an intermediate level. In addition to general applications, magnetic structure determination and refinement will be given particular attention.The 7th FPSchool will take place at the Institut Laue-Langevin, in Grenoble, from 2 to 6 March 2015. LecturesThe school lasts 4.5 days: 2 days dedicated to general applications plus 2.5 days dedicated to the analysis of magnetic diffraction data.There are 6 theoretical modules plus 10 hands-on sessions for which each participant should bring hisher own laptop with the FullProf Suite already installed. ParticipantsThe school is intended for PhD students and experienced scientists with a basic knowledge on diffraction techniques and crystallography. As usual, among the participants there will be a mix of different levels of experience in using FullProf. It is recommended, to those who consider themselves as beginners, to read the FullProf manual in advance and even try to follow a few of the online tutorials for which some videos will be available soon.The maximum number of participants is limited to 30, which ensures the quality of the training provided. The selection of candidates is based on hisher motivation letter and CV plus a recommendation letter from the thesis supervisor for PhD students. If necessary, balance between laboratories and nationalities will be taken into account. For information, about 1 out of 3 candidates is accepted.See here a report about the FullProf School on the NMI3 website.For detailed information please also visit the schools website:http:www.ill.eufpschool2015. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=605 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=605 13.4.2015 - 16. 4.2015 - The meeting is designed and aimed particularly for PhD students and Post-docs in the field of Colloid and Interface Science, it will also include advanced neutron and X-ray scattering as well as AFM characterisation techniques for interfacial studies. The major objective is to discuss modern surface analytical tools that increase our understanding of interfaces. Selected surface analytical tools are presented in tutorial review style by scientists using these techniques in their daily research. The information is then discussed further in small workgroups on the basis of problem solving sessions. The interaction and active discussion of the participants is a crucial element of our workshop.There are limited number of grants of 600 Euro offered by the COST office to promote attendance at the School by PhD students working in Europe. To apply for these a CV and a letter of recommendation from PhD Supervisors are required please see the Conference web pages:http:webspace.qmul.ac.ukazarbakhshCOST2015COST.htm. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=600 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=600 04.5.2015 - 08. 5.2015 - CETS provides insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. Comprehensive experimental skills and guidance in result interpretation are going to be conveyed. The school will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of actual research works of young scientists. Anticipated attendanceWe are welcoming PhD students and post-doc scientists as well as newcomers to the neutron research from the field of structural research in physics, chemistry, biology, material science etc. The number of participants is limited to 30 because of the training facilities available. There is no limit for the tutorial lectures.GrantsFor young scientistsstudents grants are available in limited number to cover travel on reduced rates andor accommodation maximum 6 nights, local transport and lunches. Dont forget to notify your grant request on the Application form. Presenting a poster will be highly appreciated in the selection of attendees and grant awards https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=608 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=608 19.5.2015 - 21. 5.2015 - There will be a 3-day school on Modern Methods in Rietveld Refinement for Structural Analysis held May 19-21 at Florida State University Tallahassee, FL immediately preceding the 2015 North American Solid State Chemistry Conference NASSC.The primary goal of this workshop is to teach participants Rietveld refinement methods for evaluating 3D crystal structures from 1D powder diffraction data, with an emphasis on data collected on high-resolution structural user facility beamlines such as the 11-BM synchrotron beamline at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, or the POWGEN and NOMAD time-of-flight neutron diffraction beamlines at the Spallation Neutron Source of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The combination of high-resolution data and advances in modern software algorithms are allowing many challenging structural problems to be resolved solely from powder diffraction data, and an up-to-date instruction in modern methods and advanced techniques will be provided. Some synchrotron and neutron instrument time has been allocated for the collection of high quality structural data on samples provided by course participants. This course will emphasize traditional solid state compounds non-molecular, and will use the TOPAS software as the platform for Rietveld refinement complementary trial license for participants to facilitate teaching. Instructors will be Prof. Peter Khalifah Stony Brook University, Prof. Cora Lind University of Toledo, Dr. Pamela Whitfield ORNL, Dr. Katharine Page ORNL, Dr. Saul Lapidus ANL, and Dr. Arnt Kern Bruker-AXS.Priority will be given to applications received by March 1, 2015. The application package and further information is available at the website: http:www.chem.fsu.edunasscc2015workshop.html:http:www.chem.fsu.edunasscc2015workshop.html. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=607 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=607 08.6.2015 - 12. 6.2015 - A one-week Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy will be held from June 8 - June 12, 2015 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR. For information about the summer school go to http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss15index.html:http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss15index.html.Please note that this year the school will not cover SANS or neutron reflectometry.This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at NIST including the disk chopper spectrometer DCS, backscattering spectrometer HFBS, BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer MACS, and neutron spin echo spectrometer NSE. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure and dynamics of materials at length scales of approximately 1 nm to 500 nm and at time scales from 1 ps to 100 ns. This school emphasizes hands-on experimental training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques.Applications of structural and dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research for soft and hard condensed matter systems.The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research, and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals.The Summer School is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CHRNS, jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST. Limited support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty will be available.Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.For further information, andor to apply, please go to http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss15index.html:http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss15index.html. Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: April 1, 2015. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=595 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=595 13.6.2015 - 27. 6.2015 - The 17th Annual National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering will be held at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Labs from June 13-27, 2015. 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 Argonnes Advanced Photon Source, and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities. Students interested in attending should complete an application at the NX School website:https:www1.aps.anl.govConferences-and-Workshops2015national-school-neutron-and-x-ray-scattering by February 23, 2015. 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 students advisor, department chair and other professors.Lecture notes and videos of the 2014 NXS School are available at: http:neutrons.ornl.govconfnxs2013:http:neutrons.ornl.govconfnxs2013Please distribute to your graduate students as they may be interested in this opportunity. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=587 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=587 13.6.2015 - 22. 6.2015 - Learning Days of the Italian Society of Neutron Spectroscopy SISN 2015Giornate Didattiche della SISN 2015Introduction to neutron techniques for condensed matter studies, with applications to Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Earth sciencesThe Learning Days organized by the Italian Society of Neutron Spectroscopy are addressed to degree and specializing students, PhD students, post-doc and young researchers interested in acquiring the basic principles of neutron spectroscopy, in understanding the advantages and potentialities of this technique, and in exploiting it for their research.The Learning Days are characterized by two sessions. The first session provides the students with the fundamentals of neutron spectroscopy and the basic principles of data analysis. The lectures in Italian on the basic theoretical and experimental tools will be paralleled by tutorials about data analysis.During the second experimental session the students will carry out real neutron scattering measurements at the most important facility for neutron research: the high flux reactor of the Institut Laue-Langevin ILL in Grenoble, France http:www.ill.eu:http:www.ill.eu. Depending on the tutors nationality the language spoken during the experiments might also be English.Deadline for applications: 10 April 2015 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=589 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=589 06.7.2015 - 24. 7.2015 - At the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the internationally known HERCULES Course,we will organize a three-week HERCULES School from July 6 to 24,2015 in Hsinchu, Taiwan where the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center NSRRC is located. The NSRRC is a national laboratory which operates a 1.5-GeV synchrotron named Taiwan Light Source and is constructing another 3-GeV one called Taiwan Photon source. This 2015 Asia-Pacific Edition of HERCULES in TAIWAN, Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter and Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, is a three-week training course including a week of practicals and tutorials. It will be opened to PhD students, postdoctoral, young scientists working in the fields relate to physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. The language of the course is English. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=567 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=567 28.7.2015 - 04. 8.2015 - The International School of Neutron Science and Instrumentation is a specialized course within the School of Neutron Science and Instrumentation Directors: Ian S Anderson and Carla Andreani. The school will be held at the ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, Erice Sicily, IT between the 28th July and the 4th of August 2015The School is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply early, as late applications will not be accepted. The School focuses on neutron instrumentation, mainly for large-scale facilities, though a session will be devoted to instrumentation at compact neutron facilities. Students are selected for the course based on their need to utilize neutron instrument design techniques as part of their present andor future research activities.The school is aimed at young instrument and development scientists, engineers, and designers at international and national neutron facilities, although graduate students or postdocs at universities would also be welcomed. In addition to lectures on theory, sources, and neutron instrumentation, students will be tutored by world leading experts in the various scattering techniques including diffraction, quasi-elastic and inelastic scattering, imaging, small-angle scattering, reflectometry, and neutron-spin-echo.Accommodation of participants is organized by the Ettore Majorana Foundation:http:www.ccsem.infn.it EMFCSC either in their premises or in local hotels on the basis of the indications provided by the Organizing Committee and by participants in the Travel Form. Special requests should be addressed to the School Scientific Secretary:mailto:school_fpricciits.me.cnr.it.RegistrationTo apply, click here:http:www.sonsfpricci.orgsons-school-2015. Places at the school are in high demand. To register you will need to fill out the travel form:http:www.sonsfpricci.orgwp-contentuploads201311travel_form_son2014.pdf, submit a personal statement and, in the case of students, a statement from your supervisor. Travel forms must be returned to roberto.caciuffoec.europa.eu:mailto:roberto.caciuffoec.europa.eu and ken.andersenesss.se:mailto:ken.andersenesss.se with copy to school_fpricciits.me.cnr.it:mailto:school_fpricciits.me.cnr.it. Applications should arrive no later than April 15th, 2015.The Registration Fee is 900 per student. School fees include the cost of lodging during the school, breakfast, lunch, evening meal, teaching and all course materials. There are 25 residential places available.A web site for on-line payment will be available in the near future.Directors: Ken Andersen ESS and Roberto Caciuffo JRC KarlsruheFor further information, visit: http:www.sonsfpricci.orgsons-school-2015:http:www.sonsfpricci.orgsons-school-2015 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=588 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=588 03.8.2015 - 07. 8.2015 - The school is targeted towards researchers interested in applying representational analysis for solving magnetic structures with neutron diffraction. The school will cover representational analysis and the theory of magnetic structures. The program will include both lectures and labs working with software such as SaraH and FULLPROF. This year, we will also cover magnetic symmetry tools developed on the Bilbao crystallographic server. Invited lecturers include Andrew Wills U. College, London V. Ovidiu Garlea ORNL Clarina Dela Cruz ORNL and Juan Manuel Perez-Mato Universidad del Pais Vasco. The school will be hosted at the University of Maryland College Park campus and participants can stay on campus at discounted prices. The school will begin Monday morning, August 3rd, and end Thursday late afternoon, August 6th. Visit the schools site at magnetism-school.orgstatic2015:http:www.magnetism-school.orgstatic2015 to learn more and register.The deadline for early registration is May 31, 2015. Attendance will be limited to 30 participants, so please apply soon. For questions regarding the school please contact us at efrainumd.edu:mailto:efrainumd.edu or William.ratcliffnist.gov:mailto:William.ratcliffnist.gov https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=626 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=626 15.8.2015 - 21. 8.2015 - The PSI summer schools on condensed matter physics have a long standing tradition. Based on the previous schools on neutron scattering starting back in 1992 the PSI summer schools aim to train young researchers in the methods being used at large scale facilities such as neutron and muon sources or synchrotron photon sources.International experts and PSI staff members will introduce and deepen your knowledge not only on methods but also on those phenomena, which are presently at the forefront of modern solid state physics and chemistry.Following the school a practical training is offered at PSI. It will allow a limited number of participants to get hands-on experience with state-of-the-art instrumentation using photons, neutrons, and muons. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=602 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=602 17.8.2015 - 26. 8.2015 - Energy research is an important scientific area today and hydrogen is one of the most promising sources of energy due to its highest energy density by weight. The efficient hydrogen storage depends on development of the new materials. Neutron scattering and -diffraction are powerful, non-destructive tool for the analysis of structure and dynamics in matter in a broad space and time domain. High sensitivity to hydrogen makes neutron scattering techniques ideally suitable to study the process in hydrogen storage systems. The goal of this school is to introduce participants to basics of neutron scattering techniques and show how these techniques can be applied for exploration of hydrogen storage materials.The school is organized jointly by University of Potsdam, Germany and University of Tartu, Estonia. It will be held from 17th 26th of August 2015 at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin HZB, Berlin, Germany. The lectures and practical exercises will give basics to: Hydrogen economy and hydrogen storage technologies Fundamentals of the gas storage Basics of the neutron scattering and in particular in-situ neutron diffraction Characterizing sorption behavior of porous materials by ab-initio and crystal structure refinements Lectures: M. Russina HZB, H. Kurig University of Tartu, Estonia, D. Tbbens HZB, D. Wallacher HZB, M.C. Schlegel and Roman Svetogorov NRC, Mocsow Target groupThe course is primarily aimed at early stage researchers with basics knowledge in Thermodynamics and Solid State Physics. It is part of the curriculum of the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences at the University of Potsdam, Modul 741A and is credited with 4 credit points. RegistrationIf you are interested in attending the school, please follow this link and register until May, 25th 2015:www.helmholtz-berlin.deeventshydrogen-school:http:www.helmholtz-berlin.deeventshydrogen-school https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=627 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=627 22.8.2015 - 29. 8.2015 - The RACIRI Summer School is a joint initiative by Russia, Sweden and Germany in the collaborative framework of the Rntgen-Angstrm-Cluster RAC and the Ioffe-Rntgen-Institute IRI.The novel format of the RACIRI Summer School is driven by scientific frontier themes and challenges in the field of materials sciences with a strong connection to the superb analytical potential at current and future research infrastructures synchrotron radiation, X-rays and neutrons in the Baltic region.The RACIRI Summer School is held every year under a special focus theme. Its venue rotates annually among the three partnering countries.The first RACIRI Summer School was organized 2013 in Petergof, Russia. Focus theme: Soft Matter and Nano Composites.The second RACIRI Summer School was held from 24-31 August 2014 in the Stockholm area, Sweden, under the focus theme Imaging with X-rays and Neutrons in Life and Materials Sciences.The third RACIRI Summer School will be held during 22-29 August 2015 in Sellin, Island of Rgen, Germany. Its focus theme: Time-resolved and In-situ Studies of Materials: Basics and Applications.The call for applications for RACIRI Summer School 2015 can be found here:http:www.raciri.orghow_to_apply. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=619 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=619 06.9.2015 - 18. 9.2015 - We are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 14th Oxford School on Neutron Scattering, which will take place in St Annes College Oxford between the 6th and 18th September 2015.Come join us for an introduction to neutron theory and techniques6th September -18th September 2015, University of OxfordApplication deadline: 1st May 2015About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique.Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of the theory of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, and neutron diffraction. By the end of the first week, the school moves to more specialised neutron scattering techniques and applications to scientific fields of interest. Among the techniques covered are: inelastic scattering, imaging techniques, small-angle scattering, reflectometry, neutron-spin-echo and quasi-elastic neutron scattering. In the final two days of the course, students can choose to follow three of the following six scientific subject areas; magnetism, soft matter, biology, engineering, chemical applications and amorphous materials. The students will also be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS pulsed neutron and muon facility in Didcot.Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 1st May 2015. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Students are selected for the course, based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Students will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. To apply please visit http:wwwisis2.isis.rl.ac.ukuserofficeOSNS2015Application.asp:http:wwwisis2.isis.rl.ac.ukuserofficeOSNS2015Application.asp Fees: School fees for 2015 are 420 560 per residential student which includes the cost of a bedroom during the school, breakfast and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 10 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of 100 140, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced.For further information, visit: http:www.oxfordneutronschool.org:http:www.oxfordneutronschool.org https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=594 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=594 06.9.2015 - 03. 10.2015 - ScopeThe ILLESRF International Student Summer Programme on X-Ray and Neutron Science is aimed at undergraduate students. It will consist in a 4-week experimental project embedded in a research g roup of ESRF or ILL, together with a series of introductory lectures on the principles and applications of X-ray and neutron science magnetism, materials science, soft matter, structural biology, imaging, etc..ProgrammeDuring the first days of your stay, a series of introductory lectures will make you familiar with the basic principles of neutrons and x-rays : Fundamental principles Techniques used for their production nuclear reactor, synchrotron Instrumentation and measurement techniques Interaction with matterFurther on during your stay, various scientists from the ILL and the ESRF will give you insight into some more specific aspects of the application of neutrons and x-rays in a number different scientific fields, such as: Diffraction and structure of materials Imaging Nuclear and particle phyiscs Structural biology Magnetism Spectroscopy and inelastic scattering Soft matter studies and other examples of todays scientific questionsIn general, the content and the difficulty of the presentations will be adapted such that they are accessible for a third-year student who is interested in these subjects.In addition to the series of lectures and your work on a project with one of our research groups, some activities will be organized in the evenings or on weekends, like excursions into town or into the mountains which are surrounding Grenoble. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=606 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=606 06.9.2015 - 12. 9.2015 - manuSciences 15 is a Franco-German Summer School covering Interdisciplinary approaches to manuscript studies combining philology, materials studies, computer science and digital humanities.Topic will be interdisciplinary approaches to manuscript studies combining lectures in history and philology with materials analysis, imaging techniques, digital humanities and computer science, complemented with practical courses on mobile instruments XRF, RTI and on computer programs.This is an offer to up to 40 max. young researchers, from master and Ph.D. students to researchers and university lecturers. Active participation is expected including poster presentation. The lectures and courses will be in English.The final Programme is still subject to change. For more information please visit the events website:http:humanum.ephe.frenmanusciences-15. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=620 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=620 07.9.2015 - 18. 9.2015 - The course will consist of one week of lectures and exercises and one week of practical training at the neutron scattering facilities of Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ. It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique and its scientific power.Students of physics, chemistry, material science and biosciences are invited to apply for participation. There is no tuition fee. Accommodation and meals during the course will be provided by JCNS. Travel expenses will be reimbursed within reasonable limits.For further information and to apply for participation please visit ourwebsite:http:www.neutronlab.de.Deadline for application is May 25, 2015. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=599 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=599 21.9.2015 - 25. 9.2015 - The Summer School will provide a systematic overview of the application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials. Students and young scientists from research and industry from all of Europe interested in this field are welcome to participate.The school will take place from September 21 to 25, 2015 in Ammersbek near Hamburg and at GEMSDESY in Hamburg. The focus of the practical training will be on synchrotron experiments. Neutron data analysis will also be practised. Therefore the participants will spend two days doing experiments at GEMSDESY.The Summer School is significantly funded by German and Swedish authorities for their respective students. Therefore, the participation fee amounts to 50 . Students from other European countries can request reimbursement of their travel expenses from a NMI3 grant applicable for this school.The fee includes accomodation and food for the duration of the school as well as the book Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science which has resulted from previous summer schools with the same title.A registration form will be provided within short. Please use this form to register and send in parallel an e-mail with a short CV pdf document, maximum one page, including the status of your education, if applicable the topic of your thesis to:summerschoolhzg.de:mailto:summerschoolhzg.deRegistration deadline: 31 May 2015Decision about participation: end of June 2015Payment deadline: mid July 2015Payment details will be sent to you when a decision about the participation has been made. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=621 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=621 21.9.2015 - 23. 9.2015 - Following the success of our previous sessions of these training courses we would like to offer them again in September 2015. These courses are open to both facility staff and any interested people from other institutions.The following courses will be based at ISIS, RAL and are:Monday 21st September 1-5pm: Mantid IntroductionAn introduction to the Mantid interface, how to graph and visualize your data, manipulate it with the built in algorithms, together with an introduction to curve fitting and live data analysis.Tuesday 22nd September 9-12am: Introduction to PythonThis half day course will introduce you to the Python scripting language, no previous experience required, although some understanding of loops and conditional if .. then logic will be expected.Tuesday 22nd September 1-5pm: Python in MantidThis course concentrates on using Python to build analysis scripts within Mantid as well as controlling the Mantid GUI from python, and accessing the underlying data within Mantid workspaces.Wednesday 23rd September 9-5pm: Extending Mantid using PythonFor the more adventurous among you this full day course will introduce you to the many ways you can use Python to extend the capabilities within Mantid adding Python Algorithms and curve fitting functions, as well as diving deeper into the structure of workspaces.Booking a placeIf you are interested in any other these courses please send an email to nick.draperstfc.ac.uk:mailto:nick.draperstfc.ac.uk letting us know which courses you wish to attend. For the courses we will supply PCs, so there is no need to bring a laptop unless you really want to. Spaces are limited to 13 people per course so please book early to avoid disappointment. If a course is over booked we will try to arrange another session in the future, so if you cannot make that specific date let us know and well let you know about any subsequent courses.Well send out calendar appointments to you once your place on the course is booked. Next run of these coursesThe specific dates of the next run has not been fixed yet, but we expect to run these courses again in Jan-Mar 2016For visitors from UK academic institutions:We are sometimes able to offer assistance with travel and lodging costs while attending the courses. Let me know when you are booking the courses and well get back to you with details. If we are able to help, then your travel and hotel must be booked through the ISIS user office.For visitors from elsewhere:While we can offer this course for free, we cannot unfortunately offer any help with travel or subsistence costs. However please let us know that you will be visiting when you reply so that we can arrange site access. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=635 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=635 09.11.2015 - 13. 11.2015 - The fifth workshop and school on ESS Science will focus on the use of sophisticated data analysis methods along with extensive computational modeling to extract as much information as possible from the experimental observations and thereby gain profound scientific insights from scattering experiments. The future is now. New intense neutron sources and advanced instrumentation will revolutionize the use of neutrons for a wide range of investigations in materials, macromolecules, surface phenomena, condensed matter, and many other systems of significant interest. Both the improved quality of the data collected and the increasing complexity of the materials under study pose a challenge for the optimum extraction of information from these experiments. To reliably and fully interpret the data will require the use of advanced software in data analysis, modeling and close collaboration between experimentalists and theoreticians.The goal of this workshop-school is to describe the manner in which static and dynamic processes in materials give rise to their neutron scattering profiles. The school will demonstrate how current data treatment and computational analysis can effectively be used to improve the scientific understanding derived from data obtained on current and next generation of neutron scattering instruments. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=633 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=633 22.11.2015 - 27. 11.2015 - Introduction This school provides an introduction to inelastic neutron scattering techniques including hands-on experiments and data analysis conducted using triple axis, time-of-flight and backscattering instruments. The school also includes a practical sample environment training session. About the schoolThe Bragg Institute:http:www.ansto.gov.auResearchHubBraggindex.htm hosts 13 neutron scattering instruments. The four spectrometers; Taipan:http:www.ansto.gov.auResearchHubBraggFacilitiesInstrumentsTaipanindex.htm, Pelican:http:www.ansto.gov.auResearchHubBraggFacilitiesInstrumentsPelicanindex.htm, Sika:http:www.ansto.gov.auResearchHubBraggFacilitiesInstrumentsSikaindex.htm and Emu:http:www.ansto.gov.auResearchHubBraggFacilitiesInstrumentsEmuindex.htm provide the capability to observe energy transfers between 1eV 60meV encapsulating science in fields as diverse as protein dynamics to phonon dispersion, from magnetic dynamics to observation of the hyperfine structure of the nucleus. During a one week intensive study course you will have the opportunity to perform cutting edge science on some of the worlds top neutron spectrometers. Scientists, engineers and technicians will be on hand to assist your learning experience, providing you with skills that you can utilise at neutron sources across the world. Who should attendGraduate students, PhD students, post-doctoral and early-career researchers who want to learn about inelastic neutron scattering. Selection criteriaThe school is open to both local and international participants, however there is a strict limit of 20 participants, to ensure small group sizes for the practical experiments. The registration fee will cover your accommodation and meals for the entire week, however, travel costs will not be reimbursed by the school and are the responsibility of each participant. Applicants are requested to complete the application form with justification for their attendance. While previous knowledge of neutron scattering techniques is not essential, it is preferred. Preference will also be given to those applicants who can demonstrate a future need for inelastic neutron scattering techniques in their scientific research. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=632 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=632 07.12.2015 - 10. 12.2015 - _NB: Lectures delivered in French._Registration opens: 19 SeptemberRegistration deadline: 18 October https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=625 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=625 22.2.2016 - 04. 3.2016 - Memristive phenomena combine the functionalities of electronic resistance and data memory in solid-state elements, which are able to change their resistance as a result of electrical stimulation in a non-volatile fashion. In nanoelectronics, this functionality can be used for information storage and unconventional logic, as well as neuromorphic computing concepts that are aimed at mimicking the operation of the human brain.A multitude of fascinating memristive phenomena has emerged over the past two decades. These phenomena typically occur in oxides and higher chalcogenides and are one of the hottest topics in current solid-state research, comprising unusual phase transitions, spintronic and multiferroic tunneling effects, as well as nanoscale redox processes by local ion motion. They involve electron correlation, quantum point contact effects and exotic conformation changes at the atomic level. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=639 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=639 25.2.2016 - 04. 3.2016 - The school program consists of three days of lectures giving a theoretical introduction to the fundamentals of neutron scattering and the principles of various neutron scattering techniques. After the lectures, there will be three and a half days of hands-on experiments on seven different neutron scattering instruments. The students will be divided into groups of four to five people from similar subject areas and will do triple-axis spectroscopy, powder diffraction, small angle scattering, reflectometry, time-of-flight spectroscopy, tomography and residual stress analysis under the guidance of experienced scientists. Furthermore, there will be a students poster session which will give the students the opportunity to present their work and discuss with the HZB scientists how neutron scattering could benefit their research. - The school will finish with lectures on how to use neutron scattering as a tool for research in the areas of biology, chemistry, engineering and physics etc. This course is part of the curriculum of the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences at the Technical University Berlin. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=640 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=640 29.3.2016 - 29. 4.2016 - Neutrons Synchrotron Radiation for Science:This 1-month school, established in 1991, provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications.It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of Large Facilities: ESRF, ILL in Grenoble, Soleil and LLB in Paris-Saclay, SLSPSI in Villigen, and new in 2016: DESY and European XFEL in Hamburg and ELETTRA and FERMI in Trieste https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=703 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=703 01.4.2016 - 09. 4.2016 - ERICE School Neutron Science and Instrumentation 2nd CourseXIV School of Neutron Scattering SoNS Francesco Paolo RicciDesigning and Building a Neutron InstrumentApplication is now open for Designing and Building a Neutron Instrument the 2nd Course within the Erice School Neutron Science and Instrumentation and the XIV School of Neutron Scattering SoNS Francesco Paolo Ricci. Application deadline: 1 March 2016The School is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply early, as late applications will not be accepted. The 2016 Course focuses on the design and construction of neutron instruments for large-scale facilities. In addition to lectures on theory, sources, and neutron instrumentation, students will be tutored by world leading experts in the various neutron scattering techniques. Students will be organized into groups which will design and build a neutron instrument during the week. The course thus includes instrument design, as well as instrument project management activities, at the end of which each student will have an overview of the process of designing and building a neutron instrument. Students are selected for the course based on their need to utilize neutron instrument design and construction project techniques as part of their present andor future research activities.The school is aimed at young instrument and development scientists, engineers, and designers at international and national neutron facilities, although graduate students or postdocs at universities with an interest in neutron instrument projects would also be welcomed. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=665 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=665 04.4.2016 - 07. 4.2016 - The workshop is designed for motivated PhD students and Post-doc in the field of Colloid and Interface science. The major objective is to discuss modern surface analytical tools that increased our understanding of fluid interfaces. Selected surface analytical tools are presented in tutorial review style by scientists using these techniques in their daily research. The information is then discussed and deepened in small workgroups on the basis of problem sheets. The interaction and active discussion of the participants is a crucial element of our workshop. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=664 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=664 02.5.2016 - 04. 5.2016 - The French Neutron Society SFN organises with the Institut Laue Langevin and the Laboratoire Lon Brillouin neutron facilities the 24th Neutron Diffusion Meeting.This multidisciplinary workshop traditionnally entitled Rencontres Rossat-Mignod will be dedicated to new results, obtained using neutron scattering techniques, in various scientific domains representative of the whole neutron users community.Four sessions will be organised, in Magnetism, Soft Matter and Environment, Condensed Matter, and Biology. Each session will be introduced by an invited talk, which will be followed by a series of shorter oral communications. A Poster session, encompassing all the scientific topics cited above, and an Instrumentation session, will also take place.Abstracts for oral presentations should be sent by e-mail before March 2nd, 2016. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=666 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=666 02.5.2016 - 06. 5.2016 - Application deadline: 20th MarchWe are welcoming PhD and master students, post-doc scientists as well as newcomers to the neutron research from the field of structural research in physics, chemistry, biology, material science etc.The training consists of 5 days of lectures and experimental works.Available instrumentsSmall Angle Neutron Scattering YSReflectometer GINATriple Axis Spectrometer TASNeutron Diffractometer NDPrompt Gamma Activation Analysis and Neutron Induced Prompt Gamma-ray Spectroscopy Station PGAANIPS-NORMAGrants are available. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=678 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=678 20.6.2016 - 27. 6.2016 - The Bombannes summer school is devoted to the practical state-of-art approach to scattering methods, using neutrons, as well as X-ray and light sources - todays key techniques to study structure and dynamics in systems containing colloids, polymers, surfactants and biological macromolecules. Since 1990 the Bombannes school series introduces, on a fundamental level, the current methodology of static and dynamic scattering techniques and their applicaiton to soft matter systems. It provides with a period of 2 years advanced training for young researchers with a working place in European laboratories at post-graduate and post-doctoral level. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=670 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=670 27.6.2016 - 01. 7.2016 - This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about small angle neutron scattering SANS and neutron reflectometry NR at the NCNR. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales ranging from 1nm to 20 mm. The NCNR is home to world class SANS, USANS Ultra Small Angle Neutron Scattering, and NR instruments that are available to qualified researchers through the NCNRs peer review proposal system. The school emphasizes hands-on training in the use of SANS, USANS, and NR instruments in addition to a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of SANS and NR will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research in polymer science, complex fluids, microporous media, and so on. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research, and will provide technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals. The Summer School is sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation, and limited support for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited: typically we receive many more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: April 3, 2016. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=672 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=672 17.7.2016 - 22. 7.2016 - This summer school invites Master students and PhD students to join with their own thin film samples suitable for grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering GISAXS and grazing incidence small angle neutron scattering GISANS measurements. The unique program will consist of lectures on experiment design and scattering theory, necessary to understand the method and to choose experimental parameters. The x-ray experiments will be carried out remotely at the ALS, Berkeley, USA, while the neutron experiments will take place at the FRM II on site. Furthermore there will be practical sessions with introduction to data analysis tools HipGISAXS and BornAgain and tutorials in applying them, where each student will work on their own data. Overall, this summer school will prepare students to carry out grazing incidence experiments at large scale facilities including the relevant data analysis.Novel, smart thin film materials are the focus of many research projects ranging from sensing to displays and from wireless communication to energy conversion and energy storage. These are all active research fields where understanding of material properties will lead to innovation. Although the list of resulting applications is very wide, all these novel materials have something important in common: the physical properties, and therefore the industrial usefulness, is closely related to the molecular and nano-morphology of these materials.Therefore, methods of characterizing such thin film materials are needed. Grazing incidence scattering techniques have proven here to be very successful. With this method the morphology inside thin films can be probed on the nanometer scale not just on small micron spots but on macroscopic areas of the sample, yielding industrially relevant information.To aid students to carry out successful grazing incidence scattering measurements this summer school will kick-start beginners and introduce new data analysis tools for students with scattering experience. The course is an on-site course only, that means accommodation is not included in the workshop fee. On the left you find suggestions for accommodation in the area. The school takes place at the TUM Garching Campus and can be easily reached using public transport U6 Garching Forschungszentrum.This a joint effort from the Graduate Center of the Munich School of Engineering TUM MSE:http:www.mse.tum.demse-home, Jlich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS:http:www.fz-juelich.dejcnsENHomehome_node.html and the Advanced Light Source LBNL:https:www-als.lbl.gov. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=715 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=715 30.7.2016 - 13. 8.2016 - Purpose: The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct short experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source and Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities to provide hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources.Target Audience: Graduate students attending universities in North America majoring in physics, chemistry, materials science, or related fields.Jointly Conducted by: Argonne National Laboratorys, Advanced Photon Source and Materials Science Division, and Oak Ridge National Laboratorys Neutron Sciences Directorate.Scientific Directors: Suzanne G.E. te Velthuis and Brian H. Toby, Argonne; Bryan C. Chakoumakos and John D. Budai, Oak Ridge. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=686 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=686 07.8.2016 - 13. 8.2016 - This 5-day intensive course is an introduction to neutron scattering aimed at postgraduate students and early-career researchers. While this years summer course will continue to cover fundamental scattering theory and commonly-used scattering techniques, the focus will be on inelastic neutron scattering. There will also be several practical sessions on the analysis of neutron scattering data.Application deadline: 4 May 2016 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=708 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=708 08.8.2016 - 11. 8.2016 - The primary goal of this school is to teach participants Rietveld refinement and other methods for evaluating crystal structures from powder diffraction data with an emphasis on data collected on national user facility beamlines such as the 11-BM synchrotron beamline at the APS at Argonne National Laboratory, the POWGEN and NOMAD time-of-flight neutron diffraction beamlines at the SNS of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the XPD beamline at the NSLS-II synchrotron at BNL. The combination of advances in instrumentation and advances in software algorithms now allow many challenging structural problems to be resolved solely from powder diffraction data, and an up-to-date instruction in modern methods will be provided. This course will emphasize traditional non-molecular solid state compounds, and will use the TOPAS software as the platform for Rietveld refinement complementary trial license will be provided to participants. Confirmed 2016 instructors include Prof. Peter Khalifah SBU, Prof. John Parise SBU, Prof. Cora Lind U. Toledo, Prof. Tyrel McQueen Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Eric Dooryhee BNL, XPD Dr. Saul Lapidus ANL, 11-BM, Dr. Wenqian Xu ANL, 17-BM, and Dr. Christina Drathen Bruker-AXS. Further information about the course, including the application materials, are available through the website: https:sites.google.comastonybrook.edummrrsa-portal:https:sites.google.comastonybrook.edummrrsa-portal. There will be no registration fee associated with this course. There are ongoing fundraising efforts to additionally support the lodging and meal expenses of most or all participants in this program, though all travel expenses will remain the responsibility of participants. While this course is open to all applicants, priority will be given to Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers from North American institutions. Completed applications should be received by June 15, 2016, although later applications may still be considered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=716 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=716 21.8.2016 - 28. 8.2016 - The novel format of the RACIRI Summer School is driven by scientific frontier themes and challenges in the field of materials sciences with a strong connection to the superb analytical potential at current and future research infrastructures synchrotron radiation, X-rays and neutrons in the Baltic region.The RACIRI Summer School is held every year under a special focus theme. Its venue rotates annually among the three partnering countries.The first RACIRI Summer School was organized 2013 in Petergof, Russia. Focus theme: Soft Matter and Nano Composites.The second RACIRI Summer School was held from 24-31 August 2014 in the Stockholm area, Sweden, under the focus theme Imaging with X-rays and Neutrons in Life and Materials Sciences.The third RACIRI Summer School was held during 22-29 August 2015 in Sellin, Island of Rgen, Germany. Its focus theme: Time-resolved and In-situ Studies of Materials: Basics and Applications.Currently, the fourth RACIRI Summer School is being prepared. RACIRI 2016 will take place in Repino near Saint Petersburg, during 21-28 August 2016. You will find more information on RACIRI 2016 soon on this website. This years focus theme: Convergent Sciences and Technology for the Society. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=694 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=694 22.8.2016 - 31. 8.2016 - Energy research is an important scientific area today and hydrogen is one of the most promising sources of energy due to its highest energy density by weight. The effi cient hydrogen storage depends on development of the new materials. Neutron scattering and -diffraction are powerful, non-destructive tool for the analysis of structure and dynamics in matter in a broad space and time domain.High sensitivity to hydrogen makes neutron scattering techniques ideally suitable to study the process in hydrogen storage systems. The goal of this school is to introduce participants to basics of neutron scattering techniques and show how these techniques can be applied for exploration of hydrogen storage materials.The lectures and practical exercises will give basics to: Hydrogen economy and hydrogen storage technologies Fundamentals of the gas storage Basics of neutron scattering and in particular in-situ neutron diff raction Characterizing sorption behavior of porous materials by ab-initio and crystal structure refi nements https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=718 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=718 05.9.2016 - 16. 9.2016 - Juelich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS is happy to announce that application is open for the 20th Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering taking place September 5-16, 2016 in Juelich and GarchingMunich, Germany.The course will consist of one week of lectures and exercises and one week of practical training at the neutron scattering facilities of Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ. It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique and its scientific power.Students of physics, chemistry, material science and biosciences are invited to apply for participation. There is no tuition fee. Accommodation and meals during the course will be provided by JCNS. Travel expenses will be reimbursed within reasonable limits.Deadline for application is May 29, 2016. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=691 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=691 21.11.2016 - 22. 11.2016 - BornAgain http:bornagainproject.org:http:bornagainproject.org is a novel software package to simulate and fit small-angle neutron and x-ray scattering at grazing incidence. It provides a generic framework for modeling multilayer samples with smooth or rough interfaces and with various types of embedded nanoparticles.This School will introduce students, instrument scientists, and both novice and experienced researchers working in the field of GISAS or reflectometry at large to new opportunities for simulating and fitting their data. In compact introductory lectures, we will outline the theory implemented in BornAgain, and explain the design of the software. Extensive hands-on tutorials will highlight practical aspects of GISAS simulation.Registration is available at https:webapps.frm2.tum.deindicoevent34:https:webapps.frm2.tum.deindicoevent34At the User Meeting, users of BornAgain are kindly invited to share their experiences, to present first results, but also to report on difficulties, to suggest improvements and to request missing features. This feedback offers a unique opportunity to influence the further development of BornAgain.For convenience of colleagues from overseas, this event is scheduled as a satellite of the GISAXS2016 workshop https:indico.desy.deconferenceDisplay.pyconfId14264:https:indico.desy.deconferenceDisplay.pyconfId14264, which takes place on November 16-18 in Hamburg. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=712 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=712 22.11.2016 - 26. 11.2016 - The School provides neutron and muon beam research training for newcomers through overall perspective of physics, chemistry, biology, materials science and more. In addition to lectures, the course provides practical sessions of hands-on experiments and data analysis. All neutron and muon techniques are generally covered.Application deadline is on 15 September 2016. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=725 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=725 28.11.2016 - 01. 12.2016 - This school is mainly trainings devoted to young researchers interested in the use of neutron scattering for the study of condensed matter. This training is completely free of charge. Fully delivered in French, its aim is to strengthen the French neutron scattering community. Usually oversubscribe by a factor 2, the selection of the participants will be done on the basis of the interest of neutron scattering for the research project of the applicant and their surroundings. Foreign researcher may apply, but in that case a strong link and support with a French laboratory will be requested.The deadline for online registration is October 16th 2016. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=727 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=727 27.2.2017 - 30. 3.2017 - Neutron and synchrotron radiation for scienceThis 1-month school, established in 1991, provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications.It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of Large Facilities: ELETTRA and FERMI in Trieste, ESRF, ILL in Grenoble, Soleil and LLB in Paris-Saclay, and SLSPSI in Villigen. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=734 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=734 27.2.2017 - 03. 3.2017 - MATRAC 2 Winter School Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science with special focus on Fundamental Aspects of MaterialsThe Winter School will provide a systematic overview of the application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of materials. The school starts with the fundamentals of synchrotron radiation and neutron scattering. The focus is subsequently shifted towards neutron techniques and their application to specific problems in materials science. Different classes of modern functional materials are presented and it will be shown how neutron scattering, on the one hand, and synchrotron radiation, on the other hand, can be used to explore the microscopic mechanisms that are responsible for their properties. While fundamental aspects are dominating, application related phenomena will be covered as well.After a two-day theoretical course in UttingAmmersee the participants will spend two days at the FRM II in Garching near Munich doing practicals. The fifth day of the school offers further talks and a final discussion. All relevant experimental methods will be covered.Registration deadline is December 1, 2016 - postponed to week of Dec 8For more information please visit the following websites which will regularly be updated: http:www.hzg.dewinterschool:http:www.hzg.dewinterschool or http:www.hzg.dematrac2:http:www.hzg.dematrac2 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=736 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=736 28.2.2017 - 09. 3.2017 - The ISIS Practical Neutron Training Course is aimed at PhD and post-doctoral researchers who have little or no experience of neutron scattering, but whose future research program aims to make use of neutron scattering techniques at ISIS. We stress that this is a hand-on course using the ISIS neutron instruments aimed at complete beginners. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=735 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=735 02.3.2017 - 10. 3.2017 - The school program consists of three days of lectures giving a theoretical introduction to the fundamentals of neutron scattering and the principles of various neutron scattering techniques. After the lectures, there will be three and a half days of hands-on experiments on seven different neutron scattering instruments. The students will be divided into groups of four to five people from similar subject areas and will do triple-axis spectroscopy, powder diffraction, small angle scattering, reflectometry, time-of-flight spectroscopy, tomography and residual stress analysis under the guidance of experienced scientists. Furthermore, there will be a students poster session which will give the students the opportunity to present their work and discuss with the HZB scientists how neutron scattering could benefit their research. - The school will finish with lectures on how to use neutron scattering as a tool for research in the areas of biology, chemistry, engineering and physics etc. This course is part of the curriculum of the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences at the Technical University Berlin.Closing date for application: 15th October 2016 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=724 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=724 27.3.2017 - 07. 4.2017 - Topological Matter: Topological Insulators, Skyrmions and MajoranasOverview:Topology is the branch of mathematics that deals with properties of spaces that are invariant under smooth deformations. It provides newly appreciated mathematical tools in condensed matter physics that are currently revolutionizing the field of quantum matter and materials. Topology dictates that if two different Hamiltonians can be smoothly deformed into each other they give rise to many common physical properties and states are homotopy invariant. Thus, topological invariance, which is often protected by discrete symmetries, provides some robustness that translates into the quantization of properties; such a robust quantization motivates the search and discovery of new topological matter.So far, the mainstream of modern topological condensed matter physics relies on two profoundly different scenarios: the emergence of the complex topology either in real space, as manifested e.g. in non-trivial magnetic structures or in momentum space, finding its realization in such materials as topological and Chern insulators. The latter renowned class of solids attracted considerable attention in recent years owing to its fascinating properties of spin-momentum locking, emergence of topologically protected surfaceedge states governed by Dirac physics, as well as the quantization of Hall conductance and the discovery of the quantum spin Hall effect. Historically, the discovery of topological insulators gave rise to the discovery of a whole plethora of topologically non-trivial materials such as Weyl semimetals or topological superconductors, relevant in the context of the realization of Majorana fermions and topological quantum computation.At the same time, the physics of skyrmions with complex magnetic real-space topologies is rapidly moving to the centre of attention in spintronics owing to the bright prospects of skyrmionic materials related to topological protection and robust dynamics. The discovery of skyrmions in various geometries bulk, thin films, interfaces, the complex interplay of their properties with their topology, the fascinating aspects of their dynamics and transport properties are believed to result in skyrmions and other topological spin structures as basic building blocks for information manipulation and storage.Overall, the expanding manifold of materials, phenomena and concepts, which are born from the combination of ideas and methods of topological characterization and geometrical analysis with the most advanced developments in modern solid state physics, marks one of the most exciting moments in the history of physics related to a paradigm shift in our understanding of matter. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=731 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=731 03.4.2017 - 06. 4.2017 - Registration is open to the European School on Interfacial Engineering - Fundamentals, Applications, and Analytical Methods to be held April 3-6, 2017, at the Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow, Poland. The School is devoted to the discussion of analytical methods and data analysis flavoured by selected topics of Colloids and Interface Science.Interfacial regions between bulk media, although often comprising only a fraction of the material present, are frequently the site of reactions and phenomena that dominate the macroscopic properties of the entire system. Hence, the understanding of the self-organization of molecules at interfaces and their corresponding static and dynamic properties defines a central theme of Colloids and Interface Science. To study such properties powerful analytical tools are available namely linear and nonlinear optical reflection techniques, X-ray and neutron scattering and scanning probe techniques. Unfortunately, presentations at international conferences provide at most overviews of applications of scientific methods, but do not allow a meaningful in-depth discussion of the particular experimental and theoretical background. Textbook provide sound information, but there is a lag time between the development of new methods and their incorporation in textbooks and University courses.The European School on Interfacial Engineering will bridge this gap and is designed for motivated PhD students and Post-doc in the field of Colloid and Interface science. The major objective is to discuss modern surface analytical tools that increased our understanding of fluid interfaces. Selected surface analytical tools are presented in tutorial review style by scientists using these techniques in their daily research. The information is then discussed and deepened in small workgroups on the basis of problem sheets. The interaction and active discussion of the participants is a crucial element of our workshop.Registration to attend this school is open with deadline March 20. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=760 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=760 08.5.2017 - 12. 4.2017 - CETS provides insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. Comprehensive experimental skills and guidance in result interpretation are going to be conveyed. The school will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of actual research works of young scientists. Apply by March 15. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=759 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=759 08.5.2017 - 12. 5.2017 - This school is aimed at introducing total scattering data and modelling methods, demonstrating their use in understanding complex functional materials, and reviewing recent developments and future directions in the technique. Most of the school will be focused on providing hands-on training with total scattering analysis software, with the balance focused on providing a technical foundation and highlighting exemplary work in the community. The final day of the workshop will highlight a special area of interest and this year will discuss and demonstrate the capabilities of single crystal diffuse scattering data obtained from the CORELLI and TOPAZ instruments at the Spallation Neutron Source.Total scattering and the associated pair distribution function technique, an extension of diffraction methods, is increasingly prevalent in modern materials studies. The unique combination of Bragg and diffuse scattering has related vacancies in high temperature ceramics to both their superionic conductivity and phase stability, nanometer-sized polar domains or nanoregions in relaxor ferroelectrics to their enhanced dielectric and piezoelectric properties, and vacancydisorder arrays and other subtle local correlations to the mechanisms of high-Tc superconductivity. These methods have further proven critical in understanding guest-host interactions, amorphous to crystalline transitions, local spin correlations, and other disordered crystalline materials phenomena. Total scattering is most informative when modelled atomistically with computational methods. Modern software spans small and large box approaches and can incorporate neutron and x-ray PDF, EXAFS single crystal diffuse scattering data. Resulting atomistic models aid scientists from diverse disciplines in understanding the inner-workings of property mechanisms, and ultimately in optimizing and controlling them through atomic structure modification. Topics covered:Introduction to Total ScatteringModern Total Scattering Instruments and DataHands-on Data Analysis with: Small box modeling with PDFGui Diffpy-CMI Large box modeling with RMCProfile EXAFS data Building and refining nanoparticles with DISCUS Single crystal diffuse scattering data analysis https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=762 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=762 15.5.2017 - 19. 5.2017 - The school is aimed at graduate students and post-docs with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, or materials science who may have no prior knowledge of how to use neutron beams to study materials. Undergraduate students, professors and other researchers are welcome as well. The curriculum covers a wide range of scientific areas, such as magnetism, industrial alloys, and thin films.Program Details:You may participate in two sessions relevant to your research interests. Each session will include in-depth introductory lectures, hands-on experience on the beamline at the NRU reactor, and detailed data analysis after the experiment. At the end of the summer school, you will be in a position to apply neutron scattering methods to your own research projects.Please review the schedule and experiment descriptions and select your three most-preferred sessions when registering: Hydrogen and deuterium absorption in thin Ti films 1 session Polarized Neutron Reflectometry 1 session Crystallographic Texture 1 session In-Situ Deformation of a Zirconium Alloy 1 session Quantification of Residual Stress in Steel-Encapsulated Metal Matrix Composites 1 session Rietveld Analysis 2 sessions Triple-Axis Neutron Scattering Study of the Magnetic Properties of MnF2 2 sessions https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=752 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=752 18.6.2017 - 23. 6.2017 - The third annual Modern Methods in Rietveld Refinement for Structural Analysis school will be held from June 18-23, 2017, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory:https:www.ornl.gov in close partnership with the Shull-Wollan Center Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences:http:swc.ornl.gov University of Tennessee and ORNL and Bruker-AXS. The principal organizers of this course are Prof. Peter Khalifah:https:sites.google.comastonybrook.edupgkpgk and Dr. Katharine Page:https:neutrons.ornl.govcontactspagekl.The primary goal of this school is to teach participants Rietveld refinement and other methods for evaluating crystal structures from powder diffraction data with an emphasis on data collected on US national user facility beamlines optimized for structural analysis such as the 11-BM, 17-BM, and 11-ID-B synchrotron beamlines at the APS of Argonne National Laboratory, the POWGEN and NOMAD time-of-flight neutron diffraction beamlines at the SNS of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the XPD synchrotron beamline at the NSLS-II of BNL. The combination of advances in instrumentation and in software algorithms now allow many challenging structural problems to be resolved solely from powder diffraction data, and an up-to-date instruction in modern methods will be provided. This course will emphasize traditional solid state compounds non-molecular, and will use the TOPAS software as the platform for Rietveld refinement complementary trial license will be provided to participants. There will be a special secondary emphasis this year on the complementary use of pair distribution function PDF data to carry out small-box refinements for average unit cells, highlighting the new functionality of the TOPAS software to carry out both Rietveld and PDF refinements. Both NOMAD neutron PDF and 11-ID-B synchrotron PDF beamline scientists will be present as instructors at the course, and there will be an opportunity for participants to have data suitable for both Rietveld and PDF refinement collected on their own sample at both synchrotron and neutron beamlines.Confirmed 2017 instructors include Prof. Peter Khalifah SBU, Prof. Cora Lind U. Toledo, Dr. Katharine Page ORNL, NOMAD, Dr. Ashfia Huq ORNL, POWGEN, Dr. Jue Liu ORNL, Dr. Karena Chapman ANL, 11-ID-B, Dr. Saul Lapidus ANL, 11-BM, Dr. Wenqian Xu ANL, 17-BM, and Dr. Nathan Henderson Bruker-AXS.Information from the 2015 and 2016 MMRRSA past schools, including all lecture notes and hands-on exercises, is available here:https:sites.google.comastonybrook.edummrrsa-portalpast. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=773 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=773 19.6.2017 - 23. 6.2017 - A one-week Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy will be held from June 19 - June 23, 2017 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR. For information about the summer school go to http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss17index.html:http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss17index.html.Please note that this year the school will not cover SANS or neutron reflectometry.This school provides participants the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of neutron scattering techniques using instruments at NIST including the disk chopper spectrometer DCS, backscattering spectrometer HFBS, BT-7 double focusing triple-axis spectrometer, multi-axis crystal spectrometer MACS, and neutron spin echo spectrometer NSE. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the dynamics of materials over time scales ranging from 1 ps to 100 ns with length scales from under 1 nm to over 100 nm. This school emphasizes hands-on experimental training for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of dynamical techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research on soft and hard condensed matter systems. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research, and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective experiment proposals. The Summer School is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CHRNS, jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST. Limited support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty will be available. Attendance will be limited to 35 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.For further information, andor to apply, please go to http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss17index.html:http:www.ncnr.nist.govsummerschoolss17index.html. Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: April 11, 2017. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=774 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=774 01.7.2017 - 08. 7.2017 - The School focuses on neutron instrumentation, mainly for large-scale facilities for compact neutron facilities. Students are selected for the course based on their need to utilize neutron instrument design techniques as part of their present andor future research activities.The course is aimed at young instrument and development scientists, engineers, and designers at international and national neutron facilities, although graduate students or postdocs at universities would also be welcomed. In addition to lectures on theory, sources, and neutron instrumentation, students will be tutored by world leading experts in the various scattering techniques including diffraction, quasi-elastic, inelastic and deep inelastic scattering, neutron imaging, small-angle scattering, reflectometry, and neutron-spin-echo. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=755 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=755 17.7.2017 - 21. 7.2017 - The main objective of 1st SPSLNX is to introduce young PhD students, postdocs and researchers, from different areas and background, to the applications of light, neutrons and X-rays scattering. During a full and exciting week, worldwide experts will introduce the students to theoretical aspects and discuss advanced applications using scattering techniques for structural characterisation. Topics Covered: Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Small-Angle Neutron Scattering X-ray Diffraction Neutron Diffraction Dynamic Light Scattering Static Light Scattering Diffusion Wave Spectroscopy X-ray Imaging Neutron Imaging Advanced applications New Brazilian SynchrotronSirius Multipourpose Brazilian ReactorRMB https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=758 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=758 05.8.2017 - 19. 8.2017 - The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students attending North American universities in the use of major neutron and X-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry and national laboratories, will include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct short experiments at Argonne National Laboratorys Advanced Photon Source and at Oak Ridge National Laboratorys Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor, which provides hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources. The selection process is highly competitive with priority given to students who are in an early stage in their research projects and who are likely to use a wide range of X-ray andor neutron techniques and thus will benefit from the breadth of the school.Application deadline: Monday, April 10, 2017 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=771 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=771 07.8.2017 - 17. 8.2017 - Energy research is an important scientific area today and hydrogen is one of the most promising sources of energy due to its highest energy density by weight. The efficient hydrogen storage depends on development of the new materials. Neutron scattering and -diffraction are powerful, non-destructive tool for the analysis of structure and dynamics in matter in a broad space and time domain. High sensitivity to hydrogen makes neutron scattering techniques ideally suitable to study the process in hydrogen storage systems. The goal of this school is to introduce participants to basics of neutron scattering techniques and show how these techniques can be applied for exploration of hydrogen storage materials.We kindly invite you to the upcoming Neutron School 2017 Neutron Scattering Applications to Hydrogen Storage Materials 2015. The school is organized jointly by University of Potsdam, Germany and University of Tartu, Estonia. It will be held from 7th 17th of August 2017 at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin HZB, Berlin, Germany.The lectures and practical exercises will give basics to: Hydrogen economy and hydrogen storage technologies Fundamentals of the gas storage Basics of the neutron scattering and in particular in-situ neutron diffraction and neutron spectroscopy Characterizing sorption behavior of porous materials by ab-initio and crystal structure refinements Characterization of gas diffusion and mass transfer propertiesLectures: M. Russina HZB, H. Kurig University of Tartu, Estonia, D. Tbbens HZB, D. Wallacher HZB and M.C. Schlegel BAMTarget GroupThe course is primarily aimed at early stage researchers with basics knowledge in Thermodynamics and Solid State Physics. It is part of the curriculum of the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences at the University of Potsdam, Modul 741A and is credited with 4 credit points.RegistrationIf you are interested in attending the school, please contact school organizer at margarita.russinahelmholtz berlin.de:mailto:margarita.russinahelmholtz berlin.de.The register due date is June, 15th, 2017. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=776 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=776 03.9.2017 - 15. 9.2017 - The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=756 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=756 03.9.2017 - 30. 8.2017 - The ILLESRF International Student Summer Programme on X-Ray and Neutron Science is aimed at undergraduate students. It will consist in a 4-week experimental project embedded in a research g roup of ESRF or ILL, together with a series of introductory lectures on the principles and applications of X-ray and neutron science magnetism, materials science, soft matter, structural biology, imaging, etc.. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=764 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=764 04.9.2017 - 15. 9.2017 - The course will consist of one week of lectures and exercises and one week of practical training at the neutron scattering facilities of Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ. It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique and its scientific power.Students of physics, chemistry, material science and biosciences are invited to apply for participation. There is no tuition fee. Accommodation and meals during the course will be provided by JCNS. Travel expenses will be reimbursed within reasonable limits. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=757 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=757 16.10.2017 - 20. 10.2017 - Scientific scopeFPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data.The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite.The lectures and tutorials will provide the essential tools necessary for an efficient use of the FullProf Suite at an intermediate level. In addition to general applications, the new features on material science data analysis and magnetic structure determination and refinement will be given particular attention.The 2017 FPSchool will take place at the Institut Laue-Langevin, in Grenoble, from 16 to 20 Oct 2017.LecturesThe school lasts 4.5 days: 2 days dedicated to have a general overview of FullProf Suite as well as to general applications, plus 2 days dedicated to the analysis of magnetic diffraction data.There are different theoretical modules plus a large number of hands-on sessions for which each participant should bring hisher own laptop with the FullProf Suite already installed.ParticipantsThe school is intended for PhD students and experienced scientists with a basic knowledge on diffraction techniques and crystallography. As usual, among the participants there will be a mix of different levels of experience in using FullProf. It is recommended, to those who consider themselves as beginners, to read the FullProf manual in advance and even try to follow a few of the online tutorials. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=786 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=786 13.11.2017 - 17. 11.2017 - The second biannual ISSE training school on sample environments will be held from Monday, November 13 to Friday, November 17, 2017 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR. This years training school is devoted to soft matter sample environments.The course is targeted towards technical staff, engineers, instrument scientists or facility users interested in learning about sample environments for scattering instruments. The combination of introductory lectures and training will provide participants with a unique opportunity to become familiar with the sample environments deployed at the beam instruments and their applications.Examples of the sample environment topics that will be covered are: basics of rheology, advance flow measurements, ultrasonic, vapor flow, langmuir troughs, liquid cells, syringe pumps, humidity chambers and several others.Attendance for the training school is limited to 20 students.For further information, andor to apply, please go to: https:sampleenvironment.orgisse-training-shools2017-se-school:https:sampleenvironment.orgisse-training-shools2017-se-school. Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and we typically receive more applications than the maximum number of participants.Registration Closes November 6th, 2017 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=804 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=804 16.11.2017 - 20. 11.2017 - The School provides training for newcomers to neutron and muon beam research from across the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, materials science and more. In addition to lectures, practical sessions are included with hands-on experiments and data analysis. All neutron techniques are generally covered, with emphasis on powder diffraction, single-crystal diffraction, strain scanning, small-angle scattering, reflectometry, inelastic and quasielastic scattering, and neutron imaging.The School will be held at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility MLF of J-PARC. J-PARC is one of Japans flagship research facilities and is unique in the world in the range and performance of accelerator-based capabilities. MLF, located at the heart of J-PARC, is one of the worlds leading centers for pulsed neutron and muon beam based research.JRR-3, which has been the center of neutron facility in Japan for a long time, is just in a walking distance from MLF. It is still under inspection after the big earthquake in 2011 so we will just visit it to study various neutron instruments.The 9th AONSA Neutron SchoolThe 2nd Neutron and Muon School is aimed at post-graduate students and early-career researchers who are interested in, but have limited or no experience with neutron and muon beam based techniques.The School will consist of introductory lectures on neutron and muon science and the application of neutron and muon beams in research. It will also include hands-on experience using the MLF instruments and instruction in data analysis. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=785 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=785 25.2.2018 - 30. 3.2018 - This one month course, coordinated by the Universit Grenoble Alpes, is designed to provide training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications. It includes lectures, practicals and tutorials, visits of Large Facilities and a poster session each participant puts up a poster about herhis thesis or research topic for a day. PART I: BASIC METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS This part is common for all the participants - 1.5 weeks PART II is divided into two parallel specialized sessions 3.5 weeks Session A: PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF CONDENSED MATTER Session B: BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICSThe course is held in Grenoble at the Polygone Scientifique Louis Nel. This is close to partner institutions where practicals and tutorials will take place: European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ESRF Institut de Biologie Structurale IBS Institut Laue-Langevin ILL Institut Nanosciences Cryognie CEA Institut Nel CNRSA special seven days programme is included , in a partner institution among European Large instruments, either at: DESY and European XFEL in Hambourg, Germany Canceled for the 2018 session, due to a shutdown of Petra III Elettra and FERMI in Triest, Italy Swiss Light Source Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland SOLEIL St Aubin, France and Laboratoire Lon Brillouin CEA Saclay, FranceThe language of the course is English. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=801 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=801 26.2.2018 - 09. 3.2018 - The Spring School will provide an introduction to and an overview of current research topics in biophysics of living systems, with an emphasis on understanding biological structure, dynamics and function. Biomolecules, cells, tissues, and their multiscale interactions are the main building blocks of biological organisms. The physical understanding of their structural and dynamical properties and their organization and synergy is very challenging due to the enormous complexity and non-equilibrium behaviour of these systems.However, this knowledge is essential for linking the structure and dynamics of biosystems to their corresponding functions. The goal of this Spring School is not only to give an overview of selected topics from biophysics to students and postdocs in physics, chemistry and biology, but also to establish an interdisciplinary connection between these fields. This includes, in particular, the introduction of biologists and chemists to physical experimental methods and theoretical modelling, and the introduction of physicists to the large variety of fascinating biological phenomena. Introductory lectures will present the basics of biosystems and biophysics.These lectures are intended to establish a common level of basic interdisciplinary knowledge. Subsequent lectures will treat more advanced topics within different disciplines and emphasize interdisciplinary aspects.The deadline for applications is 20 December 2017 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=791 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=791 27.2.2018 - 08. 3.2018 - The annual ISIS Practical Neutron Training Course is aimed at PhD and post-doctoral researchers who have little or no experience of neutron scattering, but whose future research program aims to make use of neutron scattering techniques at ISIS. The course runs annually for 10 days at ISIS and takes around 35 students.We stress that this is a hand-on course using the ISIS neutron instruments aimed at complete beginners to neutron scattering.Registration:https:tinyurl.com2018NTC is via the form in the link below and will close on November 30th, 2017Outline of Course Basic Principles Neutron Time-of-flight, Detectors, Neutron materials and interations, Instrument Components, Neutron Scattering Theory Chemistry and Materials Powder and single crystal diffraction, Rietveld refinement GSAS, Molecular Spectroscopy, Diffuse scattering, Non-crystalline materials scattering Physics Neutron diffraction, magnetic Rietveld refinement Fullprof, inelastic scattering - polycrystals and single crystals, and reflectometry Soft Matter Sample preperation and deuteration, Small-angle neutron scattering, Neutron reflectometry Optional Modules Computational methods DFT, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Quasi-elastic Scattering, Biological SANS data reduction, Polarized reflectometry for soft matter, Strain in Materials The course includes accommodation at Coseners House:http:www.stfc.ac.ukabout-uswhere-we-workrutherford-appleton-laboratorythe-cosener-s-house in Abingdon, and travel expenses within the UK - and is free to participating studentsSelection criteria for applications to the Neutron Training CourseThe number of applications to attend the Neutron Training Course has always exceeded the number of places available on the course, and hence it has been necessary to have a selection procedure for allocating the places. One ISIS representative for each of the three modules attends a selection meeting together with one external ISIS user. The criteria used in making the selection are as follows: Preference is given to students funded from the UK. This is interpreted broadly and it includes University, Research Council or UK Industry funding. Preference is given to students at the beginning of their studies in neutron scattering. Preference is given to applicants who, in the judgement of the selection committee will make a major use of neutron scattering, particularly at ISIS, in their studies.In the assessment of applications, the statements submitted by the applicant and their supervisor carry the greatest weight, and so we would encourage applicants to ensure that they submit a strong statement emphasising the significance of neutron scattering in their research. In the event of a dispute concerning the outcome of the selection procedure, an ombudsman who has no involvement in the current course will be appointed.Course OrganizersHelen Walker:mailto:helen.c.walkerstfc.ac.uk 01235 446720Alex Hannon:mailto:alex.hannonstfc.ac.uk 01235 445358Christy Kinane:https:www.isis.stfc.ac.ukPagesDr20Christy20Kinane.aspx 01235 446043 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=809 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=809 01.3.2018 - 09. 3.2018 - The Berlin Neutron School is one of the oldest established neutron schools. It was founded in 1980 by Prof Hans Dachs and is organised by the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie HZB. The aim of the school is to provide an introduction to neutron scattering with an emphasis on hands-on, practical experience using the instruments at the BERII reactor.The first three days of the school consist of detailed lectures on the principles and techniques of neutron scattering followed by a tour of the instruments and an introduction to sample environment. As well as the course lectures given by members of HZB, external guest lecturers will be invited to review current issues in the field of neutron research. In the past, Dr Paul Henry ESS discussed the planned European Spallation Source and Dr Andrea Denker HZB has lectured on neutron auto-radiography of paintings and artifacts.After attending the lectures the students begin the hands-on experiments. They are divided into groups of four to five people from similar subject areas and do triple-axis spectroscopy, powder diffraction, small angle scattering, reflectometry, time-of-flight spectroscopy, tomography and residual stress analysis under the guidance of the instrument scientists. The experiments last three hours each and take place over three and a half days. Furthermore, we will hold a students poster session which will give the students the opportunity to present their work and discuss with the HZB scientists how neutron scattering could benefit their research. The poster session will be followed by the Neutron School dinner. Finally, on the last day of the school the students will attend lectures on how to use neutron scattering as a tool for research in various subject areas e.g. biology, chemistry, engineering and physics, and how to apply for neutron beamtime at HZB.This school is primarily aimed at advanced students who have completed their Bachelor degree in physical, engineering and life sciences, and early stage researchers e.g. PhD students and postdocs. The course is part of the curriculum of the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences at the Technical University Berlin.Applications are accepted until 15 October 2017.School FeeThere is no registration fee for participation in the 38th Berlin School on Neutron Scattering.AccommodationThe Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin provides non-local participants with free accommodation.Travel SupportA contribution to travel support may be available on request. Please contact nschoolhelmholtz-berlin.de:mailto:nschoolhelmholtz-berlin.de https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=790 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=790 06.5.2018 - 11. 5.2018 - The 12th Central European Training School on neutron techniques will be held from May 6 to May 11, 2018. Application is now open. Deadline is the 15th of March.CETS provides insight into neutron scattering techniques and their application for studies on structure and dynamics of condensed matter. Comprehensive experimental skills and guidance in result interpretation are going to be conveyed. The school will be a forum for the presentation and discussion of actual research works of young scientists. Since the restart of the refurbished Budapest Research Reactor in 1992 international meetings are regularly organised in order to promote the national and Central European regional user activity, to contribute to instrument development as well as to facilitate the access of new users. Using the experimental stations, training of students and newcomers to the field is also regularly held for Hungarian university groups. Since 1999 a yearly joint Austrian-Hungarian training course used to be organised as well. Since February 2000 the cold neutron research facility is in operation, a liquid hydrogen cold source and the adjoining supermirror neutron guides provide excellent research opportunities on six experimental stations located in the neutron guide hall and the reactor hall. Therefore, the regular Austrian-Hungarian training course was extended, and we offer the possibilities of the cold neutron instruments for a hands-on-training for the European user community.Anticipated attendanceWe are welcoming PhD and master students, post-doc scientists as well as newcomers to the neutron research from the field of structural research in physics, chemistry, biology, material science etc. The number of participants is limited to 25 because of the training facilities available. There is no limit for the theoretical lectures.ProgramThe training consists of 2 days of lectures, 3 days of experimental work and 1 additional day of poster presentation and e-learning presentation. The lectures will give an introduction on neutron sources, neutron scattering techniques and recent developments in the field of neutron optics. The experiments will demonstrate to the students the art of utilization of instruments at a large-scale facility. They will get acquainted with sample preparation, experiment planning and running as well as data processing and interpretation of results. The participants will be divided into groups of maximum 5 students in order to facilitate individual involvement in the performance of the experiment. Each group will perform one or two neutron scattering experiments per day and each group will work at 5 different instruments. The official language of the lectures and practical works is English.Available instruments Small Angle Neutron Scattering YS Reflectometer GINA Material Test Diffractometer MTEST Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis PGAA Neutron imaging RADNIPS-NORMA Time of flight diffractometer TOF Neutron diffractometer PSDSee detailed presentation of the instruments at BNC site by clicking here:http:www.bnc.hu.Poster and Flash presentationsThe participants will have the possibility to present a poster on the first school day. The Poster section will give the opportunity to the participants to present their field of interest as well as to have discussions with the instrument scientists about their research topics. The required poster size is A0 841mm x 1189mm, portrait.The Poster section has a special part, the so called Flash presentations. The participants are welcomed to present in 5 minutes and maximum 3 projected slides their poster. Preparation of a poster and a flash presentation will be highly appreciated in the selection of the participants and the award of a grant. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=843 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=843 17.6.2018 - 22. 6.2018 - The fourth Modern Methods in Rietveld Refinement for Structural Analysis will be held from June 17-22, 2018, at the Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Laboratory in close partnership with Bruker-AXS, ANL, and the National Science Foundation. The primary goal of this school is to teach participants methods for evaluating crystal structures from powder diffraction data with an emphasis on data collected on national user facility beamlines such as the 11-BM, 11-ID-B and 17-BM synchrotron beamlines at the APS at Argonne National Laboratory, the POWGEN and NOMAD time-of-flight neutron diffraction beamlines at the SNS of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the XPD and PDF beamlines at the NSLS-II synchrotron at BNL. This course will emphasize traditional non-molecular solid state compounds and uses the TOPAS software as the platform for Rietveld refinement and other forms of structural analysis complementary trial license will be provided to participants. The combination of advances in instrumentation and advances in software algorithms now allow many challenging structural problems to be resolved solely from powder diffraction data, and an up-to-date instruction in modern methods of structural analysis will be provided. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=866 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=866 18.6.2018 - 22. 6.2018 - The present Advanced School organized by the Italian Society of Neutron Spectroscopy is addressed to specializing students, PhD students, post-docs and researchers with no limitation in age with some experience in neutron scattering and interested in deepening their knowledge about the statistical and computational methods of typical aid in neutron data analysis and interpretation. A highly interactive environment is expected: with lecturers, tutors and participants in continuous interaction, in the spirit of a workshop or symposium. Data handling, specific correction procedures, main analysis programs, and simulation techniques will be dealt with for neutron diffraction, inelastic and quasi-elastic spectroscopy, and small-angle scattering, in the attempt of facing the main difficulties that can be encountered AFTER the, sometimes trivial, collection of count rates in a file. Innumerable details regard welldone neutron data analysis, and the ways to reach some confidence about the reliability of the results, based either on comparison with simulation data or by statistical checks, or finally by physical soundness.The lectures are generally envisaged to be in English. Only in the absence of non-Italian people in the audience composed of both lecturerstutors and participants the spoken language might be agreed to be Italian. The general lectures will be followed by equally very important tutorials, which are meant to be the core of the school and the topic moment for discussion and exchange between tutors and participants. Tutorials are intended to give specific information on the typical tools used for data treatment and evaluation of the results in the various areas relevant to neutron scattering.Registration:http:www.fill2030.euwp-contentuploads201707Presentation-SISN-Advanced-School-2018.pdf https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=815 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=815 19.6.2018 - 26. 6.2018 - The Bombannes summer school is devoted to the practical state-of-art approach to scattering methods, using neutrons, as well as X-ray and light sources - todays key techniques to study structure and dynamics in systems containing colloids, polymers, surfactants and biological macromolecules. Since 1990 the Bombannes school series introduces, on a fundamental level, the current methodology of static and dynamic scattering techniques and their applicaiton to soft matter systems. It provides with a period of 2 years advanced training for young researchers with a working place in European laboratories at post-graduate and post-doctoral level. ObjectivesThe series of Bombannes-schools proposes advanced training for young post-graduates and post-doctors typically aged 22 to 35 years by recognized soft-matter experts from all over Europe.The school is devoted to a practical approach to neutron, X-ray, and light scattering experiments involving theoretical principles, mathematical transformation back to real space and structural model calculation of the scattering.It is aimed at young soft matter scientists using scattering methods in their home laboratory or at large-scale facilities who have already some background in this domain and want to learn complementary techniques and to exchange their experience.The primary objective is to explain current methodology of static and dynamic scattering techniques avoiding both under and over-exploitation of data rather than a general course on colloids and polymers.Basic information on data interpretation, on the complementary properties of the different types of radiation, as well as information on recent applications and developments will be presented.The planned activities will ensure permanent contact between lecturers and students and will guarantee that all participants stay the whole week together. The students will present their current project or problem in a compulsory short oral presentation followed by a discussion.Deadline for pre-registration: 21 February 2018 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=788 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=788 19.6.2018 - 23. 6.2018 - The twenty-fourth annual Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CHRNS:https:www.nist.govncnrchrns Summer School on Methods and Applications of Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectivity will be held from Tuesday, June 19 to Saturday, June 23, 2018. This years summer school is devoted to methods and applications of small angle neutron scattering SANS and neutron reflectometry NR techniques.The school is targeted at those with little or no previous experience with neutron scattering methods. The combination of introductory lectures and training in scattering techniques will provide participants with a unique opportunity to become familiar with neutron scattering methods and their application to current research topics.Attendance for the summer school is limited to 35 students and to people affiliated with US universities and US industry.The Summer School is sponsored by the NCNR and by the National Science Foundation under the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CHRNS cooperative agreement number DMR-1508249. Financial support for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty may be requested on the summer school application form.Seven instruments will be featured in this years summer school, 4 SANS instruments and 3 NR instruments. The SANS instruments featured will be NGB 30 meter SANS:http:www.ncnr.nist.govinstrumentsng3sans, NGB 10 meter SANS:http:www.nist.govnsoft, NG7 30 meter SANS:http:www.ncnr.nist.govinstrumentsng7sans and BT5 USANS:http:www.ncnr.nist.govinstrumentsusans. The NR instruments featured will be the NGD Off-Specular ReflectometerMAGIK:http:www.ncnr.nist.govinstrumentsmagik, NGD Polarized Beam ReflectometerDiffractometer PBR:http:www.ncnr.nist.govinstrumentsng1refl and NG7 Horizontal Sample NR:http:www.ncnr.nist.govinstrumentsng7refl.Immediately following the summer school, the American Conference on Neutron Scattering ACNS will be held at The Hotel at the University of Maryland, College Park, from June 24-28, 2018. Summer school students who submit an abstract to the ACNS can request financial assistance subject to availability of funds for subsidized housing, reimbursement of the registration fee, and bus transportation to the conference. The ACNS encourages submission of abstracts on investigations that utilize or have the potential to utilize neutron techniques.ACNS Abstract Deadline: March 9th, 2018.The deadline for submitting summer school applications is midnight on April 2, 2018.For additional information, please visit the ACNS conference website:http:www.mrs.orgacns-2018. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=864 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=864 20.6.2018 - 23. 6.2018 - Neutron diffraction: One of the most powerful techniques for exploring the magnetic materials and compounds is neutron scattering. When a material develops long-range magnetic ordering, neutron diffraction is the perfect technique to determine the struture of such ordering. In this school, you will be working with neutron data from both single crystal and powder neutron diffraction and learning the basic concepts of representational analysis to interpret the data.Representational analysis: Modern science has given rise to exotic materials with interesting bulk properties, which can only be understood in light of their magnetic structures. However, these magnetic structures are increasingly complex and characterized by a large number of parameters. In order to reduce this complexity one must apply representational analysis to take advantage of the inherent symmetries in the crystallographic systems studied.Target audience: The school is intended for advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and young scientists working in condensed matter physics, materials science, and related fields. The main goal is to provide an overview of this rapidly growing field so that young scientists will have the opportunity to work at the frontiers of this new exciting field.Topics will include Representational analysis of complex magnetic structures Symmetry and magnetic structure determination: developments in refinement techniques and examples Geometrical frustration and incommensurate magnetic ordering Magnetic structure refinement with neutron powder diffraction data using Fullprof, MODY, SARAh, etc.Both theoretical and experimental aspects will be covered. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=867 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=867 25.6.2018 - 29. 6.2018 - Soft condensed matter systems are of ever increasing importance for a wide variety of technological applications, ranging from material science, biophysics, biotechnology to food processing and micro- and nano system technology. Such systems are, however, of such complexity that it is difficult to extract molecular level information by typical experimental methods. The use of powerful neutron sources with advanced instrumentation, coupled with even more powerful computational modeling and direct analysis of experimental results from such sources, is opening new opportunities for elucidating the dynamics in complex soft matter systems.An optimal extraction of molecular level information contained in experimental data of soft matter systems depends heavily on the use of advanced data analysis and modeling for its interpretation by close collaboration between experimentalists and theoreticians as well as the application of complementary experimental techniques. The school will accordingly offer a series of lectures on ways in which inelastic neutron Scattering INS, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance NMR, Molecular Dynamics MD and other theoretical modeling methods can be combined to extract unique information on the dynamical behavior of a variety of soft matter systems.The school is structured as follows: select topics will be introduced by motivating lectures, which describe recent breakthrough results and also include basic information on data interpretation and complementary aspects of different techniques. The students will then select a small project and will be guided by a lecturer toward a solution. The goal of the school is for the students to become more familiar with forefront neutron scattering and molecular dynamics methods and their application to current research in complex soft matter systems.Registration is open from 23 Feb 2018 to 10 Jun 2018. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=853 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=853 04.7.2018 - 13. 7.2018 - The School focuses on neutron instrumentation, mainly for large-scale facilities and foreseen compact neutron facilities. Participants are selected for the course based on their need to utilize neutron instrumentation design techniques including sample environment and software as part of their present andor future research activities. Preference is given to early stage researchers from neutron facilities, universities or other research institutions but more experienced researchers are also welcome to apply.School Objectives Educate graduate students, early-career scientists and engineers on neutron scattering techniques with a focus on instrumentation Foster interactions between students, research centres and university groups Help train the next generation of instrument builders for todays and tomorrows neutron facilitiesWith a target audience of 25-30 students, the school is intended to promote activities in instrument design and form the next generation of instrument designers.Course ObjectivesThe Vth course Neutrons for Chemistry and Materials Science Applications within the ERICE School International School of Neutron Science and Instrumentation is organized as a two-part master class. It provides a coherent set of introductory lectures on design, construction and implementation of instrumentation, sample environment and software to address the scientific requirements of the user community. The specialized topic focusses on software, concentrating on chemistry and materials science applications. Foundation lectures on structural analysis, using average structure Rietveld and local structure total scattering methods, and dynamics, using experimental data analysis techniques and theoretical modelling, will introduce the participants to the rapidly growing combined approaches available to neutron scatterers today. The further growth of optimized instrumentation, sample environment and software are crucial to addressing the myriad of scientific problems investigated by the user community.The Course will consist of lectures and specialised seminars directed towards graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and junior scientists working at universities and large-scale facilities. It will provide a broad overview of the field, including the most recent ideas and advances in instrumentation, modelling and experimental capabilities, as well as a critical discussion of the development issues involved. Evening lectures will highlight the historical role of neutron scattering techniques. With a target audience of 25-30 students, the school intends to promote collaboration in instrumentation design, including sample environments, and successful implementation of reliable software for current and next generation large-scale neutron facilities. By gathering participants with different backgrounds, the course encourages cross-fertilization of ideas. Continued success at large-scale facilities need strong interactions in instrumentation, sample environment, software and modelling development programmes between facilities and university-based researchers.Deadline for student, lectures registration and travel forms is the 4th June 2018.Registration fee for all participants students and lectures : 1100 should be paid by bank transfer by 4th June 2018.Supported by GRANT 654000 SINE2020 H2020-INFRADEV-2014-2015H2020-INFRADEV-1-2014-1:http:www.sine2020.eu https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=837 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=837 04.7.2018 - 13. 7.2018 - V Course within the Erice School NEUTRON SCIENCE AND INSTRUMENTATIONThe Vth course Neutrons for Chemistry and Materials Science Applications within the ERICE School International School of Neutron Science and Instrumentation is organized as a two-part master class. It provides a coherent set of introductory lectures on design, construction and implementation of instrumentation, sample environment and software to address the scientific requirements of the user community. The specialized topic focusses on software, concentrating on chemistry and materials science applications. Foundation lectures on structural analysis, using average structure Rietveld and local structure total scattering methods, and dynamics, using experimental data analysis techniques and theoretical modelling, will introduce the participants to the rapidly growing combined approaches available to neutron scatterers today. The further growth of optimized instrumentation, sample environment and software are crucial to addressing the myriad of scientific problems investigated by the user community.The Course will consist of lectures and specialised seminars directed towards graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and junior scientists working at universities and large-scale facilities. It will provide a broad overview of the field, including the most recent ideas and advances in instrumentation, modelling and experimental capabilities, as well as a critical discussion of the development issues involved. Evening lectures will highlight the historical role of neutron scattering techniques. With a target audience of 25-30 students, the school intends to promote collaboration in instrumentation design, including sample environments, and successful implementation of reliable software for current and next generation large-scale neutron facilities. By gathering participants with different backgrounds, the course encourages cross-fertilization of ideas. Continued success at large-scale facilities need strong interactions in instrumentation, sample environment, software and modelling development programmes between facilities and university-based researchers. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=858 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=858 09.7.2018 - 14. 7.2018 - The Croucher Summer Course on Neutron Scattering, a 5-day intensive course, is an introduction to neutron scattering aimed at postgraduate students and early-career researchers. Building on the success of prior summer courses, the 2018 Croucher Summer Course on Neutron Scattering will continue to focus on fundamental scattering theory and hands-on data analysis. The techniques to be covered include diffraction, small angle scattering, quasielastic neutron scattering, and inelastic neutrons scattering.The last few decades have brought about tremendous advances in neutron scattering sources and instrumentation. This includes the new China Spallation Neutron Source CSNS in Dongguan, about 60 miles north of Hong Kong. CSNS produced its first neutrons at the end of August, 2017. Three Day-1 instruments are being commissioned and the first scientific paper is already in press. This summer course will be a rare chance for students to become familiar with the techniques that will be employed there.The registration fee for the summer course is 3000 HKD 400 USD, which includes a hotel room based on double occupancy, five days of lunches, lecture notes, and the final day excursion. The students are responsible for their own travel expenses and incidentals.For more information and to apply, please visit https:projects.croucher.org.hksummer-coursesneutron-scattering-a-powerful-method-for-materials-research-2:https:projects.croucher.org.hksummer-coursesneutron-scattering-a-powerful-method-for-materials-research-2. In the box for personal statement, please describe your research plan, and indicate how neutron scattering can be applied in your research. Be sure to include sufficient details so that the selection committee to make an informed decision. The deadline for application is May 25The 2018 summer course will be followed immediately by two other special events: the 13th International conference on quasielastic neutron scattering QENS, and the 8th Workshop on inelastic neutron scattering WINS, also at City University of Hong Kong. These conferences provide the students opportunities for continuing learning, especially for those who are interested in applying quasielatic and inelastic neutrons scattering techniques. For more information on QENS and WINS, please visit, http:qens-wins2018.com:http:qens-wins2018.com.Limited scholarships are available to support students who are in genuine need. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=868 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=868 24.7.2018 - 26. 7.2018 - Soft matter pervades into daily life under several forms: biological matter, foams, food products, ink, tires, and many others. In contrast to their very different appearance, all these systems are governed by the same, fundamental physical laws. Aim of the school is providing an overview of the forces governing the behavior of soft matter systems and introducing the most relevant techniques to probe such interactions.The school proposes frontal lectures for doctoral students working in the field of soft matter given by recognized experts from all over Europe. Poster sessions will be opened for discussion on research topic and experimental results between students and invited lecturers.Pre-registration is necessary because of the limited number of places in the school.A short description of research activity and a CV should be sent to softmatter2018ill.fr:mailto:softmatter2018ill.frThe organising committee will examine your application and inform you in April 2018. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=871 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=871 25.8.2018 - 01. 9.2018 - Germany, Russia and Sweden have jointly launched the RACIRI Summer Schools initiative in 2013 that is based on two bilateral cooperation platforms, the German-Swedish Rntgen-ngstrm Cluster RAC http:www.rontgen-angstrom.eu:http:www.rontgen-angstrom.eu and the German-Russian Ioffe-Rntgen Institute IRIhttp:www.ioffe-roentgen.org:http:www.ioffe-roentgen.org.With the upcoming and existing top facilities, European X-ray Free Electron Laser European XFEL in Hamburg, the European Spallation Source ESS, the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund, the existing PETRA III and the future PETRA IV synchrotron-radiation facility at DESY as well as the high-flux research reactor PIK in Gatchina near St. Petersburg, the Baltic region will significantly strengthen its analytical research capabilities over the next decade that will also be accessible to users from other nations.A key target of both platforms, RAC and IRI, is the training of the next generation of researchers in order to contribute to the best possible exploitation of this unique research infrastructure.RACIRI Summer Schools offer a unique training for young researchers in materials and life science, who utilize neutrons and X-rays. Their general theme is Advanced Materials Design at X-ray and Neutron Facilities. Each RACIRI Summer School chooses its own specific focal theme: RACIRI 2013, in Petergof near St. Petersburg, Russia: _Soft Matter and Nano Composites_ RACIRI 2014, in Stockholm, Sweden: _Imaging with X-rays and Neutrons in Life and Materials Sciences_ RACIRI 2015, on Rgen Island, Germany: _Time-resolved and In-situ Studies of Materials: Basics and Applications_ RACIRI 2016, in Repino near St. Petersburg, Russia: _Convergent Science and Technology for Society_ RACIRI 2017, in Ronneby and Lund, Sweden: _Grand Challenges and Opportunities with the Best X-ray and Neutron Sources_ RACIRI 2018, on Rgen Island, Germany: _From Basic Science and Applications to Technologies inspired by Nature_RACIRI Summer Schools address mainly PhD students, master diploma students in their final research year, and young postdoctoral researchers from institutions predominantly of the threepartner countries.It is one of the main goals of RACIRI Summer Schools to strengthen the scientific knowledge base of the next generation of researchers in advanced materials research and to contribute to the necessary interdisciplinary literacy in relevant scientific fields and disciplines. The program structure, the addressed topics and the lectures are designed to improve a fundamental understanding rather than just focus on plain experimental methods and techniques. In addition, structure and program of the summer schools emphasize a stimulating learning environment with sufficient time for social cultural activities among the students. Internationally renowned scientists and experts from the relevant fields will be invited as lecturers and tutors. Poster sessions and a Science Slam are part of each RACIRI Summer School. At the end of each lecture day, the students are offered Tutorials, where they can meet and discuss with each lecturer of the day separately in a relaxed atmosphere. These program parts should stimulate the interaction and a close dialogue between the generations.The RACIRI Summer Schools 2016, 2017, and 2018 are also supported in part by CREMLIN Connecting Russian and European Measures for Large-scale Research Infrastructures - a Coordination and Support Action under Horizon 2020, funded by the European Commission, Grant Agreement No. 654166 https:www.cremlin.eu:https:www.cremlin.eu.Participation and how to applyIn general, admittance to the RACIRI Summer School is based on national calls in the partner countries Sweden, Russia and Germany and granted through a nomination process based on scientific excellence. Each country will organize the calls and the nomination process autonomously and may engage for that purpose national research organizations to rely on their experiences, networks and best practice mechanisms in advertising the RACIRI Summer School and in nominating young researchers. The nominated young researchers will receive all necessary funding for travel, accommodation and food. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=847 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=847 03.9.2018 - 07. 9.2018 - The MATRAC 1 School will provide a systematic overview of the application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials. Students and young scientists from research and industry from all of Europe interested in this field are welcome to participate.The next school is taking place from 3 to 7 September 2018. The venue will be in Lauenburg near Hamburg and Hamburg. The focus of the practical training will be on synchrotron experiments. Neutron data analysis will also be practised. Therefore, the participants will spend two days doing experiments at GEMSDESY in Hamburg.The MATRAC 1 School is significantly funded by German and Swedish authorities for their respective students. Furthermore, we are currently applying for financial support for students from other EU countries in the frame of the SINE2020 Neutron and Muon Advanced Schools.Therefore, the participation fee amounts to 100 .The fee includes board and lodging for the duration of the school as well as the book Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science which has resulted from previous summer and autumn schools with the same title.The application process is further explained on the events website:https:www.hzg.demssummerschool058651index.php.en. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=826 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=826 03.9.2018 - 14. 9.2018 - If you are a student in the field of physics, chemistry, material science or biosciences with a BSc or an equivalent qualification, you are welcome to apply for a place on this years JCNS Laboratory Course - Neutron Scattering, organized by Forschungszentrum Jlich.Each year, the Jlich Centre for Neutron Science at Forschungszentrum Jlich, Germany, in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University Prof. T. Brckel, Prof. G. Roth, and Dr. R. Zorn organizes a laboratory course in neutron scattering with experiments at the neutron scattering facilities of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ.The course consists of two parts: a series of lectures, combined with the opportunity to take part in neutron scattering experiments. The lectures encompass an introduction to neutron sources, along with scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter research are be presented.Lectures are held at Forschungszentrum Jlich and the experiments take place at the neutron facilities of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum in Garching near Munich.The laboratory course is part of the curriculum at the RWTH Aachen.The aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental techniques of neutron scattering and their scientific potential.Forschungszentrum Jlich supports students coming from outside the Aachen area by offering free accommodation and half-board. Travel expenses will also be reimbursed within reasonable limits. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=827 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=827 08.9.2018 - 21. 9.2018 - The Nordic Neutron Science Programme NNSP and the Swedish Neutron Education for Science Society SwedNess programme are proud to present the second Graduate School on Neutron Scattering. The school will take place in the university town of Tartu, Estonia:http:visittartu.com, September 8-21st, 2018. The school is aimed as an introduction for starting Ph.D. students, but Master students and Post-docs are welcome to participate as well.The school covers an introduction to neutron scattering, with the topics: Principles of scattering and neutron instrumentation Diffraction Small-angle scattering Reflectivity Imaging Inelastic scattering Quasielastic scattering Magnetic diffraction and inelastic scattering Use of polarized neutronsIn addition, there will be inspirational lectures on Neutrons for Life science Neutrons for energy materials Neutrons for industry Neutrons for quantum materials Scientific possibilities at ESSA coherent set of lecture notes will be available, and there will be frequent use of e-learning for practicals. The course will start with two optional introductory days, September 8th and 9th, covering the topics: Complex numbers and complex exponentials Fourier transformation Connection between matter and waves Mathematical description of waves in one and three dimensionsWe recommend that students from Life science consider joining the introductory days, while students from Physical Sciences would likely not need to. The last day of the School will be formed as a small project exam. Upon passing the exam, the students will receive a course diploma. The course organizers have valued the School to 4 ECTS. More information can be found in the detailed program. To register please go to registration page.Deadline for registrations is August 1th. The school will accommodate maximum 60 students. The course is designed for PhD students early in their studies, but also Msc students ans Post Docs can participate. I case of overbooking, participants from the NordicBaltic countries have priority. In addition, PhD students have priority over others participants. For the Nordic students, the NNSP and SwedNess funds will cover Registration fee Accommodation in shared rooms at a hotel if you wish a single room, this must be paid by your institute or yourself Breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks Welcome dinner 9th September and Conference Dinner 14th September Optional leisure activity 15th september: Adventure trail at Otep - http:www.seikluspark.eeen Reimbursement of transport to and from the School, economy class flight tickets + bus, maximum 250 EUR. Buss booking site For Baltic students, other funding will be available, to be decided individually. If you are a Baltic student, please contact Indrek Tallo: indrek.tallogmail.com:mailto:indrek.tallogmail.com Please note that Transport must be ordered individually, to be reimbursed later Dinner is not included, except for the two days specifiedFor special requirements, please contact the School secretariat at: nnsp-admnbi.ku.dk:mailto:nnsp-admnbi.ku.dk https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=869 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=869 16.9.2018 - 19. 9.2018 - The 2018 edition of the thematic School of the Neutron French Society SFN will be dedicated to Neutrons and Biology and will take place in Carqueiranne France on September 16-19, 2018.The School Neutrons and Biology will present an overview of the use of neutrons to probe the structure and dynamics of biological systems. Lectures will be presented by researchers from neutron international facilities and from academia and will include basic tutorials on the principles of neutron diffraction and scattering, a description of the neutron sources and instrumentation, as well as seminars on the application of neutron diffraction and scattering to different biological subjects. Students will also be introduced to the reduction, analysis and interpretation of experimental data and to the writing of an experimental proposal.The target audience includes graduate students, PhD students and postdocs or experienced scientists not familiar with the application of neutrons to biology.The list of topics includes: Neutron diffractioncrystallography Neutron reflectometry Elastic, quasielastic and inelastic neutron scattering Small angle neutron scattering Integrated approaches Industrial applications https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=861 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=861 17.9.2018 - 28. 9.2018 - The topic for the 2018 European School on Magnetism will be _Magnetism by Light_, part of the Series of the European School on Magnetism:http:magnetism.eu3-esm.htm. The School will take place from Sep 17th to Sep 28th 2018 in Krakw, Poland. The School is chaired by Marek Przybylski, under the auspices of the Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology:http:www.agh.edu.plenagh-ust-facultiesacademic-centre-for-materials-and-nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology:http:www.agh.edu.plen in Krakw. Krakw is the second largest and one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Poland. The history of the city dates back to the 7th century. It hosts 10 public and 13 private universities, several Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Center:http:www.synchrotron.uj.edu.pl, delivering its first beam for users in 2017. Krakw is conveniently connected by plane.Like previous editions of ESM, the 2018 School aims at providing a thorough understanding of magnetism based on a broad series of fundamental lectures, while offering the latest insights into up-to-date aspects of magnetism with lectures focusing on a special topic. The topic covered in 2018 is _Magnetism by Light_. This covers a wide range of fundamental phenomena deeply rooted in condensed matter physics, specific instrumentation and opportunities for applications. Focused lectures will cover ultrafast light-induced magnetization processes, magnetoplasmonics, microwave magnetism, magneto-optics, spectroscopic and synchrotron-based techniques etc. The School will be an opportunity for young scientists from the two fields, to meet, share their expertise and network.The School is addressed at young scientists, mainly PhD students and post-docs, both experimentalists and theoreticians. It will consist of a ten-day training of lectures and practicals provided by prominent scientists active in todays research, interactive question sessions, access to a library of magnetism-related books, and industrial contributions. The detailed program will be disclosed on September 2017, and the lecturers in November 2017. Request for participation will be launched in the Spring 2018. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=834 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=834 17.9.2018 - 20. 9.2018 - September 17, 2018Basics of crystallographic texturesLectures Introduction in crystallographic textures How to present crystallographic texturesPractical Open discussion with some examples, in which areas crystallographic textures are neededSeptember 18, 2018How to measure crystallographic texturesLectures Measurement of crystallographic textures X-rays, EBSD, Neutrons, synchrotronPractical Open disscussion with some examples, how to define which methode shall be used https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=870 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=870 17.6.2019 - 19. 6.2019 - Science and Instrumentation for Compact Accelerator-Driven Neutron Sources CANSNeutrons are a unique probe to study structure and dynamics of matter. Large neutron scattering facilities are based on nuclear reactors or spallation neutron sources. However recent advances in accelerator technology and neutronics design have made possible the construction of high brilliance neutron sources based on low energy proton accelerator, that will be able to play a significant role in future neutron science and technology.This new type of infrastructures will enable much broader and easier access to high-brilliance neutrons independent of the existing neutron sources and improve the problem of continuous overbooking at the current sources. Large universities or research centres will be able to host their own neutron institutes presenting new opportunities to perform neutron science, prepare experiments for large facilities, train students and develop instrumentation. The focus of this specialized school is in science and instrumentation adapted to CANS. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=898 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=898 24.6.2019 - 28. 6.2019 - The topics of the Summer School will cover electronic correlations andmagnetism in bulk materials including, e.g., multiferroicity, skyrmions, frustrated materials, and applications in spintronics. There will be lectures from experiment and theory, comprising materials research, experimental techniques, theoretical modelling and industrial applications.Tutorials and practical courses for the students will focus on computational methods like Density Functional Theory DFT.Speakers-Sergey Artyukhin IIT Genua-Christian H. Back TU Mnchen-Eva Benckiser MPI Stuttgart-Sarah Dunsiger SFU Vancouver-Olle Eriksson Uppsala University-Istvn Kzsmrki Universitt Augsburg-Karlo Penc Wigner RCP Budapest-Stephan Riegg TU Darmstadt-Karin Schmalzl FZ Jlich ILL Grenoble-Nic Shannon OIST Okinawa-Alexander A. Tsirlin Universitt Augsburg-Maia Garcia Vergniory DIPC San SebastinThe Summer School is aimed at Master and PhD students as well asPostDocs within the TRR 80. Your stay at Frauenwoerth will be covered by the TRR 80. Travel costs can only be reimbursed for members of the TRR 80.The program includes lectures, tutorials, poster sessions, and plenty of discussion time. There will also be a hiking tour to the nearby mountains of the Alps or a visit to the famous Bavarian Castle Herrenchiemsee of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. We invite you to participate in the Summer School and to present aposter about your scientific activities.Register before 12 May 2019 by your name first and last name, chair, institution, title of your poster for our program bookletPlease register as early as possible, because the number of rooms reserved in Frauenwoerth is limited.Note that your registration should be understood as binding for the whole time period of the Summer School. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=929 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=929 28.7.2019 - 10. 8.2019 - The Travelling Seminar 2019 will take ca. 12 German and ca. 12 Russian students on a summer school on the topic of Nanomaterials and Large Scale Research Centers. Together with 4 professors from Russia and Germany, we will travel to Moscow, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal by Transiberian Railway, plane and bus.The content of the summer school is aboutPhysics and chemistry of nanomaterials, synthesis and characterizationX-ray-and neutron scattering.The overall aim is to give an introduction and show the application of scattering methods X-ray, neutrons, XRD, PDF, SAXS, SANS, TEM, XAS, many more to the field of nanomaterials.All accomodation and travel is covered: for Germans the round tour from the departure airport in Germany; for Russians from Irkutsk to the departure airport in Moscow. Details on this will be revealed upon the selection of participants.Application: Deadline 15th March 2019In your applications, please include a CV as well as a motivation letter for participation in English accompanied by a prospective title of your talk.Applications of German applicants should be directed to Prof. Mirjiam Zobel: mirijam.zobelatuni-bayreuth.de https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=910 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=910 04.8.2019 - 11. 8.2019 - Structure, Real-time Dynamics and Processes in Compex SystemsThe RACIRI Summer School is a joint initiative by Russia, Sweden and Germany in the collaborative framework of the Rntgen-Angstrm-Cluster RAC and the Ioffe-Rntgen-Institute IRI.The novel format of the RACIRI Summer School is driven by scientific frontier themes and challenges in the field of materials sciences with a strong connection to the superb analytical potential at current and future research infrastructures synchrotron radiation, X-rays and neutrons in the Baltic region.The RACIRI Summer School is held every year under a special focus theme. Its venue rotates annually among the three partnering countries.Application deadline 10th May 2019. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=909 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=909 15.8.2019 - 23. 8.2019 - Description:This will be a new theoretical school where advanced concepts of muon spectroscopy will be taught across a wide range of science areas. It will be the first school of this type since the 1998 Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics held at St Andrews University. Lectures and tutorials covering the theory and practice of muon spectroscopy and complimentary techniques will be given by the international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both continuous and pulsed muon sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique.Programme:The first half of the school will introduce the muon spectroscopy technique and various science areas. The second half will focus on in-depth discussion of its application to various science areas. There will be a series of lectures and tutorials on each science subjects. The students will be asked to make short presentations single slide for 2 min each to their peers about their current research projects and how muon spectroscopy can help them. There will also be tutorial to work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility and attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the muon community.Topics covered during the school include: Magnetic materials Superconductors Energy materials Semiconductors Molecular materials Studies of thin films and interfaces Reaction kinetics Muon spectroscopy under Extreme environments Muon site determination DFTApplication:To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 3rd June 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for muon spectroscopy techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide.To apply please visit the school webpage.Fees: School fee is 520 per residential student which includes the cost of an en-suite room during the school, breakfast, afternoon and evening meals, teaching materials, drinks reception and the gala dinner. There are 50 residential places available. There are also 5 non-residential places for students who do not require local accommodation, at a school fee of 150, which includes teaching materials, drinks reception and gala dinner. Fees will be payable once the names of successful applicants have been announced. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=923 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=923 01.9.2019 - 28. 9.2019 - Overview and ProgrammeThe ILLESRF International Student Summer Programme on X-Ray and Neutron Science is aimed at undergraduate students. It will consist in a 4-week experimental project embedded in a research group of ESRF or ILL, together with a series of introductory lectures on the principles and applications of X-ray and neutron science magnetism, materials science, soft matter, structural biology, imaging, etc.. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=908 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=908 02.9.2019 - 13. 9.2019 - Juelich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS is happy to announce thatapplication is open for the 23rd Laboratory Course Neutron Scatteringtaking place September 2-13, 2019 in Juelich and GarchingMunich,Germany.The course will consist of one week of lectures and exercises and oneweek of practical training at the neutron scattering facilities ofHeinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ. It is the aim of the course to givea realistic insight into the experimental technique and its scientificpower.Students of physics, chemistry, material science and biosciences areinvited to apply for participation. There is no tuition fee.Accommodation and meals during the course will be provided by JCNS.Travel expenses will be reimbursed within reasonable limits.For further information and to apply for participation please visitour websitewww.neutronlab.deDeadline for application is May 12, 2019.We are looking forward to welcoming you in Juelich and Garching https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=896 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=896 02.9.2019 - 13. 9.2019 - About the School: The school is intended primarily for scientists, student and postdoctoral researchers, who are new to the field of neutron scattering. It provides an excellent introduction to the field, which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. Lectures and tutorials covering all aspects of the theory and practice of a variety of neutron scattering techniques will be given by international experts. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in modern techniques and applications at both steady state and pulsed neutron sources and have the opportunity to hear about the latest research being carried out with the technique. The school has its origins in 1966,as the first one of its kind, and many famous neutron practitioners have attended the schools of the past 50 years.Programme: The first week of the school introduces students to the core concepts of neutron scattering, neutron sources and instrumentation, neutron diffraction and spectroscopy. The second week splits tuition into three focused science areas, physics, chemistry and softbio, and provides lectures on neutron techniques and concepts which are most relevant to each area. Each lecture will be accompanied by a tutorial session. The students will be asked to make short presentations to their peers about their current research projects and work in pairs to write a beamtime proposal. The students will also have the opportunity to visit the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Facility in Didcot, and to attend a number of evening lectures from prestigious names from the neutron community. In addition, this year are providing an option maths refresher for those students who may want it. Application: To apply for the school you will need to submit both a personal statement and a statement from your academic supervisor that will be used in the selection process. Applications should arrive no later than the 12th May 2019. The course is normally highly oversubscribed, so we encourage applicants to apply in plenty of time, as late applications will not be accepted. Applicants are selected for the course based on their requirements for neutron scattering techniques as part of their present and future research activities. Applicants will be notified shortly after of the outcome of their application. The school is open to all applicants worldwide. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=897 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=897 09.9.2019 - 20. 9.2019 - The School is primarily for Ph.D. students early in their studies, but M.Sc. students can be accepted too.On the days 7+8 September the School will be preceded with a crash course in the necessary Mathematics complex numbers and Fourier transforms and Physics waves, directed to students from non-Physics backgrounds.As the earlier schools, participation, accomodation, and travel is free of charge for students from the Nordic countries.The School is funded by Nordforsk and the Swedish Strategic Research Council SSF.Detailed program and registration information will be available soon. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=922 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=922 16.9.2019 - 20. 9.2019 - Supported by SINE2020 It is our pleasure to invite you to the Neutrons for membrane biophysics school that will take place in Garching close to Munich between the 16th and 20th of September. The event will focus on the use of neutrons and molecular deuteration to enable early career researchers to provide fresh insight into problems in membrane biophysics. The workshops aims are to give: a practical background in the design of experiments including utilisation of molecular deuteration; preparation of samples; successful execution of a measurement program with hands on experiments at two instruments of the FRM II reactor; and the analysis of data. We will introduce software packages suitable for the analysis of data as well as explore the exciting possibilities of directly comparing molecular dynamics simulations with neutron scattering data. The target audience is early career researchers, mainly PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, working with biophysical problems involving model membranes.Lectures will cover the following areas:- Small angle neutron scattering SANS- Neutron reflectometry- Grazing incidence small angle neutron scattering GISANS- Membrane lamellar diffraction- Molecular deuteration- Molecular dynamicsList of lecturers:- Dr. Anna Leung ESS- Dr. Selma Maric Univ. Malmo- Dr. Alexandros Koutsioumpas JCNS MLZ- Dr. Sebastian Jaksch JCNS- Dr. Franois Bou INRA AgroParisTech Univ. Paris Saclay- Dr. Robert Georgii TUM- Dr. Chris Garvey Univ. Malmo, LINX - Dr. Thomas Hauss HZB- Dr. Alan Mark Univ. Queensland https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=912 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=912 21.10.2019 - 26. 10.2019 - FPSchool aims to contribute to the training of scientists in treatment of X-ray and neutron diffraction data.The school is based on intensive hands-on sessions using the computer programs of the FullProf Suite.The lectures and tutorials will provide the essential tools necessary for an efficient use of the FullProf Suite at an intermediate level. In addition to general applications, the new features on material science data analysis and magnetic structure determination and refinement will be given particular attention.The 2019 FPSchool will take place at the Institut Laue-Langevin, in Grenoble, from 21 to 26 Oct 2019.The school lasts 4.5 days: 2 days dedicated to have a general overview of FullProf Suite as well as to general applications, plus 2 days dedicated to the analysis of magnetic diffraction data.There are different theoretical modules plus a large number of hands-on sessions for which each participant should bring hisher own laptop with the FullProf Suite already installed.Participants:The school is intended for PhD students and experienced scientists with a basic knowledge on diffraction techniques and crystallography. As usual, among the participants there will be a mix of different levels of experience in using FullProf. It is recommended, to those who consider themselves as beginners, to read the FullProf manual in advance and even try to follow a few of the online tutorials.Apply Here:https:workshops.ill.frevent162registrations120 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=928 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=928 21.10.2019 - 24. 10.2019 - This school is aimed at introducing total scattering data and modelling methods and demonstrating their use in understanding complex functional materials, in addition to reviewing recent developments and future directions in the technique. Most of the school will be focused on providing hands-on training with total scattering analysis software, with the balance focused on providing a technical foundation and highlighting exemplary work in the community.Total scattering and the associated pair distribution function technique, an extension of diffraction methods, is increasingly prevalent in modern materials studies. The unique combination of Bragg and diffuse scattering has related vacancies in high temperature ceramics to both their superionic conductivity and phase stability, nanometer-sized polar domains or nanoregions in relaxor ferroelectrics to their enhanced dielectric and piezoelectric properties, and vacancydisorder arrays and other subtle local correlations to the mechanisms of high-Tc superconductivity. These methods have further proven critical in understanding guest-host interactions, amorphous to crystalline transitions, local spin correlations, and other disordered crystalline materials phenomena.Total scattering is most informative when modeled atomistically with computational methods. Modern software spans small and large box approaches and can incorporate neutron and x-ray PDF, EXAFS single crystal diffuse scattering data. Resulting atomistic models aid scientists from diverse disciplines in understanding the inner-workings of property mechanisms, and ultimately in optimizing and controlling them through atomic structure modification.Topics covered:Introduction to Total ScatteringModern Total Scattering Instruments and DataHands-on Data Analysis with:Small box modeling with PDFGui Diffpy-CMILarge box modeling with RMCProfile EXAFS dataBuilding and refining nanoparticles with DISCUS https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=940 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=940 02.3.2020 - 03. 4.2020 - This 1-month school, established in 1991, provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for condensed matter studies Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications.It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of Large Facilities: ALBA in Barcelona, KIT in Karlsruhe, DESY and European XFEL in Hambourg, ELETTRA and FERMI in Trieste, ESRF, ILL in Grenoble, Soleil and LLB in Paris-Saclay, and SLSPSI in Villigen. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=952 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=952 01.6.2020 - 05. 6.2020 - Due to the deteriorating situation regarding the spreading of the corona virus SARS-CoV-2 the school CHRNSNCNR is postponed. The new date is announced in near future.The 26th Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectometry will be held from Monday, June 1 to Friday, June 5, 2020 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR. This years summer school is devoted to methods and applications of small angle neutron scattering SANS and neutron reflectometry NR techniques. Please note that inelastic neutron scattering techniques will not be covered in this school.The course is targeted at those with little or no previous experience with neutron scattering methods. The combination of introductory lectures and training in scattering techniques will provide participants with a unique opportunity to become familiar with neutron scattering and its application to current research topics.Attendance for the summer school is limited to 42 students and to people affiliated with US universities and US industry.The course includes both lectures and hands-on training. Invited speakers will give presentations on the application of neutron scattering in their current research activities.The Summer School is sponsored by the NCNR and by the National Science Foundation under the Center for High Resolution Neutron ScatteringCHRNS cooperative agreement DMR-1508249. Support for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty may be requested on the summer school application form. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=966 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=966 13.6.2020 - 27. 6.2020 - Graduate students at North American universities are invited to apply to attend the 22nd National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering NXSchool, which will be held at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Labs from June 13 - 27, 2020.The NXSchool is designed to introduce students to the capabilities available at U.S. neutron and x-ray user facilities and pays for students travel, meals and lodging costs. 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 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 obtain some hands-on experience using instruments at neutron and synchrotron sources, both at Oak Ridges Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities 1st week and at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source 2nd week. Further details can be found at http:bit.lyNXSchool and http:neutrons.ornl.govnxs Applications must be received by February 17th, 2020. The application process is quite competitive and requires submission of evaluation letters from the students advisor and two other professionals familiar with the student. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=962 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=962 15.6.2020 - 19. 6.2020 - introducing photons, neutrons and muons for condensed matter physics and materials scienceThe course runs for one week in June 15th to 19th. It takes place at the campus of the Paul Scherrer Institute. The morning consists of introductory lectures on the use of photons, neutrons and muons for materials characterization. The afternoon consists of tours of the large scale facilities as well as in-depth visit to selected instruments. he aim of the course is that the students acquire a basic understanding on the interaction of photons, neutrons and muons with matter and how one can use these as tools to solve specific problems on condensed matter and materials research.Topics: Interaction of photons, neutrons and muons with matter, Production of photons, neutrons and muons, Experimental setups: optics and detectors, Crystal symmetry, Braggs law, reciprocal lattice, structure factors, Elastic and inelastic scattering with neutrons and photons X-ray absorption spectroscopy, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, Polarized neutron scattering for the study of magnetic materials, Imaging techniques using x-rays and neutrons, Introduction to muon spin rotation, Applications of muon spin rotation https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=954 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=954 16.6.2020 - 24. 6.2020 - The Bombannes summer school is devoted to the practical state-of-art approach to scattering methods, using neutrons, as well as X-ray and light sources - todays key techniques to study structure and dynamics in systems containing colloids, polymers, surfactants and biological macromolecules. Since 1990 the Bombannes school series introduces, on a fundamental level, the current methodology of static and dynamic scattering techniques and their application to soft matter systems. It provides with a period of 2 years advanced training for young researchers with a working place in European laboratories at post-graduate and post-doctoral level. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=938 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=938 22.6.2020 - 25. 6.2020 - Continuing in its tradition, the aim of the school is to illustrate principles, methodologies and most recent applications of neutron detection technologies. In particular, the school will tackle various arguments that span from neutron interaction principles, materials for neutrons detectors, neutron sources, Monte Carlo simulation codes, up to applications with neutrons. The school is addressed to PhD students, Post-Docs and young researchers with backgrounds in Engineering and Physics.Topics:- Neutron interaction with materials- Physics of neutron detectors- Materials for neutron detection- Monte Carlo simulation- Gas detectors for neutrons- Neutron sources- Neutrons in medicine, energy and environmentKindly notice: on Sunday 21 June, at 18.00 a Welcolme cocktail will be offered to participants. In the meantime it will be possible to check in for the School https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=970 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=970 30.8.2020 - 26. 9.2020 - The ESRFILL International Student Summer Programme on X-Ray and Neutron Science is aimed at undergraduate students. It will consist in a 4-week experimental project embedded in a research group of ESRF or ILL, together with a series of introductory lectures on the principles and applications of X-ray and neutron science magnetism, materials science, soft matter, structural biology, imaging, etc.. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=975 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=975 02.9.2020 - 04. 9.2020 - We are pleased to announce the international summer school on Thermodynamics and Energetics in Soft Matter Systems from the 2th to 4th September 2020 at the Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France. The aim of the school is to provide an overview of the forces governing the behavior of soft matter systems and introducing the most relevant techniques to probe such interactions. The school proposes frontal lectures given by recognized experts from all over Europe. For full details see the a href https:workshops.ill.fresoftmatter2020 target_blank titleWebsiteWebsitea.Due to the limited number of available places, application including a short description of research activity and a CV should be sent to softmatter2020ill.fr before 10 April 2020. The organizing committee will examine your application and inform you in Mai 2020.Childcare grants: This year we have limited funds to support young families with childcare costs incurred by the participants. Eligible costs include fees for a baby-sitter or child-care facility, travel costs for a care giver, etc. Please send us an email for more information.Travel grants: we are also very happy to announce that the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Stiftung will support four applicants from German institutions covering their registration fees and travel costs up to 200 . COVID19: you are very likely reading this email from home. For the time being, we hope that the situation will get under control by September, and that the school can take place as planned. If this should unfortunately not be the case, the school will be postponed, but applications remain still valid. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=978 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=978 30.11.2020 - 04. 12.2020 - The curriculum covers a broad range of neutron scattering methods applicable to a variety of scientific areas. The school is aimed at graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early-career researchers with backgrounds in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, biology, or mineralogy, with little or no prior knowledge of neutron scattering techniques. The School consists of morning lectures and afternoon experimental simulation sessions. Lectures will provide an in-depth coverage of neutron scattering theory, methods, and applications. Several lectures will also illustrate applications of neutrons beyond scattering, including materials irradiation and testing, isotope production, and boron neutron capture therapy. The afternoon interactive experimental simulation sessions will cover several thermal-neutron scattering techniques to reinforce the concepts presented in the morning lectures. Attendance is free of charge and open to all. Space is limited and will be allotted on a first come-first-served basis. Registration is now open until October 30, 2020. For more information and to register, visit: www.cnl.caVNSS We look forward to virtually seeing you at CNLs First Virtual Neutron Scattering School Thank youZahra Yamani Virtual Neutron Scattering School 2020Canadian Nuclear Laboratories https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=987 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=987 03.2.2021 - 19. 2.2021 - The 26th CHRNS Summer School on Methods and Applications of Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectivity originally planned for June 1-5, 2020 at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR, will now be held virtually, on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, February 3 -12, 17, and 19, 2021. If you have already applied for the summer school your application is still valid, and you will be contacted with an option to confirm, or to withdraw your application if you no longer want to be considered.New applications are being accepted Early application is advised since attendance is strictly limited and typically we receive more applications than the maximum number of participants. Deadline: November 16, 2020. For further information about the school go to:https:www.nist.govncnrchrnseducation-and-outreachchrns-summer-school-neutron-scatteringThis school provides participants the opportunity to learn about small angle neutron scattering SANS, and neutron reflectometry NR from scientists at the NIST Center for Neutron Research NCNR. These powerful experimental techniques are used by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines to probe the microstructure of materials at length scales ranging from 1nm to 20 microns. This school emphasizes hands-on practical training on data reduction and analysis for the instruments mentioned above as well as a thorough theoretical overview of these measurement techniques. Applications of these techniques will be illustrated by specific examples drawn from recent cutting-edge research on polymer science, magnetic materials, complex fluids, biologybiophysics, microporous media, and more. The course will enable attendees to assess the applicability of the techniques to their own research and will provide the technical information needed to prepare effective beam time proposals. The school is sponsored by the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CHRNS, jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and NIST. Attendance will be limited to 36 participants, and only applicants from North American institutions will be accepted.For further information, andor to apply, please go to: https:www.nist.govncnrchrnseducation-and-outreachchrns-summer-school-neutron-scatteringJoe Dura and Jose Rodriguez-RiveraNational Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=991 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=991 01.3.2021 - 12. 3.2021 - Imagine what we would know - or better: would not know - about the structure and dynamics of microscopic systems if scientists such as Albert Einstein Nobel Prize 1921, Niels Bohr Nobel Prize 1922, Werner Heisenberg Nobel Prize 1932, Erwin Schrdinger, Paul Dirac Nobel Prize 1933 and many others would not have imagined and formalised quantum mechanics. This theory provided the understanding of fundamental aspects of the interaction between matter and radiation to the level needed to make atoms work for us in new and most remarkable ways. It heralded the first quantum revolution which began with the discovery of the transistor Nobel Prize 1956 to William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain and the laser Nobel Prize 1964 to Charles Townes, Nicolay Basov and Aleksandr Prokhorov. Many of the amenities we have become accustomed to for example, computers, smartphones, GPS, solid-state light are based on these technologies.Today, our ability to use previously untapped quantum effects in customised systems and materials is paving the way for a second revolution. With quantum theory now fully established, we are required to look at the world in a fundamentally new way: objects can be in different states at the same time superposition and can be deeply connected without any direct physical interaction entanglement. There are many transformative applications, varying from products with a relatively short time to market through to revolutionary new technologies that may require more than a decade of research and development. Quantum computers are expected to be able to solve in a few days, problems that are unsolvable by the supercomputers of today and tomorrow. This, in turn, will seed breakthroughs in the design of chemical processes, new materials, such as higher temperature superconductors, and new paradigms in machine learning and artificial intelligence.Based on quantum coherence, data can be protected in a completely secure way that makes eavesdropping impossible. Given the explosive growth of cybercrime and espionage, this is a highly strategic capability. Quantum technologies will also give rise to simulation techniques well beyond current capabilities for material and chemical synthesis, and to clocks and sensors with unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy, with potential impact for navigation, the synchronisation of future smart networks and medical diagnostics. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=916 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=916 12.7.2021 - 30. 7.2021 - The main purpose of the National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering is to educate graduate students in the use of major neutron and x-ray facilities. Lectures, presented by researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories, include basic tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods to a variety of scientific subjects. Students will conduct short remote experiments at Argonnes Advanced Photon Source and at Oak Ridge National Laboratorys Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor, which provides hands-on experience using neutron and synchrotron sources. https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=1002 https://neutronsources.org/index.php?article_id=158&eventid=1002