Conferences and Meetings on Neutron Scattering

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source is based at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire

For 2022, in the absence of the annual ISIS Neutron Training Course, the ISIS SANS Group will be running an online training course that will introduce small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), discuss data collection and processing and provide an overview to different types of measurements and data analyses. The course will consist of mixture of webinars given by members of the SANS Group and practical demonstrations of how to best obtain, use and understand SANS data. Participants will have the opportunity to practise data reduction and data analysis themselves using the ISIS IDAaaS cloud computing environment. The course is aimed at researchers from any area of science or engineering who intend to use or already do use SANS in their research programme, whether based in academia or industry. Priority will be given to applicants from the UK and ISIS partner countries. Attendees do not need to be experts already, so those with little experience of neutron science or SANS are welcome to attend. The key criterion is that participants should expect to use the SANS instruments at ISIS in their research.

Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)

This workshop in Venice aims to bring together new Users of McPhase with experienced Scientists working in the field. The small number of participants allows to focus on individual research topics and discuss basic use and advanced simulation techniques.

Email: service@mcphase.de

McPhase, Magnetism, Neutron Scattering, Standard Model of localised Magnetism, Magnetostriction, Crystal Fields, Atomic Magnetism, Magnetic Structures, Magnetic Interactions, Numerical Simulation

Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Spintronics,    Computational Physics and Numerical Simulation

HERCULES EUROPEAN SCHOOL is a five weeks course coordinated by the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The school provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutrons, X-ray Synchrotron Radiation, and Free Electron Laser for condensed matter studies (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications). Neutron and X-ray science is integrated with complementary techniques like (but not only) optical and electron microscopy, NMR, optical and THz spectroscopy.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography

The RACIRI Summer School is a joint initiative by Russia, Sweden and Germany in the collaborative framework of the Röntgen-Angström-Cluster (RAC) and the Ioffe-Röntgen-Institute (IRI). The 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 for photons, X-rays and neutrons in the Baltic Sea region (synchrotron-radiation and free-electron-laser facilities as well as research reactors and spallation sources). The RACIRI Summer School is held every year under a special focus theme. Its venue rotates annually among the three partnering countries.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography

Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)

This international workshop for primarily PhD students (but also postdoc) will include lectures as well as group discussions, journal clubs, panel discussions and posters. With dramatic developments of X-ray and neutron sources, cryo-EM, super resolution microscopy, single-molecule microscopy, NMR, and computation, the possibilities for addressing advanced problems in structural biology and molecular cell biology and physiology are on a fast move. It is increasingly important to integrate many sources of data to achieve proper models of dynamic interactions between biomolecules and how they define cell function. The workshop will address these challenges and also cover the individual methods to stimulate critical discourse and forward-looking visions of integral structural biology

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Microscopy

Following the spirit of QENS Conferences since 1992, the main purpose of QENS is to cover the broad spectrum of scientific activities related with the investigation of material dynamics using quasi-elastic neutron scattering techniques (accessing both, frequency and time domains). QENS 2022 will offer a platform for discussion and exchange of scientific ideas among the experts in this field, and a general overview to newcomers about the capabilities of QENS in exploring atomic and molecular motions and relaxation processes of novel materials. As a novelty, this QENS Edition will explore and exploit the potential synergies between different methods (including experimental techniques and simulations, but always with QENS in the spotlight), in order to face diverse scientific challenges emerging in different research fields.

WINS --the 9th Workshop on Inelastic Neutron Spectrometers– will cover innovative aspects of neutron instrument design. Progresses on new spectrometer projects will be presented. As in previous editions, the theme of “New idea, New concept, New design, New instrumentation for New sciences” will be followed. New developments in the application of polarization analysis, magnetic field, pressure, or improvements in sample environments for soft matter systems will be covered. Software for data acquisition, analysis and instrument simulation will be also part of the program. In analogy with the spirit of QENS 2022, the synergy with complementary methods –in this case mainly with advanced simulations and extensive Monte Carlo simulations—will be emphasized.

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)

Mobility is a fundamental ingredient of our present society.While it shapes our lives at the global and local scales, it also is responsible for about a quarter of the overall CO2 emissions. The mobility sector is actually the fastest growing source of global emissions.Improving the efficiency of energy use in transportation is thus an essential part of the present fight against the climate crisis. Neutron scattering methods offer a unique possibility to access the structure and dynamics down to the atomic scale and investigate the processes involved in many of the fields relevant to this question. This MLZ Conference aims to bring the very heterogeneous community of researchers working in those fields in contact with experts of the scattering community and to foster cross-disciplinary discussions. The main focus of the conference is on neutron methods, but complementary techniques will be covered as well.

batteries and fuel cells, electrodes, membranes, light structural materials, synthetic fuels, CO2/pollutant capture, chemical aspects, kinetics, phase transformations, hydrogen: production, storage, conversion into power, high-temperature materials

The last RAD 2021 Conference showed how much we all want live and real, not virtual contacts. RAD conferences are different from other conferences and are primarily intended for people who like their specifics. You will have unforgettable experiences on them!

Because spring suits someone, and summer suits someone, but this is a jubilee conference, we decided to organize the RAD 2022 conference twice, in the spring and in the summer, i.e., from 13.06. - 17.06.2022. (Jubilee RAD 2022 Conference - Spring Edition) and from 25.07.-29.07.2022. (Jubilee RAD 2022 Conference – Summer Edition). Of course, you can participate in both conferences!!!

Biochemistry Bioengineering Bioinformatics Biomaterials Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering Biomedicine Biopharmaceuticals Biophysics Biotechnology Cancer Research Covid 19 Environmental Chemistry Environmental Physics Environmental Pollution Food Safety and Health Health and Environment Materials Science Medical Devices Medical Imaging Medical Physics Medicinal Chemistry Medicine – Case Reports Microwave, Laser, RF, UV and Solar Radiations Neuroscience Neutron and Heavy Ion Radiations Nuclear Medicine Pharmaceutical Sciences Radiation Chemistry Radiation Detectors Radiation Effects Radiation Measurements Radiation Oncology Radiation Physics Radiation Protection Radiobiology Radiochemistry Radioecology Radiology Radiopharmacology Radiotherapy Radon and Thoron

X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography ,    Radiation Processing, Study of Radiation Effects, Radiation Protection

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

This EMBO Practical Course will cover the use of small angle scattering (SAS) of both neutrons and X-rays for the determination of the structures of biological macromolecules. Particular attention will be paid to sample preparation and the analysis and interpretation of SAS data in a biological context. The aim of this course is to enable the participants to maximise the information gained from the SAS technique in their future experiments.

Molecular Biology,    X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography

The Bombannes summer school 2020 had to be postponed due to the pandemic and will finally take place in June 2022. 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 - today’s 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.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

The H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

The conference is devoted to condensed matter topics concerning structure, dynamics, relaxation, magnetism, acoustics and other properties as probed by various experimental techniques and theoretical tools within a broad range of time- and length-scales. Topics will cover liquid crystals, glass formers, soft matter, molecular magnets, nanomagnets, molecular layered systems, polymers, ferroic and multiferroic materials, ceramics, hydrogen storage, energy storage, biologically oriented and advanced materials for applications as well as spectroscopic and diffraction methods, structure research and computational physics. This meeting is part of a series of biennial conferences Multiscale Phenomena in Molecular Matter.

Event secretariat;     Email: multis2022@ifj.edu.pl

Soft matter, glass-formers, molecular magnets, nanomagnets, multifunctional materials, ferroic materials, multiferroic materials, spectroscopic methods, diffraction methods, structure research, computational physics, biologically oriented systems, new ideas, advanced materials, ceramics, hydrogen storage, energy storage

Condensed Matter Physics and Materials,    Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Spintronics

NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

The Polarized Neutron School will provide a comprehensive introduction to polarized neutrons, techniques and scientific applications. Staff will give a series of lectures focused on neutron scattering techniques and applications for a variety of scientific fields. These lectures will cover small-angle scattering, reflectometry, diffraction/inelastic scattering, and instrumentation. The lectures will be followed by hands-on experiments in small groups and the relevant data reduction process. The school will be held at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This will provide a useful background before the PNCMI conference. The school is intended for master/doctoral students and young postdoctoral scientists familiar with scattering techniques.

NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in Gaithersburg, Maryland

The conference will cover the latest condensed-matter investigations using polarized neutrons and state-of-the-art methodologies and techniques of polarized-neutron production and utilization for novel instrumentation and experiments, with emphasis on prospects for new science and instrument concepts as well as combining neutrons with complementary techniques and in-situ secondary measurements.

Multiferroics and chirality, Strongly correlated electron systems, Frustrated and disordered systems, Quantum materials, Magnetic nanomaterials, Thin films and multilayers, Soft matter, Imaging, Polarized neutron instrumentation, Polarized neutron techniques and methods

The last RAD 2021 Conference showed how much we all want live and real, not virtual contacts. RAD conferences are different from other conferences and are primarily intended for people who like their specifics. You will have unforgettable experiences on them!

Because spring suits someone, and summer suits someone, but this is a jubilee conference, we decided to organize the RAD 2022 conference twice, in the spring and in the summer, i.e., from 13.06. - 17.06.2022. (Jubilee RAD 2022 Conference - Spring Edition) and from 25.07.-29.07.2022. (Jubilee RAD 2022 Conference – Summer Edition). Of course, you can participate in both conferences!!!

Biochemistry Bioengineering Bioinformatics Biomaterials Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering Biomedicine Biopharmaceuticals Biophysics Biotechnology Cancer Research Covid 19 Environmental Chemistry Environmental Physics Environmental Pollution Food Safety and Health Health and Environment Materials Science Medical Devices Medical Imaging Medical Physics Medicinal Chemistry Medicine – Case Reports Microwave, Laser, RF, UV and Solar Radiations Neuroscience Neutron and Heavy Ion Radiations Nuclear Medicine Pharmaceutical Sciences Radiation Chemistry Radiation Detectors Radiation Effects Radiation Measurements Radiation Oncology Radiation Physics Radiation Protection Radiobiology Radiochemistry Radioecology Radiology Radiopharmacology Radiotherapy Radon and Thoron

X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography ,    Radiation Processing, Study of Radiation Effects, Radiation Protection

Soft Matter • Biology and Biological Interfaces • Condensed Matter Physics • Magnetism and Thin Films • Solid State Chemistry • Life Sciences • Energy and Engineering Materials • Functional Materials • Industrial Applications • Cultural Heritage and Archaeometry • Neutron Physics • Neutron Sources and Facilities

Scientists from all disciplines are invited to the SNI 2022 Conference to present their newest results obtained using synchrotron radiation, neutron and ion beam facilities, to discuss novel developments and exchange on future ideas. This fifth conference of the SNI series, started in 2006, will highlight the benefits of collaborative research, bringing together researchers from University and Industry with scientists at large-scale facilities, and underline the importance of the availability of complementary experiments with synchrotron, neutron and ion beams towards understanding and ultimately controlling the properties of matter, materials, devices and processes.

X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography ,    Multidisciplinary Events in Physics

Forschungszentrum Juelich, JCNS

The 24th JCNS Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering will consist of one week of lectures and exercises at Forschungszentrum Jülich and one week of practical training at the neutron scattering facilities of Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ, Garching/Munich. It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique and its scientific power. Students of physics, chemistry, materials 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 15, 2022.

Email: neutronlab@fz-juelich.de

Condensed Matter Physics and Materials,    Courses and Events for Physics Students

This User Meeting is co-hosted by the European Spallation Source and the Institut Laue Langevin.

In 2018, ILL and ESS hosted their first European Users Meeting in Grenoble. This successful meeting provided the opportunity to review the achievements of the user community, present the current status of ILL and ESS and, most importantly, to look forward to the scientific opportunities ahead for neutron science. In 2020 we met remotely and we look forward to an in person hybrid meeting in Lund in 2022. The future of neutron scattering is bright, and requires both facilities and the user community to take a proactive and strategic approach to navigating and managing the changing availability of neutron instruments in a holistic way, in order to ensure the sustainability and vitality of this important research technique. As Europe’s two multinational neutron facilities, we would therefore like to invite you to the ESS and ILL European Users Meeting.

International Society for Neutron Radiography (ISNR) and Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA)

The meetings are an international gathering of researchers, students and users who are interested in neutron imaging (radiography and tomography) and its applications. Each meeting of the ITMNR has a specific topic. The special focus of ITMNR-9 is on "Applications of Neutron Imaging for Science, Industry and Heritage". The meeting will be a forum for scientists working with neutron imaging techniques to share their experiences and expertise. The aim is that participants will return home with new ideas for their work, by learning about the latest advances on the application of neutron imaging techniques to an ever increase number of problems in science and technology.

itmnr-9@sciencesconf.org

Materials science and engineering, Cultural heritage, Art and Conservation, Solid state physics and magnetism, Paleontology, Botanic and wood science and technology, Materials degradation, Nuclear materials and fuels, Archaeometry, Electrochemistry, Hydrogen and processes, Concrete technology, New imaging instruments, New techniques and analyses, Tomography, Software

The conference will take place at TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering and the new Science Congress Center Munich - both located in the immediate vicinity of the MLZ at Garching. Between March 20th and 23rd, 2023, we are looking forward to four days of thrilling talks, pleasant posters, and decent discussions of the European neutron scattering community!