5 days training on the aspect of Combined Analysis by X-ray and Neutron Scattering and introduction to the MAUD software

The objectives of this workshop is to provide students and researchers (academic or not) the required knowledge to characterize structure, microstructure, phase, texture, stress and reflectivity by “Combined Analysis using X-ray and neutron scattering techniques“. This will be treated from several case samples including: thin films and bulk materials, anisotropic and/or polyphased materials, nanomaterials, diverse experimental arrangements including multi-detectors, etc.

Each type of analysis will be considered individually and then integrated into the combined analysis software MAUD. Some specific examples will be studied using X-ray and neutron experimental data. Full afternoons are dedicated to training.Â

To support the theory and add a practical dimension to this workshop, technical aspects will be demonstrated on CRISMAT laboratory and INEL X-ray instruments. Â

This workshop is the best opportunity to come and meet people from various fields and exchange on technical interests and experiences.

General Information

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 hydrogen/deuterium atoms are visualized in neutron density maps from crystallographic data at the resolution typical of most protein structures (2.0 -2.5 Ã...).Using H/D exchange  and contrast variation, proteins and nucleic acids are sequentially modeled and mapped in large biological complexes using small angle neutron scattering, protein-membrane interactions are revealed using Reflectometry and protein and water dynamics measured using spectroscopy.
The workshop includes a symposium, lectures and tutorials and tours of the High Flux Isotope reactor and Spallation Neutron Source, the world’s leading neutron research facilities.
The workshop is designed for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty with knowledge of protein function and structure but no or limited experience of neutron sciences.
Subjects include:

• Crystallography
• Small Angle Scattering
• Reflectometry
• Spectroscopy
• Imaging
• Labeling techniques

Course Objectives

1. Educate participants in neutron scattering techniques, instrumentation and data collection, analysis and interpretation.
2. Expose participants to cutting-edge research in neutron structural biology.
3. Build interactions between participants, their university groups, and ORNL neutron scattering experts to develop new research projects.

International Workshop on Position Sensitive Neutron Detectors

June 2nd - 4th, 2014

Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

The availability of highly efficient, large-area, position-sensitive neutron detectors is of the highest importance in current and future research with neutrons. This Workshop will focus on the development of a wide range of neutron detectors covering many applications. Of particular interest at the present time is the development of detectors for existing and future spallation neutron sources. The Workshop will offer an outstanding opportunity for scientists and engineers, interested in neutron detection methods and technologies to meet and discuss their ideas with colleagues from around the world.

What is the Bachelor Summer Program ?

The Bachelor Summer Program gives you the opportunity to study at UJF, obtain credits for your home university and meet students from all over the word! It is also open to French UJF students with whom you will interact daily.
This 6 week program offers scientific courses taught in English and French. You may choose among three scientific topics (physical computing, large scale facilities, biochemistry). Each of them is made up of lessons, tutorials, practical work and scientific visits.
You will discover different aspects of French life through cultural excursions within the city and in its beautiful mountain environment.

When does the Summer Session take place in 2014 ?

From June 2 to July 13, 2014

Who is it for ?

It is designed for English speaking undergraduate students from 2nd to 4 th year. A good level in science is required, with different prerequisites for each course. Beginners in French as well as more advanced ones are welcome.

Scientific courses

60 hr. courses, 3 different topics:

• Physical Computing
• Large Scale Facilities
• Biochemistry

French courses 45 hr. courses and cultural visits

American Conference on Neutron Scattering

June 1-5, 2014 Knoxville, Tennessee
The 2014 American Conference on Neutron Scattering (ACNS) will be held at the Crown Plaza in Knoxville, Tennessee, June 1-5, 2014. Hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory Neutron Sciences and sponsored by the Neutron Scattering Society of America, this seventh conference in the series will feature a combination of invited and contributed talks, poster sessions, tutorials and an industrial exhibit. Mark your calendars today and plan to attend this exciting conference!Â

Topics

• Plenary & Prize Sessions (Invited speakers only)
• Sources, Instrumentation and Software
• Hard Condensed Matter
• Soft Matter
• Biology
• Materials Chemistry and Materials for Energy
• Engineering and Industrial Applications
• Neutron PhysicsÂ

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 new 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 attendanceÂ

We 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.

QENS 2014

QENS2014 aims to highlight topical scientific activities in the investigation of the dynamics of matter using quasi-elastic neutron scattering and to envision new applications. For neutron users it is the ideal showcase for their research. Newcomers will get a good overview over the scientific potential via contact with experts in the field. The conference program will take account of the increasing need for computer simulation and for theory support in data interpretation and will place QENS in the context of complementary techniques.Â
QENS science covers a wide area, from fundamental questions to relevant societal challenges, ranging from life sciences or future energy sources. The focus is the need to unravel dynamic and relaxation behavior in addition the structure. The following keywords give an impression of themes covered at QENS2014:

• Dynamics of confined matter in nanoporous materials relevant e.g. for catalysis, pharmacy, nuclear waste storage, metal-organic frameworks, hydrogen storage...
• Dynamics of biological, bio-related systems, e.g. in relation to function
• Â Polymer dynamics in bulk, blends, gels, membranes, films, composites or as additives
• Dynamics of water or other polar or amphiphilic liquids and their interaction
• Dynamic phenomena during glass formation and of glasses
• Dynamics of ionic and protonic conductors, electrolytes, e.g. for fuel cells or battery research
• Dynamics of soft matter, liquids, liquid crystals, liquid mixtures, complex liquids, ionic liquids, micelles
• Relaxational dynamics of magnetic systems
• Theory and numerical simulations in relation to QENS
• QENS instrumentation, sample environment and complementary techniques

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WINS 2014

The aim of the workshop is to overview recent developments, forthcoming projects and practice of inelastic & quasi-elastic neutron spectrometers. Related issues such as development of data analysis software, auxiliary devices and outlook for future scientific efforts will be also of concern. We’ll put a particular focus on comparison of dynamics in single crystals investigated using TAS and T-o-F.Â
The themes for presentations will include:

• Neutron spectrometers: design and simulations, novel ideas
• Devices and auxiliary equipment: polarization, magnetic field, pressure
• Software for data acquisition, analysis and instrument simulation.

MDANSE school 2014: Molecular Dynamics to Analyse Neutron Scattering Experiments

This school aims to train the participants in the use of modern simulation tools in the context of analyzing and interpreting experimental, neutron scattering data. It will be focused mainly on practical training, so the number of participants is limited to 30. Taking into account the QENS2014 and WINS 2014 conferences in the nearby location of Autrans from May 11 to May 16 (http://www.ill.eu/news-events/events/qens-2014-wins-2014/), the school will be a satellite event. Therefore the school will be focused on the use of Molecular Dynamics simulations to explore diffusive processes on the time scales covered by quasielastic neutron scattering spectrometers and Lattice Dynamics to study phonon dispersion curves and vibrational densities of states that are typically measured with inelastic neutron scattering spectrometers. Â The goal of this school is therefore to show how widely-available simulation tools can be applied to the analysis and interpretation of neutron scattering data. The school will last 2 days and will concern mainly the practical aspects of running and analyzing simulations so that, firstly, numerical and experimental data can be directly compared and, secondly, simulations can then be investigated in atomic detail. A range of simulation codes allowing electronically complex materials, molecular and polymer systems, porous media and bio-molecules to be handled, will be made available to participants on the cluster at ILL. Simulation analysis will focus on using the nMoldyn code. McStas will be used to incorporate the instrument response in a virtual experiment. Model analysis and fitting tools applicable both to simulated and experimental data will also be presented. Lectures on the fundamental aspects of running and analyzing simulations will be complemented by hands-on tutorials.

The Baltic Neutron School 2014 will be organized by University of Tartu and held in Estonia during May 4 â€" 8, 2014.

Invited speakers include

• Dimitri Argyriou (ESS Lund, Sweden)
• Robert Cubitt (ILL Grenoble, France)
• Thomas Hauss (HZB Berlin, Germany)
• Beate Klösgen (SDU Odense, Denmark)
• D. Kozlenko (JINR, Dubna, Russia)
• Jiri Kulda (ILL Grenoble, France)
• Judith Peters (ILL Grenoble, France)
• Helmut Schober (ILL Grenoble, France)
• Joe Zaccai (ILL and IBS Grenoble, France)

SoNS School Edition 2014

Course within the International School of Solid State Physics, EMCSC, Erice, Italy

XII School on Neutron Scattering (SoNS) Â "Francesco Paolo Ricci"Â

30 April â€" 9 May 2014

Introduction to the theory and techniques of neutron scattering and applications to Cultural Heritage

Course within the International School of Solid State Physics (Director: Giorgio Benedek).

ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, ERICE (I)

The school will be held at the ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, Erice (Sicily, I) 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.

About

The School Francesco Paolo Ricci is an international school, established in 1994, providing a comprehensive training in the fundamental concepts of neutron scattering.

The school provides an excellent introduction to neutron scattering which is developed through to its application in contemporary research. It consists mainly of lectures and tutorials covering both the theory and technical aspects of neutron scattering with a particular emphasis on applications to Cultural Heritage. 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.

The XII edition of the School will be held at the ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE (EMCSC) Â as a Course within the International School of Solid State Physics (Director: Giorgio Benedek).

• School Director: Ian Anderson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US)
• School Vice-Directors: Gabriele Salvato (CNR, IT), Antonella Scherillo (ISIS, UK)Â

School Objectives: Educate graduate students on the utilization of major neutron facilities, in neutron scattering techniques, instrumentation and data collection, analysis and interpretation. Expose participants to cutting-edge research in neutron application to Cultural Heritage. Build interactions between graduate students, their research centres and university groups, Lectures will include basic and simulation tutorials on the principles of scattering theory and the characteristics of the sources, as well as seminars on the application of scattering methods.

Target Audience: The School is ideally suited to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Students attending universities majoring in chemistry, physics, materials science, or related fields.

Download IUCr presentation on Union activities, the International Year of Crystallography 2014, and neutron scattering

Symposium Objectives

Promote NDE technology transfer among researchers, engineers, inspectors and equipment makers. Provide a professional forum for communication among nondestructive evaluation (NDE) researchers. Identify emerging NDE technologies, determine trends and increase the knowledge base Turn the spotlight onto nationally or internationally critical technologies for which NDE can play a vital role.

Third International Workshop SKIN2014

Studying Kinetics with Neutrons

March, 24-27, Grenoble, France

The study of kinetic processes is a growing field in modern science extending from physicsvia chemistry to biology. Neutrons are known to be extremely versatile probes for the investigation of structure and dynamics in condensed matter. The advent of new high intensity neutron sources and instruments, as well as the development of new real-time techniques, allows for the tracking of transformation processes in condensed matter on a microscopic scale. The evolution of structural details can be studied by time-resolved neutron scattering over a broad range of times. For example, new stroboscopic methods such as TISANE allow dynamic processes to be studied on a time scale extended to microseconds.Â

The scope of this third SKIN symposium is to bring together scientists from different fields of physics, chemistry, biology, materials and geo-sciences with neutron experts. The meeting will be focussed on results, new applications and future prospects for time-resolved neutron Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectometry. It is an important aspect of the meeting to see what other experimental techniques achieve in this field and where theoreticians see future challenges.

A Practical Introduction to Neutron Scattering

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 für 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, Prof Michael Steiner (ENSA) discussed the future of neutron sources in Europe 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. On the penultimate day 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.
Organised by Professor Bella Lake

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.

Neutrons and 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.

20 YEARS OF HERCULES

Since its first session, in 1991, HERCULES has displayed a number of features that differentiate these courses from the rest: i.e. simultaneous training in neutron and synchrotron radiation science for about 75 participants over several weeks, multidisciplinarity, lectures and tutorials given by highly qualified international specialists, and a substantial fraction of the programme devoted to practical sessions carried out on cutting edge instruments, at European Large Facilities partner institutes.Â