The MATRAC 2 School will provide a systematic overview of the application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials and will focus on neutron scattering and imaging experiments. Therefore, the school consists of a two-day theoretical course in Herrsching and two days of experiments at the FRM II in Garching. The fifth day of the school offers further talks and a final discussion. All relevant experimental methods will be covered. Students and young scientists from research and industry from all of Europe interested in this field are welcome to participate.Â

Registration for the school is now open!Â

Extend registration deadline: 27th January 2019Â

The European Powder Diffraction Conference, EPDIC, is a biannual conference dedicated to all aspects of the analysis of polycrystalline materials by diffraction methods. Each EPDIC has the aim to highlight the latest developments in powder diffraction including methodology, data analysis and instrumental advances. EPDICs traditionally bring together scientists from institutes, universities and instrumentation companies to discuss the progress in academic and industrial research related to powder diffraction. The 17th edition of EPDIC (EPDIC17) will take place in the town of Šibenik, an emerging star of the Croatian Adriatic coast.

The aim of the joint Horace and SpinW workshop is to provide tuition in how best to exploit Horace to visualise and analyse time-of-flight inelastic neutron scattering data and provide training in the use of SpinW to calculate spin wave dispersion relations and intensities.

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The courses will cover all aspects of Horace (planning an experiment, data visualisation and corrections, simulations, fitting, and more); and of SpinW (introduction to magnetic structures and linear spin wave theory, handling complex magnetic structures, symmetry analysis, fitting inelastic neutron scattering data, etc.).

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The workshop will be run at the ISIS neutron source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK on Monday 21 â€" 25 January 2019 and is free to attend. For further information and registration please visit:  https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Horace-SpinW-2019.aspx

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Please note that registration closes at 09:00 GMT on Monday 10^th December, with participants’ places confirmed shortly after.

The school is focused on providing hands-on experience of simulation and fitting experimental data with BornAgain, featuring tutorials and practice sessions. Besides, the scattering theory implemented in the framework of the code as well as the software design will be outlined during compact introductory lectures.

The symposium is the biennial meeting of the neutron scattering community in Australia and New Zealand, and also welcomes the many international users of the Australian OPAL research reactor.

The meeting will be split into two sessions: one for hard condensed matter and the other for soft matter.

The first workshop on Advanced Diffraction Techniques for Biology will take place at the EPN campus at Grenoble, France. The course will cover X-rays, neutrons and electrons diffraction by crystals of biological macromolecules. Various techniques will be investigated:

• Macromolecular crystal growth
• In situ (in plate) X-ray diffraction
• Serial X-ray crystallography
• Time-resolved X-ray crystallography
• Neutron diffraction
• Electron diffraction of nano-crystals

with the aim of solving /de novo/ structures, searching ligands, elucidating reaction mechanisms...

This 1-week course will combine theoretical lectures and practicals on ESRF beamlines and other EPN instruments. It is dedicated to researchers (advanced PhD, PostDoc, Scientist) interested in macromolecular structural studies at atomic resolution using crystallographic approaches.

The registration is free and includes accommodation and meals on the EPN campus. Selected applicants will be notified by e-mail on September 30, 2018. Participants will have to pay for their travel expenses.

It is our pleasure to announce the first workshop on Advanced Diffraction Techniques for Biology in the EPN campus at Grenoble, France. The course will cover X-ray, neutron and electron diffraction by crystals of biological macromolecules. Various techniques will be investigated.

La réflectivité des rayons X ou des neutrons est une technique de caractérisation des surfaces, des couches minces, voire de dépôts multicouches, qui permet d'obtenir des informations sur les épaisseurs, les rugosités et les densités à proximité de la surface étudiée. L'école thématique proposée ici a pour objectif de former les participants aux principes théoriques de la réflectivité, à son utilisation, aux traitements des données ainsi qu'à leur exploitation au travers de cours et de travaux pratiques. Plusieurs cas d'études seront présentés afin de montrer aux participants toutes les potentialités de cette méthode d'analyse de surface.

To celebrate the long period of success of NSE spectroscopy, we would like to gather the most prominent spin-echo experts as well as several young scientists and students to showcase the most recent scientific results achieved by neutron spin-echo spectroscopy.

Topics will cover all scientific areas where spin-echo spectroscopy is present. We intend to combine a short school for students with a workshop of 2.5 days.

The event will be divided in two blocks. The first block will be a specialised Diffraction on Energy Materials School

This School will be based on selected lectures together with intensive hands-on sessions using advanced tools for diffraction data treatment either implemented in Rietveld refinement programs, such as FullProf, or available as independent refinement programs such as FAULTS (also included in the FullProf suite).

The second block will be a meeting concerned with Diffraction on Energy Materials. This meeting will be organized as a parallel event of the ILL-ESS User Meeting which will take place at the Congress Center WTC (Grenoble). The participants can share their ideas in the framework of the proposed programme.

A systematic overview of the application of neutrons and synchrotron radiation to the structural analysis of engineering materials will be provided. The focus of the practical training will be on synchrotron experiments. Neutron data analysis will also be practised. Therefore, the school consists of a two-day theoretical course in Lauenburg, followed by two days of experiments at GEMS/DESY in Hamburg. The fifth day of the school offers further talks and a final discussion. All relevant experimental methods will be covered.

The school will provide an introduction to neutron scattering techniques including lectures by leading experts, analysis tutorials and hand-on experiments conducted using the instruments at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

Graduate students, PhD students, post-doctoral and early-career researchers who want to learn about neutron scattering and imaging are encouraged to apply.

Abstract submission deadline (to determine suitable participants, since places at the school are limited): 15th June 2018.

Registration fee: $450, which will cover accommodation in shared rooms and all meals during the school.Â

Registration will open to successful applications on 6th July 2018. Registration deadline: 30th July 2018.

This school, supported by NNSP and SwedNess, is aimed as an introduction for early career researchers to a range of topics concerning neutron scattering.

The topics to be covered will include the principles of scattering and neutron instrumentation, diffraction, reflectivity and the multiple types of scattering techniques.Â

In addition there will be lectures which will highlight the use of neutrons in industrial and various scientific research fields, including at the ESS.

Nordic/Baltic participants will not be charged for attendance to the school or accommodation, and transportation costs will be reimbursed. Participants with affiliation outside of the Nordic and Baltic region will have to cover transport and accommodation costs. Â

Aimed at students outside the Physical Sciences, there is a introductory course on the mathematics and physics tool required for the school - this will be held on 8th and 9th September.

Registration deadline: 1st August 2018

The school is targeted towards researchers interested in applying group theory to solving magnetic structures with neutron diffraction. The school will cover both representational analysis and magnetic space group approaches, and will include both lectures and software labs.

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, SARA, etc.

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The workshop is being hosted at the University of Maryland campus - participants can stay on campus for discounted prices.

Attendance is limited to 30 participants.

Early Registration deadline: 23rd May 2018

For more information, please visit:Â Â http://magnetism-school.org/static/2018/index.html

This five-day intensive course will act as an introduction to neutron scattering aimed at postgraduate students and early-career researchers, and will 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 neutron scattering. The conference will be held at the new China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), about 60 miles north of Hong-Kong, which produced its first neutrons in 2017.Â

The registration fee for the course is $3000 HKD ($400 USD), which will include food and accommodation costs. Travel expenses will not be covered.Â

Limited scholarships are available.

For more information, please visit:Â https://projects.croucher.org.hk/summer-courses/neutron-scattering-a-powerful-method-for-materials-research-2

Application deadline: 25th May 2018

The conference brings together users and scientists of Large Facilities for Neutron scattering, Synchrotron Radiation and Ion Beam Facilities, and it offers a unique possibility to exchange ideas across research areas and methods.