This workshop will bring together atomistic modelling experts with neutron scattering users to teach the modelling techniques and also provide the opportunity for the two communities to discuss current limitations, new capabilities, and future developments. Â The workshop will consist of a combination of tutorials and lectures and include practical sessions on CASTEP and CP2K. Â

Further information and registration can be found at:

https://conference.sns.gov/event/76/Â

The workshop is limited to 40 participants and selected applicants will be notified on or before 22nd May.

Neutron Scattering as a Cutting Edge Probe of Structure and Dynamics of Advanced Materials

Structure and Dynamics of Materials on Many Length and Time Scales

The aim of this cross-disciplinary meeting will be to review and discuss the state-of-the-art in neutron diffraction at the nanoscale and to bring together researchers from a variety of scientific disciplines including soft matter, materials science, and biology. Current and future developments in the field, covering in real space up to a few tens of nm will be presented to promote and adapt the use of neutrons to the needs of the community.

The lectures and practical exercises will give basics for: The hydrogen economy and hydrogen storage technologies; fundamentals of gas storage; basics of 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 and investigation of diffusion and mass transfer properties.

The twenty-third annual Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering (CHRNS) "Summer School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy" will be held at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). This year's summer school is devoted to methods and applications of neutron spectroscopy.

Neutron reflectometry and small-angle scattering techniques will not be covered.

The EMBO course will include lectures on:

The conference will be dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Â A special session of the conference will also be dedicated to correlation Fourier diffractometry, marking the 25th anniversary of the start of operation of the Fourier diffractometer at the IBR-2 pulsed neutron reactor.

Online registration and abstract submission must be completed before 30th June 2017.

 The third annual “Modern Methods in Rietveld Refinement for Structural Analysis” school will be held from June 18th-23th, 2017, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in close partnership with the Shull-Wollan Center Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences (University of Tennessee and ORNL) and Bruker-AXS.Â

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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 optimised 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.  This course will emphasise 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). Â

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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.

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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 March 31, 2017, although later applications may still be considered.

Deuteration benefits neutron scattering investigations of many types of soft and biological material ranging from macromolecular structures to energy material function. The workshop aims to demonstrate the impact of deuterium-labelling in neutron science, and to establish applications in which this technique will play a key role in generating the greatest future scientific potential. The workshop will consist of a series of scientific presentations on the state-of-the art applications of neutron scattering and deuterium labelling and updates on the current capabilities of deuteration facilities in Europe and around the world. Extensive interactions between the delegates will be facilitate by dedicated discussion sessions in addition to a poster session.

Detailed information, including a preliminary program and list of confirmed speakers can be found at:Â https://indico.esss.lu.se/event/756/

Registration is now open and limited to 60 participants.

Abstracts for posters are welcome until the 2nd April 2017.

The focus of AUC 2017 is on solution studies of biological macromolecules, interacting systems, synthetic polymers, nanoparticles and colloids. Techniques such as analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC), dynamic and static light scattering (DLS, MALLS), small angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS, SANS), NMR, SPR, field flow fractionation (FFF), and calorimetry (ITC, DSC) are featured.

AUC 2017 will open with several workshops, which begin on the afternoon of Sunday 23rd July, and end on the afternoon of Tuesday 25th July. These workshops will be given by leading experts in the workshop topics.

A symposium will follow the workshop, starting in the evening of Tuesday 25th July with our keynote lecture and continue until the afternoon of Friday 28th July. The symposium will offer two poster sessions, an exhibitor fair, and round-table discussions.

Application deadline:Â Monday, April 10, 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 Laboratory's Advanced Photon Source and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor, which provides hands-on experience for using neutron and synchrotron sources.
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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 and/or neutron techniques and thus will benefit from the breadth of the school.

This workshop will take place in Caen, France. Â The training will cover many aspects of "Combined Analysis" by X-ray and neutron scattering ranging from fundamental requirements to technically relevant industrial and academic applications, including diffraction techniques, phase analysis, electron microscopy and the use of MAUD software.

The number of places on the workshop is limited to 30. Â Registration deadline is 30th June 2017.

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This conference is a satellite event to the International Conference on Neutron Scattering in Daejeon, Korea (ICNS2017, 9-13 July 2017). Its aim is to provide a platform for the exchange of information in all fields of neutron optics with emphasis on new concepts and recent technical developments.

We welcome PhD and master students, post-doc scientists, as well as newcomers to neutron research from the field of structural research in physics, chemistry, biology, material science etc.

The training consists of 2 days of lectures and 3 days of experimental work. Available instruments:
Small Angle Neutron Scattering (YS), Reflectometer (GINA), Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA), Neutron imaging (RAD/NIPS-NORMA) and Neutron diffractometer (MTEST)

Grants (in limited number) for EU students are available.

The main objective of the São Paulo School on Light Neutrons and X-ray (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. In this school, worldwide experts will teach the theoretical aspects and discuss advanced applications using scattering techniques for structural characterization.

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.