https://aonsa2024.net/

 WELCOME TO AONSA 2024

 The 13th annual Asia-Oceania Neutron Scattering Association (AONSA) Neutron School will be organized at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai during 24-28 November 2024. 

 The previous AONSA neutron schools were held in China (2022), South Korea (2019), Australia (2018), Japan (2017), India (2016), Japan (2015), Indonesia (2014), China (2012), Australia (2011), India (2010), Australia (2009) and South Korea (2008). 

 The present school will comprise lectures as well as hands-on experiments spread over five days. The school is aimed at young researchers (Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows, and young faculty, preferably from the Asia-Oceania region) working in the area of neutron scattering.  All important aspects of neutron scattering  including facilities, science and applications will be covered. The lectures will be delivered by experts, mostly from the Asia-Oceania region. Participants would also have opportunity to present their recent research work involving neutron scattering.

Topics

 The school includes the application of neutron scattering to the following areas:

• Quantum Materials and Phenomena

• Strongly Correlated Electron Systems

• Critical Phenomena and Phase Transitions

• Functional Materials

• Nanomaterials

• Amorphous materials and liquids

• Soft Matter and Biological Systems

• Energy and Green Materials

• Thin Films and Multilayers

• Neutron Instrumentation

Important Dates

Deadline for receipt of applications   20 July 2024

Intimation to the selected participants 1 August 2024

Request for financial support 15 August 2024

Application Procedure

Each applicant should fill in the application form in the link below. 

Recommendation letter (which should include few lines about research work and publication details of participant) has to be uploaded in the application in the link below. 

Shortlisted applicants would be asked to submit an abstract of their recent research work for poster presentation in the school. 

In case you face issues in submitting form, kindly contact Scientific Secretary via email.

 Submission : https://docs.google.com/forms/

https://www.icns2025.dk/

WELCOME TO ICNS 2025

 The International Conference on Neutron Scattering (ICNS) 2025 is a meeting and discussion place for everyone that uses neutrons as a tool for scientific research and development. The scientific program will contain the relevant disciplines, as well as neutron facilities, instrumentation and software. The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary sessions, parallel sessions, poster sessions, and sponsor presentations. Furthermore, a number of prizes will be awarded.

 The conference main venue is the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the last day at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in nearby Lund, Sweden. There will be possibility for all delegates to take a tour of ESS, which is scheduled to go online for the first time just around the time of the conference.

Submissions

 Content to come.

https://neutrons.ornl.gov/users/proposal-calls

2024-B General User Proposal Call

The Neutron Sciences General User Proposal Call for 2024-B is open until Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Proposals awarded beam time will be scheduled to run at HFIR and SNS from July to December, 2024. 

The current HFIR/SNS 5-Year Working Schedule expects SNS availability to resume July 2024 contingent on PPU progress. 

2024-B General User Proposal Call Important Dates

• Submission deadline: February 28, 2024

• Award period: July 1 – December 30, 2024

  • HFIR July 23 - November 8 (cycles 508, 509, 510)

  • SNS July 1 - November 18

• Award notification by April 29, 2024

Researchers should apply directly via the Integrated Proposal Tracking System (IPTS). For more information, contact the User Office.

Instrument restrictions/limitations

Please note the following instrument restrictions/limitations for 2024-B instrument requests:

• BL-5/CNCS notes the following restrictions:

  • For dilution refrigerator inserts, proposals must be discussed before submission with a beamline scientist and beamtime awards are subject to helium and personnel resources.

  • For CCR experiments requesting more than 1 sample, proposals must be discussed before submission with a beamline scientist.

  • The 14 T magnet is still being commissioned at BL-5 (CNCS) and not yet available to the General User program.

• BL-15/Neutron Spin Echo will have limited beamtime available to award due to EPICS upgrade and required commissioning.

• HB-3A/DEMAND will have limited beamtime available to award due to EPICS upgrade and one cycle of required commissioning. 

New instrument capabilities

BL-16B/VISION has added the following capabilities:

• New CCR with 104 mm bore for larger sample environment equipment

• Furnace (vacuum, 1000 deg.C max)

• Sample changer (20 positions, vanadium sample holders, 5-350K)

• McWhan clamp cell (5-350K, 10 GPa)

• Sample stick for in situ irradiation with UV/Visible light (various wavelengths; under testing; contact beam line scientist before proposal submission)

CG-3/Bio-SANS has installed a new mid-range detector array to complement the existing wing and main detectors. This new capability will improve Q-resolution and decrease measurement times. It will be commissioned and available to users for cycle 2024B.

Future Dates

Please Note: Proposal Call deadlines are subject to change based on facility schedule changes. The User Office will communicate any date changes on this website and in the user newsletter.

2025-A

• Submission deadline: August 21, 2024

• Award period: January 1 – June 30, 2025

  • HFIR February 18-June 20, 2025 (cycles 511, 512, 513)

  • SNS mid-January-May 30, 2025

• Award notification by October 16, 2024