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Perspectives of Neutron Research in Germany

Zweisprachige Broschüre des Komitee Forschung mit Neutronen

The new brochure of the KFN is now available - printed and digital! Research using neutrons provides essential and unique contributions to the major challenges facing modern industrial societies. The present situation and the perspectives in the light of the coming new European Neutron Source (ESS) are presented, and the KFN gives recommendations about neutron sources, support of young scientists and funding tools. Applications and research areas of neutron research are explained and visualised in the brochure. [more] [archive]

approaching deadlines:

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May. 18, 2012: Abstract deadline for 15th International Small-Angle Scattering conference (SAS 2012), Nov. 18-23

May. 19, 2012: Abstract submission start for The MRS Symposium VV: Advanced Materials Exploration with Neutrons and Synchrotron X-Rays, Nov. 25-30

May. 25, 2012: Registration deadline for 16th JCNS Laboratory Course - Neutron Scattering 2012, Sep. 03-14

Call for applications for the Wolfram-Prandl-Price for young scientists in neutron research

The Committee Research with Neutrons (KFN) will award the Wolfram-Prandl-Price for young scientists with PhD again at the DN-2012 in September 2012. The price is awarded for excellent work, which is based mainly on investigations with neutrons. Proposals are to be sent to the head of KFN, Tobias Unruh, until June 4th 2012. Proposals should contain a justification (1-2 pages), curriculum vitae, a list of publications and a copy of the PhD-certificate. The documents should be sent as files to tobias.unruh[at]krist.uni-erlangen.de with reference "Wolfram Prandl Price". [more] [archive]

German ESS project presents itself

The European spallation source in Lund will be a next generation neutron source. To integrate German interests and know-how in the project, Germany takes part in the design-update phase of ESS in a joint project that is financed by BMBF and runs for three years. Who is participating, how it is organized, first results and contact data can now be found on the new pages of the German joint project. [more] [archive]

16th JCNS Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering, September 3-14, 2012 in Juelich and Garching/Munich

The Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, organises in cooperation with the University of Münster (Prof. D. Richter, Dr. R. Zorn) and the RWTH Aachen (Prof. G. Heger, Prof. G. Roth, Prof. T. Brückel) a laboratory course in neutron scattering. The laboratory course will consist of lectures and an experimental section. The lectures will encompass an introduction to neutron sources, into scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter research will be presented. Lectures will be held at Forschungszentrum Jülich and the experimental part will take place at the research reactor FRM II in Garching close to Munich. Deadline for application is May 25, 2012. [more] [archive]

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	Neutrons penetrate bulky materials
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