croucher summer courses
Neutron scattering: a powerful method for materials research
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8 – 12 August 2016
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City University of Hong Kong
Neutron scattering: a powerful method for materials research
This 5-day intensive course is an introduction to neutron scattering aimed at postgraduate students and early-career researchers. While this year's summer course will continue to cover fundamental scattering theory and commonly-used scattering techniques, the focus will be on inelastic neutron scattering. There will also be several practical sessions on the analysis of neutron scattering data.
The discovery and development of new materials hinge on our understanding of their structures and dynamics. Neutron scattering is a powerful and versatile method to characterize the structure and dynamics of materials. Originally developed as a tool for physics, it has led to major advances in many areas of science and technology such as clean energy, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, materials engineering, information technology and fundamental physics.
The last few decades have brought about tremendous advances in neutron scattering sources and instrumentation. This includes the new China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) under construction in Dongguan, China. 60 miles from Hong Kong, it is destined to become an international hub for materials research. This course will be a rare chance to become familiar with the techniques that will be employed there.
As neutron scattering is relatively new to the Hong Kong scientific community, the summer course will emphasise on commonly used scattering techniques employed in materials research such as Neutron Diffraction (ND), Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS), Neutron Reflectivity (NR), Inelastic Neutron Scattering (INS) and Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering (QENS).
The number of participants in the course will be limited to 30, in order to facilitate greater interaction between participants and lecturers. Participants will be able to approach the eminent scientists engaged both in educational settings such as classrooms and laboratory sessions, as well as networking over lunches. The registration fee is HK$3000 which includes accommodation, lunches, coffee breaks and a banquet. Please find the participant application form below.
More detailed information regarding the course can be found here: http://www.ap.cityu.edu.hk/news/croucher/CSC2016.htm
Venue: The City University of Hong Kong
Date: 7 to 13 August 2016
Application deadline: 4 May 2016
Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships will be available for selected students who would otherwise not be able to attend the course.
Course directors
Professor Xun-Li Wang 王循理
Executive Director at The City University of Hong Kong
Co-director(s)
Professor Takashi Egami
Situation unknown.
About your speakers
Professor Sunil K. Sinha
Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
Dr Robert Robinson
Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
Professor Takeshi Egami
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee
Professor Robert McGreevy
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Professor Bruce D. Gaulin
Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University
Professor Masatoshi Arai
European Spallation Source (ESS)
Dr Stephen E. Nagler
Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Professor Frank Klose
Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
Dr Elliot Gilbert
Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
Dr Wanchuck Woo
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Professor J. Hong
Beijing Institute of Technology
Professor Xun-Li Wang
Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong
Professor Brent Fultz
California Institute of Technology