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Notice to Users

NCNR is conducting an extensive repair, maintenance, and upgrade project. Return to scientific operations is planned for early 2026. Once that operating schedule has been finalized, NCNR will issue a new call for proposals.

Maximizing access for the scientific community to transformative neutron scattering instrumentation

A consortium for the advancement of neutron-based measurements for manufacturing of soft materials

NEWS FOR NCNR USERS

Clean & Run - The NCNR has established a detailed schedule for returning to scientific operations

NIST Neutron Source Pre-Conceptual Design - This recent publication details plans for a new NIST reactor.

Neutrons for the Future - The report from the workshop "Neutrons for the Future" has been released.

Economic Impact Study - RTI has undertaken an economic impact assessment of investments in U.S. neutron research facilities.

CHRNS Assistance with User Experiments at Other Neutron Facilities - During the outage, CHRNS staff are available to assist users in person with experiments performed at other national and international neutron facilities. This opportunity, which is supported by CHRNS, is especially beneficial for user experiments that require specialized equipment available only at the NCNR. Interested users should reach out to appropriate CHRNS staff or to ronald.jones [at] nist.gov (Ron Jones) (Condensed Matter Science Group Leader).

News and Updates

Awards

2024 AAAS Fellow - Jeffrey W Lynn

Election as a Fellow honors members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications in service to society have

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Charles Majkrzak, Christoph Brocker, Nicholas Maliszewskyj, Brian Maranville, David Hoogerheide, Alexander Grutter, Paul Kienzle, Daniel Ogg, Douglas Ogg, Stephen Pheiffer

For the development of the world's best neutron reflectometer, providing unprecedented information on buried interfaces with sub-nanometer resolution.

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