NIST Center for Neutron Research
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
Getting Great Data with CHRNS
Watch a 2½ minute video that describes the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering, a key partnership with the National Science Foundation.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The last deadline for proposals for instrument time was March 14, 2017. Review is now complete. All applicants should have received notice of the decisions on their proposals.
- The next deadline will be in November 2017. details of the last call
- We have posted some proposal statistics summarizing the last five calls.
IMPORTANT: ACCESS CONTROL POLICY
Starting July 21, 2014, driver's licenses from 7 states/territories will not be accepted as valid ID for NCNR access. Only US citizen users are affected. details
User survey and NCNR response
The NCNR Users Group has summarized the results of a recent user survey. We encourage all to look at it, and at our response.
See differently with neutrons at NIST
Watch a 2½ minute animated explanation for a general audience of what we do at the NCNR. watch!
INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT MEETING
Held Aug. 21-22, 2014, Potomac, MD. Executive Summary of outcome
TRAINING FROM OTHER LABS
NIST now accepts basic radiation safety training from other U.S. neutron facilities in place of the NIST offered on-line training.
