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Purpose
To celebrate the achievements and illustrious lifetime of the NCNR.
Description
The NIST Bureau of Standards Reactor is celebrating its 50th anniversary of going critical on December 7, 2017. It has had a long and distinguished history of providing neutrons to the scientific community and has established itself as a leader in the global enterprise of neutron science. The NCNR is now poised for continuing the legacy long into the future. This symposium is to recognize the accomplishments of those who worked closely with the facility as well as celebrating the potential science that will be emerging from the facility in the future. The symposium will last from the morning of December 7th and continue into the afternoon on the 8th. There will be a reception dinner the evening of the 7th at the Gaithersburg Marriott--Washingtonian Center.
Agenda
Agenda (Printable PDF) Updated 12/4/17
| December 7, 2017 | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:05 AM | Robert Dimeo, NCNR Director Welcoming Remarks |
| 9:05 – 9:10 AM | Walt Copan, NIST Director |
| 9:10 – 9:40 AM | Dan Neumann, NCNR Neutrons at NIST |
| 9:40 – 9:50 AM | G.X. Tessema, National Science Foundation The Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering: A Successful Model of Interagency Partnership |
| 9:50 – 10:10 AM | James Rhyne, Department of Energy The NCNR Years: A Career-Launching Opportunity |
| 10:10 – 10:30 AM | Andreas Magerl, Universität Erlangen-Nurnberg Learning Neutron Scattering at NIST |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 – 11:20 AM | Collin Broholm, Johns Hopkins University Exploring Quantum Materials Through High Efficiency Cold Neutron Instrumentation at the NCNR |
| 11:20 – 11:40 AM | Lilo Pozzo, University of Washington Tickling Soft Matter: Manipulating Materials with External Fields |
| 11:40 – 12:00 PM | Mike Hore, Case Western Reserve University Small-Angle Neutron Scattering from Cyclic and Mechanically-Interlocked Polymers |
| 12:00 – 12:20 PM | Tom Newton, NCNR The Future of the NCNR Neutron Source: An Exploration of Options |
| 12:20 – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 1:50 PM | Megan Robertson, University of Houston SANS Investigations of the Thermodynamics of Polymer Mixtures |
| 1:50 – 2:10 PM | Mas Subramanian, Oregon State University The Role of Neutrons in Colorful Materials World: Heat Reflecting Blue Pigments and Beyond |
| 2:10 – 2:30 PM | Mathias Loesche, Carnegie Mellon University Neutron Scattering in Structural Biology: The Best is Yet to Come! |
| 2:30 – 2:50 PM | Carlos Lopez-Barron, ExxonMobil Neutron Science at ExxonMobil |
| 2:50 – 3:10 PM | Frank Bates, University of Minnesota Neutrons and Polymers: A Marriage made in Gaithersburg |
| 3:10 – 3:40 PM | Break |
| 3:40 – 4:00 PM | Kai Liu, University of California, Davis Polarized Neutron Reflectometry Investigations of Artificially Structured Nanomagnets |
| 4:00 – 4:20 PM | Ron Jones, nSoft nSoft: How We Learned to Love, and Advance, Industrial Research |
| 4:20 – 4:40 PM | Dick Lindstrom, NIST Radioanalytical Chemistry @ NBSR |
| 4:40 – 5:00 PM | Ron Bishop, Smithsonian The NIST-Smithsonian Partnership: Four Decades of Archaeological Neutron Activation |
| 5:00 – 5:20 PM | Leslie Ruppert, U.S. Geological Survey Using Neutron Scattering to Answer a Fundamental Question in Petroleum Geology - How Do Fluids Move Through Tight Rocks? |
| 5:20 – 6:30 PM | Break |
| 6:30 PM 7:15 PM | Reception Dinner |
| December 8, 2017 | |
| 9:00 - 9:20 AM | Rob Briber, University of Maryland NCNR/UMD Research Interactions - Soft Matter and Beyond |
| 9:20 - 9:40 AM | Norm Wagner, University of Delaware Making Complex Fluids Less Complex to Understand Using Rheo-SANS |
| 9:40 – 10:00 AM | Tom Trabold, Rochester Institute of Technology “Neutrons Don’t Lie!”: The Transformational Role of Neutron Imaging in Fuel Cell Science and Technology |
| 10:00 – 10:20 AM | Fred Wietfeldt, Tulane University Neutron Decay Experiments at the NCNR |
| 10:20 – 10:50 AM | Break |
| 10:50 – 11:10 AM | Matt Helgeson, University of California, Santa Barbara Reflections on Pushing the Limits of SANS for Soft Matter - Past, Present and Future |
| 11:10 – 11:30 AM | Jeff Long, University of California, Berkeley Neutron Diffraction Studies of Gas Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks |
| 11:30 – 11:50 AM | Stephen Wilson, University of California Santa Barbara Catalyzing Discovery in Quantum Magnets: The Power of Partnering with the NCNR and its Scientists |
| 11:50 – 12:10 PM | Young Lee, Stanford University A Journey into the Science of Quantum Magnets at the NCNR |
| 12:10 – 12:40 PM | Mike Rowe, NCNR Final Remarks |
| NCNR Facility Tour (Optional) | |
Lodging Information
Gaithersburg Marriott - Washingtonian Center
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg MD 20878
301-590-0044
Rate available 12/06/17 to 12/10/17 for $201.00 USD/Night.
Book by November 8, 2017
Book your group rate for NIST NCNR 50 year Symposium Room Block
Security Instructions
If you are not registered, you will not be allowed on site. Registered attendees will receive security and campus instructions prior to the workshop.
NON U.S. CITIZENS PLEASE NOTE: All foreign national visitors who do not have permanent resident status and who wish to register for the above meeting must supply additional information. Failure to provide this information prior to arrival will result, at a minimum, in significant delays (up to 24 hours) in entering the facility. Authority to gather this information is derived from United States Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order (DAO) number 207-12. When registration is open, the required NIST-1260 form will be available as well. *New Visitor Access Requirement: Effective July 21, 2014, Under the REAL ID Act of 2005, agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card for access to federal facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an extension.Click here for a list of alternative identification and further details>>