Committee Research with Neutrons (KFN)

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Every three years, a new KFN is elected by the registered neutron users. The KFN stays in contact with them by sending out email newsletters. Register here.

MLZ Conference 2022: Neutrons for Mobility

31 May -03 June 2022, Lenggries. Registration until 16 May 2022

Do you work on high-temperature resistant or lightweight structural materials, hydrogen storage and conversion systems, batteries, CO₂ capture or synthetic fuels? Then you should find out what insights research with neutrons offers in this regard! The aim of the MLZ conference "Neutorns for Mobility" is to bring together the heterogeneous community of researchers working in the relevant fields and to foster cross-disciplinary discussions. [more]

RÅC International Summer School 2022

14 to 21 August 2022 - Varberg, Sweden. Application until 31 May 2022

The RÅC International Summer School offers a one-week top-class multidisciplinary program with international lecturers and tutors for master's students in the final research phase of their study programs, PhD and doctoral students, as well as young postdocs, whose research is connected with the use of X-rays and/or neutrons from these most advanced research infrastructure facilities. The focal theme is "X-rays and Neutrons for a Sustainable Future - Advanced Materials, Climate Crisis, Human Health". For the RÅC International Summer School 2022, applications are welcome from participants from mainly German and Swedish institutions. Full scholarships will be awarded. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2022. [more]

Invitation to SNI2022 in Berlin

05-07 September 2022, FU Berlin. Submission of late posters will be possible again from about mid-May.

We look forward to many personal encounters at the 5th Conference on Research with Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons and Ion Beams at Large Facilities from 05-07 September 2022 in Berlin. The KFN, KFS and KFSI committees stand for a diverse, up-to-date and technically excellent programme. Abstracts can be submitted in March and April. The event will be rounded off by a reception and a public lecture. We would also like to encourage students who have not yet started their doctoral studies to take part in the conference and to exchange ideas and get inspired. [more]

Call for nominations KFN awards

This year, the KFN is once again awarding the Wolfram-Prandl Prize and, for the first time, the Instrumentation Prize for Neutron Research. The prizes, endowed with 2500 €, are aimed at young scientists in the field of research with neutrons. The award ceremony and the award lecture are part of the SNI2022, which will take place in Berlin in September. Please send proposals of candidates to KFN until 30 May 2022. More details can be found in the call for nominations.

KFN strategy paper: Neutron research in Germany for science and society

KFN stategy paper published, December 10, 2020 - printed version Feb. 2021

The German Committee Research with Neutrons (KFN) has published its recommendations for neutron research in Germany in a strategy paper. On 22 pages, it is shown why neutron scattering is an indispensable method, what can be done with neutrons and what the optimal conditions for successful neutron research look like. The brochure has been published digitally in advance and can be ordered as a printed copy. [more]