Neutron Science and Engineering Opportunities at the Spallation
Neutron Source
UT-Battelle Core Universities workshop, Dec 6-7, NC State University,
Raleigh
To register: Contact Kaye Whaley: Dean's Office, College of
Engineering, NC State University. Phone: 919.515.2311 (FAX: 9l9.515.7951)
or kaye_whaley@ncsu.edu.
Please respond by December 1st so that we can be prepared.
Attendance is limited, so please restrict to about five people maximum
from each institution. If this is a problem, contact the workshop
coordinators below.
For questions about local arrangements: Contact Frances Brooks:
Dean’s Office, Graduate School, NC State University. Phone
919-515-1983, or frances_brooks@ncsu.edu
For questions about the program and the scientific schedule,
contact the workshop coordinators Paul Turinsky, (Department of
Nuclear Engineering, NC State University) at paul_turinsky@ncsu.edu
or Chris Gould (Department of Physics, NC State University) at chris_gould@ncsu.edu
The meeting will take place on the Centennial campus of NC State
University. Attendees will stay at the Velvet Cloak Inn, Hillsborough
Street, Raleigh. The Velvet Cloak has confirmed a block of 30 rooms
for arrival Monday, December 6, and departure on Tuesday, December
7.
Attendees should call the Velvet Cloak for room reservation
and ask for the ORNL Core group rate of $79.00, single or double.
The toll free number for reservations at The Velvet Cloak is 1-800-334-4372.
The local phone number is 919-828-0333.
An airport shuttle van is available to all hotel guests in getting
from the Raleigh-Durham airport and returning to the airport, and
if such service is desired, the attendees should request the shuttle
van service at the time the reservation is being made. Transportation
from the hotel to Centennial campus on Tuesday morning (and back
at 5pm) will be available.
The workshop will take place in the Engineering
Graduate Research Center (EGRC) Auditorium, Room 136, EGRC, Centennial
Campus, NC State University, Raleigh.
Schedule
Monday Dec 6th:
7-9p.m. Reception at the Queen Anne Room, Velvet Cloak Inn,
Tuesday Dec 7th:
Transportation leaves for Centennial campus 7.45 a.m.
8.00-8.30 a.m.: Registration and working group sign-up Room
136 EGRC, Centennial Campus (coffee and danish provided)
8.30-8.40 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions
8.40-9.00 a.m.: Update on UT-Battelle contract, John Nemeth
9.00-9.30 a.m.: Overview of SNS project and SNS Instruments,
Thom Mason (SNS Project, ORNL)
9.30-10.00 a.m.: Application of Neutron Scattering to Materials
and Biomaterials Research, Lee Magid (Department of Chemistry, U
Tennessee)
10.00-10.30 a.m.: Fundamental Physics Applications of Neutrons,
Geoff Greene (Deputy Division Director LANSCE, LANL)
10.30-10.45 a.m.: (15 minutes) Break
10.45 a.m.-12.45 p.m.: Presentations by core universities (15
minutes each, 2-3 minutes for questions, 1-2 speakers per institution):
NC State
Duke
U Va
VPI
Georgia Tech
Florida State
Tennessee
12.45 p.m. (45 minutes) Working lunch
1.30-2.30 p.m.: Presentations by ORAU institutions (10 minutes
each) and discussion of working group topics
2.30-3.30 p.m.: Working group discussions in four break out
rooms (136 EGRC, 337 EGRC, 338 EGRC, 218 EGRC). Topics include (other
suggestions welcome):
Chemistry
Magnetism and Superconductivity
Crystalline Materials
Structural Biology
Polymers
Disordered Materials
Complex Fluids
Engineering
Fundamental Physics with Neutrons
Neutrino Physics
3.30 p.m. (15 minutes) Break
3.45 p.m. (10 minutes each) Reports from working groups and
next steps to be taken
5.00 p.m. Close and return to Velvet Cloak Inn
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