ENSA

ENSA joins ILL in the tribute to Hannu Muttka, who passed away earlier this year. Among the many scientific adventures he participated in and responsibilities he took upon himself, Hannu Muttka acted as the ENSA chair from October 2004 to October 2006. He shall be greatly missed.

https://www.ill.eu/news-press-events/news/detail/in-memory-of-hannu-mutka

The ENSA Awards for 3 Prizes for 2021 are held in 2022. Information can be found on the websites of the Walter Hälg Prize (sponsored by SwissNeutronics), the Erwin Felix Lewy Bertaut Prize (shared between ECA and ENSA) and the Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award (sponsored by Mirrotron)

We would like to congratulate our much appreciated colleague and distinguished scientist Prof. Ference Mezei as a laureate of the

Gothenburg Lise Meitner Awards 2021

Citing the website of the Award:

Ferenc Mezei will receive the award
“For the inventions of the neutron spin echo method and the super mirror, which have significantly advanced neutron scattering methods, and for the long pulse neutron source concept, which is the foundation for the novel technical design of the European Spallation Source now being built in Lund.”

Besides these, and many more qualities, we highly appreciate having prof. Mezei as the national delegate of Hungary for ENSA, and are grateful for his role as vice-chair in the board with prof. Alba-Simionesco.

The QENS/WINS 2020 Conference will be celebrated in San Sebastian (Spain), from June 8 to June 12, 2020. 

This event will constitute the 14th Edition of the QENS series and the 9th of the WINS workshops.

The main purpose of QENS 2020 is to cover the broad spectrum of scientific activities related with the investigation of dynamical processes in different systems using quasi-elastic neutron scattering techniques. QENS 2020 will offer a platform for discussion and exchange of scientific ideas among the experts in this field, and a general overview to newcomers about the capabilities of QENS in exploring atomic and molecular motions and relaxation processes of novel materials, soft matter and biological systems. As a novelty, this QENS Edition will explore and exploit the potential synergies between different methods (including experimental techniques and simulations), in order to face diverse scientific challenges emerging in different research fields.

WINS 2020 will cover innovative aspects of neutron instrument design. Progresses on new spectrometer projects will be presented. As in previous editions, the theme of “New idea, New concept, New design, New instrumentation for New sciences” will be followed. New developments in the application of polarization analysis, magnetic field, pressure, or improvements in sample environments for soft matter systems will be covered. Software for data acquisition, analysis and instrument simulation will be also part of the program. In analogy with the spirit of QENS 2020, the synergy with complementary methods –in this case mainly with advanced simulations and extensive Monte Carlo simulations—will be emphasized.

Please visit http://dipc.ehu.es/qens-wins2020/ and join us in San Sebastian!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 

JCNS is glad to announce the JCNS Workshop “Trends and Perspectives in Neutron Scattering” that  will take place in Tutzing (Germany) on the shores of the Starnberg lake, from October 13 – 16, 2020.  The conference is organized by the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), Forschungszentrum Jülich.
As a unique probe for studying magnetism, neutron scattering matches the entire range of length- and time-scales relevant for many novel magnetic and electronic phenomena. 
The workshop is devoted to the area of quantum materials in all their forms. 

The topics will include:

• Bulk
• Frustrated spin systems
• Nano and Heterostructures
• Low dimensional quantum magnetism
• Superconductivity
• Models of quantum magnetic systems
• Magnetic nanoparticles
• Quantum spin liquids
• Quantum materials properties at high magnetic fields
• Skyrmions

Experts and users of neutron scattering will meet to discuss recent developments and trends in the understanding of the magnetic properties of quantum materials tackled by neutron methods and complementary techniques.  The workshop will provide the chance to discuss current requirements and developments in such techniques with a particular focus on novel and upcoming experimental opportunities and scientific options and capabilities.

The registration will open on March 16th.

With close of research reactors, landscape is shifting for Europe’s world-leading neutron science community

The ENSA delegates have gathered in Sorbonne University, Paris for the election of the new Chair of ENSA.

We are very proud 🙂 to announce that prof. Henrik Rønnow is elected as our new Chair! Henrik has been very actively involved in the business of ENSA of the last years and we look forward to work with him even more intensely in the coming years.

Henrik takes over the Chair position from prof. Christiane Alba-Simionesco, who has paved the way for ENSA to be consortium member of the EU-funded Brightness2 project. The increased visibility of ENSA’s role representing the (enormous) European user community is largely a legacy of Christiane Alba-Simionesco.

We are very grateful 🙂 to her for realizing this strengthening of ENSA’s position and we look forward to work with Henrik to taking it to the next level in the coming years!