NIST Center for Neutron Research

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Low power testing has begun</span></span>. </h3> </div></div> </div> <div class="nist-content-row nist-content-row--width-legible paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block text-long"><div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="grid-col"> <figure class="align-center nist-image" data-link="/node/1203891"><a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns"><img alt="Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering" height="74" loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043227im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2017/04/12/chrns-3-taller.png?itok=rhkFYkl2" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"/></a><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> </figcaption></figure><p class="text-align-center"><em>Maximizing access for the scientific community to transformative neutron scattering instrumentation</em></p> </div> <div class="grid-col last"> <figure class="align-center nist-image"><img alt="nSoft Consortium Logo" height="74" loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043227im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2017/01/26/nsoft_logo.png?itok=gnehMTfa" title="nSoft Consortium Logo" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"/><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> </figcaption></figure><p class="text-align-center"><em>A consortium for the advancement of neutron-based measurements for manufacturing of soft materials</em></p> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="nist-content-row nist-content-row--width-legible paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block text-long"><p class="nist-block__title">NEWS FOR NCNR USERS </p> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="grid-col"> <div class="grid-col last"> <div> <h5><span><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/ncnr-seminar-schedule"><strong>NCNR Seminar Schedule</strong></a><strong> </strong></span></span></span></h5> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/cold-source-installation-and-guide-upgrade/nsf-new-neutron-spin-echo-spectrometer-ng">New Neutron Spin Echo for the Nation</a> - </strong><span><span>Funded by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043227/https://www.nsf.gov/" title="National Science Foundation">NSF</a>, NIST and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043227/https://cns.che.udel.edu/" title="Center for Neutron Science">Center for Neutron Science</a> at the University of Delaware are building a new spin echo spectrometer</span></span></p> <p><strong><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="25ad868b-f5c6-42d1-b77a-f66f69e75e6d" href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/cold-source-installation-and-guide-upgrade" title="Cold Source Installation and Guide Upgrade"><span><span>New Liquid Deuterium Cold Neutron Source to be Installed</span></span></a> - </strong>The NCNR is planning a one-year outage to install an upgraded cold neutron source</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/chrns-non-equilibrium-structure-materials-initiative">CHRNS Non-Equilibrium Structure of Materials Initiative</a> - 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Wei Zhou</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Recognizing the true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/awards/2023-highly-cited-researcher-hui-wu" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2023-highly-cited-researcher-hui-wu" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043227im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/11/20/huiwu.jpg?itok=2Uc0v4XH" width="83" height="100" alt="Hui Wu @ NIST" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2023-highly-cited-researcher-hui-wu"><span>2023 Highly Cited Researcher - Hui Wu</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Recognizing the true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/awards/2023-aps-fellow-nick-butch" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2023-aps-fellow-nick-butch" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043227im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/10/24/nick.jpg?itok=TcoKnPY4" width="100" height="89" alt="Nicholas Butch" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2023-aps-fellow-nick-butch"><span>2023 APS Fellow - Nick Butch</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> For extraordinary and wide-ranging contributions to the synthesis and experimental study of exotic superconducting, magnetic, and </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/awards/org/5666">View All Awards</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Previous Events</div> </h2> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-hidden entity-reference"> <div class="nist-field__items"> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article about="/news-events/events/2017/12/ncnr-50-year-symposium" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/12/ncnr-50-year-symposium" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043227im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2017/10/17/ncnr50thlogo_finalblue.png?itok=rxAvYZDU" width="100" height="79" alt="NCNR 50th Anniversary" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20231128043227/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2017/12/ncnr-50-year-symposium"><span>NCNR 50 Year Symposium</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Thu, Dec 7 - 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