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There will be no new calls for proposals in 2023.</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/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns"><img alt="Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering" height="74" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230210113351im_/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 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/ncnr-seminar-schedule"><strong>NCNR Seminar Schedule</strong></a><strong> </strong></span></span></span></h5> <p><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b6268f61-767c-478d-9da6-3ee584d95720" href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/chrns-summer-school-neutron-scattering" title="2022 CHRNS Summer School"><span><span><span><strong>29<sup>th</sup> CHRNS Scattering School on Methods and Applications of Neutron Spectroscopy</strong></span></span></span></a> will be held in person July17-21, 2023.<br> The <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5b3d0f41-e8f2-45c5-991a-98819afc13f1" href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns/education-and-outreach/chrns-summer-school-neutron-scattering/application" title="2022 Application Information">a</a><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" 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the Unplanned Outage</strong></a></p> <div> <figure class="align-right nist-image" data-link="https://ncnr.nist.gov/dimeo/CHRNS_Animation_Final.mp4"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210113351/https://ncnr.nist.gov/dimeo/CHRNS_Animation_Final.mp4"><img alt="CHRNS Sketchnote thumbnail" height="77" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230210113351im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/2019-12/chrns_sketchnote_thumb.jpg" title="CHRNS Sketchnote thumbnail" typeof="foaf:Image" width="100"></a><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> </figcaption></figure><p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230210113351/https://ncnr.nist.gov/dimeo/CHRNS_Animation_Final.mp4">Getting Great Data with CHRNS</a></strong><br> A 2½ minute video that describes the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering, a key partnership with the National Science Foundation.</p> </div> <h5> </h5> </div> </div> </div> <div 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" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/spotlight-zebra-striped-structures-twist-neutrons-and-extend-researchers"><span property="schema:name">Spotlight: Zebra-Striped Structures to Twist Neutrons and Extend Researchers’ Vision</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-11-22T12:00:00Z">November 22, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">What are these microscopic zebra-striped squares, and why did scientists painstakingly arrange more than 6 million of them on a silicon plate just half a</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/11/simple-material-could-scrub-carbon-dioxide-power-plant-smokestacks" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/simple-material-could-scrub-carbon-dioxide-power-plant-smokestacks" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210113351im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/10/27/MOFIllustration_Concept_v4.png?itok=G2L2xqmg" width="100" height="43" alt="Near a set of belching smokestacks sits a diagram of the structure of a metal-organic framework, with open spaces holding carbon dioxide molecules trapped inside." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/11/simple-material-could-scrub-carbon-dioxide-power-plant-smokestacks"><span property="schema:name">This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-11-02T12:00:00Z">November 2, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">An easily synthesized chemical filter could stop the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/09/facility-restart-update" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/facility-restart-update"><span property="schema:name">Facility restart update</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-06T12:00:00Z">September 6, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Based on my assessment of (1) the relative merits of each scenario (install D2 cold source and upgrade guides ASAP vs. wait for NRC permission to restart the</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2022/08/spotlight-nist-researchers-analyze-novavax-vaccine-multiple-angles" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/spotlight-nist-researchers-analyze-novavax-vaccine-multiple-angles" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210113351im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/08/29/Alex_Grishaev.jpg?itok=cAtNRjxd" width="100" height="67" alt="Alex Grishaev leans over a counter full of scientific equipment, looking down at his work. 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Bronze Medal Award---Ryan Murphy, Kathleen Weigandt, Paul Salipante, Steven Hudson</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For development of innovative technology to probe simultaneously the structure and the rheology of complex fluids under extreme shear.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-distinguished-mentoring-award-dan-neumann" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-distinguished-mentoring-award-dan-neumann" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210113351im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/20/Dan.Neumann.Dist_.Mentoring.jpg?itok=m07qUKYV" width="67" height="100" alt="Dan Neumann Distinguished Mentoring" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-distinguished-mentoring-award-dan-neumann"><span>2022 - Distinguished Mentoring Award---Dan Neumann</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For exemplary service to NIST through selfless dedication to the mentoring of staff and users at the Center for Neutron Research.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-distinguished-mentoring-award-julie-borchers" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-distinguished-mentoring-award-julie-borchers" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230210113351im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/21/Mentorship.Borshers.jpg?itok=eA-jG3F5" width="67" height="100" alt="Julie Borchers Distinguished Mentoring award" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230210113351/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-distinguished-mentoring-award-julie-borchers"><span>2022 - 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