COMPRES NEUTRONS
A recent workshop sponsored by National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation on "Microscopic to Macroscopic: Opportunities in Mineral and Rock Physics and Chemistry" assessed the current state and future directions of the once-classical field of mineralogy. Major new initiatives were recommended to take advantage of the rapidly changing scientific opportunities of the next decade, including a strong geoscience presence at new generation neutron sources such as the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) under construction in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This one-of-a-kind facility will be completed in 2006 and will provide the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development. For information about the SNS and other neutron facilities around the world, see "Neutron Sites".
Neutrons have several unique advantages for the study of many of the materials and phenomena and are complementary in nature to the frontier work being pursued at synchrotron radiation facilities. The unique properties of neutrons (see "Why Neutrons?") open up a wealth of research opportunities that can be integrated with results from seismology, geodynamics, and geochemistry to elucidate planetary structures and processes.
COMPRES is funded by the National Science Foundation and funds have been made available to broaden the user community of Earth Scientists at neutron facilities. Applications for support will be considered from US-based Earth Scientists to carry out neutron scattering experiments and for the organization/participation of US-based Earth scientists at workshops and conferences on neutron scattering. See "Applying for Support" for details.
Finally, see the Education Materials section where you can download education materials for teaching meet. We will be happy to answer any questions that you have about neutron scattering and how it might facilitate your research. Keep up-to-date with information about Neutron News, upcoming conferences/workshops, projects of interest and available positions in Meetings.
Neutrons have several unique advantages for the study of many of the materials and phenomena and are complementary in nature to the frontier work being pursued at synchrotron radiation facilities. The unique properties of neutrons (see "Why Neutrons?") open up a wealth of research opportunities that can be integrated with results from seismology, geodynamics, and geochemistry to elucidate planetary structures and processes.
COMPRES is funded by the National Science Foundation and funds have been made available to broaden the user community of Earth Scientists at neutron facilities. Applications for support will be considered from US-based Earth Scientists to carry out neutron scattering experiments and for the organization/participation of US-based Earth scientists at workshops and conferences on neutron scattering. See "Applying for Support" for details.
Finally, see the Education Materials section where you can download education materials for teaching meet. We will be happy to answer any questions that you have about neutron scattering and how it might facilitate your research. Keep up-to-date with information about Neutron News, upcoming conferences/workshops, projects of interest and available positions in Meetings.