Emerging Neutronic Approaches for Advanced Materials Study and Innovation in Energy, the Environment, Health and Infrastructure

Neutron scattering is a useful tool in a diversity of scientific fields and has led to a number of significant discoveries since the 1930s. In addition, the demand for neutrons from industry has seen a dramatic increase recently to aid innovation. New techniques such as energy-selective neutron imaging have become a reality, with the advent of intense pulsed neutron sources, and a strong impact has been given to the communities. Provision of future large neutron scattering facilities is underway with the current construction of two new and more intense spallation sources in China and in Sweden, in parallel to the existing operating facilities around the world. At the same time, a different type of accelerator-based sources, the so-called “Compact Sources” are being planned in several countries as a substitute of old reactors which are closing down. These will bring new opportunities to the use of neutrons, for example for neutron capture therapy in cancer treatment. Therefore, the community is ramping up and becoming much more vital and energetic technically and scientifically world-wide in these days. In this edition of the GRC we will gather experts and specialists, neutron facility users, and young scientists and students, to have lively discussions on the diverse fields and activities that neutrons encompass, and to share information and motivate new and exciting research activities. The meeting is also a great occasion to bring together people and build friendships among participants from both the industrial and academic sectors worldwide.