NMI3 carries out foresight studies to identify the future directions of neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy. The reports emanating from this activity are considered important guidelines for the consortium partners when developing their infrastructure. They are equally important documents when communicating with political bodies or the broader public.

NMI3 wishes a vast implication of users in these studies. A strong international involvement is equally desirable at a time when new neutron sources are being built all over the world.

NMI3 is receptive to proposals from interested scientists (Please contact Helmut Schober or Ana Claver for additional information).


NMI3 Networking Activities - Foresight workshops
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NEF Neutrons and Energy for the Future (in close collaboration with the Joint Institute of Neutron Scattering in the US -JINS)
This study was an outcome of the workshop Neutrons and Energy for the Future held successfully in Washington 4–5 June 2004.
If you want to have a glance of how neutrons can contribute in the development of the key energy research areas (H2 storage, fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, energy recovery in oil production...), see the CONTENT SUMMARY: an overview of what was told at the workshop "Neutrons and Energy for the Future" in Washington.
If you want to know more about this workshop visit the official page of the workshop Neutrons and Energy for the Future on the ORNL webpage.
Internal working area (for members only)

NESE - Symposium on Neutrons at the Frontier of Earth Sciences and Environment - NESE
NESE was fully integrated into the European Geosciences Union
EGU - 2nd General Assembly (Union Session US1)
Vienna, Austria, 25 - 29 April 2005.

BioMaN - BioMaterials and Neutrons: introducing neutron scattering to the biomaterials community. The conference was a success. Are you interested on what neutrons have to do with biomaterials? You can have a look to the presentations on the SNS pages. A neutron session at the next American Vacuum Society meeting in Boston. Boston, 31st October 2005

RICH - Research Infrastructures for Cultural Heritage: bridging the current knowledge gap between research infrastructures and the cultural heritage community. 12-13 December 2005, Trieste

Workshop on Future Developments of European Muon Sources To enable the European muon community to begin planning for possible future muon source developments within the EC'.

IAN Imaging and Neutrons 2006 October 23-25, 2006 Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. To advance progress in the use of neutrons in a wide range of imaging applications.

SKIN 2007 Studying Kinetics with Neutrons. September 27-28, 2007 - University of Göttingen, Germany To discuss existing results and possible new applications and future prospects of time-resolved techniques.

Forthcoming event!
Towards a Next Generation European Muon Source early 2008.