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Vienna, Austria, 25 - 26 April 2005.
NESE is fully integrated into the 2nd General Assembly (Union Symposia US1) of the European Geosciences Union EGU , Vienna, Austria, 25 - 29 April 2005.
Synopsis
NESE is one of a series of conferences organized jointly by European, American and Japanese scientific institutions with a strong affiliation to Neutron Scattering. As Earth and Environmental Sciences rely more and more on a deep understanding of processes on the atomic scale neutron scattering becomes an increasingly important tool of investigation. NESE aims at identifying future scientific needs in these areas. The findings will help neutron facilities to further adapt their infrastructure to the requirements of the wider scientific community. The look forward into the future will be based on a thorough analysis of past and present experimental highlights. The outcome of the conference will be documented in a report.
Scope of NESE
Modern societies increasingly influence the natural processes on Earth and at the same time are more and more dependent upon them. In order to achieve sustainable development it is essential to understand the mechanisms that regulate these processes. Such understanding requires in many cases the investigation of materials and their transformation on the atomic scale. Neutrons, due to their specific properties, are an ideal experimental probe for this purpose.
The picture that neutrons produce of atomic arrangements is at the same time precise and simple to interpret. The rather weak interaction of the neutron with matter, hence its highly penetrating power, is the foundation for a thorough and reliable sampling of the bulk properties. Furthermore this property makes neutron scattering a unique probe enabling studies to be made at high temperature, pressure and magnetic field in complex and bulky sample environments. New generations of instruments and neutron sources will further extend the field of application towards higher pressures and temperatures as well as kinetic and high throughput studies. This is particularly important for geoscience research areas. Furthermore the spin of the neutron couples to microscopic magnetic fields and enables us to decrypt even the most complex magnetic structures and fluctuations.
The flagship experiments shown during the symposium will demonstrate how the precise knowledge of atomic arrangements and their dynamics provide unique information in geo-physical and environmental science. The symposium will cover a wide spectrum of topics with strong overlap in many EGU2005 conference topics including:
• Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry & Volcanology
• Magnetism, Paleomagnetism, Rock Physics & Geomaterials
• Energy, Resources and the Environment
• Planetary and Solar System Science
• Cryosphere
The symposium will bring together a distinguished panel of experts from Europe, the US and Japan: world experts in neutron science will share their expertise with researchers from the world of Earth Sciences and Environment. These two groups will have the unique opportunity to identify new areas of research in the Earth and Environmental Sciences where neutrons can play a relevant and even unique role.
Organizers
H. Schober - NMI3
C. Vettier -ILL
L. Horton - ORNL/SNS
M. Arai - KEK
Scientific Committee
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See the ONLINE SUMMARY
PROGRAMME on EGU's Website - Abstracts available
POSTER PROGRAMME on EGU's Website
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre - registration Deadline 8 April!
Synopsis
Scope
Organizers
Scientific Committee
Deadlines
Contact
TRAVEL and HOTEL
Supporting Organizations
Funding for young researchers
Download here the NESE leaflet
Deadlines
Call-for-Papers: October - December 2004
Financial Support Application: 07 January 2005
Receipt of Abstracts: 21 January 2005
Letter of Invitation: 31 March 2005
Pre-Registration: 08 April 2005
More information on the EGU Official Website
EGU 2005 - Deadlines & Milestones
Contact
Helmut Schober
Laurence Tellier
Supporting Organizations
 U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES). The BES program plans, constructs, and operates major scientific user facilities to serve researchers from universities, national laboratories, and industrial laboratories.
 The JAERI-KEK Joint Facility for High Intensity Proton Accelerators, called the J-PARC Project, is a new and exciting accelerator project in Japan.
 Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences (JINS), founded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee (UT) to serve as intellectual centre for the neutron sciences and gateway for users of ORNL’s neutron beam facilities.
 The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator-based neutron source being built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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TRAVEL & HOTEL
General information, travel to Vienna, hotel booking, schedules, guidelines for authors, and more on the official European Geosciences Union website: EGU 2005
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