Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) Winter School on Neutron Scattering for 2005, 2006 and 2007; Los Alamos, NM

这是由材料研究部、化学部和多学科活动办公室颁发给新墨西哥州立大学的奖项。这笔资金将支持学生参加洛斯阿拉莫斯中子科学中心(LANSCE)2005年、2006年和2007年关于中子散射的冬季学校。LANSCE冬季学校打算成为一所年度学校，侧重于中子散射对其产生重大影响的具体科学主题。因此，LANSCE学校有别于其他美国中子散射学校(阿贡国家实验室国家中子和X射线散射学校和NIST中子研究中心暑期学校)，这些学校提供散射的总体概况或专注于仪器设备。第一期LANSCE冬季学校于2004年1月举办，重点是磁性和中子散射专题。来自美国院校和一所海外院校的30名学生参加了会议。这所为期七天的学校包括两个讲座和一个实验部分，允许学生使用卢詹中子散射中心的四台仪器在磁系统上进行动手中子实验。14名特邀讲师是磁学和中子散射具体领域的世界专家，共作了16次演讲。卢詹中心的科学工作人员在学校的实验部分授课，实验部分由8-10个学生小组组成。学生们在学校的最后一天提交了他们的调查结果。即将开设的LANSCE中子学校计划在选定的专题之间轮换，即磁学(2004年)、工程材料(2005年)、软物质(2006年)和化学和生物应用(2007年)。常设咨询委员会负责就主题和对学校的总体监督提出建议，并提供连续性。每年将成立一个专题组织委员会，以挑选特邀讲师，计划实验，并从申请者池中挑选学生。

This is an award from the Division of Materials Research, the Chemistry Division, and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activity, to New Mexico State University. The funds will support student participation in the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) Winter School on Neutron Scattering for 2005, 2006 and 2007. The LANSCE Winter School is intended to be an annual school focusing on specific science topics to which neutron scattering makes a critical impact. The LANSCE School is thus distinct from other U.S. neutron scattering schools (Argonne National Laboratory National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering and the NIST Center for Neutron Research Summer School) that provide a general overview of scattering or that have an instrumentation focus. The first LANSCE Winter School was held in January 2004 and focused on the topic of Magnetism and Neutron Scattering. It was attended by 30 students from U.S. institutions and one overseas institution. The seven days school included both lectures and an experimental portion that allowed students to do hands-on neutron experiments on magnetic systems using four of the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center instruments. Fourteen invited lecturers, who were world experts in specific fields of magnetism and neutron scattering, presented a total of 16 lectures. The Lujan Center scientific staff taught the experimental portion of the school that consisted of small (8-10) groups of students. The students presented the results of their investigations on the last day of the school. The upcoming LANSCE neutron schools are planned to rotate among selected topics, i.e. Magnetism (2004), Engineering Materials (2005), Soft Matter (2006), and Chemical and Biological Applications (2007). A standing Advisory Board is charged with making recommendations on topics and general oversight of the school, and provides continuity. A Topical Organizing Committee is to be formed each year to select invited lecturers, plan experiments, and select students from an applicant pool.