Neutron Sciences 2008 Annual Report - 17.79 MB - Spallation ...

diffractometers). As we add instruments, the number
of users is also increasing. HFIR hosted 258 users,
and 165 were hosted at SNS. Improvements were
continually made with the Integrated Proposal Management
System, making it easier for users to submit
proposals and obtain facility support.
As stewards of a national resource for scientific discovery,
it is most gratifying to see an increase in the
number of publications resulting from work at SNS
and HFIR. More than 140 open literature publications
were produced, and inside this report you’ll
find highlights from just a few. I’m also particularly
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pleased to see our staff being recognized through
awards and invitations to share their expertise at
meetings such as the National Neutron and X-Ray
Scattering School (cohosted with Argonne National
Laboratory), the American Crystallographic Association
annual meeting, and the 2008 High-Intensity,
High-Brightness Hadron Beams Workshop. We
plan to take an even greater role in educating various
communities (e.g., the public, scientific, and
academic) about using neutrons to study materials.
This year, for example, we cohosted the workshop on
“Leadership in Neutron Scattering Education.” We
also anticipate that completion of the Joint Institute
of Neutron Sciences in 2010 will spark exciting educational
and outreach opportunities in collaboration
with the University of Tennessee and other institutions.
The past year has provided us with some remarkable
achievements thanks to the continued dedication of
all our staff and collaborators, and I am particularly
proud of the excellent safety record that has been
maintained throughout another busy year.
I hope you enjoy reading this report and sharing with
us the excitement of neutron science at ORNL.
Ian Anderson
ORNL NEUTRON SCIENCES The Next Generation of Materials Research
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