Day 1: Thursday, July 23, 2026
C-156 at Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) (building 8600)
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Schedule (EST) |
Activity |
Moderator |
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8:00 |
Registration at SNS lobby (Tiffany Payne) |
Qiang Zhang
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8:30 |
Welcome (Mark Lumsden and workshop team) |
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9:00 |
Introduction to TOF Neutron Powder Diffraction (Cheng Li) |
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10:00 |
POWGEN Instrument, Sample Environments, Science Cases (Alicia Manjón Sanz and Melanie Kirkham) |
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11:00 |
A.M. Break & Group Photo |
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11:30 |
Advances in Computing, using AI and using the cloud (Yuanpeng Zhang) |
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12:30 |
Working Lunch - How to write a successful proposal (Thomas Proffen) |
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1:30 |
Introduction to Rietveld Analysis and GSAS-ll (Alicia Manjón Sanz) |
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2:00 |
Tutorial: Refinements in GSAS-ll (Alicia Manjón Sanz) |
Thomas Proffen |
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3:00 |
P.M. Break |
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3:30 |
POWGEN Tour (Melanie Kirkham) |
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4:30 |
Poster Setup Session |
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5:00 |
Poster Session |
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6:00 |
Reception dinner - Speaker TBD |
Day 2: Friday, July 24, 2026
C-156 at Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) (building 8600)
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Schedule (EST) |
Activity |
Moderator |
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8:30 |
Bus Recap Day 1 - Students share what they learned |
Melanie Kirkham
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9:00 |
Advanced Sample Environment - gas dosing, AGES, magnet, etc. (Cheng Li) |
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10:00 |
Advanced Techniques - event filter, neutron absorption correction (Qiang Zhang) |
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11:00 |
A.M. Break | ||
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11:30 |
Introduction to Magnetic Symmetry (Stuart Calder) |
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12:30 |
Working Lunch - Powder Diffractometers at ORNL (Clarina Dela Cruz) | ||
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1:30 |
Tutorial: Crystal and Commensurate Magnetic Structure Refinement Using GSAS-ll (Qiang Zhang) |
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2:30 |
Introduction to FULLPROF and Incommensurate Structures |
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3:00 |
P.M. Break |
Thomas Proffen |
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3:30 |
Tutorial: Incommensurate Spin Density Waves Refinement Using FULLPROF (Qiang Zhang) |
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4:30 |
Participant Feedback and Ask an Instrument Scientist Closing Session |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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