Note: Deadline for
registration was November 11, 2003. Registration is now closed.
Synopsis
ABOUT
ANSWER
Advanced
Neutron Scattering netWork for Education and Research (ANSWER) is one
of the first three International Materials Institutes (IMI) being established
with the support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The
objectives of the ANSWER are to:
- develop
an international network of researchers and educators who are actively
involved in "neutron-scattering materials research with a focus
on mechanical behavior of materials" from universities, industries,
and neutron facilities worldwide;
- facilitate
the exchange of scientific information through collaborative research
projects;
- develop
a world-class work force in neutron science by providing US students,
scientists, and engineers opportunities to access the research programs
and facilities in the US and other countries;
- identify
and lead innovative materials-research efforts; and
- establish
international internet-based virtual institutes.
SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP
The first
annual ANSWER workshop is planned to gather international neutron-scattering
materials research community and provide a forum for the discussion
of current and future research activities and ideas. Specific topics
of the oral and poster presentations will include:
- neutron-scattering
facilities and instruments;
- mechanical
behavior of materials including plastic deformation, twinning, fatigue,
and creep;
- residual
stresses;
- microstructure
and phase transformation; and
- theoretical
modeling.
Furthermore,
a discussion session is scheduled for the planning and coordination
of the ANSWER activities and businesses for the upcoming year. The specific
agenda for the business session will include:
- discussion
on areas of important and innovative research for joint research programs,
- current
status of the international collaborative research projects,
- progress
reports by ANSWER Fellows and evaluation,
- planning
of the Exchange Programs for the following year, and
- tutorials
for students and researchers who are new to neutron scattering including
tours of neutron facilities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Support for the workshop
is provided by the National Science Foundation, University of Tennessee,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
ANSWER
Contacts
Confirmed
Speakers
Keynote/Invited
Speakers
- Y. Akiniwa (Nagoya University,
Japan)
- I. Anderson (Spallation
Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- D. Brown (Los Alamos Neutron
Science Center, Los Alamos National Lab, USA)
- H. Choo (University of
Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- P. Dawson (Cornell University,
USA)
- L. Edwards (Open University,
UK)
- T. Egami (University of
Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- A. Ekkebus (Spallation
Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- Z. Feng (Metals and Ceramics
Div., Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- T. Gnaeupel-Herold (NIST
Center for Neutron Research, NIST, USA)
- C. Hubbard (Metals and
Ceramics Div., Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- C. Huber (National Science
Foundation, USA)
- B. Kad (University of
San Diego, USA)
- O. Kirstein (ANSTO, Australia)
- D. Klarstrom (Haynes International,
USA)
- A. Krawitz (University
of Missouri, USA)
- C. Lee (HANARO, Korea
Atomic Energy Research Institute, South Korea)
- P. Liaw (University of
Tennessee, USA)
- A. Lodini (Reims University,
France)
- T. Mason (Spallation Neutron
Source, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- P. Nash (Illinois Institute
of Technology, USA)
- C. Noyan (IBM, USA)
- J. Pang (Metals and Ceramics
Div., Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- A. Pyzalla (Technical
University of Vienna, Austria)
- K. Rajan (Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, USA)
- C. Rawn (Metals and Ceramics
Div., Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- J. Richardson (Intense
Pulsed Neutron Source, Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
- W. Reimers (Technical
University Berlin, Germany)
- J. Roberto (Physical Sciences,
Oak Ridge National Lab, USA
- G. Sarma (Computer Science
and Mathematics, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- W. Soboyejo (Princeton
University, USA)
- S. Speakman (Metals and
Ceramics Div., Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
- C. Tome (Materials Science
and Technology, Los Alamos National Lab, USA)
- F. Tompkins (University
of Tennessee, USA)
- E. Üstundag (California
Institute of Technology, USA)
- R. Vaidyanathan (University
of Central Florida, USA)
- X. Wang (Spallation Neutron
Source, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA)
Registration
Information
Deadline
for registration was November 11, 2003. Registration is now closed.
As part
of your conference registration fee, each registrant will be provided
with copies of presentations
submitted before November 12. Registration includes food at breakfast,
lunch, and breaks; and Sunday evening reception; and Monday dinner.
Scholarships are available
for faculty and graduate students at U.S. colleges and universities
through support provided by Oak Ridge Associated Universities and
other organizations. Members of underrepresented groups in the sciences
are encouraged to apply. Scholarships are requested on the registration
form. You will be asked to identify in detail the amount and purpose
of the financial support you will need in addition to waiving registration
fee and 3-4 nights lodging in the conference hotel. Also include a
statement concerning the applicability of the conference to your research
interests. Remember, many conference meals are provided. Rental cars
will not be needed.
Poster
Session
A poster session
is scheduled on Monday evening, November 17, at the Hilton Knoxville.
Scholarship recipients may wish to display their research at the poster
session. To be considered for this session, please send a 200-word abstract
describing the research, along with the names of all of the authors
and their affiliations to hchoo@utk.edu.
Posters should be no larger than 30 inches high by 48 inches long. They
can be attached by push pins, which will be supplied by conference organizers.
You will be notified by November 10 of the abstracts acceptance.
Abstracts will be available for all conference attendees in a handout
at the conference.
Instructions
for Presenters
Presenters are
strongly encouraged to submit their presentations in PowerPoint format
before their arrival in Knoxville; anyone using other software or other
presentation formats, such as viewgraphs or 35-mm slides, needs to contact
Al Ekkebus at ekkebusae@sns.gov
as soon as possible. This submission will allow the conference center
staff to help you avoid confusion at the conference by checking the
presentation on the software to be used at the conferences. Also, a
limited number of copies of each presentation will be distributed on
the day of each presentation; copies will be made only of presentations
received by November 12. The PowerPoint presentations should be submitted
to Al Ekkebus at ekkebusae@sns.gov
by November 12; he will confirm with all submitters whether we make
copies of all presentations, 2 slides per page, no color. Subject to
approval by speakers, we will post all the talks on our web site; the
talks will be posted in PDF format.
Hotel
Reservations
Hilton
Knoxville
501 West Church Street
Knoxville, TN 37902-2591
Reservations: (865) 251-2578
Rate: $55 (GSA) Single; $75 Double
Cut-off Date: October 31, 2003
Online registration code is ORL.
Airline
Transportation
Knoxville's
McGhee Tyson Airport has the symbol TYS. Airline service is provided
by airlines such as American Eagle, Conair, Continental Express, Delta,
Northwest, and United. U.S. Airways. Airport and airline information
can be found at http://www.tys.org/.
Airline
Ground Transportation
Taxis
and major automobile rental agencies are located at the airport. Taxi
fare to the Hilton Hotel in downtown Knoxville is $1520.
Workshop
Venue
The workshop
will be held at the Hilton Knoxville Hotel, 501 West Church Street,
Knoxville, TN.
Weather
in Knoxville
For November
1620, the average high temperature is 60, and the average low
temperature is 41, with about 11 hours of daylight. The forecast can
be found at http://www.weather.com/weather/local/37901.
What
to do in Knoxville
The visitors
guide to Knoxville and surrounding areas is available at http://www.knoxville.org/articles.asp?categoryid=19&cat=19.
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