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The Shull Wollan Center is dedicated to promoting excellence in advancing the application of neutrons to the forefront of science and industry, and to the training and education of future researchers.

News Highlight

JUNE 13, 2018

Neutron scattering grew from the nuclear science of the Manhattan Project during the 1940s at what is now Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

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Science Highlight

Investigators Seek Material Evidence to Arrest COVID-19 Inflammation

July 27, 2020

Like veteran detectives investigating a crime scene, a team of expert biophysicists and neutron researchers has been called in to assist in a scientific case. Their task is to... more

Researcher Highlight

Geoff Greene Wins Prestigious Bonner Prize from APS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Geoff Greene’s lifetime is inextricably linked to that of the neutron. His tireless pursuit of this scientific mystery—finding out how long a neutron lives and what that reve... more

The Flight from Wonder - The Shull & Wollan story

Neutron Science Facilities

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is home to two of the world’s foremost research facilities—the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)—to study the structure and properties of matter.

Shull Wollan Center—a Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences