DRAFT SCHEDULE (updated Oct. 23rd)
Note: All sessions will be held in University Hall (UH) Room 112
Printable pdf available here
Note: All sessions will be held in University Hall (UH) Room 112
Printable pdf available here
Friday, October 25th, 2019
10:00 am to 12:00 pm: McMaster Nuclear Reactor Facility Tours (registration required)
12:00 to 1:00 pm: Lunch (on own)
1:00 to 1:30 pm: Registration opens (UH 112)
1:30 to 3:00 pm: CINS Student Symposium (Session I)
• Sebastian Himbert (McMaster): The Bending Rigidity of Red Blood Cell Membranes Determined from Solid-Supported Multi-lamellar Membranes
• Dalini Maharaj (McMaster): Octupolar vs Neel Order in Cubic 5d2 double perovskites
• Michael Nguyen (Windsor): SANS to Probe Lipid Flip-Flop in Asymmetric Liposomes
• Bo Yuan (Toronto): In-plane Magnetic Anisotropy Generated by Quantum Zero-point Fluctuations in a Tetragonal Quantum Antiferromagnet Bi2CuO4
• Elena Timakova (McMaster/Sunnybrook): Development of a scintillator-based MR-compatible neutron meter: A prototype detector
3:00 to 3:30 pm: Coffee Break
3:30 to 4:30 pm: CINS Student Symposium (Session II)
• Mitchell DiPasquale (Windsor): The Effect of the Antioxidant Vitamin E on Cell Membrane Organization
• Melissa Henderson (IQC/Waterloo): Above Room Temperature Skyrmions and Neutron Tomography
• Eva Mueller (McMaster): Cationic, anionic, and amphoteric dual pH/temperature-responsive degradable microgels via self-assembly of functionalized oligomeric precursor polymers
• Evan Smith (McMaster): Quantum Spin Ice Dynamics in the Dipole-Octupole Pyrochlore Magnet Ce2Zr2O7
4:30 to 5:00 pm: Registration continues (UH 112)
5:00 to 6:30 pm: Evening Session (Chair: Maikel Rheinstadter)
• Local Organizing Committee (McMaster): Introduction and Welcome [15 mins]
• Thad Harroun (Brock): President’s Report (CINS update, meeting objectives) [15 mins]
• John Root (Fedoruk Centre: Update on the status of the Canadian Neutron Initiative [15 mins]
• Pat Clancy, Zin Tun, Bruce Gaulin (McMaster): Updates on the status of the McMaster Neutron Scattering Program (MAD, MacSANS, Future Directions) [45 mins]
7:00 pm: Welcome Dinner at the Phoenix
12:00 to 1:00 pm: Lunch (on own)
1:00 to 1:30 pm: Registration opens (UH 112)
1:30 to 3:00 pm: CINS Student Symposium (Session I)
• Sebastian Himbert (McMaster): The Bending Rigidity of Red Blood Cell Membranes Determined from Solid-Supported Multi-lamellar Membranes
• Dalini Maharaj (McMaster): Octupolar vs Neel Order in Cubic 5d2 double perovskites
• Michael Nguyen (Windsor): SANS to Probe Lipid Flip-Flop in Asymmetric Liposomes
• Bo Yuan (Toronto): In-plane Magnetic Anisotropy Generated by Quantum Zero-point Fluctuations in a Tetragonal Quantum Antiferromagnet Bi2CuO4
• Elena Timakova (McMaster/Sunnybrook): Development of a scintillator-based MR-compatible neutron meter: A prototype detector
3:00 to 3:30 pm: Coffee Break
3:30 to 4:30 pm: CINS Student Symposium (Session II)
• Mitchell DiPasquale (Windsor): The Effect of the Antioxidant Vitamin E on Cell Membrane Organization
• Melissa Henderson (IQC/Waterloo): Above Room Temperature Skyrmions and Neutron Tomography
• Eva Mueller (McMaster): Cationic, anionic, and amphoteric dual pH/temperature-responsive degradable microgels via self-assembly of functionalized oligomeric precursor polymers
• Evan Smith (McMaster): Quantum Spin Ice Dynamics in the Dipole-Octupole Pyrochlore Magnet Ce2Zr2O7
4:30 to 5:00 pm: Registration continues (UH 112)
5:00 to 6:30 pm: Evening Session (Chair: Maikel Rheinstadter)
• Local Organizing Committee (McMaster): Introduction and Welcome [15 mins]
• Thad Harroun (Brock): President’s Report (CINS update, meeting objectives) [15 mins]
• John Root (Fedoruk Centre: Update on the status of the Canadian Neutron Initiative [15 mins]
• Pat Clancy, Zin Tun, Bruce Gaulin (McMaster): Updates on the status of the McMaster Neutron Scattering Program (MAD, MacSANS, Future Directions) [45 mins]
7:00 pm: Welcome Dinner at the Phoenix
Saturday, October 26th, 2019
8:30 to 9:00 am: Registration and coffee
9:00 to 10:30 am: Neutron Research at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor (Chair: Chris Heysel)
• Chris Heysel (McMaster): MNR Facility Overview [15 mins]
• Pat Clancy (McMaster): Neutron Scattering [15 mins]
• Andrea Armstrong (McMaster): Radioisotopes [20 mins]
• Jared Cappon (McMaster): Prompt Gamma Spectroscopy [20 mins]
• Eliana Mejia (McMaster): Neutron Activation Analysis [20 mins]
10:30 to 11:00 am: Coffee Break
11:00 to 12:30 pm: “Building a Future for Canadian Neutron Scattering” (Chair: Bruce Gaulin)
• Bruce Gaulin (McMaster): Update on the status of the CFI Innovation Fund Proposal [30 mins]
• Rob Dimeo (NIST): Foreign partnership opportunities for neutron scattering at NIST [20 mins]
• Adam Aczel (ORNL): Foreign partnership opportunities for neutron scattering at ORNL [20 mins]
• Feedback and Discussion [20 mins]
12:30 to 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 to 3:30 pm: Accelerator-based neutron sources (Chair: Drew Marquardt)
• Drew Marquardt (Windsor): Update on the status of the New Frontiers Proposal [15 mins]
• Oliver Kester (TRIUMF): Prospects for a Canadian accelerator-based neutron source [30 mins]
• Thomas Gutberlet (JCNS): The High Brilliance Source (HBS) project at Jülich [45 mins]
• Katie Rittenhouse (Phoenix, LLC): Advancements and Applications of High-Yield Accelerator-Based Neutron Generators [30 mins]
3:30 to 4:00 pm: Coffee Break
4:00 to 6:00 pm: CINS Business (Chair: Thad Harroun)
• Treasurers Report
• By-law changes
• Elections
• Continued Discussion (as needed)
6:00 pm: Meeting adjourns (followed by optional small group dinners)
9:00 to 10:30 am: Neutron Research at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor (Chair: Chris Heysel)
• Chris Heysel (McMaster): MNR Facility Overview [15 mins]
• Pat Clancy (McMaster): Neutron Scattering [15 mins]
• Andrea Armstrong (McMaster): Radioisotopes [20 mins]
• Jared Cappon (McMaster): Prompt Gamma Spectroscopy [20 mins]
• Eliana Mejia (McMaster): Neutron Activation Analysis [20 mins]
10:30 to 11:00 am: Coffee Break
11:00 to 12:30 pm: “Building a Future for Canadian Neutron Scattering” (Chair: Bruce Gaulin)
• Bruce Gaulin (McMaster): Update on the status of the CFI Innovation Fund Proposal [30 mins]
• Rob Dimeo (NIST): Foreign partnership opportunities for neutron scattering at NIST [20 mins]
• Adam Aczel (ORNL): Foreign partnership opportunities for neutron scattering at ORNL [20 mins]
• Feedback and Discussion [20 mins]
12:30 to 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 to 3:30 pm: Accelerator-based neutron sources (Chair: Drew Marquardt)
• Drew Marquardt (Windsor): Update on the status of the New Frontiers Proposal [15 mins]
• Oliver Kester (TRIUMF): Prospects for a Canadian accelerator-based neutron source [30 mins]
• Thomas Gutberlet (JCNS): The High Brilliance Source (HBS) project at Jülich [45 mins]
• Katie Rittenhouse (Phoenix, LLC): Advancements and Applications of High-Yield Accelerator-Based Neutron Generators [30 mins]
3:30 to 4:00 pm: Coffee Break
4:00 to 6:00 pm: CINS Business (Chair: Thad Harroun)
• Treasurers Report
• By-law changes
• Elections
• Continued Discussion (as needed)
6:00 pm: Meeting adjourns (followed by optional small group dinners)