78 FR 185 pg. 58569 - Notice of Meeting; NSF Synchrotron Subcommittee of theAdvisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-23139 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Meeting; NSF Synchrotron Subcommittee of theAdvisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting.

Name:

NSF Synchrotron Subcommittee Workshop (66)

Date and Time:

October 8, 2013 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; October 9, 2013 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Residence Inn, 650 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22203.

Type of Meeting:

Open.

Contact Person:

Dr. Mary Galvin, Division Director, Division of Materials Research, Room 1065, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: (703) 292-8562.

Purpose of Meeting:

To gather information needed to advise the Division of Materials Research on its facilities portfolio including the role it and NSF should play in synchrotron science.

Agenda:

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

8:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Overview

1. Summary of NSF Mat 2022 report findings-Murray Gibson, Northeastern University

2. Importance of materials research facilities for US research and economy, including the Department of Energy (DOE) role in materials facilities-Patricia Dehmer, DOE

3. Biology/biomaterials talk-importance of materials research facilities-Pupa Gilbert, University of Wisconsin

4. Nanoscience/technology talk-importance of materials research facilities-Stephen Campbell, University of Minnesota

10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Coffee break

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: DMR facilities and materials research needs, funded major facilities past and present

5. NSF DMR funded materials facilities, past accomplishments and future potential*

a. Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS)-Joel Brock, Cornell University

b. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHFML)-Gregory Boebinger, Florida State University

12:00-1:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: DMR funded major facilities past and present

6. NSF DMR funded materials facilities, past accomplishments and future potential

a. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) partnership-Rob Dimeo, NIST

b. Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC) at University of Wisconsin-Madison-Tai Chiang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign General discussion

2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Coffee Break

3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Novel materials facilities concepts and opportunities and how they are currently funded in the US

7. Future of higher harmonic light sources and their applications in materials science-Margaret Murnane, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA)

8. Potential new light sources-overview of field, especially mid-scale accelerator based light sources and compact light sources-Chan Joshi, University of California at Los Angeles

9. Theory and Simulation of materials-what facilities or infrastructure is needed to advance the field faster-Peter Voorhees, Northwestern University

5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Community input and general open discussion

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: International materials facilities developments

10. International picture-new developments in light sources-Yves Petroff, Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS)

11. International picture-new developments in Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) facilities-Dorte Jensen, Riso and Nigel Browning, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

12. International picture-materials synthesis and characterization-Hard Materials-Charles Ahn, Yale University

13. International picture-materials synthesis and characterization-Soft Materials-TBD

10:30-11:30 a.m.: Community input and general open discussion

Dated: September 19, 2013.

Susanne Bolton,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2013-23139 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am]

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