Announcement
The CNMS and the User Executive Committee (UEC) are pleased to announce the 2024 CNMS User Meeting will be held in person from August 12-16, 2024. Please join us in person at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Knoxville for the opportunity to highlight research areas and exchange ideas -- bringing together leading researchers, junior scientists, postdocs, and students.
Meeting Agenda now available HERE
Plenary addresses:
Amanda Petford-Long - Director of the Materials Science Division and an Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory
Prasanna Balaprakash - Director of AI Programs and Distinguished R&D Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Aaron Jezghani - Sr. Research Scientist, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE), Georgia Institute of Technology
Dava Keavney - Program Manager, Scientific User Facilities Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences
Confirmed Speakers
Stephen Jesse, ORNL
Matthew Brahlek, ORNL
Shengxi Huang, Rice University
Scott Retterer, ORNL
Xi Ling, Boston University
Kunlun Ding, Louisiana State University
Matthew Lynch, Proctor & Gamble
Tania Proksch, North Carolina State University
Huan Zhao, ORNL
Sai Mu, University of South Carolina
John Kaman, Lehigh
The User Meeting will also feature:
Topical Workshops
- Progress in Digital Twins, AI/ML and Autonomous Experiments for Accelerated Materials Discovery (Agenda)
- Nano Science Frontiers in Quantum Materials (Agenda and Abstracts)
- Best practices for writing a successful user proposal (Overview and Agenda)
- Advanced topics and techniques for AFM (hands-on) (Agenda and session descriptions)
- Single Photon Emitters and Spin-Based Quantum Sensors (hands-on) (Agenda and Abstracts)
- Towards understanding interactions at the interface of materials and biological systems (Agenda)
User Group Town-Hall Meeting with the CNMS UEC: provides opportunities for the user community at large to provide additional input on facility operations that affect users.
- Poster Session: students, postdocs, and users are encouraged to participate and present the results of their research and share their experiences at the user facilities. Poster presented by graduate and undergraduate students will also be eligible to compete for the Best Student Presentation award given at the town hall meetings.
- CNMS Tour - A bus will be available on Wednesday afternoon to transport participants from the Crown Plaza to the CNMS and back following the conclusion of the meeting for a tour of the CNMS. Sign up is required and should be done at the time of registration.