2024 CNMS User Meeting

AnnouncementWelcoming all returning, new, and future facility users! 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 HEREPlenary addresses:Amanda Petford-Long -  Director of the Materials Science Division and an Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National LaboratoryPrasanna Balaprakash - Director of AI Programs and Distinguished R&D Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAaron Jezghani - Sr. Research Scientist, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE), Georgia Institute of TechnologyDava Keavney - Program Manager, Scientific User Facilities Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences Confirmed SpeakersStephen Jesse, ORNLMatthew Brahlek, ORNLShengxi Huang, Rice UniversityScott Retterer, ORNLXi Ling, Boston UniversityKunlun Ding, Louisiana State UniversityMatthew Lynch, Proctor & GambleTania Proksch, North Carolina State UniversityHuan Zhao, ORNLSai Mu, University of South CarolinaJohn Kaman, LehighThe User Meeting will also feature:Topical WorkshopsProgress 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.  The CNMS user facility is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science to provide specialized instrumentation and expertise to researchers from universities, national laboratories, and industry that enables them to conduct forefront research that would otherwise not be possible with resources at their home institutions.