Neutron Usage and Innovation Discussion

This content discusses various topics related to neutron usage and innovation, including education, awards, user organization, and best practices. It emphasizes funding for e-learning, maintaining portals, and developing virtual instruments for training. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of awards in raising visibility and promoting diversity in neutron research. User organization initiatives focus on coordinating national and European user meetings while developing an independent profile within the neutron research community.

• Neutron Usage
• Innovation
• Awards
• User Organization
• Best Practices

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1. Working Group on Neutron usage and Innovation (WG2) J rgen Neuhaus (MLZ) and Philip King (ISIS)

2. General Topics under discussion Education (Victoria Garcia-Sakai, Reiner Zorn) Awards (all, later on executing subgroup) User organisation (all) Industrial users (Marc Thiry, Caroline Boudou) New user communities (all) Assessment (all) Best practice (all)

3. Education Funding for e-learning, maintain existing portal and further develop it (instrument training), highly complementary to schools. Should be promoted further through LENS (all). Costs need to be assessed. Funding of neutron schools, level compared to previous EU programs; most schools benefit with either small help or are highly dependant on funding. LENS school with specific focus on gaps: new user communities or mission related, specific needs (example: data analysis on QENS) Survey the user on schools and training to monitor effectiveness. WP to create virtual instruments for each facility so that training courses can be done in the shutdowns. Collection of scientific highlights from all facilities (PowerPoint slides); generic slides on why neutrons , how to get neutrons & where , etc

4. Awards Main objectives: Raising the visibility of LENS, promoting diversity in neutron usage Existing neutron related international prizes: H lg Prize 10.000CHF; Levy Berthaut 1500 ; Neutron Instrumentation and Innovation Award 2072 CHF LENS Mission Award: Addressing Grand Challenges where major achievement is based on the use of neutron research Criteria scientific achievement with impact on Science discipline, societal or economic impact, education, collaboration on international level Prize: 5000 Prize ceremony at LENS GA or at a subject-specific meeting. Prize lecture during the meeting, broad communication by LENS communication group, News on web-pages, Newsletter, press releases, video story of the winner and topic. Award could be annually on any frequency, starting proposition every two years, Nominations for a topic as defined by the GA; selection committee defined by EB: submission criteria depends on topic (publications, patens, etc.).

5. User Organisation Not duplication existing initiatives: existing network / meeting between UO staff. Next will be organised by ELI in Prague in April 2020. Suggestion of organisation under the Association of European-Level Research Infrastructures Facilities (ERF-AISBL) LENS topics Can we list and possibley coordinate National and European user meetings? Developing an independent profile against national and international neutron conferences (ECNS, ICNS) Link to additional activities like education, schools Access modes for users to instruments, experiment operation, remote access; exchange of experience.

6. Industrial users Continuation of successful SINE2020 activities Network of European neutron facilities ILO (coordinated action with LEAPS) Exchange of feasibility requests from industry Expand industrial case studies library (LENS homepage) Further actions Approaching dedicated industrial sectors (pharma, engineering, batteries) and focused techniques (imaging, analytics, irradiation). Synergy with LENS ambassador programme Promotion material dedicated to industry within one year Future projects Application of EU project regarding industrial service (together with LEAPS) Lobbying for new funding schemes like Swedish VINNOVA programme focus on industry (companies are funded for the use of large scale facilities in collaboration with academic partners)

7. Industrial users Resources required 1 FTE as ILO in each facility for the first 3 years with the goal to be self- sustaining and expanding in future (income by industry projects) Funding for one annual meeting of ILO (collaboration with LEAPS): 6kEUR/year Maintainance of case study library: Communication officer 3-4 weeks/year publishing existing and new case studies to LENS corporate identity (Brightness2 support?) Staff to attend and present at on-neutron events and roadshows ( LENS ambassador programme ): ILOs + scientists, effort tbd.

8. New User communities LENS Ambassador Programme Encourage lecture series around universities; Commission some experts in topics & neutrons to deliver seminars at key places / country tour / non-neutron conferences LENS funds the lecture tours. Promotion at conferences, performed by a booth of one LENS partner including LENS promotion material Neutron Pathfinder Useful for proposal sharing Value and application needs further evaluation, would require significant resources Needs analysis on benefits of WayForLight Other methods of introducing new users may be more effective Strong link to education activities WG2.2

9. Assessment Discussion and exchange of experience in establishment of KPI for evaluation and reporting purpose. Added value by harmonisation of some statistics. Exchange of data between LENS partners for evaluation and reporting purposes. Impact of neutron RI How to demonstrate impact more widely to the external community, including societal impact, return on investment, etc. Exchange and discussions of EU-programs and initiatives.

10. Best practice Best practice in research infrastructure management Networking of RI managers (LENS and other organisations) Staff training; webinars Staff exchange of infrastructure managers, technical staff and scientists Engage with RAMIRI / RITRAIN EU projects.

11. Thank you J rgen Neuhaus 85747 Garching, Germany juergen.neuhaus@frm2.tum.de Technische Universit t M nchen, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum Philip King ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Science and Technology Facilities Council Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Didcot, United Kingdom philip.king@stfc.ac.uk