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NSUF Newsletter: RTE Call Closes 10/31; Vote in Users Group Election

Monday, October 14, 2019

NSUF Newsletter
Monday, October 14, 2019


DOE OPENS FY-20 1ST RTE CALL

NSUF has opened the first Rapid Turnaround Experiment (RTE) call for FY 2020. Open three times a year, RTEs offer researchers the opportunity to perform irradiation effects studies of limited scope on nuclear fuels and materials utilizing NSUF facilities at no-cost to the researcher. Prospective researchers are strongly encouraged to request samples from the NSUF Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library. 

If you have more questions about the RTE process, please contact Jeff Benson (jeff.benson@inl.gov)


NEWS

NSUF RESEARCHER FEATURE: LINGFENG HE
As a Nuclear Science User Facilities instrument scientist, Lingfeng He works with more than 20 NSUF users each year on the microstructural characterization of irradiated nuclear fuels and materials at the Irradiated Materials and Characterization Laboratory at Idaho National Laboratory.

Learn more about He's contributions to NSUF. 

DRAWN TO NUCLEAR: HOW NSUF'S CHIEF SCIENTISTS FOUND CAREERS IN NUCLEAR 
The two chief scientists for NSUF both chose to pursue nuclear research early in their careers, but they did so in different ways. Learn more about Brenden Heidrich and Simon Pimblott and their impacts on NSUF.

NSUF FACILITY HIGHLIGHT: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
The University of Michigan has two NSUF partner facilities: The Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory and the Irradiated Materials Complex. Learn more about these two facilities and how you can utilize their capabilities.

   
EVENTS

2019 ANS WINTER MEETING
11/17/2019 - 11/21/2019
NSUF will have a booth at this event. Rory Kennedy, Simon Pimblott, and Tiffany Adams will be there representing NSUF.

2019 MRS FALL MEETING & EXHIBIT
12/01/2019 - 12/06/2019
NSUF will have a booth at this event. Rory Kennedy, Simon Pimblott, Collin Knight & Jeff Benson will be there representing NSUF.

FROM THE USER'S GROUP
VOTE FOR YOUR NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Thank you to those who submitted their nominations for the Users Group Executive Committee. We received excellent nominations for the User organization board and encourage all NSUF users to vote. Our election is now open. Please submit your votes by 10/31

Thank you for your commitment to NSUF!

To vote, please go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/C5PRW3D.




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The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) is the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy's only designated nuclear energy user facility. Through peer-reviewed proposal processes, the NSUF provides researchers access to neutron, ion, and gamma irradiations, post-irradiation examination and beamline capabilities at Idaho National Laboratory and a diverse mix of university, national laboratory and industry partner institutions.