European Conference On Neutron Scattering
28 June - 3 July 2027 - Grenoble Alpes University Campus , France
WELCOME TO ECNS 2027
The European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS) is organized every four years as a forum for the European neutron scattering community to discuss recent developments and advances in all branches of science in which neutron scattering is used. An equally important aim of the conference is to serve as a platform for discussion and exchange among those who develop neutron scattering techniques. The Ninth European Conference on Neutron Scattering in Grenoble, France will build on the success of previous meetings held in Interlaken (1996), Budapest (1999), Montpellier (2003), Lund (2007), and Prague (2011), Zaragoza (2015), St. Petersburg (2019), Garching (2023).
The scientific program encompasses recent highlights, future perspectives, technological developments at neutron facilities and applications demonstrating how neutron science contributes to societal challenges. Building on the topics from previous ICNS and ECNS conferences, the program will include (i) electronic phenomena and quantum materials, (ii) soft matter, life sciences and health, (iii) materials engineering and chemistry, (iv) universe essential and society as well as (v) neutron methods and tools. As part of the plenary sessions in the morning of each day, the present and future neutron eco system will be discussed and time will be provided for the ENSA prize lectures.
In addition to plenary and parallel oral sessions, the scientific program will comprise poster sessions and an exhibition for various research infrastructures, European research initiatives, industrial suppliers but also industrial neutron users. We intend to keep the latter open to the interested public. Visits to several laboratories and research infrastructures will be possible at UGA and CNRS campus as well as the European Photon and Neutron (EPN) campus with ILL, ESRF and IBS. We shall propose a public talk on a topic which high-lightens the impact of research using neutrons. The optional excursion on Sunday – either a glacier tour, a visit to a climate observation station or a hydropower station – and the dinner venue will make the event unforgettable.