International advisory committee Organizers Malte Behrens Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany Karen Friese (Forschungszentrum Jülich) Ralph Gilles (Technische Universität München) Olaf Holderer (Forschungszentrum Jülich) Anatoliy Senyshyn (Technische Universität München) Martin Müller (Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht) Björn Pedersen (Technische Universität München) John Bouchard The Open University, Milton Keynes, U.K. Ekkes Brück TU Delft, The Netherlands Bill David Oxford University, U.K. Robert E. Dinnebier Max-Planck Insitut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany Kristina Edstroem Uppsala Universitet, Sweden Helmut Ehrenberg Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany Bernhard Frick Institut-Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France Hubert Gasteiger Technische Universität München, Germany Raphael Hermann Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, U.S. Klaudia Hradil Technische Universität Wien, Austria Satoshi Koizumi Ibaraki University, Japan Werner Lehnert Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany Joachim Mayer RWTH Aachen, Jülich, Germany Conference Chairpersons: Winfried Petry (Technische Universität München) Thomas Brückel (Forschungszentrum Jülich) Venue Hotel Wyndham Grand Axelmannstein Salzburger Strasse 2-6 Bad Reichenhall Germany www.wyndhamhotelgroup.de/hotels/germany/bad-reichenhall/ wyndham-grand-bad-reichenhall-axelmannstien/hotel-overview Registration fee (including accommodation) Student*Regular Early bird registration After March 15th, 2016 390€ 500€ 490€ 600€ *Accommodation in double room MLZ Conference: Werner Paulus Universite de Montpellier-2, France Andreas Schreyer European Spallation Source, Lund, Sweden Susan Schorr Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Germany More information, registration, abstract submission: https://webapps.frm2.tum.de/indico/e/neuforenergy Contact: [email protected] Cover Picture: Picture inside right: Layout & Design: Ralph Gilles, FRM II / TUM Salzbergwerk © Südsalz GmbH Ramona Bucher, Forschungszentrum Jülich @ MLZ Neutrons for Energy July 18th - 21st 2016, Hotel Wyndham Grand Axelmannstein, Bad Reichenhall, Germany MLZ is a cooperation between: Scope A sustainable, environmentally-friendly and efﬁcient production and use of energy is one of the major challenges that societies are facing around the globe. Economically-balanced solutions are urgently needed. Material and material system development is the key for technological progress. Scientists search for technologies for energy applications based on both soft and hard matter materials. Neutrons are an analytical key tool, as they provide deep insight into the structure and dynamics of matter. In particular, the high penetration depth of neutrons can be used to study complex systems and fully assembled devices under in situ/operando conditions. In addition, for many energy related materials the presence of light atoms like hydrogen, lithium or oxygen is at the core of their functionality and neutrons are ideally suited to elucidate the appropriate structures and dynamics. Neutrons play thus a crucial role to tailor physical properties for the next-generation materials for energy applications. This conference covers major topics of neutron analytics for energy research like energy storage and energy transformation (including batteries, fuel cells, electrolysis, H2-storage, thermoelectrics, and magnetocalorics), solar energy applications, catalysis, as well as engineering and industrial applications. In addition methodological instrument developments are an important contribution to enhance energy research with neutrons. The international conference “Neutrons for Energy” targets scientists from all ﬁelds working in energy materials development. It will emphasize the use of neutron scattering and neutron spectroscopy as analytical tools for the characterization, development and optimization of materials for energy applications. Scientiﬁc Topics Dates • Energy storage & transformation • Solar Energy Registration opens January 15th, 2016 • Catalysis • Nuclear Energy • Engineering & Industrial applications • Advanced and Complementary methods Early bird registration March 15th, 2016 Registration closed May 31st, 2016 Conﬁrmed Keynote Speakers Abstract submission opens January 15th, 2016 Peter Albers Aqura GmbH/ Evonik Industries AG, Hanau, Germany Abstract submission deadline March 15th, 2016 Piers Barnes Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, U.K. Abstract Notiﬁcation March 24th, 2016 Pierre Boillat Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging Villingen Switzerland Jean-Noel Chotard Laboratoire de Réativité et Chimie des Solids, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France Mogens Christensen Institut for Kemi/Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus, Denmark Bill David ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K Kristina Edstroem Department of Chemistry - Angstroem Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden Stephan Hull ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K Eberhard Lehmann Paul Scherrer Institut, Research with Neutrons and Myons Department, Villingen, Switzerland Janna Maranas Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, U.S. Peter Notten Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany Pavel Strunz Nuclear Physics Institute, Rez, Czech Republic