Conference Schedule

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  Fri 9/13

  Friday, September 13, 2019

  8:30 – 16:00

  DENIM Satellite Meeting – ORNL Open House, Oakridge, TN

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  Mon 9/16

  Monday, September 16, 2019

  12:30 – 14:00	Optional Activity – National Air and Space Museum Tour
  16:00 – 17:30	Registration Opens
  17:30 – 19:00	Welcome Reception
  Evening	Dinner, Self-Funded

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  Tue 9/17

  Tuesday, September 17, 2019

  8:00	Registration Opens
  8:30	Conference Introduction Nancy Hadad, NCNR & Dr. Rob Briber, UMD
  8:45 – 9:15	Keynote Talk – Instrument Design and Innovation at the NIST Center for Neutron Research Dr. Rob Dimeo, Director, NCNR
  9:15 – 9:50	Keynote Talk – Still Learning, Please Pass Iain Sutton, ESS
  9:50 – 10:00	Breakout Session Introductions David Anderson, ORNL, Scott Olsen, ANSTO, Guido Vehres, FZJ & Iain Sutton, ESS
  10:00 – 10:30	Break
  10:30 – 12:30	Technical Talks – Session A
  	Lessons learned developing moving collimation for LoKI Anton Orszulik, STFC-ISIS
  	Quality assurance in the development of neutron instruments Kendal Bingöl, FZJ
  	IMAT radial collimators: size matters Francesco Zuddas, STFC-ISIS
  	Upgrades to the Maryland University Training Reactor Experimental Facilities Luke Gilde, UMD
  	Challenges to face in the planning and site coordination of multiple instruments installation at ESS Sofie Ossowski, ESS
  	Wave, a innovative 3-dimensional vector magnet at Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (LLB) Thomas Robillard, LLB
  12:30 – 13:30	Working Lunch
  13:30 – 15:30	Technical Talks – Session B
  	CANDOR: Practical lessons designing a polychromatic neutron reflectometer Joshua Graybill, NCNR
  	Program Management of the Instrument Improvement Projects at ORNL NScD Lacy Jones, ORNL
  	A novel design of chopper, for use at the ESS James Prince, STFC-ISIS
  	Prototype development of a cryogenic mesitylene moderator for CANS Robin Similon, FZJ
  	Conceptual design of a Safety System for the ASTOR Instrument of LAHN Angel Nicolas Solis, CNEA
  	Transfer of PA20 from LLB to SINQ Sebastien Gautrot, LLB
  15:30 – 16:00	Break
  16:00 – 17:00	Poster Slam Session
  17:00	Group Photo
  17:00 – 18:30	DENIM Challenge
  Evening	Dinner, Self-Funded

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  Wed 9/18

  Wednesday, September 18, 2019

  8:00 – 8:45	Keynote Talk – Future Trends in Neutron Scattering at the Component Level Dr. Richard Ibberson, Neutron Sciences Directorate, ORNL
  8:45 – 10:25	Technical Talks – Session C
  	Improved Shielding Design for the NECTAR Detector System Rudolf Schütz, FRM II
  	Neutron Delivery System Upgrade at the NCNR Rodrigo Vilaseca, NCNR
  	Lessons Learned from the Perspective of Detector System Support Kevin Berry, ORNL
  	Graphite Chopper Design, Build and Commission at ANSTO Matt Bell, ANSTO
  	Conformity Assessment Procedures for DMC (PSI) und CHARM (TUM) Detector-Pressure Vessels Dieter Graf, PSI
  10:25 – 11:00	Break
  11:00 – 13:00	Technical Talks – Session D
  	High Power Target for HBS Paul-Emmanuel Doege, FZJ
  	The engineering activities to realize the performance of 8M-SANS and 18M-SANS instruments at HANARO Baek Seok Seong, KAERI
  	FUND: A photon-based thermal neutron detector Joshua Graybill, NCNR
  	Challenges with older chopper and velocity selector systems Scott Olsen, ANSTO
  	Mechatronic design and control system for muon collimating gates Kyle Birtwell, STFC-ISIS
  	Virtual reality system (VR) used at the Léon Brillouin Laboratory Thibault Dupont, LLB
  13:00 – 14:00	Working Lunch
  14:00 – 16:00	Technical Talks – Session E
  	PGAA/NI combined system to be installed at the tangential beam tube of the Moroccan Triga Mark II Research Reactor: stages and challenges Hamid Amsil, CNESTEN
  	Design of linear motion stages for sample positioning Simon Cooper, STFC-ISIS
  	New Instrument Projects at Oak Ridge National Laboratory David Anderson, ORNL
  	Airpad Control at the NCNR Kevin Pritchard, NCNR
  	Good absorbers make good neighbors Matthew Stone, ORNL
  	The devil is in the details – uncovering the costs of poor quality Clara Lopez, ESS
  16:00 – 17:00	Break / Poster Session
  17:00 – 18:30	Knowledge Sharing / Problem Solving Breakout Sessions
  	• Challenges & issues with instrument installation, survey and alignment Iain Sutton, ESS • Challenges & issues with electrical grounding Guido Vehres, FZJ • 3D printing in neutron scattering engineering David Anderson, ORNL • Challenges & issues with choppers and velocity selectors Scott Olsen, ANSTO
  Evening	Dinner, Self Funded

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  Thu 9/19

  Thursday, September 19, 2019

  8:00 – 8:30	Breakout Discussion Summary
  8:30 – 9:00	ISNIE Annual General Meeting ISNIE Officers
  9:00 – 9:30	Wrap Up of DENIM VIII & Preview of DENIM IX David Anderson, ISNIE President & Wataru Kambara, J-PARC
  9:30 – 10:00	Break
  10:00	Board Buses for NIST
  11:30 – 12:10	Working Lunch at NIST
  12:10 – 12:20	Group Photo
  12:30 – 16:00	Tour of NIST Labs including the NCNR
  16:00	Departure to Hotel
  17:00	Board Buses for DENIM Banquet
  18:00 – 19:00	Board Odyssey
  19:00 – 22:00	DENIM Banquet – Odyssey Dinner Cruise
  22:00	Departure to Hotel

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  Fri 9/20

  Friday, September 20, 2019

  9:00 – 16:00

  Optional Activity – ISNIE “Summer” School Meet in Marriott lobby at 7:45