The report, “Advancing U.S. Leadership: The Science Case for a Second Target Station at the Spallation Neutron Source” identifies grand scientific challenges that must be addressed to maintain U.S. scientific leadership and the characteristics and capabilities the Second Target Station (STS) must have to enable transformative scientific discoveries in those essential areas. The report was the outcome

The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) has issued a critical petition warning of an impending crisis in U.S. neutron research infrastructure. With overlapping multi-year outages planned at all four major U.S. neutron facilities—ORNL, NIST, and LANL—the nation risks falling behind global competitors in materials science, national security, and advanced technology development. While Europe and

We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 NSSA Anne Mayes Award, Dr. Despina Louca. Dr. Louca’s citation reads:  “For sustained and inspiring leadership within the North American neutron scattering community, dedicated mentorship and outreach to next-generation neutron scientists, and research excellence particularly as it relates to understanding structure-property relationships in quantum and

The NSSA Executive Committee proposed four amendments to the NSSA by-laws during the American Conference of Neutron Scattering last June. A detailed list of these proposed changes is available in the PDF below. This December, members will vote to elect new Executive Committee members, and they will also have the opportunity to approve or reject

The NSSA is saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Henry R. Glyde. Here is a link to his obituary.