The NIC became the holder of the Slovenian partnership with the ILL
Ljubljana, 6. August 2020 - The National Institute of Chemistry has signed an agreement on scientific membership with the Max von Laue-Paul Langevin Institute (ILL), a leading international neutron scattering research center. With this, The National Institute of Chemistry became a Slovenian partner and a full scientific member of the ILL for a period of four years with the possibility of extension. For NIC this means taking on the scientific and administrative obligations of membership, as well as the coordination of the Slovenian scientific community in the field of neutron research. This is an all-Slovenian initiative, as cooperation with ILL will be equally open to all other potential Slovenian users.
The Institute Max von Laue-Paul Langevin (ILL), based in Grenoble, France, is the world's leading neutron scattering research center. It operates as a supporting scientific institute, providing visiting scientists from all over the world with research infrastructure, as well as all professional assistance in conducting neutron scattering research.
Neutron scattering provides insight into the structural, dynamic, and magnetic properties of matter to an extent that cannot be captured by other methods. Neutron scattering research therefore extends to a wide variety of fields and helps to develop many advanced solutions to meet the challenges of modern society. They play an important role mainly in materials research and in the field of life sciences.
On the joint initiative of the National Institute of Chemistry and Jozef Stefan Institute, the possibility of direct and full scientific membership of Slovenia in the ILL was proposed already several years ago. Efforts within the neutron scattering initiative were given the green light at the end of June this year, when the Government of the Republic of Slovenia appointed The National Institute of Chemistry as Slovenian partner in the ILL.
Membership in ILL brings many advantages to Slovenia. The introduction of neutron scattering research opens up a wide range of modern analytical methods to Slovenian scientists in the fields of chemistry and physics of materials and nanomaterials, structural biology and nuclear physics. Membership will also provide researchers with new opportunities for involvement in international scientific flows, and at the same time will open up opportunities for the training of younger researchers. As ILL’s research facilities are open to industrial R&D activities, the interest of Slovenian industry can also be expected.
More about ILL: www.ill.eu
For more information please contact:
Nataša Jager Radin, natasa.jager.radin[at]ki.si, 01 476 04 78
Brigita Pirc, brigita.pirc[at]ki.si, 01 476 02 25