SFP Alpes

Lucas GOEHRING (Nottingham Trent University (UK))
2026-06-23 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | ILL – Salle de Séminaire (110-111), ILL 50 71 avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38042, France
Structure formation in paints and coatings
Résumé :
Paints and coatings are typically a mix of small particles, like pigments, along with a polymer glue or binder. Similar products include inks, varnishes, cosmetics, ceramics and even the lithium-ion battery electrodes that power modern electric vehicles. These materials are prepared as a liquid, spread over a surface, and dried. As anyone who has painted a wall will know, however, this process can easily go wrong. Even a well-prepared paint can develop an undesirable skin and wrinkle, crack, or peel, and these coatings can also visibly degrade over time.
In this talk I will go through the key stages of film formation, or how a colloidal dispersion dries. I will show how small angle scattering experiments (SANS/SAXS) helped to elucidate how the structure of the film changes during drying, evolving from a dilute gas of particles, into a transient gel where capillary pressures balance electrostatic repulsion, to a final aggregated solid. I will then turn to look at how the insight gained has led to a better understanding of mechanical instabilities like fracture, shear banding, birefringence, and peeling, as well as revealing an unexpected route to colloidal crystallisation.
Finally, I will summarise our recent work using neutron scattering techniques to investigate blanching, a degradation process that can cause a visible whitening in the traditional varnishes that are used as a protective outer coating on many historically and artistically important paintings.
Speaker’s website: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/lucas-goehring
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Orsolya Czakkel (College 9 Secretary)
External visitors may ask for a site access to tellier@ill.fr
Zoom link: https://ill.zoom.us/j/95581858117?pwd=[REDACTED] – Passcode: [REDACTED]

Carlotta PORZIO (CERN, Switzerland)
2026-06-30 10:30 - 11:30 | ILL – Salle de Séminaire (110-111), ILL 50 71 avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38042, France
Experimental activities at the ISOLDE-CERN facility
Résumé :
The ISOLDE factily at CERN is one of the world-leading laboratories for the production of radioactive ion beams (RIBs) with the ISOL (Isotope Separation On-Line) method. More than 1000 isotopes of over 70 chemical elements have been produced via the interaction of a 1.4 GeV proton beam with a variety of target materials. After ionization and mass separation, the beams can be delivered at low energy or post-accelerated up to about 10 MeV/u using the HIE-ISOLDE linear accelerator. The facility supports a broad scientific program, spanning nuclear structure studies, nuclear astrophysics, materials science, life sciences, and investigations of fundamental interactions.
Among the experimental setups available at HIE-ISOLDE, the Miniball gamma-ray spectrometer is employed to investigate both collective and single-particle properties of exotic nuclei. Combined with the post-accelerated radioactive ion beams, Miniball enables nuclear structure studies via Coulomb excitation and nucleon-transfer reactions.
This seminar will provide an introduction to the ISOLDE facility and the ISOL RIB production method, and an overview of experimental setups and techniques, with a focus on the Miniball spectrometer.
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Hanno Filter (College 3 Secretary
External visitors may ask for a site access to tellier@ill.fr

X-Ray and neutron Science
2026-09-02 00:00 - 2026-09-29 23:59 | ILL – Salle de Séminaire (SB-036), ILL 71 avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38042, France
International Summer Programme on Neutron and X-Ray Science for undergraduate students
More information is available on the website :
https://workshops.ill.fr/e/SummerSchool2026 and on the poster
It is a very interesting opportunity for undergraduate students to discover these techniques and the science at our institutes. We would be grateful if you forward this information to students who may be interested. Applications close on February 28th.
Contact : summerschool-2026@ill.eu

Cecile ENGRAND
2026-10-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Laboratoire IJCLab – Auditorium Pierre Lehmann, Rue Ampère, Orsay cedex, 91898, France
Les micrométéorites : les messagères de notre origine
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Toutes les informations sont disponibles sur : https://indico.ijclab.in2p3.fr/event/13491/
Contact : louis.fayard@IJCLAB.INP3.FR

Christophe SALOMON
2026-10-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Laboratoire IJCLab – Auditorium Pierre Lehmann, Rue Ampère, Orsay cedex, 91898, France
Atomes froids et mesure précise du temps
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Toutes les informations sont disponibles sur : https://indico.ijclab.in2p3.fr/event/13426/
Contact : louis.fayard@IJCLAB.INP3.FR

Journées de la Matière Condensée (JMC 2026)
2026-10-26 08:00 - 2026-10-30 14:00 | Université de Toulouse – Auditorium Marthe Condat, 118, route de Narbonne, Toulouse, 31400, France
Ces journées rassemblent la communauté scientifiques autour des thématiques relevant de la matière condensée, des concepts aux applications. Le succès de ces journées en fait l’un des plus grand congrès de Physique en France et l’une des plus grandes rencontres de la physique de la Matière Condensée en Europe.
La soumission des résumés est ouverte et le restera jusqu’à fin mai.
Nous vous encourageons à vous inscrire dès l’ouverture afin de :

bénéficier du tarif préférentiel,
garantir votre participation,
faciliter l’organisation scientifique et logistique.

Toutes les informations pratiques (programme préliminaire, conférencier·es invités, modalités d’inscription, hébergement) sont régulièrement mis à jour sur le site de la conférence (Journées de la Matière Condensée 2026 – Sciencesconf.org)
Nous espérons vous retrouver nombreuses et nombreux pour cette nouvelle édition des JMC !

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We are pleased to announce the Journées de la matière condensée JMC 2026 (Condensed Matter Days 2026), which will be held from 26 to 30 October in Toulouse.
This conference brings together the scientific community to discuss topics related to condensed matter, from concepts to applications. The success of this conference makes it one of the largest physics conferences in France and one of the largest gatherings of condensed matter physicists in Europe.
Abstract submission is open and will remain so until the end of May.
We encourage you to register as soon as possible in order to benefit from the preferential rate, guarantee your participation, facilitate scientific and logistical organisation.
All practical information (preliminary programme, guest speakers, registration details, accommodation) is available on the conference website: Journées de la Matière Condensée 2026 – Sciencesconf.org

We hope to see many of you at this new edition of the JMC !

European Conference on Neutron Scattering
2027-06-27 00:00 - 2027-07-01 23:59 | Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), 621 avenue Centrale, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, 38400, France
Hosted in the heart of the French Alps and home to the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), Grenoble provides an inspiring setting for this premier neutron science event.
ECNS 2027 will highlight the vital role of neutron research in addressing major societal challenges.

The celebration of the 60th anniversary of the ILL will take place on 2 July at the ECNS2027 venue.

We warmly invite the international neutron community to join us for a week of scientific exchange and collaboration.
Contact : ecns2027_contact@ill.eu
