ILL's Science Strategy for the coming decade

With the creation of the Science Strategy Working Group, the process of developing the ILL’s Science Strategy for the coming decade has begun. The Working Group had its first meeting on 7/8 March on site in Grenoble, with the aim of defining the research areas on which the group’s discussions will focus and setting up a working structure. Two other meetings are planned, on 17/18 April and 17/18 June 2024. 

The Working Group comprises 14 ILL scientists, 12 external scientists and a chairperson also from outside the ILL. The external members of the Working Group, who come from both academia and industry, were selected based on the recommendations of the Scientific Council. Their fields of expertise cover the whole spectrum of scientific and technical research areas that can be addressed using neutrons, many of which are closely linked to current societal challenges. The ILL members of the Working Group were selected from volunteers among ILL scientists. The Working Group is chaired by Robert Feidenhans’l of the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility (European XFEL) in Hamburg.