Eligibility & Prerequisites
Courses are open to all, but selection may be limited if the number of applicants is high.
Our main target group are PhD students, but courses are also open to advanced MSc students, postdocs, and participants from industry.
Next course date
4 – 8 May 2026
Learning Objectives
- Gain knowledge and understanding of key scattering techniques.
- Develop transferable skills such as pitching scientific ideas in both written and verbal form.
- Practice meta-analysis and critical reflection on scientific concepts.
- Improve presentation skills through preparing and delivering talks.
- Enhance learning outcomes through structured sessions and reflective breaks between activities.
Course Main Content
Topic-oriented syllabus: reflectometry, GISANS, magnetism, hydrogen in materials, soft matter, rheology, dynamics, phase transitions, experiment design, data evaluation, statistical analysis, fitting and simulation.
Lectures
Björgvin Hjörvarsson and invited lecturers
Examination & Requirements for Final Grade
- Proposal for an experiment including simulations and statistical analysis.
- Popular-science description of a neutron-related experiment/results (1 page).
Contact
Prof. Björgvin Hjörvarsson (Department of Physics and Astronomy; Materials Physics, Uppsala University) – bjorgvin.hjorvarsson@physics.uu.se
Further information
Completion of some preparatory work before the course starts is expected, such as installation of appropriate software of personal computer. Further instructions will be given upon admittance to the course.