The Center for X-ray, Synchrotron, and Neutron Research is a new structure that will coordinate the activities of various NSU educational and scientific departments. The project is being implemented within the framework of the Priority 2030 program and the strategic project SP-1 "Radiation Technologies of the Future". The creation of the Center and the formation of its team are the result of work that has been taking place at NSU over the past two years.
An important prerequisite for the creation of the Center was the interdisciplinary nature of the projects implemented within the framework of the Priority 2030 program. These projects were conducted by teams of teachers, researchers, students, and postgraduates from various NSU departments (Physics, Geology and Geophysics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology). NSU's partners in the implementation of these projects are the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS and the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS.
The Center will become a coordinating structure to develop long-term plans for synchrotron and neutron research at NSU. It will initiate or organizationally support projects developed by interdisciplinary working teams to take into account the rational use of laboratories financial resources and the effective allocation of expensive experimental equipment. The Center will also coordinate interaction between NSU and the SKIF Center for Collective Use in the creation and subsequent operation of the SKIF-NSU educational and research station, "Basic Methods of Synchrotron Diagnostics for Education, Research, and Innovative student activities".
