Applications to the AONSA Young Rearch Fellowship is open to any young scientist in the Asia-Oceania region within 8 years of the completion of their PhD and who wishes to perform neutron research at major neutron facilities in the region (but not in their home country). Provisional hosting Neutron Facilities in 2025 are ANSTO(Australia), CARR(China), CSNS(China), J-PARC(Japan), and IBR-2 (Russia).

Applications deadline: 15th of September, 2024.

“The purpose of the Asia-Oceania Neutron Scattering Association (AONSA) Young Research Fellowship Program is to support highly talented young scientists with leadership potential in the Asia-Oceania region, helping them to develop their career and expertise in neutron science and technology. The Program will provide financial support for Fellows to visit major neutron facilities in the region for collaborative research using neutrons.”

Click to see the details on the AONSA Young Research Fellowship page.

The AONSA is inviting nominations for the 8th AONSA Prize and the newly installed 1st AONSA Science Award in 2025.

The application deadline is September 15th, 2024. Please visit the AONSA Prize page for the details.

The photo gallery below shows the past AONSA Prize winners!

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The 13th AONSA Neutron School will be held during 24-28 November 2024 in Mumbai, India

Please click here for the details.

The term of the current board will be Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2025.

Go to the AONSA Board Committee page.

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The AONSA newsletter has the latest news from around the region, with updates from facilities and user groups. The December 2023 edition is now available for download here:

It includes the announcement of the AONSA Prize 2023, Report on the 12th AONSA Neutron School and research highlights from the community.

The cover photo of the December 2023 edition is the snapshots from the 31th EC meeting held in hybrid format from at the Royal Garden Hotel in Dongguan, China, on December 3rd, 2023, during the 4th Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering.

We thank all the participants and organizers!

Please click here to go to the Conference webpage.

• Venue: Royal Garden Hotel, Dongguan, China
• Date: from December 2 to 8, 2023

• Date: December 3, 2023
• Venue: Royal Garden Hotel, Dongguan, China in hybrid format, during the AOCNS 2023.

Click to open the Executive Committee Meeting page.

• Date: June 17, 2023
• Venue: Online on Zoom.

Click to open the Executive Committee Meeting page.

Dr. Jianyuan Wu (China Spallation Neutron Source) and Dr. Ferensa Oemry (National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia) are selected as the awardee ofs the AONSA Young Research Fellowship 2023.

Hosting Facility: ANSTO

Title of Research Proposal by Jianyuan Wu: “Development of cathode materials LiCoPO4 for next-generation Li-ion batteries and NaxM2(PO4)3 for gird-scale Na-ion batteries“

Title of Research Proposal by Ferensa Oemry: “Neutron studies of guest confinement in massively porous rare earth metal orgamic frameworks and its numerical modelling“

Click to read the full announcement.

Click to open the AONSA Young Research Fellowship page.