BCMaterials to Host the XII SETN Meeting 2026 in Bilbao

BCMaterials, in collaboration with the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of the Basque Country (EHU), will organize the XII Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Society on Neutron Techniques (SETN) 2026, which will take place at Bizkaia Aretoa in Bilbao on July 13–15.

The abstract submission period is open until April 17 through the event website:
https://setn2026.es/
 

Keynote speakers

The meeting will bring together around one hundred international researchers from the neutron science community. Confirmed invited speakers include:

• Mónica Jiménez Ruiz, Head of the IN1-Lagrange instrument at the Institut Laue-Langevin
• Gwenaëlle Rousse, Associate Professor at the Laboratory of Energy and Solid State Chemistry, Collège de France (Sorbonne Université)
• José Alberto Rodríguez Velamazán, Head of the D3 instrument at the Institut Laue-Langevin
• Arantxa Arbe, Research Professor at the Materials Physics Center (CFM-MPC)
• Lukas Helfen, Head of the NEXT instrument at the Institut Laue-Langevin

The full list of keynote speakers will be confirmed shortly.
 

Science and infrastructure at the core of the program

In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in neutron science, the XII SETN Meeting will include a program focused on major neutron research infrastructures. Dedicated sessions will present updates on the main neutron sources used by the Spanish scientific community.

The meeting will also feature sessions focused on the status and latest developments of Spanish CRG instruments, which play a key role in strengthening the research capabilities of Spanish scientists.

The scientific program will include more than 50 presentations across the following thematic areas:

• Materials Science
• Magnetism and Cooperative Phenomena
• Soft Matter and Polymer Systems
• Chemistry, Energy Materials, and the Environment
• Biology and Life Sciences
• Fundamental Physics
• Instrumental Development, Neutron Sources, and Spanish CRG Instruments

In addition to the scientific sessions, the program will include a round-table discussion (July 13), the ordinary and extraordinary SETN assemblies (July 14), as well as poster sessions and various social activities.