Mission
The Association’s purpose, within the national territorial scope, is to promote, support and encourage initiatives in the fields of Science, Technology and Culture, keeping alive the memory of the Italian physicist Prof. Francesco Paolo Ricci and continuing his work on behalf of the scientific community interested in neutron scattering and applications, with particular attention to the training of young researchers.
A Strategic Review and Future Vision for Neutron Science in Italy Report of the Advisory Panel – Second revised edition commissioned in 2019 by Sociteà Italiana di Fisica and SoNS.
Professor Francesco Paolo Ricci has promoted with outstanding efforts the development of neutron research in Italy also actively contributing to the establishment of international agreements between the Italian Research Council (CNR) and the European International Neutron Facilities, which have allowed the national community of researchers involved in neutron spectroscopy to flourish both numerically and scientifically over the years. The relevance of his contribution to neutron spectroscopy has also been confirmed by a number of International appointments