90 Years of Neutron Moderation

From Fermi’s experiments to modern applications

16 November 2026

Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi, piazza del Viminale 1, Roma


The Event

The School of Neutron Scattering and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi are organizing an event to celebrate 90 years since one of the most relevant articles by Enrico Fermi about the scattering of neutrons in hydrogenated materials.

Topics discussed during the event will cover applications of neutron moderation that impact on a variety of scientific cases, and that require a continuous development of models and materials. These include, inter alia, medical physics, applications to Cultural Heritage, monitoring of Space Weather, energy, and materials characterizations.

The event is expected to be the meeting point amongst representatives of a heterogeneous community having the topic of neutron moderation as a contact point. The event aims to be the seed for the organization of a neutron school of moderation in Rome, where 90 year ago much of the related discoveries and experiments happened, in the fascinating venue of Via Panisperna.

Speakers

  • Angela Bracco, (President of Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi)
  • Marco Zanatta (President of the Italian Society of Neutron Sciences, University of Trento)
  • Daniela Di Martino,(University of Milano Bicocca)
  • Fabio Bruni (University of Roma 3)
  • Silva Bortolussi (University of Pavia)
  • Luca Falconi (ENEA – Casaccia)
  • Monica Laurenza (INAF – IAPS)
  • Roberto Bedogni (INFN – LNF)

Organizing Committee

  • Giovanni Romanelli (University of Roma Tor Vergata)
  • Giulia Festa (Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi)
  • Rosina Celeste Ponterio (CNR – IPCF Messina)

Please RSVP early, as space is limited.

The entrance to Centro Fermi is through the Ministry of Interior, thus a registration via Name, Surname and Date of Birth is necessary. For security and logistics reasons, entrance will be in groups of people.

Il convegno è stato realizzato grazie al contributo della Direzione generale Biblioteche e Istituti culturali