Tenth Exotic Beam Summer School will be held at MSU the week of July 25-30, 2011

Michigan State University, East Lansing MI

Investigators

Abstract

This award provides support for students to participate in the Tenth Summer School on Exotic Beam Physics at Michigan State University on the site of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), July 25-July 30, 2011. The school is designed for graduate students, senior undergraduate students who are actively involved in research, and postdocs (within 2 years of their degree). The school will consist of morning lectures and hands-on activities in the afternoons. Students will also have an opportunity to present their research. The aim of the summer school is to nurture future scientists so that the community will have sufficient manpower to effectively use Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) when it comes online. In years to come, substantial progress in low-energy nuclear physics will have a broad impact on society, ranging from our understanding of the origin of the elements to the enhancement of national security. An important element in this progress will be to extend the study of nuclei into new domains of isospin. This will require new radioactive ion beam facilities, together with advanced multi-detector arrays and mass spectrometers.