Please join us Monday, March 28 at 3 p.m. for a colloquium with Dr. AndreaRichard, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Virtual only (link below)
Faculty Host: Michael Lisa
Frontiers in Low-Energy Nuclear Science at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
Abstract: The fundamental challenges in nuclear science have been summarized in the 2015Long Range Plan for Nuclear Science, which outlines four important questions, (1)How does divisible matter come into being and how does it evolve? (2) How does subatomic matter organize itself and what phenomena emerge? (3) Are the fundamental interactions that are basic to the structure of matter fully understood? and (4) How can the knowledge and technical progress provided by nuclear physics best be used to benefit society? The Facility for RareIsotope Beams(FRIB) at Michigan State University is the leading radioactive isotope facility that will provide access to exotic, short-lived isotopes for experimental studies that can address these open questions. FRIB seeks to answer questions regarding the properties of rare isotopes, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and applications for society including in medicine, security, and industry. In the area of nuclear astrophysics, FRIB can address key open questions regarding the origin of heavy elements in the universe. Stellar observations provide insight into nucleosynthesis in different stellar environments. Modeling and understanding these environments requires accurate nuclear physics descriptions. Radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, and the structure of individual nuclei are all vital components to our understanding of the universe both by utilizing experimental and theoretical studies. In this talk, I will discuss recent experiments, new initiatives, and explore the upcoming FRIB facility and how it will provide a wealth of additional nuclei for study, enabling experimental programs that were previously unfeasible.
Bio:
Dr. Andrea Richard obtained her B.S. degree in Physics and Mathematics with minors in English and Engineering from Muskingum University in 2011. She obtained her M.S. degree in 2014 from Ohio University, where her focus was neutron time-of-flight spectroscopy of the deuteron breakup reaction. Andrea then completed her Ph.D. from Ohio University in 2018focusing on in-beam and b-delayed gamma-ray spectroscopy of the A=33 isobars in the N=20Island ofInversion. After obtaining her Ph.D., Andrea worked at the National SuperconductingCyclotronLaboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University as a Nuclear Science and SecurityConsortiumPostdoctoral Fellow. Her work was primarily related to indirect neutron-capture constraints for the astrophysical i-process (intermediate neutron-capture process) using the beta-Oslo method at facilities like the NSCL and Argonne National Laboratory. Andrea is actively involved in mentoring, outreach, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. As a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Andrea is focusing on using the surrogate-reaction technique to constrain neutron-capture cross sections for the strontium isotopes.
Please use the Zoom link below to attend virtually:
https://osu.zoom.us/j/94858307115?pwd=K0JDMTROWVhIOUp6bU1sU0prZjNUZz09Meeting ID: 948 5830 7115
Password: PRB1080