A Nuclear Science Graduate Student Career at Notre Dame - ISNAP ...
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A <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Gradu<strong>at</strong>e</strong><br />
<strong>Student</strong> <strong>Career</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong><br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />
<strong>Science</strong> Mission<br />
<strong>Science</strong> Funding<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Opportunities<br />
Michael Wiescher<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />
Joint Institute of <strong>Nuclear</strong> Astrophysics
The <strong>Nuclear</strong> Faculty<br />
M. Wiescher<br />
Astrophysics<br />
A. Aprahamian<br />
Structure &<br />
Astrophysics<br />
U. Garg<br />
Structure<br />
P. Collon<br />
AMS Techniques<br />
Astrophysics<br />
X. Tang<br />
Astrophysics<br />
J. Kol<strong>at</strong>a<br />
Reactions & Structure<br />
J. Görres<br />
Astrophysics<br />
L. Lamm<br />
Acceler<strong>at</strong>or<br />
J. LaVerne<br />
Radi<strong>at</strong>ion Physics<br />
Stefan Frauendorf<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Theory<br />
Mark Caprio<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Theory<br />
M. Couder<br />
Development<br />
E. Stech<br />
Applic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
W. Tan<br />
Astrophysics
70 Years of <strong>Science</strong> History<br />
and Continuing Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Today:<br />
4 acceler<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
6 T&R faculty<br />
10 research staff<br />
25 +3 grad students<br />
15 undergrad students<br />
More than 30 n<strong>at</strong>ional &<br />
intern<strong>at</strong>ional user groups:<br />
Australia, Austria, Belgium,<br />
Brazil, Canada, China,<br />
Germany, Hungary, India,<br />
Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico,<br />
Portugal, Romania, Turkey,<br />
UK, Ukraine
<strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />
Peer Institutions<br />
Duke University<br />
Florida St<strong>at</strong>e University<br />
University of <strong>Notre</strong> <strong>Dame</strong><br />
University of Washington<br />
Yale University<br />
$ 4 M for a next gener<strong>at</strong>ion acceler<strong>at</strong>or for nuclear astrophysics & applied studies
The Structure of the Nucleus<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Rot<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Vibr<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Deform<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Masses<br />
Dr. Aprahamian<br />
Dr. Garg<br />
Dr. Caprio<br />
Dr. Frauendorf<br />
halo nucleus
The Origin of the Elements<br />
Each heavy <strong>at</strong>om in our body was built<br />
and processed through ~40 supernova<br />
explosions since the beginning of time!<br />
time<br />
We are made of star stuff<br />
Carl Sagan<br />
Dr. Aprahamian<br />
Dr. Collon<br />
Dr. Tang<br />
Dr. Wiescher
The Origin of Life<br />
Build-up of complex organic molecules<br />
in Cosmic radi<strong>at</strong>ion fields<br />
Acceler<strong>at</strong>ors provide<br />
5 MeV Radi<strong>at</strong>ion distribution<br />
to simul<strong>at</strong>e Cosmic Chemistry<br />
on planetary or interstellar ices<br />
Dr. LaVerne<br />
Dr. Wiescher<br />
interaction
The Origin of Mankind<br />
Acceler<strong>at</strong>or mass spectroscopy with long-lived radioactive isotopes 60 Fe<br />
The oldest “walking”<br />
human ancestor<br />
Australopithecus afarensis<br />
3 million years ago<br />
Dr. Collon<br />
Dr. Wiescher
History of Mankind<br />
Collabor<strong>at</strong>ion with Anthropology, History, and Architecture in analysis of<br />
historical m<strong>at</strong>erial samples with nuclear radi<strong>at</strong>ion and x-ray techniques!<br />
From the history of the American<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ives and their coloniz<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
to the architecture of the Taj Mahal<br />
Dr. Lamm<br />
Dr. Stech<br />
Dr. Wiescher
For the benefit of Mankind<br />
New methods and techniques for targeted radi<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
tre<strong>at</strong>ment with heavy ion beam techniques <strong>at</strong> the NSL!<br />
Dr. LaVerne<br />
In collabor<strong>at</strong>ion with ND Radi<strong>at</strong>ion Labor<strong>at</strong>ory
New NSL Developments<br />
St. George Recoil Separ<strong>at</strong>or for inverse<br />
kinem<strong>at</strong>ics low energy reaction experiments<br />
New acceler<strong>at</strong>or for astrophysics<br />
AMS system for the<br />
development of new<br />
d<strong>at</strong>ing techniques !
New N<strong>at</strong>ional Initi<strong>at</strong>ives<br />
DIANA underground<br />
acceler<strong>at</strong>or <strong>at</strong> DUSEL<br />
Instrument<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> FRIB<br />
SECAR recoil separ<strong>at</strong>or<br />
At Homestake Mine, South Dakota<br />
At Argonne N<strong>at</strong>ional Labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />
or N<strong>at</strong>ional Cyclotron Labor<strong>at</strong>ory
The Research and <strong>Student</strong> Funding<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Science</strong> Labor<strong>at</strong>ory:<br />
NSF research grant ~ 1.5M/year<br />
Joint Institute for <strong>Nuclear</strong> Astrophysics:<br />
NSF Physics Frontier grant ~ $2M/year<br />
Radioactive beam physics:<br />
NSF research grant ~$0.4M/year<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Theory:<br />
DOE research grant ~$0.2M/year<br />
5MV heavy ion beam acceler<strong>at</strong>or<br />
NSF MRI grant $3.6M<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s are supported for 2 months each summer!<br />
Post-candidacy exam students are supported as RA!
<strong>Student</strong>s in <strong>Nuclear</strong> Physics<br />
28 PhD <strong>Student</strong>s<br />
25 (Experiment), 3 (Theory)<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Structure<br />
Radioactive Beam Physics<br />
16%<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Applic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
13%<br />
13%<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Astrophysics<br />
45%<br />
<strong>Nuclear</strong> Theory<br />
13%<br />
Pre-Candidacy: 2-3 years<br />
Post-Candidacy: 3-4 years<br />
Research projects <strong>at</strong> the NSL or abroad
NSL <strong>Student</strong>s and their<br />
Future in Today’s Job Market<br />
University Faculty<br />
29%<br />
Medical Physics<br />
10%<br />
Finance<br />
10%<br />
Research<br />
Assoc.<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
5%<br />
Labor<strong>at</strong>ories<br />
8%<br />
Government<br />
7%<br />
Industry<br />
31%<br />
140 PhDs since 1940:<br />
Leaders in science<br />
and development,<br />
research and innov<strong>at</strong>ion
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