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Argonne hosts conference for undergraduate women in physics

Weekend-long event connects women with resources, community, information on graduate school and professionals in their field.

https://www.anl.gov/article/argonne-hosts-conference-for-undergraduate-women-in-physics


2023 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics

Professor Jen-Chieh Peng

2023 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research. The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.

The recipient of the 2023 Bonner Prize is Professor Jen-Chieh Peng According to the APS announcement is being acknowledged "For pioneering work on studying antiquark distributions in the nucleons and nuclei using the Drell-Yan process as an experimental tool, and for seminal work on elucidating the origins of the flavor asymmetries of the light-quark sea in the nucleons."

Professor Peng’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).

Below is the link to the corresponding APS website:

https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Peng&first_nm=Jen-Chieh&year=2023


2022 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics

Professor David W. Hertzog 

2022 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient
The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research.  The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.
The recipient of the 2022 Bonner Prize is Professor David W. Hertzog According to the APS announcement is being acknowledged
"For advancing the frontiers of understanding nature's fundamental symmetries via unprecedented precision studies of the muon, including its lifetime, its anomalous magnetic moment, and its measurement by the pseudoscalar coupling constant."

Professor Hertzog’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).

Below is the link to the corresponding APS website:

https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Hertzog&first_nm=David&year=2022


2022 Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics

Professor David B. Kaplan

The Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics was established in 2014 by the American Physical Society (APS) “To recognize and encourage outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics.”  The Prize commemorates Herman Feshbach, who was a renowned Professor of Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 50 years, and served as Department Chair and Director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics.  The Feshbach Prize is supported by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP), and by the Feshbach family and friends.

The recipient of the 2022 Feshbach Prize is Professor David B. Kaplan Institute for Nuclear Theory.  According to the APS announcement is being acknowledged

"For multiple foundational innovations in nuclear theory, including in lattice quantum chromodynamics, effective field theories, and nuclear strangeness, and for strategic leadership to broaden participation between nuclear theory and other fields."

Professor Kaplan’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).

Below is the link to the corresponding APS website:

https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Kaplan&first_nm=David&year=2022


2021 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

Professor Geoffrey L. Greene

The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research. The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.

The recipient of the 2021 Bonner Prize is Professor Geoffrey L. Greene. According to the APS announcement is being acknowledged

"For foundational work establishing the field of fundamental neutron physics in the US, for developing experimental techniques for in-beam measurements of the neutron lifetime and other experiments, and for realizing a facility for the next generation of fundamental neutron physics measurements."

Professor Greene’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).


2021 Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics

Professor Berndt Mueller

The Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics was established in 2014 by the American Physical Society (APS) “To recognize and encourage outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics.” The Prize commemorates Herman Feshbach, who was a renowned Professor of Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 50 years, and served as Department Chair and Director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics. The Feshbach Prize is supported by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP), and by the Feshbach family and friends.

The recipient of the 2021 Feshbach Prize is Professor Berndt Mueller Duke University; Brookhaven National Laboratory. According to the APS announcement is being acknowledged

"For seminal theoretical contributions to the identification of quark-gluon plasma signatures, focused on predictions of hadronic observables of the partonic state that inform the understanding of thermalization, fluctuations, flow observables, and hadronic spectra."

Professor Mueller’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).


2020 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

 Professor Richard Milner  

Professor Richard Milner

The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research. The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.

The recipient of the 2020 Bonner Prize is Professor Richard Milner of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to the APS announcement is being acknowledged "For pioneering work developing and using polarized internal targets in storage rings and his leadership role in studying the structure of the nucleon in a wide range of electronuclear experiments."

Professor Milner’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP). 


2020 Feshbach  Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics

 Professor Ubirajara van Kolck 

Professor  van Kolck

The Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics was established in 2014 by the American Physical Society (APS) “To recognize and encourage outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics.” The Prize commemorates Herman Feshbach, who was a renowned Professor of Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 50 years, and served as Department Chair and Director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics. The Feshbach Prize is supported by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP), and by the Feshbach family and friends.

The recipient of the 2020 Feshbach Prize is Professor Ubirajara van Kolck, University of Arizona. According to the APS announcement, Professor van Kolck is being acknowledged "For pioneering contributions to effective field theories of nuclear systems, which have transformed low-energy nuclear theory."

Professor van Kolck’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).


2019 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

 

Barbara V. Jacak

The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research. The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.

The recipient of the 2019 Bonner Prize is Professor Barbara V. Jacak of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley according to the APS announcement is being acknowledged.

"For her leadership in the discovery and characterization of the quark-gluon plasma, in particular for her contributions to the PHENIX experiment and its explorations of jets as probes."

Further information is available at https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Barbara&last_nm=Jacak&year=2019


Barry R. Holstein (University of Massachusetts) Awarded Feshbach Prize

Edward Shuryak 

Barry R. Holstein

The Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics was established in 2014 by the American Physical Society (APS) “To recognize and encourage outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics.” The Prize commemorates Herman Feshbach, who was a renowned Professor of Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 50 years, and served as Department Chair and Director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics. The Feshbach Prize is supported by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP), and by the Feshbach family and friends.

The recipient of the 2019 Feshbach Prize is Professor Barry R. Holstein, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. According to the APS announcement, Professor Holstein is being acknowledged

"For seminal theoretical studies of fundamental symmetries in nuclei, including radioactive nuclear decays, parity-violating nucleon-nucleon interactions, and chiral dynamics of mesons and baryons."

Professor Holstein’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).

Below is the link to the corresponding APS web site:

https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Barry&last_nm=Holstein&year=2019


2018 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

 

Bradley M. Sherrill

The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research.  The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.

The recipient of the 2018 Bonner Prize is Professor Bradley M. Sherrill of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University according to the APS announcement is being acknowledged.

"For his scientific leadership in the development and utilization of instruments and techniques of discovery and exploration of exotic nuclei, and for his community leadership in elucidating the physics of rare isotope beams and advancing the realization of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams facility."

Further information is available at http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Sherrill&first_nm=Bradley&year=2018


Edward Shuryak (Stony Brook University) Awarded Feshbach Prize

Edward Shuryak 

Edward Shuryak

The Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics was established in 2014 by the American Physical Society (APS) “To recognize and encourage outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics.”  The Prize commemorates Herman Feshbach, who was a renowned Professor of Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 50 years, and served as Department Chair and Director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics.  The Feshbach Prize is supported by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP), and by the Feshbach family and friends.

The recipient of the 2018 Feshbach Prize is Professor Edward Shuryak of Stony Brook University.  According to the APS announcement, Professor Shuryak is being acknowledged

"For pioneering contributions to the understanding of strongly interacting matter under extreme conditions, and for establishing the foundations of the theory of quark-gluon plasma and its hydrodynamical behavior."

Professor Shuryak’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).

Below is the link to the corresponding APS web site:

http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Edward&last_nm=Shuryak&year=2018


2017 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

Charles F. Perdrisat

The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research.  The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.

The recipient of the 2017 Bonner Prize is Charles F. Perdrisat of College of William and Mary according to the APS announcement is being acknowledged.

"For groundbreaking measurements of nucleon structure, and discovering the unexpected behavior of the magnetic and electric nucleon form factors with changing momentum transfer."

Further information is available at http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/bonner.cfm.


2016 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

I-Yang Lee

 I-Yang Lee

The Bonner prize was established by the American Physical Society (APS) to recognize and encourage outstanding research in nuclear physics, including the development of a method, technique, or device that significantly contributes in a general way to nuclear physics research.  The prize was endowed in 1964 as a memorial to Tom W. Bonner by his friends, students and associates.

The recipient of the 2016 Bonner Prize is I-Yang Lee of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory according to the APS announcement is being acknowledged.

"For seminal contributions to the field of nuclear structure through the development of advanced gamma-ray detectors as realized in the Gammasphere device, and for pioneering work on gamma-ray energy tracking detectors demonstrated by the Gamma-ray Energy Tracking Array (GRETINA)."

Further information is available at http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/bonner.cfm.  


2016 Feshbach Prize Awarded

Xiangdong Ji

Xiangdong Ji

The Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics was established in 2014 by the American Physical Society (APS) “To recognize and encourage outstanding research in theoretical nuclear physics.”  The Prize commemorates Herman Feshbach, who was a renowned Professor of Theoretical Nuclear Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 50 years, and served as Department Chair and Director of the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics.  The Feshbach Prize  is supported by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP), and by the Feshbach family and friends.

The recipient of the 2016 Feshbach Prize is Professor Xiangdong Ji of the University of Maryland.  According to the APS announcement, Professor Ji is being acknowledged

For pioneering work in developing tools to characterize the structure of the nucleon within QCD and for showing how its properties can be probed through experiments; this work not only illuminates the nucleon theoretically but also acts as a driver of experimental programs worldwide.

Professor Ji’s research is supported by the DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics (NP).

Further information is available at American Physical Society.


Announcement of planned new 2017 SciDAC Awards for Computational Nuclear Physics

The Office of Nuclear Physics (NP) and the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) of the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science (DOE SC) are pleased to announce that they plan to support the following five-year computational nuclear physics projects under the computational science program “Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing” (SciDAC4).

    Nuclear Computational Low Energy Initiative

    PI Joseph Carlson (LANL)

    Computing the Properties of Matter with Leadership Computing Resources

    PI Robert Edwards (TJNAF)

    Towards Exascale Astrophysics of Mergers and Supernovae

    PI William Raphael Hix (ORNL)

Each of these SciDAC projects is a collaboration between scientists and computational experts at multiple national laboratories and universities, who combine their talents in science and computing to address a selected set of high-priority problems at the leading edge of research in nuclear physics, using the very powerful Leadership Class High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities available now and anticipated in the near future (for example, the Summit computer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory).
The general areas addressed by these projects are 1) calculations of the properties of nuclei, their structure, reactions, interactions and decays, using state-of-the-art models and numerical techniques; 2) the properties of strongly-interacting particles (hadrons) composed of quarks and gluons, as predicted by the fundamental theory QCD, studied computationally on a space-time lattice; and 3) computational nuclear astrophysics, including the synthesis of the heavier elements in cataclysmic events such as supernovae and neutron star mergers, and the prediction of multiple observable effects including the generation of gravitational waves. Each project stresses the goal of calculating quantities that will be studied concurrently in experiments at DOE NP facilities.


Announcement on the selection of Topical Collaborations in Nuclear Theory recommended for funding

The Office of Nuclear Physics (NP), on the basis of a peer review, has selected the following Topical Collaborations (to start in FY 2016) for funding recommendation


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