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FRIB Theory Alliance The FRIB Theory Alliance (FRIB-TA) is a coalition of scientists from universities and national laboratories who seek to foster advancements in theory related to diverse areas of FRIB science; optimize the coupling between theory and experiment; and stimulate the field by creating permanent theory positions across the country, attracting young talent through the national FRIB Theory Fellow Program, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, and shepherding international initiatives. Nuclear physics pervades the vast history of the universe and is vital to our understanding of where we came from and how we got here. Together with the experiments at FRIB, the FRIB-TA addresses the overarching questions identified by the National Academy of Science in the fourth decadal survey of nuclear physics, Exploring the Heart of Matter. Low-energy nuclear theory and related areas such as astrophysics and fundamental symmetries, coupled to computational science, play a critical role in answering the overarching questions. The ultimate goal of the FRIB-TA is to maximize the scientific impact of FRIB. A successful experimental program at FRIB is tightly interwoven with advances in theory. A theoretical assessment of the scientific impact of experiments can help identify critical measurements by studying the theoretical relevance of the anticipated experimental outcomes. Theory can also evaluate whether the anticipated experimental uncertainties are adequate to provide meaningful guidance to theory. Theory should provide input for planning future experiments by isolating observables that are crucial to model developments, and validating and verifying model-based extrapolations. The FRIB Theory Alliance, working closely with FRIB experimentalists, will facilitate interactions on topics relevant to current and future FRIB science. Education initiatives The FRIB-TA mission includes enabling a broad, modern, and compelling educational curriculum addressing the nuclear many-body problem and related areas. A thorough knowledge of up-to-date theoretical methods and phenomenology will be required to tackle the theoretical and experimental challenges that will be faced by the next generation of nuclear physicists working in FRIB science. TALENT initiative The TALENT initiative, which stands for Training in Advanced Low-Energy Nuclear Theory, was created by nuclear physicists in North America and Europe to address the need for advanced theory courses. Since 2012, TALENT has offered two or three intensive three-week courses each year on a rotating set of topics. The long-term vision of TALENT is to develop a coherent graduate curriculum that will provide the foundations for a cross-cutting low-energy nuclear theory research program, and will link modern theoretical approaches with high-performance computing and on-going experimental efforts. fribtheoryalliance.org/TALENT/ Survey courses The FRIB-TA Education Committee is coordinating efforts to produce a survey class exclusively on contemporary research in nuclear physics, targeted at upper-level undergraduates (although also suitable for beginning graduate students). Fullsemester survey courses of this type that will serve as pilot versions have been developed recently at MSU and Ohio State University, both using as textbooks the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) report Nuclear Physics: Exploring the Heart of Matter and the 2015 NSAC Long Range Plan Reaching for the Horizon. Learn more at fribtheoryalliance.org 12 2022_FRIB_Graduate_Brochurev4.indd 12 10/29/2021 3:33:31 PM
JINA-CEE Michigan State University is the lead of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics-Center for the Evolution of the Elements (JINA-CEE), a National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers Center dedicated to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics. The goal is to make rapid progress on some of the most important open questions in this subfield: How were the elements created in the first billion years after the Big Bang? What can observations of neutron stars tell us about very high density matter? Orion image from Hubble Space Telescope, photo courtesy of NASA. Currently, 19 FRIB faculty members and their groups participate in Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics-Center for the Evolution of the Elements (JINA-CEE) together with five faculty members in the Astronomy group at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and one more in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department. JINA-CEE embeds research in nuclear astrophysics carried out at FRIB into a large international research network that includes theorists, other experimenters, computational physicists and astronomers. This unique cross-disciplinary network enables rapid communication and connects research at new accelerator facilities, observatories, and model codes in new ways. Cross-disciplinary and collaborative JINA-CEE is dedicated to educate the next generation of nuclear astrophysicists by providing students with cross-disciplinary training, and networking and research opportunities which cannot typically be offered by single institutions. Science topics include: origin of the r-process, X-ray bursts, stellar yields, multi-messenger astrophysics, galactic chemical evolution, neutron star crusts, stellar burning and first stars. JINA-CEE schools, conferences, and workshops held at various locations around the world, as well as interactions with JINA visitors, provide additional training opportunities. Through the International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics (IReNA), JINA-CEE is connected with five other interdisciplinary research networks across 17 countries, which gives our grad students and postdocs access to multiple mentors, a variety of educational resources and facilities. Core institutions Become a next-generation nuclear astrophysicist through JINA-CEE’s crossdisciplinary training, networking, and research opportunities Our annual Frontiers in Nuclear Astrophysics Conference brings our members and the broader nuclear astrophysics community together to discuss progress and future directions related to the understanding of the origin of the elements and neutron stars. This meeting is organized and run by our grad students and postdocs. The first day of the conference consists of a Workshop for Junior Researchers, which includes research talks and professional development activities such as: scientific writing, grant writing, speaking skills, academic and nonacademic career panels and outreach. To learn more, visit jinaweb.org or contact Hendrik Schatz (schatz@msu.edu). Learn more at jinaweb.org and irenaweb.org 13 2022_FRIB_Graduate_Brochurev4.indd 13 10/29/2021 3:33:31 PM
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Gregory Severin Assistant Professor
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Andreas Stolz Professor, Operations
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Jie Wei Professor of Physics, FRIB
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