202 FRIB Graduate Brochure

Bill Lynch
Professor of Physics
Keywords: Symmetry Energy, HiRA, Fission, Nuclear Collisions
Experimental Nuclear Physics
About
• BS, Physics, University of Colorado, 1973
• PhD, Nuclear Physics, University of Washington, 1980
• Joined the laboratory in December 1980
• lynch@frib.msu.edu
Research
We have a broad experimental program in nuclear physics.
The main thrust of our program is to determine how the
equation of state of nuclear matter changes when we
increase the fraction of nucleons that are neutrons in the
matter. We can examine this at FRIB and we can apply
this knowledge to neutron stars.
Selected Publications
Constraints on the Density Dependence of the Symmetry
Energy, M.B. Tsang et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 122701
(2009)
Probing the symmetry energy with heavy ions, W.G. Lynch
et al., Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys. 62, 427 (2009)
Comparision of Statistical Treatments for the Equations
of state for Core-collapse Supernovae, S.R. Souza et al.,
AP. J., 707 1495 (2009)
Biography
I was born and raised in Illinois. I started college as a
music major and ended as a physicist. Along the way I
became very interested in how to measure things and
also interested in learning what things were important
to measure.
How Students can Contribute as Part
of my Research Team
Students are at the core of our research efforts. Our goal is
for them to become self directed and lead in their research
efforts, while learning to work effectively in a team.
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