NSCL News

Rare Isotope Resources Emerge From Conference

The Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Rare Isotopes conference – or PASI for short – was held in Joao Pessoa, Brazil between August 1 and 13. The two-week conference is designed to disseminate knowledge, stimulate training and cooperation, and contribute to broadening participation in the physics and astrophysics of rare isotopes to participants across the Americas.

PAN 17 Wraps Up

The 17th annual Physics for Atomic Nuclei (PAN) summer camp wrapped up last Friday, August 13 with a poster session in the Atrium. The posters depicted an experiment the students conducted with the Modular Neutron Array (MoNA) and what they learned from the experience. Though the event was the most visible part of the camp, the entire two-week program was a resounding success.

Rhiannon Meharchand Wins National Women in Science Award

In honor of one of the pioneering women in the history of physics, a student at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) has been awarded a scholarship to help follow in her footsteps.

A Tin Flag for Nuclear Physics

Scientists have planted a flag far from the valley of stable nuclei that will serve as a launching point for future expeditions into the origins of the heavy elements. That flag is data from a new study on tin-132 (¹³²Sn); an unstable isotope that holds together just long enough for nuclear physicists to smash it in the name of science.