Users Organization of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

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March, 2011

Dear Members of Congress:

We the undersigned 315 members of the Users Organization of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams are writing in support of funding to support the scientific research missions of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science and the National Science Foundation (NSF). We also strongly urge Congress to provide full funding for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) through the Nuclear Physics program at the DOE Office of Science. This will bolster America’s global economic competitiveness and enhance our national security by enabling the U.S. to sustain and enhance its technological leadership position in the critical field of nuclear science.

We recognize that the 112th Congress is faced with a difficult budget environment, but we are very pleased that a strong bipartisan consensus has emerged over the past few years in Congress that robust investments in science and technology play a critical role ensuring continued U.S. prosperity. The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams is a key component of the research infrastructure needed to advance the field of nuclear science, as confirmed by both the DOE Nuclear ScienceAdvisory Committee1 and the National Academies2. This national user facility will enable scientists across the country to understand the workings of nature’s strong force, unravel the mysteries of the cosmic origin of atoms, devise tests for the fundamental laws of nature, and create new isotopes and tools for other fields of science, medicine, national security, and industry.

Not only does U.S. leadership in nuclear science have broad scientific and economic impact, it is also critical to the development of a talented and skilled nuclear workforce. Advances in the field of nuclear science have underpinned many of the world-changing breakthroughs in modern medical imaging, nuclear medicine, computer modeling and simulation, and energy production that have improved our lives and the world around us. However, the American Physical Society report on the Readiness of the U.S. Nuclear Workforce for the 21st Century Challenges3 discusses the “critical shortages in the U.S. nuclear workforce” and states that “There will be a continuing, long-term, significant need for nuclear scientists and engineers in industry, government, and academia, across a wide range of disciplines.”

Continued funding for the foundations of our nuclear science research capabilities, such as the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, is critical to U.S. technological leadership, our national security, and to our long-term economic prosperity. We hope you will take the broad support of the nuclear science community - evidenced by this letter - into close consideration as you set Congressional budget priorities.

Sincerely,

The following undersigned Members of the FRIB Users Organization*

* We are signing of our own accord and not on behalf of the institution for which we are employed.

1 Nuclear Science Advisory Committee 2007 Long Range Plan: “The Frontiers of Nuclear Science”; U.S. DOE 2 “Scientific Opportunities with a Rare-Isotope Facility in the United States”, Nat. Res. Council, Nat.Academy, 2007 3 “Readiness of the U.S. nuclear Workforce for 21st Century Challenges”, American Physical Society Report from the Panel on Public Affairs, 2008

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Aderemi Adekola Shadi Bedoor Christopher Chiara Rutgers University Western Michigan University University of Maryland Tan Ahn Carla Benatti Kelly Chipps Yale University Michigan State University Colorado School of Mines Martin Alcorta Peter Bender Partha Chowdhury Argonne National Laboratory Florida State University University of Massachusetts Lowell Alan Amthor Georg Berg Gregory Christian Bucknell University University of Notre Dame National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Narayanaswami Anantaraman Jill Berryman National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Greg Chubaryan Michigan State University Texas A&M University Eric Berryman John Anderson National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Cyclotron Institute Argonne National Laboratory Carlos Bertulani Timothy Chupp Ani Aprahamian Texas A&M University - Commerce University of Michigan University of Notre Dame Carrol Bingham Jolie Cizewski Sam M. Austin University of Tennessee Rutgers University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Ryan Clement Michigan State University Jeff Blackmon Louisiana State University Idaho National Laboratory Andrew Ayres Douglas Cline University of Tennessee Scott Bogner National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory University of Rochester Lagy Baby Michigan State University Philippe Collon Florida State University, Tallahassee Georg Bollen University of Notre Dame Vincent Bader Michigan State University Paul Cottle National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Ryan Braid Florida State University Kevin Bailey Colorado School of Mines Manoel Couder Argonne National Laboratory William Brantley University of Notre Dame Baha Balantekin Furman University Daniel Coupland University of Wisconsin-Madison Nathan Brewer National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory James Ball Vanderbilt University Michigan State University Oak Ridge National Laboratory, retired Maxime Brodeur Aaron Couture Laura Bandura National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Michigan State University Michigan State University Heather Crawford Adriana Banu Edward Brown Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory James Madison University Michigan State University Richard Cyburt Physics and Astronomy Dept. James Brown JINA Dan Bardayan Wabash College Michigan State University Oak Ridge National Laboratory Alex Brown Pawel Danielewicz Brent Barker Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University Juan Burgos Cary Davids Brad Barquest Michigan State University Argonne National Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Scott Bustabad Piotr Decowski Bruce Barrett Michigan State University Smith College Roger Calantone Marcelo Del Santo Ramon Barthelemy Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Western Michigan University Michigan State University Shane Caldwell Wolfgang Bauer University of Chicago Willem Dickhoff Michigan State University Washington University Christopher Campbell Travis Baugher Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Paul Fallon National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Anne Caraley Thomas Baumann SUNY Oswego Michael Famiano National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Western Michigan University Lucia Cartegni Daniel Bazin University of Tennessee Benjamin Fenker Michigan State University Texas A&M University Richard Casten Cornelius Beausang Yale University Charles Folden University of Richmond Texas A&M University David Caussyn Fred Becchetti Florida State University Ronald Fox University of Michigan National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Joseph Cerny Michigan State University Ana Becerril University of California, Berkeley National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Nathan Frank Michigan State University David Chamulak Augustana College Argonne National Laboratory Adam Fritsch Michigan State University

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Richard Furnstahl Jae-Kwang Hwang Helmut Laumer Ohio State University Vanderbilt University Michigan State University Alexandra Gade Christian Iliadis Torben Lauritsen National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Argonne National Laboratory Michigan State University Sergey Ilyushkin Linwood Lee Alfredo Galindo-Uribarri Mississippi State University Stony Brook University Oak Ridge National Laboratory Hironori Iwasaki Youngsun Lee Aaron Galonsky National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University I-Yang Lee Eugene Galyaev Richard Jacobson Lawrence Berkeley Lab National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Daniela Leitner Alejandro Garcia Michigan State University University of Washington Robert V. F. Janssens Argonne National Laboratory Antoine LEMASSON Umesh Garg National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory University of Notre Dame Kate Jones Michigan State University University of Tennessee Donald Geesaman Felix Liang Argonne National Laboratory Ninad Joshi Oak Ridge National Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Amanda Gehring Michigan State University Sean Liddick National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Yoav Kashiv University of Notre Dame C.J. (Kim) Lister Konrad Gelbke Argonne National Laboratory Michigan State University Edwin Kashy Michigan State University Jorge Lopez Sebastian George University of Texas at El Paso National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Wimmer Kathrin National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Wolfgang Lorenzon Tom Ginter Michigan State University University of Michigan National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Robert Kaye William Lynch Thomas Glasmacher Ohio Wesleyan University Michigan State University Michigan State University Micha Kilburn Wenchao Ma Uwe Greife National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Mississippi State University Colorado School of Mines Kritsada Kittimanapun Augusto Macchiavelli Henry Griffin National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory University of Michigan Michigan State University Guillaume Machicoane Robert Grzywacz Jeff Klatsky Michigan State University University of Tennessee Florida State University Miguel Madurga Carol Guess Andrew Klose University of Tennessee University of Massachusetts Lowell Michigan State University Shashikant Manikonda Joseph Hamilton Noemie Koller Argonne National Laboratory Vanderbilt University Rutgers University Brett Manning Christine Hampton Filip Kondev Rutgers University CALC Argonne National Laboratory Paul Mantica John Hardy Richard Kouzes Michigan State University Texas A&M University Felix Marti Marc Hausmann Raymond Kozub Michigan State University Michigan State University Tennessee Tech University Milan Matos Lawrence Heilbronn Anthony Kuchera Louisiana State University University of Tennessee Florida State University James Matta Heiko Hergert Gerfried Kumbartzki University of Notre Dame National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Sean McDaniel Rachel Hodges Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Anna Kwiatkowski Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Alan McIntosh Michigan State University Texas A&M University Calem Hoffman Argonne National Laboratory Kris Kwiatkowski Gail McLaughlin Los Alamos National Lab North Carolina State University Jeremiah Holzbauer Michigan State University Suzanne Lapi Dennis McNabb Washington University in St. Louis Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Jun Hong Michigan State University Alain Lapierre Rhiannon Meharchand National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Mihai Horoi Michigan State University Central Michigan University Nicole Larson National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Mike Mehlman Meredith Howard Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute Rutgers University

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Krista Meierbachtol Nancy Paul Francesca Sammarruca Michigan State University University of Notre Dame University of Idaho Zachary Meisel Stanley Paulauskas Alisher Sanetullaev National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Michigan State University Michigan State University Georgios Perdikakis Fred Sarazin Dab Melconian National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Colorado School of Mines Texas A&M University Cyclotron Institute Jorge Pereira Masaki Sasano Bradley Meyer National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Clemson University Michigan State University Muslema Pervin Deseree Meyer National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Joshua Savory Rhodes College Michigan State University Florida State University David Miller William Peters Royce Sayer University of Tennessee Oak Ridge Associated Universities C. S. Engineering Inc. Kei Minamisono Andreas Piechaczek Hendrik Schatz National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Oak Ridge Associated Universities Michigan State University Michigan State University Jorge Piekarewicz Kyle Schmitt Wolfgang Mittig Florida State University The University of Tennessee National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Stuart Pittel Stefan Schwarz University of Delaware National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Fernando Montes National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory John Popielarski Nicholas Scielzo Michigan State University Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory David Morrissey Michigan State University Mauricio Portillo Michael Scott Michigan State University Michigan State University Chris Morse National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Boris Pritychenko Gregory Severin Brookhaven National Laboratory University of Wisconsin-Madison Michelle Mosby National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michael Quinlan Dariusz Seweryniak University of Rochester Argonne National Laboratory Sigmund Mosko University of Tennessee Stephen Quinn Bradley Sherrill Michigan State University Michigan State University Oscar Naviliat National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory David Radford Dinesh Shetty Michigan State University Oak Ridge National Laboratory Western Michigan University Witold Nazarewicz Francesco Raiola Aimee Shore University of Tennessee Colorado School of Mines Michigan State University Ngoc Nguyen Akunuri Ramayya John Shriner Michigan State University Vanderbilt University Tennessee Tech University Jerry Nolen Andrew Ratkiewicz Angelo Signoracci Argonne National Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Michigan State University Francois Nortier Anna Simon Argonne National Laboratory Sanjay Reddy National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Filomena Nunes Duane Smalley Michigan State University Matthew Redshaw Colorado School of Nines Michigan State University Volker Oberacker Jenna Smith Vanderbilt University Jennifer Jo Ressler National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Michigan State University Don Olive Gardner-Webb University Walter Reviol Michael Smith Washington University Oak Ridge National Laboratory Patrick OMalley Rutgers University Lewis Riley Alvin Smucker Michigan State University William Ormand Ursinus College Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Mark Riley Lee Sobotka Washington University Stephen Padgett Florida State University University of Tennessee-Knoxville Ryan Ringle Lakshmi Soundara Pandian University of Massachusetts Lowell Steven Pain National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory Grigory Rogachev Nathan Sparks Florida State University Gregory Pang Florida State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Andrew Rogers Gene Sprouse Michigan State University Argonne National Laboratory American Physical Society Thomas Papenbrock Krzysztof Rykaczewski Artemis Spyrou University of Tennessee Oak Ridge National Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Sungkyun Park Mukesh Saini Florida State University Florida State University Mathias Steiner National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

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Matthew Sternberg Claudio Ugalde Andrew Wilson University of Chicago University of Chicago Florida State University Ionel Stetcu Sait Umar Jeff Winger University of Washington Vanderbilt University Mississippi State University Andreas Stolz Neelam Upadhyay Jack Winkelbauer National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University LeShawna Valdez John Wood Mark Stoyer Michigan State University Georgia Tech Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory John Vincent Christopher Wrede Daniel Stracener Michigan State University University of Washington Oak Ridge National Laboratory Sophia Vinnikova Ching-Yen Wu Ragnar Stroberg National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Michigan State University Michigan State University Alan Wuosmaa Scott Suchyta Alexander Volya Western Michigan University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Florida State University Michigan State University Steven Yates Phil Voss University of Kentucky Daisuke Suzuki National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University Sherry Yennello Texas A&M University Michael Syphers Paul Voytas Michigan State University Wittenberg University Patrick Young Arizona State University Samuel Tabor David Walter Florida State University Colorado School of Mines Mike Youngs National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Oleg Tarasov Xiaofeng Wang Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Florida State University Michigan State University Stephen Zajac Hui Wang National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michael Thoennessen Michigan State University Michigan State University Peter Zavodszky Emily Wang General Electric Global Research Center Ian Thompson National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Michigan State University Remco Zegers National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Luke Titus Jie Wei Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University Vladimir Zelevinsky Livius Trache Phil Weinstein Michigan State University Texas A&M University Michigan State University Qiang Zhao Robert Tribble John Weisend Michigan State University Texas A&M University Michigan State University Shaofei Zhu Vandana Tripathi Dirk W. Weisshaar Argonne National Laboratory Florida State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University James Truran University of Chicago and Volker Werner Argonne National Laboratory Yale University Betty Tsang Ingo Wiedenhoever Michigan State University Florida State University

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