Fall 2016 This brochure was compiled by M. Caplan and M. Thoennessen for the Committee on Education of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics. If you would like to add a program please send an email to [email protected] Contents: Arizona, University of 5 Arizona State University 7 California, University of, Los Angles 9 California, University of, Davis 11 Central Michigan University 13 Colorado, University of, Boulder 15 Colorado School of Mines 17 Connecticut, University of 19 Creighton University 21 Duke University 23 Florida International University 25 George Washington University 27 Georgia State University 29 Hampton University 31 Idaho, University of 33 Illinois, University of, Chicago 35 Indiana University 37 Iowa, University of 39 Iowa State University 41 Kentucky, University of 43 Louisiana State University 45 Massachusetts, University of, Amherst 47 Massachusetts, University of, Lowell 49 Michigan, University of 51 Michigan State University 53 Minnesota, University of 55 Mississippi State University 57 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 59 North Carolina State University 61 New Mexico State University 63 North Carolina, University of, Chapel Hill 65 Notre Dame, University of 67 Ohio University 69 Ohio State University 71 Old Dominion University 73 Purdue University 75 South Carolina, University of 77 Stony Brook University 79 Texas A&M University 81 Temple University 83 Tennessee, University of, Knoxville 85 Tulane University 87 Vanderbilt University 89 Washington, University of, Seattle 91 Washington University in St Louis 93 Wayne State University 95 William and Mary, College of 97 Wisconsin, University of, Madison 99 Yale University 101 Nuclear Theory The nuclear theory group at the University of Arizona carries out research into the structure and behavior of strongly interacting matter in terms of its basic constituents--quarks and gluons--over a wide range of conditions: from nucleons and nuclear matter to the cores of stars, and from the Big Bang that was the birth of the Universe to the heavy-ion collisions in present-day experiments. Currently the UA Nuclear Physics Group consists of ten graduate students, three postdoctoral fellows, and five full time faculty. Faculty Bruce Barrett My research interest centers on nuclear-structure theory, mainly on microscopic theories of nuclear structure utilizing the large-basis, no-core shell-model approach and the quantum many-body theory of effective interactions and operators. Other investigations include the microscopic interpretation of the Interacting Boson Model for nuclear collective motion and its applications and extensions. [email protected] http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics/personnel/faculty/barrettbio.html Sean Fleming My research focuses on the development and application of effective field theories to quantum chromodynamics (QCD). The effective theories I develop and work with result in a simpler and more predictive framework. I have worked on non-relativistic effective theories of the strong interactions (NRQCD), an effective theory of heavy nucleons coupled to pions, heavy-quark effective theory (HQET), and soft collinear effective theory (SCET). [email protected] http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~fleming/ 5 Johann Rafelski How was matter created in the Universe? My research explores the physics of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and its signature: strangeness, with the objective to understand the matter production mechanisms. This relates to QCD vacuum structure, where my current interest is the exploration of the response to strong external EM fields, generated by ultra short laser pulses. This effort leads on to the phenomenon of strong field induced dark energy. We also study related topics such as electromagnetic plasma in MeV temperature range, and quantum transport. We use all the above in the study of the cosmological era after matter is formed from QGP. [email protected] http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~rafelski/ Douglas Toussaint Dr. Toussaint's research involves the use of massively parallel computers to calculate some of the most fundamental quantities in high energy physics. He employs lattice gauge theory to calculate the masses and lifetimes of strongly interacting particles, the weak interactions of these particles, the behavior of nuclear matter at very high temperatures, and the structure of the electroweak interactions. [email protected] http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~doug/ Bira van Kolck My research interests are on Effective Field Theories applied to particle, nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics. Emphasis is on the development of systematic low-energy expansions allowing for an understanding of bound states. Of particular interest are nuclei. The goal is to eventually predict the properties of light nuclei and nuclear matter at finite temperature from the underlying theory of strong interactions, QCD. [email protected] http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~vankolck/ Nuclear Physics at UA: http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics2006/research.php?page=nuclear_physics Applications For UA Physics Graduate Program: http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics2006/graduate.php?page=application_procedure 6 Graduate Studies in Nuclear Physics and Particle Astrophysics at Arizona State University Physics People: About ASU: Faculty: 39 A comprehensive public metropolitan research university Ph.D. Students: 110 enrolling more than 70,000 undergraduate, graduate, and Undergraduate majors: 248 professional students on four campuses, ASU combines unique colleges, schools, departments, and research institutes into close- Ph.D. Program: knit but diverse academic communities that are international in First-year research rotations scope. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and Comprehensive exams after first welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one year hundred nations across the globe. Graduate Research Areas: ASU offers state-of-the-art scientific and technological research facilities, as well as other outstanding resources for study and Biophysics and Biological Physics research, including libraries and museums with important Nanoscience and Materials Physics collections, and studios and performing arts spaces. ASU has Nuclear Physics, Particle been moving at an accelerated pace to establish itself as one of Astrophysics and Cosmology the leading centers for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in Physics and Society selected areas, both fundamental and applied. Application deadline: st March 1 . Early applications are Graduate Studies in Physics at ASU: strongly encouraged. Award-winning faculty committed to excellence in scholarship and teaching. Departmental web site: physics.asu.edu Modern curriculum bridging physics with astronomy, cosmology, engineering, chemistry, materials, and the Application site: life sciences. physics.asu.edu/graduate/apply Growing programs in particle-astrophysics, nuclear Contact for Nuclear Physics: physics, and cosmology. Ricardo Alarcon (480) 965-8549 Forefront research centers include the Center for [email protected] Biological Physics, the Beyond Center for Fundamental physics.asu.edu/people/faculty Concepts in Science (beyond.asu.edu), the Cosmology Initiative, and the Origins Initiative (origins.asu.edu) 7 Nuclear Physics and Particle Astrophysics at ASU: ASU faculty members are vigorously exploring the following areas (E=Experiment, T=Theory): Strong Interaction Physics [E,T] The Structure of Hadrons [E,T] Physics beyond the Standard Model [E,T] Tests of Fundamental Symmetries [E,T] Neutrinos: Properties and Astrophysical Implications [T] Cosmological Structure [T] About Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix (the fifth largest city in the United States) and the surrounding area provides ASU students with cultural events, internships, shopping, entertainment and sporting events making ASU an ideal for a university setting in midst of a dynamic and emerging world city. In addition, Arizona is a great state for exploration. Miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding are within minutes of Phoenix. The Grand Canyon, one of the natural wonders of the world, is less than 5 hours from any ASU campus. 8 Graduate Studies in Nuclear Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles Nuclear Physics Faculty/Staff: General Information: Experimental Faculty: 1 UCLA is one of the best public research Experimental Staff: 3 universities in the world. It is ranked sixth in the Postdoctoral Fellows: 2 nation for total research funds and has a large and Graduate Students: 8 diverse student body including 13,000 graduate and professional students. The campus is located only 5 Departmental web site: miles from the Pacific Ocean and has close ties to the http://home.physics.ucla.edu surrounding entertainment industry. The UCLA Nuclear Physics Group has a broad Physics Graduate Programs: physics program. It is a founding member of the http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/pg STAR and sPHENIX collaborations at Brookhaven mrq/physics2.asp National Laboratory where graduate students in the group are studying properties of the Quark-Gluon Application information: Plasma and the spin composition of the proton. The http://www.pa.ucla.edu/content/grad group is also active in neutrino experiments including uate/admissions CUORE in Italy and is looking to recruit students for http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/ad these efforts. missions/admisinfo.html Nuclear Physics Research Areas: Application Deadline: Relativistic heavy ion collisions and QCD phases December