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Michigan State University announced that the cooperative agreement for the establishment of FRIB between the U.S. Department of Energy and MSU has been signed. Announcement

The JINA scientist Tim Beers has been elected the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award. This award is conferred in recognition of lifetime achievements in research. The awardee is invited to carry out research projects of his own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany. More

Read a research featured article on the NSF website "Behind the Scenes: Shockwave of X-ray Starquake Enthralls Scientists", which took place at NSCL in Michigan State University.
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Dec. 2008 that Michigan State University has been selected to design and establish the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a cutting-edge research facility to advance understanding of rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos. DOE release || MSU News

 
Events


A JINA supported meeting "NUGRID: 2nd Collaboration Meeting" will be held on July 22-26, 2009 at the University of Notre Dame, IN.
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From May 18 - 21, 2009, a JINA's workshop on Defining the Neutron Star Crust: X-ray Bursts, Superbursts and Giant Flares (CRUST09) took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Click here for the CRUST09 workshop blog.

JINA co-sponsored an international workshop on "Role of Low Energy Fusion Reactions in Nuclear Astrophysics: Carbon Burning" from May 14 to 16, 2009 at Villa Orlandi, Anacapri, Naples, Italy. Website

JINA hosted a refreshing and training course on R-matrix techniques with AZURE at the ISNAP of Physics Department in the University of Notre Dame from February 25 - 27, 2009. Photos

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Outreach Events


The JINA's PIXE-PAN Summer Program at the Institute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics in the University of Notre Dame from June 15-26 (for teachers) and from June 22-26, 2009 (for students). Website

A JINA Summer Science Program in 2009: The Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN) Program at the NSCL/MSU for High/Middle School science teachers from August 2-7 and High School students from August 9-14, 2009. Website

Sensing Our World @ ND: A week-long, all-day summer camp about physical science, materials, physics, and sensors for students aged 12-14 from July 13-17, 2009. Website


Run by MSU's Honors College, Mathematics, Science, and Technology (MST) camp offers intensive two-week courses to over 100 high-achieving middle school students each summer. This year's program will feature the first Nuclear Astrophysics course, taught by JINA faculty and staff from NSCL and University of Notre Dame. JINA is also funding scholarships for interested students who demonstrate financial need. Application

The e-REACTION Outreach Newsletter is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, with support from the National Science Foundation. This newsletter will be distributed three times each year. Vol.3, 2008

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