The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics will announce or update JINA news, events, outreach, publications and job opportunities regularly. http://www.jinaweb.org/ en-us Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:20:05 EDT Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:20:05 EDT jina@nd.edu (Ping Zheng) http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/frib-equipment-workshop2010/home.html The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) Equipment Workshop will be held at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, on February 20-22, 2010. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:20:05 EDT http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/frib-equipment-workshop2010/home.html http://www.jinaweb.org/dusel/DIANA/ The NSF has approved the S4 funding for the development of an underground accelerator facility at DUSEL. The main goal of the facility is the measurement of low energy reaction cross sections of relevance for stellar nucleosynthesis processes. The Dakota Ion Accelerators for Nuclear Astrophysics DIANA will consist of two accelerators to cover a broader energy range than presently possible at the LUNA facility at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory in Italy. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:05:35 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/dusel/DIANA/ http://www.universe-cluster.de/ JINA has signed a collaborative agreement with the German Excellence Cluster "Origin and Structure of the Universe" which includes research groups and efforts at the Technical University Munich, the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, the Max Planck Institutes for Astrophysics, Extraterrestrial Physics, Plasma Physics at Garching, and the ESO European Southern Observatory (http://www.universe-cluster.de/). First collaborative projects concentrate on the studies of the origins of galactic radioactivities and the role of nuclear reaction processes in type Ia supernovae. Anticipated is an extensive exchange of researchers and students between the JINA and Cluster institutions. In addition, a number of joint workshops and schools are planned in the near future to improve the exchange of information and expertise in the field of nuclear astrophysics. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:05:15 EDT http://www.universe-cluster.de/ http://forum.astro.keele.ac.uk:8080/nugrid/meetings/year-2-collaboration-meeting A JINA supported meeting "NUGRID: 2nd Collaboration Meeting" will be held on July 22-26, 2009 at the University of Notre Dame, IN. The goals of the NuGrid collaboration is to develop and maintain a state-of the-art nucleosynthesis post-processing network code (PPN), to generate an up-to-date library of stellar evolution and explosion (SEE) simulations and to perform consistent yield calculations by applying the PPN codes to the SEE library. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:05:55 EDT http://forum.astro.keele.ac.uk:8080/nugrid/meetings/year-2-collaboration-meeting http://www.jinaweb.org/html/past.html The JINA scientist Tim Beers has been elected the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award after having been nominated for this award by the German scientists Prof. Dr. Norbert Christlieb, Prof. Dr. Eva Grebel and Prof. Dr. Andreas Quirrenbach, Zentrum für Astronomie, Landessternwarte Königstuhl, University of Heidelberg. This award is conferred in recognition of lifetime achievements in research. In addition, the awardee is invited to carry out research projects of his own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:35:25 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/html/past.html http://dualcore.physics.mcgill.ca/CRUST09/ A JINA's workshop on Defining the Neutron Star Crust: X-ray Bursts, Superbursts and Giant Flares (CRUST09) has been held from May 18 - 21, 2009 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. The CRUST09 workshop blog is available online (http://crust09.blogspot.com/). Wed, 20 May 2009 11:05:25 EDT http://dualcore.physics.mcgill.ca/CRUST09/ http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/PIXE/ The JINA's PIXE-PAN Summer Program at the Institute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics in the University of Notre Dame will start from June 15-26 (for teachers) and from June 22-26, 2009 (for students). Mon, 18 May 2009 10:35:05 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/PIXE/ http://gifted.msu.edu/nested/mst.php 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. Mon, 18 May 2009 10:25:05 EDT http://gifted.msu.edu/nested/mst.php http://www.jinaweb.org/events/matrix09/announcement.html JINA will offer a refresher and training course on R-matrix techniques with AZURE at the ISNAP of Physics Department from February 25 to 27, 2009. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:20:05 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/events/matrix09/announcement.html http://www.int.washington.edu/PROGRAMS/solar_fusion.html The JINA Sponsored Workshop on Solar Fusion Cross Sections for the pp Chain and CNO Cycle will be held at the Institute for Nuclear Theory, Seattle, WA, USA from January 21 to 23, 2009. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:20:05 EDT http://www.int.washington.edu/PROGRAMS/solar_fusion.html http://www.energy.gov/news/6794.htm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on December 11, 2008 that Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, MI 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. The new facility—expected to take about a decade to design and build and to cost an estimated $550 million—will provide research opportunities for an international community of approximately 1000 university and laboratory scientists, postdoctoral associates, and graduate students. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:20:05 EDT http://www.energy.gov/news/6794.htm http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/newsletter08_2.html The JINA 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. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:20:05 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/newsletter08_2.html http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/nic2008/ JINA researchers at Michigan State University are holding the Tenth International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos (NIC X) on Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA at Mission Point Resort, July 27 - Aug 1 2008. The symposium is part of a series that is considered to be the most important international meeting in nuclear astrophysics. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:45:05 EDT http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/nic2008/ http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/nic2008/index.php?id=conference_details/workshop.php JINA NIC Satellite workshop "Experiments at the new reaccelerated beam facility at the NSCL" will be held at the NSCL at MSU in East Lansing, MI on August 2, 2008. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:52:10 EDT http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/nic2008/index.php?id=conference_details/workshop.php http://www.jinaweb.org/events/argonne08/announcement.html The JINA will sponsor a School on the Nuclear Astrophysics of the Cosmos at the Argonne National Laboratory from July 22 - 27, 2008. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:54:05 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/events/argonne08/announcement.html http://www.nscl.msu.edu/teachersstudents/programs/pan The Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN) Program at the NSCL/MSU for High/Middle School science teachers and High School students will be held on July 14-25, 2008. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:15:05 EDT http://www.nscl.msu.edu/teachersstudents/programs/pan http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/SOWinfo.pdf A week-long, all-day summer camp about physical science, materials, physics, and sensors for students aged 12 - 14 will be organized at the University of Notre Dame, IN. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:10:05 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/SOWinfo.pdf http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/PIXE-PAN08/ The JINA's PIXE-PAN 2008 Summer Program at the Institute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics in the University of Notre Dame will take place from June 16-27 (for teachers) and from June 23-27, 2008 (for students). Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:50:00 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/PIXE-PAN08/ http://www.jinaweb.org/events/ohio08/Ohio08.html A workshop on Statistical Nuclear Physics and Applications in Astrophysics and Technology will be held in Athens, Ohio, July 8 - 11, 2008. Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:10:00 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/events/ohio08/Ohio08.html http://www.jinaweb.org/html/jinanuggets.html Here are the short descriptive summaries of the major accomplishments and highlights of JINA research from 2006-2008. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:55:00 EST http://www.jinaweb.org/html/jinanuggets.html http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=25446 JINA has joined an international new research alliance titled 'Extremes of Density and Temperature: Cosmic Matter in the Laboratory'. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:55:00 EST http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=25446 http://www.nscl.msu.edu/~nero/db/ The JINA Reaclib Database's first "snap shot" library V0 is now available. This public and web-based database stores thermonuclear reaction rates of relevance for explosive hydrogen and helium burning, as well as the s-processes and r-processes. Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:55:00 EDT http://www.nscl.msu.edu/~nero/db/ http://www.jinaweb.org/events/NIF_astro_confF1.pdf JINA will organize a conference on Nuclear Astrophysics at the National Ignition Facility at Livermore, CA from Aug. 27 - 30, 2007. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:35:00 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/events/NIF_astro_confF1.pdf http://www.jinaweb.org/news/news_May07.html Freimann Professor Michael Wiescher, has been named an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in May by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which was established by the Federal Republic of Germany to promote international cooperation in research. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:35:00 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/news/news_May07.html http://www.jinaweb.org/news/msu_07.html Jorge Pereira, a JINA/National Superconducting Cyclotron (NSCL) Laboratory postdoc whose research focuses on one of the most enigmatic nuclear processes in the cosmos, has received a prestigious Young Scientist Award sponsored by the journal Nuclear Physics A. The award was presented June 7 at the International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC) in Tokyo. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:35:00 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/news/msu_07.html http://www.jinaweb.org/events/frontiers07/ The workshop will be held during Aug. 19-21, 2007. It is the second in a series of JINA meetings to bring together JINA participants, collaborators, and other interested researchers to discuss recent and/or planned research in nuclear astrophysics. Fri, 18 May 2007 10:55:00 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/events/frontiers07/ http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/jared.html During the summer of 2005, Jared Dunnmon was a high school student at The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati when he worked on a JINA project with Michigan State University's High School Honor Science Program. In 2007, he was selected as semifinalist of .... Tue, 15 May 2007 10:35:00 EDT http://www.jinaweb.org/outreach/jared.html http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2007/pr-23-07.html A newly discovery has been released by a research team including a long-term JINA visitor Anna Frebel, JINA visitors Norbert Christlieb, John Norris, Chris Thom and JINA scientific researcher Timothy Beers. Mon, 14 May 2007 10:31:00 EDT http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2007/pr-23-07.html http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/pan/ PAN is an outreach program at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)-one of the world's leading nuclear physics laboratories-located on the campus of Michigan State University. It is run by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA), NSCL faculty and staff. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:20:00 EST http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/pan/