On 12 August, a celebration of 40 years of science at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) will be hosted to recognize all the contributions that led to successful operation of NSCL for four decades. Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded FRIB graduate assistant Hannah Christine Berg a highly competitive Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program grant. Read More
The first experiment at FRIB—which studied the beta-decay of calcium-48 fragments that are so unstable that they only exist for mere fractions of a second—concluded successfully. Read More
Vandana Tripathi from Florida State University is the award recipient for the 2022 FRIB Visiting Scholar Program for Experimental Science. Read More
The FRIB Users Organization Executive Committee and the FRIB Theory Alliance Executive Board have announced the winners of the 2022 FRIB Achievement Award for Early Career Researchers: Jaspreet Randhawa and Amy Lovell. Read More
Michigan State researchers have helped peer inside a nova — a type of astrophysical nuclear explosion — without leaving Earth. Read More
FRIB opened its doors to discovery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 May to officially mark the start of FRIB’s scientific mission. Read More
Nearly 1,000 people toured FRIB during the FRIB Countdown on 23 April. The public event included activities, demonstrations, presentations, and tours. Read More
FRIB will open its doors to discovery with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 2 May. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., have invited guests to the event that will set the stage for beginning FRIB’s scientific mission. Read More
Michigan State University has a special feature looking at FRIB, including information on how FRIB produces isotopes, educates the next generation, and accelerates innovation. Read More
In celebration of the anticipated opening of FRIB in May as a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, the public is invited to get behind the scenes at a special “FRIB Countdown” event on Saturday, 23 April. Read More
The Michigan State University (MSU) nuclear physics graduate program retained its No. 1 ranking, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking for best graduate schools. Read More
On 3 April, FRIB will host Lisa Randall, the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University, for a special talk titled “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” as part of its Advanced Studies Gateway initiative. Read More
New theoretical research from FRIB could help answer looming questions about the ghost-like neutrino particle, including its mass and whether it is its own antiparticle. Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) Office of Project Assessment (OPA) held its last independent project review of FRIB 1-2 February. The purpose of the review was to evaluate the project’s readiness for attaining Critical Decision 4 (CD-4) (Approve Project Completion) by 30 June. Read More
Three members of the FRIB user community have been named 2021 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Michael Annan Lisa, Filomena Nunes, and James Vary. Read More
On 25 January, the FRIB Project team delivered the first beam to the focal plane of the FRIB fragment separator in the transfer hall. Read More
Max Bee-Lindgren, a student at Decatur High School in Decatur, Georgia, and member of the FRIB-affiliated Lee Research Group, has been named a top 40 finalist in the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search. Read More
The International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics, supported by the National Science Foundation and headquartered at Michigan State University, is expanding to include three new crucial research partners. Read More
Sherry Yennello, professor of chemistry and Cyclotron Institute director at Texas A&M University, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry. Read More
The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America has awarded Witek Nazarewicz, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Physics and chief scientist at FRIB, with the 2021 Casimir Funk Natural Sciences Award. Read More
Paul Guèye, an associate professor of nuclear physics at FRIB and in the Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Physics and Astronomy, is featured in a new MSU video: Excellence for Impact: Opening Doors to Discovery. Read More
This year-in-review video highlights FRIB’s greatest achievements in 2021. Read More
The latest issue of Nuclear Physics News has an article on the Association for Research at University Nuclear Accelerators. Read More