Education & Training

FRIB faculty—world-leading experts jointly appointed with Michigan State University—drive cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research in nuclear science and related fields.

Current FRIB faculty

FRIB faculty are world-leading experts in nuclear science and related fields. Their research makes use of FRIB’s capabilities and supports a range of scientific and technical applications. Faculty hold joint appointments with Michigan State University, connecting FRIB’s research programs with academic departments. They collaborate with researchers from institutions around the world and contribute to a multidisciplinary research environment.

FRIB offers training and research opportunities to graduate students who routinely meet and work side-by-side with leading researchers in nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, nuclear chemistry, accelerator physics, and engineering. Graduate students at FRIB have the opportunity to watch, participate in, and lead discoveries of things no one knew before. In the process, they develop skills and connections to excel in a wide variety of careers. Students can a graduate degree through MSU’s Physics and Astronomy department, Chemistry department, or College of Engineering by working with the faculty and staff at FRIB.

The profiles below provide information about FRIB faculty and their areas of focus.

Kyle W. Brown

Joined the laboratory in 2016

My research focuses on using nuclear reactions to probe how neutrons and protons behave in systems ranging from atomic nuclei to neutron stars.
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Sean Liddick

Joined the laboratory in 2009

The research carried out in my group addresses two critical questions in low-energy nuclear science: (1) how do we achieve a comprehensive and predictive model of the atomic nucleus and (2) how are elements made in during the explosive end of a massive star?
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