NSSC Fellows, Faculty, and Lab Collaborators attend the Oslo Workshop on Nuclear Level Density and Gamma Strength

6th Workshop on Nuclear Level Density and Gamma Strength Oslo, May 8 – 12, 2017   The scientific program will include invited talks, selected oral contributions from submitted abstracts, and poster presentations, covering the following topics: Nuclear level density Gamma-ray strength function Phase transitions in mesoscopic systems Applications in astrophysics and reactor physics Other related … Read more

NSSC Fellow, Eric Matthews, wins “Christopher Wootton Award”

NSSC Fellow, Eric Matthews was awarded the Christopher Wootton Award by the Nuclear Engineering Department at UC Berkeley. Eric was selected for this honor because of his superior service and leadership to the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Eric Matthews, shown here, leading a Crisis Simulation for NSSC’s Nuclear Security Class.

The Network Science and Nuclear Nonproliferation Idea Challenge

The Network Science and Nuclear Nonproliferation Idea Challenge is offering a $2000 prize to the top paper (3 pages or less) on applications of network science to nuclear nonproliferation. Deadline is July 15, 2017. Further details can be found in the attached PDF..   Nuclear nonproliferation and proliferation detection encompasses many networks: mining, milling, conversion, enrichment, power generation, reprocessing, … Read more