Nobel Prize in Physics: NSSC PI, Eric Norman, & Berkeley Lab Group contributed to groundbreaking results

Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass. Eric Norman, Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and NSSC Physics Focus Area Lead, is part of the Neutrino Astrophysics Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which contributed to the … Read more

Two NSSC Faculty Members elected as APS Fellows

We are very pleased to announce that Professors Kai Vetter and Lee Bernstein have been elected Fellows of the American Physical Society. Prof. Lee Bernstein was recognized “for work developing novel methods of determining neutron-nucleus cross sections via high-resolution γ-ray spectroscopy, the early development of surrogate ratio method, and the study of nuclear processes in high energy density … Read more

CNEC Fellowship Opportunities

The Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities (CNEC) is seeking candidates for our competitive fellowship program. Graduating seniors and first-year graduate students enrolled in a Ph.D.-granting program are eligible.  The fellowship will support research (in science, engineering, and the social sciences) that aligns well with the nuclear nonproliferation mission of CNEC. Students may conduct their research … Read more