-
Element 116 efforts featured in two articles
The recent success of efforts by staff in the Accelerator-Based Low-Energy Program to produce element 116, a critical milestone in the search for element 120, has garnered much attention.
-
NSD’s Nuclear Data Group becomes the Nuclear Data Program
The NSD is pleased to announce the reclassification of the Nuclear Data Group in the Low-Energy Program as the Nuclear Data Program! With this change comes the appointment of Lee Bernstein as the Nuclear Data Program Head and Mathis Wiedeking as Program Deputy.
-
2024 Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards honor PSA staff members
Congratulations to Physical Sciences Area staff members honored with 2024 Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards.
-
Passing of Rick Firestone
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Rick Firestone on September 9th. Rick was a titan in the nuclear data world. In addition to his seminal work in the 8th edition of the table of isotopes, Rick was a visionary regarding the importance of neutron capture and scattering data who constantly pushed the nuclear…
-
12th Annual Nuclear Science Day for Scouts Set for Nov. 9
Registration is open for the 12th Annual Nuclear Science Day for Scouts. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9. The event is hosted by Berkeley Lab’s Nuclear Science Division, the Advanced Light Source, and Berkeley Lab K-12 Programs, and supported by many volunteers. Participating scouts will learn about the ABC of Nuclear Science,…