December 12, 2022 / Berkeley Lab Physical Sciences News ~ Researchers in Berkeley Lab’s Nuclear Theory Group, part of the Nuclear Science Division (NSD), have received DOE funding support for topical theory collaborations in nuclear physics. Theory Group researchers will be involved in all of the five project teams chosen to receive awards as partRead More
Two LBNL Accelerator R&D projects to be supported by DOE Nuclear Physics
November 18, 2022 / Berkeley Lab Physical Sciences News ~ Daniel Xie of the Nuclear Science Division and Ji Qiang of the ATAP Division have each been awarded funding by the DOE Office of Nuclear Physics to lead accelerator R&D projects. Qiang will lead a multi-lab effort on accelerator modeling, while Xie’s award will supportRead More
FRIB Experiment Pushes Elements to the Limit
November 14, 2022 / Lauren Biron / Berkeley Lab News Center ~ A team led by Heather Crawford, staff scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Nuclear Science Division, has released the first experimental results from Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a DOE Office of Science user facility operated by Michigan State University. Their study, which measuredRead More
Inflation Reduction Act Funds Accelerate Berkeley Lab’s Ability to Bring Science Solutions to the World
November 4, 2022 / Berkeley Lab Media Relations ~ Berkeley Lab’s Nuclear Science Division is featured in this article about new funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is accelerating the development of several critical Berkeley Lab facilities and projects – including Cosmic Microwave Background – Stage 4 (CMB-S4), the next-generation ground-based cosmicRead More
Former Berkeley Lab Scientist John Clauser Among Three Awarded the 2022 Nobel for Physics for Work on Quantum Mechanics
October 4, 2022 / Lauren Biron / Berkeley Lab News Center ~ The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.” Clauser was a postdoctoral researcher atRead More