Award Abstract #0606007
Operation of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University as a National User Facility & Support for its Research Program
NSF Org: |
PHY
Division of Physics
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Initial Amendment Date: |
November 13, 2006 |
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Latest Amendment Date: |
September 4, 2008 |
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Award Number: |
0606007 |
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Award Instrument: |
Cooperative Agreement |
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Program Manager: |
Bradley D. Keister
PHY Division of Physics
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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Start Date: |
October 1, 2006 |
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Expires: |
September 30, 2011 (Estimated) |
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Awarded Amount to Date: |
$37750000 |
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Investigator(s): |
C. Konrad Gelbke gelbke@nscl.msu.edu (Principal Investigator)
Michael Thoennessen (Co-Principal Investigator) Richard York (Co-Principal Investigator) Thomas Glasmacher (Co-Principal Investigator)
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Sponsor: |
Michigan State University
CONTRACT AND GRANT ADMINISTRATIO
EAST LANSING, MI 48824 517/355-5040
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NSF Program(s): |
MICHIGAN ST UNIV (CYCLO FACIL)
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Field Application(s): |
0000099 Other Applications NEC
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Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR,0000
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Program Element Code(s): |
1256
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ABSTRACT
Principal Investigator: C.-K. Gelbke
Award Number: PHY-0606007
This award provides funds to operate the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University as a national user facility, to support MSU faculty and staff research in nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, astro-nuclear physics, accelerator physics, and instrumentation development, and to continue serving as a center dedicated to the training of the next generation of scientists in these disciplines. The award will allow the NSCL to continue its nationally and internationally prominent leadership role in these areas by operating as the nation's premier user facility dedicated to the production and study of rare (short-lived) isotopes.
The 2002 Long-Range Plan of the NSF/DOE Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) emphasizes the importance of NSCL operations in its highest priority recommendation and stresses in its second highest priority that the exciting new scientific opportunities offered by research with rare isotopes are compelling. NSAC reaffirmed these priorities in its 2005 report "Guidance for Implementing the 2002 Long Range Plan".
Major areas of high scientific and technical thrust that will be addressed by the supported research include:
the exploration of nuclei with unusual ratios of protons to-neutrons and the measurement of their properties, the exploration of the nuclear processes that are responsible for the chemical evolution of the universe through the ongoing synthesis of most elements in the cosmos, the exploration of the isospin-dependent properties of hot nuclear matter and how they affect neutron star properties,
the development of new instruments and innovative new techniques that will further enhance the scientific reach of the facility, the exploration and tests of novel superconducting accelerator and beam transport concepts and the dynamics of high-intensity beams.
The NSCL is a university-based national user facility serving a user community of 700 registered users. Proposals for beam time are evaluated according to feasibility and scientific merit by a seven-member program advisory committee consisting of six internationally established experts from other institutions and one MSU faculty member. The NSCL plays a prominent role in the education of the next generation of scientists through a close synergy of class-room education and hands-on laboratory research throughout the entire graduate career. US World and News report ranks the MSU nuclear physics graduate program as #2 in the nation (behind MIT). Currently, some 50 graduate students are employed at the NSCL and work on their thesis research.
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