[Isac-science-forum] Witek Nazarewicz UBC colloquium

[John Behr]

Hi colleagues,
If you missed the mention of Witek's UBC colloquium at the theory seminar 
Tuesday, it's below.  I don't think he mentioned that he is now the FRIB 
Chief Scientist, and he did tell some of us that this would be a more 
general colloquium-style talk.
cheers,
John Behr

> The colloquium takes place Thursday November 20 at 4PM in Hennings 201, 
> as usual. Coffee and cookies will be served in Hennings 325 at 3:45.
>
> Speaker: Witold Nazarewicz, Michigan State University/ORNL
>
> Title: The limits of the nuclear landscape
>
> Abstract: Understanding nuclei is a quantum many-body problem of
> incredible richness and diversity and studies of nuclei address some of
> the great challenges that are common throughout modern science. Nuclear
> structure research strives to build a unified and comprehensive
> microscopic framework in which bulk nuclear properties, nuclear
> excitations, and nuclear reactions can all be described. A new and
> exciting focus in this endeavor lies in the description of exotic and
> short-lived nuclei at the limits of proton-to-neutron asymmetry, mass, and
> charge. In this talk, experimental and theoretical advances in rare
> isotope research will be reviewed in the context of the main scientific
> questions. Particular attention will bo given to the worldwide radioactive
> beams initiatives and to the progress in theoretical studies of nuclei due
> to the advent of extreme-scale computing platforms.
>