EBSS June 22-26, 2026

Any updates, schedule changes, or important notices for attendees will be listed below:

Arrival Reminder: Please bring your Entry Pass with you on the first day of your visit and present it to the security police officer, along with your photo identification. ORNL has become compliant with the REAL ID Act. REAL ID is an Act approved by Congress in relation to the 9/11 Commission that requires all visitors to Federal Facilities to have compliant identification. If you have a driver's license that states, "NOT FOR FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION", you will need to have another form of acceptable identification. Here is a list of acceptable identification. You will not be allowed unescorted entry to the ORNL facility unless you have a form of compliant identification as listed above. 

Foreign nationals must bring a passport and visa (or LPR card) to present to the receptionist at the Visitor's Center. 

The 2026 Exotic Beam Summer School will be held at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory  June 22-26, 2026. The aim of this annual school is to introduce students and young researchers to the various facets of the science of exotic nuclei including nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and the application of nuclear science and technology. Through these schools, the research community will be able to more fully exploit the opportunities created by the state-of-the-art exotic beam facilities, such as the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). The format of the school is unique: in the mornings, students will receive lectures from leading researchers in the field of nuclear physics with exotic beams. Lectures will focus on theoretical, experimental, technical and applied topics. In the afternoons, the students participate in hands-on activities, learning about the techniques and instrumentation needed to carry out experiments with exotic beams.

The EBSS series is sponsored by the US Department of Energy, and the following laboratories: Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University, and the Association for Research at University Nuclear Accelerators (ARUNA).

2026 Exotic Beam Summer School Board of Directors

Charles Rasco (ORNL), Chair
Ryan Ringle (FRIB/MSU)

Erich Leistenschneider (LBNL)

Wei Jia Ong (LLNL)
Jason Clark (ANL)
Jonas Karthein (TAMU)