EBSS June 22-26, 2026
from Monday, 22 June 2026 (07:30) to Friday, 26 June 2026 (18:30)
  • Monday, 22 June 2026
    07:30 Breakfast at Guest House
    08:00 Shuttle to ORNL Main Campus
    08:30 Check-in, Receive ORNL Guest Badges
    09:00 Welcome
    09:15 Nuclear Structure/Reactions (Theory) Hour One Matthias Heinz (ORNL)
    10:15 Break
    10:30 Nuclear Structure/Reactions (Theory) Hour Two Matthias Heinz (ORNL)
    11:30 Lunch
    12:30 Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Kyle Godbey (FRIB)
    13:30 Safety Briefing
    14:00 Break
    14:15 Hands On Activities
    17:00 Break
    17:30 Dinner
  • Tuesday, 23 June 2026
    07:30 Breakfast at Guest House
    08:00 Shuttle to ORNL Main Campus
    08:30 Theoretical Nuclear Astrophysics Hour One Raph Hix (UTK/ORNL)
    09:30 Break
    09:45 Theoretical Nuclear Astrophysics Hour Two Raph Hix (UTK/ORNL
    10:45 Break
    11:00 Superheavy Elements Nick Esker (SJSU)
    12:00 Lunch
    13:00 Ion sources/beam optics/beam production Janilee Benitez (LBNL)
    14:00 Break
    14:15 Hands on Activities
    17:00 Break
    17:30 Student Poster Session- Dinner
  • Wednesday, 24 June 2026
    07:30 Breakfast at Guest House
    08:00 Shuttle to ORNL Main Campus
    08:30 Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics Hour One Zach Meisel (AFIT)
    09:30 Break
    09:45 Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics Hour Two Zach Meisel (AFIT)
    10:45 Break
    11:00 Nuclear Structure Hour One Zhengyu Xu (UTK)
    12:00 Lunch
    13:00 Nuclear Structure Hour Two Zhengyu Xu (UTK)
    14:00 Break
    14:15 Hands on Activities
    17:00 Break
    17:30 Dinner
  • Thursday, 25 June 2026
    07:30 Breakfast at Guest House
    08:00 Shuttle to ORNL Main Campus
    08:30 Experimental Nuclear Reactions Hour One James DeBoer (ND)
    09:30 Break
    09:45 Experimental Nuclear Reactions Hour Two James DeBoer (ND)
    10:45 Break
    11:00 Fundamentals of Experimental Techniques Andrea Richard (OU)
    12:00 Lunch
    13:00 Data Project Chris Morse (BNL)
    14:00 School Group Photo
    14:45 Hands on Activities
    17:00 Break
    17:30 Dinner
  • Friday, 26 June 2026
    07:30 Breakfast at Guest House
    08:00 Shuttle to ORNL Main Campus
    08:30 Isotopes Applications Matt Gott (ORNL)
    09:30 Break
    09:45 Fundamental Symmetries & Traps Hour One Aaron Gallant (LLNL)
    10:45 Break
    11:00 Fundamental Symmetries & Traps Hour Two Aaron Gallant (LLNL)
    12:00 Lunch
    13:00 ORNL Tours
    15:15 Week Recap-Group Discussion
    17:00 Break
    17:30 Dinner