Radioactive Isotopes for Fundamental Physics Workshop
from
Tuesday, 25 August 2026 (08:00)
to
Thursday, 27 August 2026 (17:00)
Monday, 24 August 2026
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:00
Welcome
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Marcel Demarteau
Welcome
Marcel Demarteau
09:00 - 09:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:10
Workshop Goals
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Xing Wu
(
FRIB
)
Workshop Goals
Xing Wu
(
FRIB
)
09:10 - 09:20
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:20
BSM Opportunities with Radioactive Isotopes
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Vincenzo Cirigliano
BSM Opportunities with Radioactive Isotopes
Vincenzo Cirigliano
09:20 - 09:40
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:40
The DOE Fundamental Symmetries Program: A Roadmap to Discovery
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Paul Sorensen
The DOE Fundamental Symmetries Program: A Roadmap to Discovery
Paul Sorensen
09:40 - 10:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:00
The U.S. Government’s Role in Isotope R&D and Production: An Introduction to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science for Isotope R&D and Production (IRP)
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Ethan Balkin
The U.S. Government’s Role in Isotope R&D and Production: An Introduction to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science for Isotope R&D and Production (IRP)
Ethan Balkin
10:00 - 10:40
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:40
Coffee
Coffee
10:40 - 11:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:00
Experimental Overview
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Jaideep Singh
Experimental Overview
Jaideep Singh
11:00 - 11:15
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:15
Solid State Nuclear Clock: Progress and Isotope Needs
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Eric Hudson
Solid State Nuclear Clock: Progress and Isotope Needs
Eric Hudson
11:15 - 11:40
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:40
Radium Ion Trapping
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Andrew Jayich
Radium Ion Trapping
Andrew Jayich
11:40 - 12:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:00
Radioactive Molecule Spectroscopy for Astronomy
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Shane Wilkins
Radioactive Molecule Spectroscopy for Astronomy
Shane Wilkins
12:00 - 12:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:10
Electrospray ioniation source for radioactive species
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Georg Tiebel
Electrospray ioniation source for radioactive species
Georg Tiebel
12:10 - 12:20
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:20
Opportunities for Nuclear-AMO experiments at FRIB
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Patrick Stollenwerk
Opportunities for Nuclear-AMO experiments at FRIB
Patrick Stollenwerk
12:20 - 12:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:30
Working Lunch: Introductions and Goals
Working Lunch: Introductions and Goals
12:30 - 13:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
13:30
Bridging Supply and Science: How NIDC Connects Researchers to Critical Isotopes
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Karen Sikes
Bridging Supply and Science: How NIDC Connects Researchers to Critical Isotopes
Karen Sikes
13:30 - 13:50
Room: JICS Auditorium
13:50
Radioisotope Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Roy Copping
Radioisotope Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Roy Copping
13:50 - 14:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:10
Accelerator Production of Radioisotopes
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Justin Griswold
Accelerator Production of Radioisotopes
Justin Griswold
14:10 - 14:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:30
Ra-226 for production of Ac-227, Th-228, and useful decay daughters
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Daniel Stracener
(
ORNL
)
Ra-226 for production of Ac-227, Th-228, and useful decay daughters
Daniel Stracener
(
ORNL
)
14:30 - 14:50
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:50
Mass Separation of Radioisotopes
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Brian Egle
Mass Separation of Radioisotopes
Brian Egle
14:50 - 15:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
15:10
Coffee
Coffee
15:10 - 15:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
15:30
15:30 - 16:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
16:30
Discussion
Discussion
16:30 - 17:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:00
FrAg EDM
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David DeMille
FrAg EDM
David DeMille
09:00 - 09:20
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:20
Actinide samples from Mainz - or: Life, the Universe and Everysym
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Christoph Duellmann
Actinide samples from Mainz - or: Life, the Universe and Everysym
Christoph Duellmann
09:20 - 09:40
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:40
Radioative Atom Trapping
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Joseph Formaggio
Radioative Atom Trapping
Joseph Formaggio
09:40 - 10:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:00
Radiochemistry at FRIB
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Greg Severin
Radiochemistry at FRIB
Greg Severin
10:00 - 10:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:10
Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics
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Silviu-Marian Udrescu
Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics
Silviu-Marian Udrescu
10:10 - 10:20
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:20
First-Principles Computations of Nuclei to Study Fundamental Physics
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Thomas Papenbrock
First-Principles Computations of Nuclei to Study Fundamental Physics
Thomas Papenbrock
10:20 - 10:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:30
Isotopes for Neutrinos
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Ian Guinn
Brennan Hackett
Isotopes for Neutrinos
Ian Guinn
Brennan Hackett
10:30 - 10:40
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:40
Coffee
Coffee
10:40 - 11:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:00
Overview of Radioisotope R&D at ORNL
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Susan Hogle
Overview of Radioisotope R&D at ORNL
Susan Hogle
11:00 - 11:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:10
Radioisotope Processing and Applications Research
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Sandra Davern
Radioisotope Processing and Applications Research
Sandra Davern
11:10 - 11:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:30
Engineering Considerations for Radioisotope Production at ORNL
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Christopher Bryan
Engineering Considerations for Radioisotope Production at ORNL
Christopher Bryan
11:30 - 11:50
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:50
Isolation and Quantification of Ra-225 from an Irradiated Th-232 Target
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Becca Hoerres
Isolation and Quantification of Ra-225 from an Irradiated Th-232 Target
Becca Hoerres
11:50 - 11:57
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:57
Solvent Impregnated Resins: A Versatile Platform for Isotope Separation
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Briana Schrage
Solvent Impregnated Resins: A Versatile Platform for Isotope Separation
Briana Schrage
11:57 - 12:04
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:04
Development of an Online Gamma Spectroscopy Tool for Radioisotope Separations
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Neil Taylor
Development of an Online Gamma Spectroscopy Tool for Radioisotope Separations
Neil Taylor
12:04 - 12:11
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:11
Re-establishing Ho-166m Production at ORNL
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Megan Sibley
Re-establishing Ho-166m Production at ORNL
Megan Sibley
12:11 - 12:18
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:18
Transcurium Production in the High Flux Isotope Reactor for Industrial Applications and Elemental Discovery of Super Heavy Elements
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Grace Power
Transcurium Production in the High Flux Isotope Reactor for Industrial Applications and Elemental Discovery of Super Heavy Elements
Grace Power
12:18 - 12:25
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:25
Calibration of a Capintec Dose Calibrator for the Measurement of Th-228 Activity
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Pavithra Kankanamalage
Calibration of a Capintec Dose Calibrator for the Measurement of Th-228 Activity
Pavithra Kankanamalage
12:25 - 12:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:30
Working Lunch: Discussion Breakouts
Working Lunch: Discussion Breakouts
12:30 - 13:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
13:30
Th-229 and Nuclear Clocks
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Jun Ye
Th-229 and Nuclear Clocks
Jun Ye
13:30 - 13:50
Room: JICS Auditorium
13:50
The Molecular RaX EDM Experiment
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Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz
The Molecular RaX EDM Experiment
Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz
13:50 - 14:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:10
Quantum Sensing of Nuclear Recoils
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Connor Bray
Quantum Sensing of Nuclear Recoils
Connor Bray
14:10 - 14:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:30
Beta-Decay Spectroscopy Meets Polarized Beams
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Monika Piersa-Siłkowska
Beta-Decay Spectroscopy Meets Polarized Beams
Monika Piersa-Siłkowska
14:30 - 14:37
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:37
A New Generation of Nuclear Schiff Moment Search with 227,229ThO Molecular Beam at FRIB
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Xing Wu
A New Generation of Nuclear Schiff Moment Search with 227,229ThO Molecular Beam at FRIB
Xing Wu
14:37 - 14:44
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:44
Update from the 2026 Low Energy Community Meeting
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Kelly Chipps
Update from the 2026 Low Energy Community Meeting
Kelly Chipps
14:44 - 14:51
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:51
Discussion
Discussion
14:51 - 15:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
15:10
Coffee
Coffee
15:10 - 15:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
15:30
15:30 - 16:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
16:30
Open Writing
Open Writing
16:30 - 17:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
17:30
Dinner: Discussion Breakouts
Dinner: Discussion Breakouts
17:30 - 18:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
Thursday, 27 August 2026
08:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:00
Opportunities at FRIB
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Hendrick Schatz
Opportunities at FRIB
Hendrick Schatz
09:00 - 09:25
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:25
Future isotope research opportunities at UTK
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Robert Grzywacz
Future isotope research opportunities at UTK
Robert Grzywacz
09:25 - 09:50
Room: JICS Auditorium
09:50
Opportunities at Texas A&M
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Jonas Karthein
Opportunities at Texas A&M
Jonas Karthein
09:50 - 10:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:10
Capabilities and Opportunities at PNNL
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Brent VanDevender
Capabilities and Opportunities at PNNL
Brent VanDevender
10:10 - 10:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:30
Discussion
Discussion
10:30 - 10:40
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:40
Coffee
Coffee
10:40 - 11:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:00
Towards an improved 225Ra EDM measurement at Argonne National Lab
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Michael Bishof
Towards an improved 225Ra EDM measurement at Argonne National Lab
Michael Bishof
11:00 - 11:25
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:25
The Dirt on Radium and the Pursuit for the Perfect Pear
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Alyssa Gaiser
The Dirt on Radium and the Pursuit for the Perfect Pear
Alyssa Gaiser
11:25 - 11:50
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:50
Nuclear Theory for Radioactive Molecules (sort of)
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Jonathan Engel
Nuclear Theory for Radioactive Molecules (sort of)
Jonathan Engel
11:50 - 12:10
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:10
Discussion
Discussion
12:10 - 12:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:30
Working Lunch: White Paper Discussion
Working Lunch: White Paper Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Room: JICS Auditorium
13:30
Working Session on White Paper
Working Session on White Paper
13:30 - 13:50
Room: JICS Auditorium
13:50
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
13:50 - 14:00
Room: JICS Auditorium
14:00
HFIR and Hot Cells Tour
HFIR and Hot Cells Tour
14:00 - 16:30
Room: JICS Auditorium