Name: Radioactive Isotopes for Fundamental Physics Workshop
Start: 2026-08-25T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-27T17:00:00-04:00
Location: ORNL, Building 5100

Radioactive Isotopes for Fundamental Physics Workshop

from Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (8:00 AM) to Thursday, August 27, 2026 (5:00 PM)

Monday, August 24, 2026
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:00 AM Welcome - Marcel Demarteau
Welcome
- Marcel Demarteau
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:10 AM Workshop Goals - Xing Wu (FRIB)
Workshop Goals
- Xing Wu (FRIB)
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:20 AM BSM Opportunities with Radioactive Isotopes - Vincenzo Cirigliano
BSM Opportunities with Radioactive Isotopes
- Vincenzo Cirigliano
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:40 AM The DOE Fundamental Symmetries Program: A Roadmap to Discovery - Paul Sorensen
The DOE Fundamental Symmetries Program: A Roadmap to Discovery
- Paul Sorensen
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:00 AM 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
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 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:40 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:00 AM Experimental Overview - Jaideep Singh
Experimental Overview
- Jaideep Singh
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:15 AM Solid State Nuclear Clock: Progress and Isotope Needs - Eric Hudson
Solid State Nuclear Clock: Progress and Isotope Needs
- Eric Hudson
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:40 AM Radium Ion Trapping - Andrew Jayich
Radium Ion Trapping
- Andrew Jayich
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:00 PM Radioactive Molecule Spectroscopy for Astronomy - Shane Wilkins
Radioactive Molecule Spectroscopy for Astronomy
- Shane Wilkins
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:10 PM Electrospray ioniation source for radioactive species - Georg Tiebel
Electrospray ioniation source for radioactive species
- Georg Tiebel
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:20 PM Opportunities for Nuclear-AMO experiments at FRIB - Patrick Stollenwerk
Opportunities for Nuclear-AMO experiments at FRIB
- Patrick Stollenwerk
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:30 PM Working Lunch: Introductions and Goals
Working Lunch: Introductions and Goals
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
1:30 PM Bridging Supply and Science: How NIDC Connects Researchers to Critical Isotopes - Karen Sikes
Bridging Supply and Science: How NIDC Connects Researchers to Critical Isotopes
- Karen Sikes
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
1:50 PM Radioisotope Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Roy Copping
Radioisotope Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Roy Copping
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:10 PM Accelerator Production of Radioisotopes - Justin Griswold
Accelerator Production of Radioisotopes
- Justin Griswold
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:30 PM Ra-226 for production of Ac-227, Th-228, and useful decay daughters - Daniel Stracener (ORNL)
Ra-226 for production of Ac-227, Th-228, and useful decay daughters
- Daniel Stracener (ORNL)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:50 PM Mass Separation of Radioisotopes - Brian Egle
Mass Separation of Radioisotopes
- Brian Egle
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
3:10 PM Coffee
Coffee
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

4:30 PM Discussion
Discussion
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:00 AM FrAg EDM - David DeMille
FrAg EDM
- David DeMille
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:20 AM Actinide samples from Mainz - or: Life, the Universe and Everysym - Christoph Duellmann
Actinide samples from Mainz - or: Life, the Universe and Everysym
- Christoph Duellmann
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:40 AM Radioative Atom Trapping - Joseph Formaggio
Radioative Atom Trapping
- Joseph Formaggio
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:00 AM Radiochemistry at FRIB - Greg Severin
Radiochemistry at FRIB
- Greg Severin
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:10 AM Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics - Silviu-Marian Udrescu
Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics
- Silviu-Marian Udrescu
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:20 AM First-Principles Computations of Nuclei to Study Fundamental Physics - Thomas Papenbrock
First-Principles Computations of Nuclei to Study Fundamental Physics
- Thomas Papenbrock
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:30 AM Isotopes for Neutrinos - Ian Guinn Brennan Hackett
Isotopes for Neutrinos
- Ian Guinn
- Brennan Hackett
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:40 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:00 AM Overview of Radioisotope R&D at ORNL - Susan Hogle
Overview of Radioisotope R&D at ORNL
- Susan Hogle
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:10 AM Radioisotope Processing and Applications Research - Sandra Davern
Radioisotope Processing and Applications Research
- Sandra Davern
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:30 AM Engineering Considerations for Radioisotope Production at ORNL - Christopher Bryan
Engineering Considerations for Radioisotope Production at ORNL
- Christopher Bryan
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:50 AM Isolation and Quantification of Ra-225 from an Irradiated Th-232 Target - Becca Hoerres
Isolation and Quantification of Ra-225 from an Irradiated Th-232 Target
- Becca Hoerres
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:57 AM Solvent Impregnated Resins: A Versatile Platform for Isotope Separation - Briana Schrage
Solvent Impregnated Resins: A Versatile Platform for Isotope Separation
- Briana Schrage
11:57 AM - 12:04 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:04 PM Development of an Online Gamma Spectroscopy Tool for Radioisotope Separations - Neil Taylor
Development of an Online Gamma Spectroscopy Tool for Radioisotope Separations
- Neil Taylor
12:04 PM - 12:11 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:11 PM Re-establishing Ho-166m Production at ORNL - Megan Sibley
Re-establishing Ho-166m Production at ORNL
- Megan Sibley
12:11 PM - 12:18 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:18 PM Transcurium Production in the High Flux Isotope Reactor for Industrial Applications and Elemental Discovery of Super Heavy Elements - Grace Power
Transcurium Production in the High Flux Isotope Reactor for Industrial Applications and Elemental Discovery of Super Heavy Elements
- Grace Power
12:18 PM - 12:25 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:25 PM Calibration of a Capintec Dose Calibrator for the Measurement of Th-228 Activity - Pavithra Kankanamalage
Calibration of a Capintec Dose Calibrator for the Measurement of Th-228 Activity
- Pavithra Kankanamalage
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:30 PM Working Lunch: Discussion Breakouts
Working Lunch: Discussion Breakouts
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
1:30 PM Th-229 and Nuclear Clocks - Jun Ye
Th-229 and Nuclear Clocks
- Jun Ye
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
1:50 PM The Molecular RaX EDM Experiment - Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz
The Molecular RaX EDM Experiment
- Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:10 PM Quantum Sensing of Nuclear Recoils - Connor Bray
Quantum Sensing of Nuclear Recoils
- Connor Bray
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:30 PM Beta-Decay Spectroscopy Meets Polarized Beams - Monika Piersa-Siłkowska
Beta-Decay Spectroscopy Meets Polarized Beams
- Monika Piersa-Siłkowska
2:30 PM - 2:37 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:37 PM A New Generation of Nuclear Schiff Moment Search with 227,229ThO Molecular Beam at FRIB - Xing Wu
A New Generation of Nuclear Schiff Moment Search with 227,229ThO Molecular Beam at FRIB
- Xing Wu
2:37 PM - 2:44 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:44 PM Update from the 2026 Low Energy Community Meeting - Kelly Chipps
Update from the 2026 Low Energy Community Meeting
- Kelly Chipps
2:44 PM - 2:51 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
2:51 PM Discussion
Discussion
2:51 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

3:10 PM Coffee
Coffee
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

4:30 PM Open Writing
Open Writing
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

5:30 PM Dinner: Discussion Breakouts
Dinner: Discussion Breakouts
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
Thursday, August 27, 2026

8:00 AM Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:00 AM Opportunities at FRIB - Hendrick Schatz
Opportunities at FRIB
- Hendrick Schatz
9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:25 AM Future isotope research opportunities at UTK - Robert Grzywacz
Future isotope research opportunities at UTK
- Robert Grzywacz
9:25 AM - 9:50 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
9:50 AM Opportunities at Texas A&M - Jonas Karthein
Opportunities at Texas A&M
- Jonas Karthein
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:10 AM Capabilities and Opportunities at PNNL - Brent VanDevender
Capabilities and Opportunities at PNNL
- Brent VanDevender
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
10:30 AM Discussion
Discussion
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium

10:40 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:00 AM Towards an improved 225Ra EDM measurement at Argonne National Lab - Michael Bishof
Towards an improved 225Ra EDM measurement at Argonne National Lab
- Michael Bishof
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:25 AM The Dirt on Radium and the Pursuit for the Perfect Pear - Alyssa Gaiser
The Dirt on Radium and the Pursuit for the Perfect Pear
- Alyssa Gaiser
11:25 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: JICS Auditorium
11:50 AM Nuclear Theory for Radioactive Molecules (sort of) - Jonathan Engel
Nuclear Theory for Radioactive Molecules (sort of)
- Jonathan Engel
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium
12:10 PM Discussion
Discussion
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

12:30 PM Working Lunch: White Paper Discussion
Working Lunch: White Paper Discussion
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

1:30 PM Working Session on White Paper
Working Session on White Paper
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

1:50 PM Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium

2:00 PM HFIR and Hot Cells Tour
HFIR and Hot Cells Tour
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: JICS Auditorium