Eric B. Norman
S. M., University of Chicago, Chicago, 1974
Ph. D., University of Chicago, Chicago, 1978
nuclear astrophysics. He is the co-discoverer of 4 isotopes.
bolometric detector designed to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 130 Te.
Measurements of neutron and charged-particle induced reaction cross sections for
homeland security, nuclear astrophysics, and neutrino physics.
Gamma-ray measurements for nuclear forensic applications
Honors and Awards:
Co-recipient of the Breakthrough Award in Physics as a member of the Sudbury
Neutrino Observatory 2016
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science 2012
Outstanding Mentor Award U. S. Department of Energy 2002
Fellow American Physical Society 1999
Distinguished Lecturer Associated Western Universities/U. S. Department of Energy
1990 - 1991
Professional Activities:
Referee for Physical Review (Letters, C, D), Nuclear Physics, Nature, Astrophysical
Journal, Physics Letters
Reviewer of research proposals for U.S. DOE and NSF and for NSERC of Canada
Life Member, American Physical Society
Affiliate Member, Division of Nuclear Chemistry American Chemical Society
Member of California State Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee,
1998 - 2000
Co-developer of Nuclear Science Wallchart and Member of Contemporary Physics
Education Project, 1995 - present
The surprisingly large neutron capture cross-section of 88 Zr
J. A. Shusterman, N. D. Scielzo, K. J. Thomas, E. B. Norman, S. E. Lapi, C. S.
Loveless, N. J. Peters, J. D. Robertson, D. A. Shaughnessy and A. P. Tonchev,
Nature 565, 328 (2019)
First Results from CUORE: A Search for Lepton Number Violation via 0ββ Decay of
130 Te
C. Alduino, F. Alessandria, K. Alfonso, …, E. B. Norman et al.
Phys. Rev. Letters 120, 132501 (2018)
Half-lives of 101 Rh g and 108 Ag m
Howard A. Shugart, Edgardo Browne, Eric B. Norman
Appl. Rad. & Isotopes 136, 101 (2018)
Decay branching ratios of excited 24 Mg
J. M. Munson, E. B. Norman, J. T. Burke, et al.
Phys. Rev. C 95, 015805 (2017)
NeutronSTARS: A segmented neutron and charged particle detector for low-energy
reaction studies
O.A. Akindele, R.J. Casperson, B.S. Wang , J.T. Burke , R.O. Hughes , S.E. Fisher ,A.
Saastamoinen , E.B. Norman
Nucl. Instrum. & Methods A 872, 112 (2017)
Nuclear excitation by electronic transition of 235 U
P. A. Chodash, J. T. Burke, E. B. Norman, S. C. Wilks, R. J. Casperson, S. E. Fisher,K.
S. Holliday, J. R. Jeffries, and M. A. Wakeling
Phys. Rev. C 93, 034610 (2016)
Antineutrino monitoring of thorium reactors
Oluwatomi A. Akindele, Adam Bernstein, and Eric B. Norman
Journal of Applied Physics 120, 124902 (2016)
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