Eric B. Norman

Eric B. Norman

Professor in the Graduate School

A. B., Cornell University, Ithaca, 1972
S. M., University of Chicago, Chicago, 1974
Ph. D., University of Chicago, Chicago, 1978

Contact

4159 Etcheverry Hall

EBNorman@lbl.gov

510-332-0214

Fax: 510-643-9685

Research

Teaching and Research:

Professor Norman has performed research in homeland security, neutrino physics, and
nuclear astrophysics. He is the co-discoverer of 4 isotopes.

Current Research Focus:

Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) – a large-scale
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, Awards, and Professional Activities

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

Selected Publications

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 0ββ 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)