Eric B. Norman
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Chicago, Chicago, 1978
S.M. University of Chicago, Chicago, 1974
A.B. Cornell University, Ithaca, 1972
Professional Experience
2014 – present Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
2008 – 2014 Professor, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
2008 – 2014 Faculty Scientist, Nuclear Science Division, LBNL, Berkeley, CA
2004 – 2008 Staff Physicist, N-Division, LLNL, Livermore, CA
1989 – 2004 Senior Staff Physicist, Nuclear Science Division, LBNL, Berkeley, CA
1984 – 1989 Divisional Fellow, Nuclear Science Division, LBNL, Berkeley, CA
1983 – 1984 Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
1981 – 1983 Research Assistant Professor, Physics Dept. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 1978 – 1981 Postdoc, Nuclear Physics Lab., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Project Management and Leadership Positions
Group Leader, Experimental Nuclear Physics, N-Division, LLNL, 2004 – 2006
Group Leader, Isotopes Project, Nuclear Science Division, LBNL, 1998 – 2001
Group Leader, Nuclear Astrophysics, Nuclear Science Division, LBNL, 1984 – 1998
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) and CUORE Upgrade with Particle ID (CUPID) – large-scale bolometric detectors designed to search for the neutrinoless double beta decays of 130-Te and 100-Mo.
Measurements of neutron and charged-particle induced reaction cross sections for
homeland security, nuclear astrophysics, nuclear medicine, and neutrino physics.
Gamma-ray measurements for nuclear forensic applications
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, Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Reviewer of research proposals for U.S. DOE and NSF and for NSERC of Canada
Member of American Nuclear 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
Half-life of 71Ge and the gallium anomaly
E. B. Norman, et al.
Phys. Rev. C 109, 055501 (2024)
Precise measurements of the γ-ray intensities following the β decay of 144Ce and 147Nd
K. Kolos, … E. B. Norman, et al.
Phys. Rev C 110, 024307 (2024)
Isomers in the Cosmos
E. B. Norman
Atoms 11, 140 (2023)
Measurement of the 2νββ Decay Rate and Spectral Shape of 100Mo
from the CUPID-Mo Experiment
C. Augier, …, E. B. Norman, et al.
Phys. Rev. Letters 131, 162501 (2023)
Search for Majorana neutrinos exploiting millikelvin cryogenics with CUORE D. Q. Adams, …, E. B. Norman, et al. Nature 604, 53 (2022)
Fast neutron activation of ubiquitous materials M. Lee, E. B. Norman, et al. Applied Radiation & Isotopes 181, 110098 (2022)
New approach to precisely measure 𝛾-ray intensities for long-lived fission products, with results for the decay of 95Zr K. Kolos, …, E. B. Norman, et al. Nucl. Instrum. & Meth. A 1000, 165240 (2021)
A Millimeter-Scale Single Charged Particle Dosimeter for Cancer Radiotherapy Kyoungtae Lee , …, Eric B. Norman, et al. IEEE Journ. Solid State Circuits, 55, 2947 (2020)
β-delayed-neutron studies of 135,136Sb and 140I performed with trapped ions B. S. Wang , …, E. B. Norman, et al. Phys. Rev. C 101, 025806 (2020)