School and Hackathon Program

Summer School

A series of lectures will explain and discuss questions at the forefront of nuclear astrophysics, covering selected topics in stellar evolution, neutron stars and multi-messenger astronomy, and nucleosynthesis of the heavy elements. These will take place during the morning sessions.

Hackathon

The hackathon will be a team-based event where participants will apply computational research tools to a question in nuclear astrophysics. The teams will choose between a nuclear reactions model (FRESCO) or astrophysical reaction networks (WinNet) as the tool for their project. No previous experience with these codes is required to participate, since researchers with experience using them will be available to provide technical assistance. 

Each team will define their own project and work on it during the afternoon sessions. The hackathon will conclude with an awards session on the final day of the event. 

FRIB Tour

Interested participants can join a tour of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) on the day before the event. FRIB, at Michigan State University, is a leading nuclear physics laboratory in the US. The tour will take place on Sunday July 20th, at 4:00 pm. Transportation will be provided from East Lansing to Beaver Island on the following day. 

Lecturers and Hackathon Facilitators:

• Luis Acosta (CSIC, Madrid, IANNA)

• Philip Adsley (Texas A&M, CeNAM)

• Liliana Caballero (University of Guelph, CANPAN)

• Jesus Lubian (Universidade Federal Fluminense, IANNA)

• Thanassis Psaltis (TUNL and Duke University, CeNAM)

• Andrea Richard (Ohio University, CeNAM)

Schedule