Texas A&M to lead CENTAUR research program

摘要

On July 5, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration announced that Texas A&M University will lead a new "center of excellence" in low-energy nuclear science as part of the Stewardship Science Academic Alliances (SSAA) Program. Texas A&M will receive $10 million over five years to manage the Center for Excellence in Nuclear Training and University-based Research (CENTAUR), which will measure observable high-impact reactions and make reaction theory more robust. CENTAUR will combine experimental and theoretical initiatives to measure relevant nuclear structure and reaction properties, with a focus on the use of radioactive beams and/or targets, according to the NNSA. Other partners in CENTAUR will include Florida State University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Washington, Louisiana State University, and the University of Notre Dame.