Dr. Ermal Rrapaj (11/2016 - 9/2018)
Nuclear Astrophysics and pairing in heavy nuclei
Dr. Ali Kilic (9/2016 - 12/2017)
Development of a gas target and silicon tracker array for ISAC-II
Present Position: University of Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Bruno Olaizola Mampaso (9/2014 - 10/2016)
Development of LaBr detectors for GRIFFIN and the structure of 98Zr
Present Position: TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Baharak Hadinia (10/2010 - 10/2014)
In-Beam Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Above The High-Spin Isomeric State in 155Lu.
Present Position: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Laura Bianco (03/2009 - 12/2011)
Development of DESCANT (DEuterated SCintillator Array for Neutron Tagging) and Structure of 150Sm.
Present Position: Researcher, DESY, Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Chandana Sumithrarachchi (07/2007 - 10/2010)
Nuclear structure of the N=90 region and data acquisition systems of the DESCANT detectors
Present Position: Beam Physicist, National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab (NSCL), Michigan, USA
Dr. Smarajit Triambak (07/2007 - 08/2008)
Rn Electric Dipole Moment Search
Present Position: Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Dr. Dipa Bandyopadhyay (2005-2006)
TIGRESS Highly-Segmented HPGe Clover Detectors
Present Position: Staff Scientist, BARC, Mumbai, India
Dr. Jose Javier Valiente-Dobon (2004-2005)
Lifetime Measurements and Band Termination in 74,76Kr
Present Position: Research Scientist, INFN, Legnaro, Italy
Dr. Corina Andreoiu (2003-2005)
High-Spin States in N=Z 72Kr
Present Position: Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University,Burnaby, Canada
PhD Students
Georgios Palkanoglou (2023)
Pairing in nuclear and cold atomic systems
Harris Bidaman (2023)
Lifetime Analysis of 100Zr and Simulating the Detector Array for Energy Measurements Of Neutrons (DAEMON)
Eva Kasanda (2023)
A novel method of sub-milimeter range verification for hadron therapy using a tumour marker
Allison Radich (2023) 124Xe Angular Correlation Analysis and Development of the Detector Array for Energy Measurements Of Neutrons (DAEMON)
Matthew Buraczynski (2023)
Impurities and Inhomogeneities in Neutron Matter
Andrew MacLean (2021)
Spectroscopy of 188Hg Following the β+EC Decay of 188,188mTl
Ryan Dunlop (2012-2019)
β and β-delayed neutron decays of the N = 82 isotopes 128-130Cd and 131In studied with GRIFFIN
Badamsambuu Jimeddorj (2012-2019)
Nuclear Structure of 122Xe Studied via High-Statistics β+/EC Decay of 122Cs
Present Position: Applied Physicist, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario
Michelle Dunlop (2013-2018)
High-Precision Half-Life Measurements for the Superallowed Fermi β+ Emitters 10C and 22Mg
Present Position: Sessional, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Evan Rand (2012-2015)
Investigation of the E2 and E3 matrix elements in 200Hg using direct nuclear reactions
Present Position: Applied Physicist, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario
Alex Laffoley (2010-2015)
High-Precision Half-Life Measurements for the Superallowed Fermi β Emitters 14O and 18Ne
Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Kyle Leach (2008-2012)
Neutron Transfer Reactions on 64Zn as a Probe for Testing Shell-Model Isospin-Symmetry-Breaking Theory
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
Paul Finlay (2007-2012)
High-Precision Half-Life and Branching Ratio Measurements for the Superallowed β+ Emitter 26Alm
Present Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Andrew Phillips (2005-2009)
Structure of 186,188Os Studied with (3He,d) Reactions
Present Position: Analyst, RBC, Guelph, Ontario
Michael Schumaker (2005-2009)
Coulomb Excitation Structure Studies of 21Ne, 20,21Na
Present Position: Research Associate, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
Gwen Grinyer (2004-2007)
High-Precision Half-Life Measurements for Superallowed Fermi Beta Decays
Present Position: Assistant Professor, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
MSc Students
Sangeet-Pal Pannu (2024)
Searching for signatures of shape coexistence in 100 Ru
Zarin Ahmed (2024)
Developing The Detector Array for Energy Measurement of Neutrons (DAEMON)
Ryan Curry (2023)
Quantum Monte Carlo for Nuclear Physics: On and Off the Lattice
Samantha Buck (2023)
Investigation of States Populated in the 102Ru(p,t)100Ru Two Neutron Transfer Reaction
Devin Hymers (2022)
Experimental Validation of Filtered Interaction Vertex Imaging for Intra-Fraction Relative Range Verification in Heavy-Ion Therapy
Bernard Ross (2022)
Phenomenological theories for pairing and static response
Liam Schmidt (2022)
Resonant Neutrino Flavor Conversion In Post Merger Accretion Disk
Rajan Anderson-Dornan (2021)
Nucleonic Interaction and Neutrino Spectra in Neutron Star Merger Events
Samuel Martinello (2020)
Neutron matter with skyrme functionals in a periodic external field
Sally Valbuena Burbano (2020)
Nuclear Structure of 98RU Using Beta Decay
Bryn Knight (2017-2020)
Neutron capture rates for strongly interacting neutrons
Robin Coleman (2016-2019)
Beta Decay of Neutron-Rich 52K
Beau Greaves (2017-2019)
Investigation of High-Lying (alpha,gamma) Resonances in 22Ne through One-Neutron Transfer in Inverse Kinematics at TIGRESS
Erin McGee (2016-2019)
Searching for Shape Coexistence with 123Te(n,γ) Thermal Neutron Capture
Georgios Palkanoglou (2017-2019)
Approaching the Thermodynamic Limit in BCS Theory
William Dawkins (2016-2019)
Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations: From Few to Many Species
Tammy Zidar (2015-2018)
Beta decay of neutron-rich 33Mg21
Tash Zielinski (2015-2018)
Finite-Size Effects Within the 2D BEC-BCS Crossover
Mateusz Buraczynski (2015-2018)
Static Response of Neutron Matter
Tyson Schilbach (2016-2018)
Accretion Disk Contributions to the Diffuse Neutrino Background
Joseph Turko (2014-2017)
Detector Response Simulations of Hydrocarbon Neutron Scintillators
Harris Bidaman (2014-2017)
A study on low spin states in 154Gd using the (p, p'γ) reaction
Christina Burbadge (2014-2017)
Investigation of Excited 0+ States Populated in the 162Er(p,t) Reaction
Andrew MacLean (2013-2016)
γ-γ Angular Correlation Measurement With GRIFFIN
Alex Galea (2013-2015)
Diffusion Monte Carlo study of strongly interacting two-dimensional Fermi gases
Allison Radich (2013-2015)
Nuclear structure of 124Xe studied with β+/EC-decay
Brendan Bulthuis (2013-2015)
Pairing Correlations in Heavy Nuclei Near the Proton Dripline
Drew Jamieson (2010-2013)
The nuclear structure of 112Cd studied through the 111Cd(d,p)112Cd single neutron transfer reaction
Alejandra Diaz Varela (2010-2013)
Nuclear Structure Investigation of 110Cd through Beta-Decay of 110In
Julian Michetti-Wilson (2010-2013)
Characterization of LaBr3(Ce) Detectors for Picosecond Lifetime Measurements
Badamsambuu Jigmeddorj (2010-2012)
Nuclear Structure Study of Cd-110 through Internal Conversion Electrons
Ryan Dunlop (2010-2012)
High-Precision Branching Ratio Measurement for the Superallowed β+ Emitter 74Rb
Sophie Chagnon-Lessard (2009-2012)
Structure of 152Sm studied with (d,d') reactions in search of a tetrahedral symmetry signature
Evan Rand (2009-2011)
Geant4 Simulations for the Radon Electric Dipole Moment Search at TRIUMF
Jack Bangay (2008-2010)
Nuclear Structure of 110Cd Studied with Beta Decay of 110In and (n,n'gamma) Reaction
Katie Green (2007-2009)
Nuclear Structure of 112Cd Through Studies of Beta Decay
Greg Demand (2007-2009)
Development of a Novel Algorithm for Nuclear Level Scheme Determination
Kyle Leach (2006-2008)
High-Precision Measurement of the Superallowed Beta Decay Branching Ratio of 38mK
James Wong (2006-2008)
Design Study of DESCANT - DEuterated SCintillator Array for Neutron Tagging
Paul Finlay (2005-2007)
High-Precision Branching Ratio Measurement for the Superallowed Beta Emitter 62Ga
Bronwyn Hyland (2004-2005)
Precision Half-Life and Branching Ratio Measurements for the Superallowed Beta Emitter 62Ga
Andrew Phillips (2003-2005)
Diffusion and Transport of Radioactive 120Xe: Towards Rn Electric-Dipole Moment Measurements at ISAC
Michael Schumaker (2003-2005)
Measurements and Simulation-Based Optimization of TIGRESS HPGe Detector Array Performance
Gwen Grinyer (2002-2004)
High-Precision Measurements of 26Na Beta Decay
Undergraduate Research Students
Zarin Ahmed (2020)
Ryan Curry (2020)
Gabe Dublin (2019)
Jay Florica (2019)
Alexis McKendry (2019)
Sangeet-Pal Pannu (2019, 2020)
Michael Stuck (2019)
Paul Foley (2018)
Nicholas van Heijst (2018)
Bernard Ross (2018)
Pairing in neutron-star matter
Joel McBride (2018)
Neutrino scattering in accretion disks
Jeremiah van Benthem (2018)
Synthesis of elements in Nuclear Statistical Equilibrium
Kaitlin Williams (2018)
Equation of state for neutron stars
Nawar Ismail (2018)
Effective mass of neutron matter
Daniel Hortelano-Roig (2017)
GEANT4 Simulations of 34Ar Superallowed β Decay
Leah Carinci (2016)
Properties of γ-ray emitters for contrast agents in nuclear medicine.
Dylan Kisliuk (2016)
162Er(p,p') analysis.
Charlie Pham (2016)
Geant4 simulation for a silicon tracker at ISAC-II.
Blair Tokiwa (2016)
Large-scale shell model calculations.
Jordan Atchison (2015)
Equations of state for neutron stars.
Paula Boubel (2015)
Investigation of the 162Er(p,d) reaction.
William Dawkins (2015)
Path integral Monte Carlo calculations of thermodynamic properties.
Dylan Kisliuk (2015)
Study of the 164Er(p,t) reaction.
Erin McGee (2015)
124Cs decay log(ft) values.
Harris Bidaman (2014)
Construction of GRIFFIN and 122Xe calibration.
Gatjang Deng (2013-2014)
Construction of GRIFFIN and DESCANT, and 98Y decay study.
Dylan Kisliuk (2014)
Determination and Investigation of 0+ States in 162Er.
Christina Burbadge (2014)
Internal activity and geometry of LaBr3 detectors in Geant4.
