Operation of the NSCL as a National User Facilty & Research Program

该奖项为密歇根州立大学（MSU）的国家超导回旋实验室（NSCL）作为国家用户设施提供资金，以支持NSCL教职员工在核物理、核化学、核天体物理、加速器物理和仪器开发方面的研究，并继续作为国家用户设施，致力于培训这些学科的下一代科学家和多样化的工作人员。该奖项将允许NSCL继续其在这些领域的国内和国际突出的领导作用，作为国家主要的用户设施，致力于稀有（短寿命）同位素的生产和研究。新仪器的发展以及新技术和新光束能力形成了一个强有力的组合，使非凡的发现潜力得以实现。拟议的物理项目建立在这些优势的基础上，同时创造新的资产，以维持和提高nsl的科学地位。密歇根州立大学最近被美国能源部（DOE）选为下一代国家稀有同位素光束设施（FRIB）。这些机会与2007年NSAC长期计划的既定科学目标有很强的重叠，并形成了实施FRIB的连贯轨迹。NSCL是一个以大学为基础的国家用户设施，为来自美国和国外的700多名注册用户提供服务。通过在整个研究生生涯中课堂教育和动手实验室研究的密切协同作用，nsl在下一代科学家的教育中发挥着重要作用。大约有60名研究生获得了研究助教奖学金，以支持他们的论文研究。此外，NSCL的教职员工积极参与跨学科研究，K-12和本科教育，以及向公众推广科学。

This award provides funds to operate the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University (MSU) as a national user facility, to support NSCL faculty and staff research in nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear astrophysics, accelerator physics and instrumentation development, and to continue serving as a national user facility dedicated to the training of the next generation of scientists and diverse workforce in these disciplines. The award will allow the NSCL to continue its nationally and internationally prominent leadership role in these areas by operating as the nation's premier user facility dedicated to the production and study of rare (short-lived) isotopes.The development of new instrumentation along with new techniques and new beam capabilities form a potent combination allowing extraordinary discovery potential to be realized. The proposed physics program builds upon these strengths while creating new assets that will sustain and enhance NSCL's scientific standing. MSU was recently selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) for the next generation national Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). These opportunities have strong overlap with the stated scientific goals of the 2007 NSAC Long Range Plan, and form a coherent trajectory towards the implementation of FRIB. The NSCL is a university-based national user facility serving a user community of more than 700 registered users from the U.S. and abroad. The NSCL plays a prominent role in the education of the next generation of scientists through a close synergy of classroom education and hands-on laboratory research throughout the entire graduate career. Approximately 60 graduate students at the NSCL have research assistantships that support their thesis research. Further, NSCL faculty and staff are strongly engaged in cross-disciplinary research, K-12 and undergraduate education, and science outreach to the general public.