IReNA - International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics

Every week, I spotlight a member of our amazing unit and this week's spotlight is: James Keegans who is a teaching fellow in Physics here at the University of Hull. He completed his PhD here in 2021, looking at the nuclear physics of Type Ia supernovae, how they explode and their contributions to the chemical evolution of the universe. Between his PhD and starting his work as a teaching fellow with us, he was a research fellow at Keele University, helping to train new users of nucleosynthesis and stellar evolution tools as part of ChETEC-INFRA.   James is also the outreach officer for the Department, helping to coordinate our suite of activities for schools and the general public. Along with our fantastic colleagues within the Department we have reached over 3000 people in the last year, through activities like Colliderfest, the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting outreach day, schools and colleges work both on campus and off, our exhibits with local museums and many more. James recently completed the "Leadership for outreach and public engagement course" with The Ogden Trust, hoping to support the Department and his colleagues even further in the incredible outreach work they do.   James keeps his hand in with research as much as the busy schedule of a teaching fellow allows, and is an active member of the KM3-net collaboration, having contributed to the UK press release for the Uk's biggest science news this year: https://lnkd.in/e2jbXTxY. As well as this, James is a writer for the IReNA - International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics Young Researchers Organization (YRO) Blog - a blog focused on discussing the difficulties of work-life balance within academia. #HullPhysics

Join us tomorrow for the IReNA Online Seminar! Linda Lombardo (INAF Trieste) is hosting Marta Molero (TU Darmstadt) who was herself a member of the seminar organizing committee last year! :). Abstract: https://lnkd.in/gxerKbxq

Join us this Friday, Oct 10th, for the IReNA Online Seminar! Konkoly Observatory postdoc Borbála Cseh will host Artemis Spyrou of MSU. Abstract: https://lnkd.in/gwKBSwzF

It is Nobel prize season and this article by IReNA members Artemis Spyrou and Andrea Richard will help you brush up on your nuclear science history!

Another job posting on the @NuPECC page... Tennessee

Multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations are at the heart of nuclear astrophysics research! At IReNA, we create opportunities for our early career researchers to get hands-on experience and to start building their own networks of peers and collaborators. Our Young-Researchers-Organization is leading this blog initiative to serve as a dynamic forum for sharing experiences, insights, and advice for everyone navigating the academic world. Enjoy our latest post by David Godos Valencia (Instituto de Física, UNAM, Mexico) https://lnkd.in/gtE3iHqQ

Getting started with research can be a daunting task for everyone! Check out our latest IReNA - International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics blog post by Rahul Jain on his first experience starting as a graduate student at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) ✨ https://lnkd.in/gpFZ_3Ys

TODAY!!!

Join us this Friday, September 26th, for the IReNA Online Seminar! Our speaker, Dominik Koll, will tell us about his research on interstellar radionuclide detections on Earth and the Moon using the single atom-counting technique Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). Steffen Turkat will be our host! Read the abstract here: https://lnkd.in/ggDF9WUC

Meet the team behind the scenes putting together an exciting seminar program for the 2025-2026 academic year! We enthusiastically introduce the new organizing committee members! 👏 👏 👏 https://lnkd.in/gdffU8iG Join us today for the first seminar of this series!