Nuclear Experimental Physics

The University of Wisconsin has a long history of excellence in nuclear physics dating back to the 1940's when a group led by Ray Herb started developing the technology for pressurized electrostatic accelerators. Wisconsin winners of the Bonner Prize in nuclear physics include Heinz Barshall (1965), Herb (1968) and Willy Haeberli (1979). The Barshall group did groundbreaking work in the area of neutron scattering, while Haeberli pioneered the development of spin physics. The experimental nuclear physics program currently has active programs in the areas of neutrino physics, nuclear astrophysics and weak interactions. For more information, peruse the web pages for the Heeger Group, the Knutson Group, and the Maruyama Group.