Session GA: DNP Awards

Nuclear Physics Dissertation Award: Neutron decay measurements: old

For over eighty years since the discovery of the neutron, precision weak decay measurements have provided deep insights into the fundamental structure of the universe. This talk will review contributions from the history of neutron decay experiments, and describe how contemporary angular correlation and lifetime measurements can address important open questions about the Standard Model (and beyond). *Dissertation completed at Cal Tech.   

Division of Nuclear Physics Mentoring Award Talk: Nuclear Physics Mentoring on the US-Mexico Border

The physics of the atomic nucleus keeps yielding its secrets little by little as it has done for the last 80 years. As generations of nuclear physicists retire, new ones are needed to take their place and, as our society becomes more ethnically diverse, efforts should be made to be more inclusive in the composition of these new generations. In this talk some reflections about these points will be presented in connection to 24 years of mentoring experience on the US-Mexico border.