Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT)

Event Schedule

The Quantum Physics of Stars

All time info is in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -7); please convert accordingly.

Please check the schedule regularly, as it is subject to change. 

This is an in-person workshop. The workshop will take place in the Physics/Astronomy Tower, room C520. The talks will not be recorded.

Note: By attending a program talk, participants agree to abide by the INT Code of Conduct

Week 1

Week 1

Monday, August 17, 2026
Start Time Presentation Title Presenter Presenter Organization Format Location
Introduction, Day 1: Experimental low-energy nuclear reaction studies James deBoar University of Notre Dame In-person C520
Clustering dynamics in real and imaginary times Aldo Bonasera Texas A&M University In-person C520
Coffee Break
Neutron capture cross sections Brian Appelbe Imperial College London In-person C520
Direct measurements of C burning in massive stars Sandrine Courtin Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien and University of Strasbourg In-person C520
Lunch Break
12C+12C fusion reaction at stellar energies Xiaodong Tang Institute of Modern Physics, CAS In-person C520
Discussion In-person C520

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Start Time Presentation Title Presenter Presenter Organization Format Location
Introduction, Day 2: R-matrix phenomenology Carl Brune Ohio University In-person C520
Multichannel R-matrix near threshold James deBoer University of Notre Dame In-person C520
Coffee Break
Underground nuclear astrophysics Gianluca Imbriani University of Naples Federico II In-person C520
Threshold states in nuclei Carl Brune Ohio University In-person C520
Lunch Break
Scattering and reactions in shell model basis Calvin Johnson San Diego State University In-person C520
Discussion In-person C520

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Start Time Presentation Title Presenter Presenter Organization Format Location
Introduction, Day 3: Continuum shell model, threshold states and clustering Marek Ploszajczak GANIL In-person C520
Description of structure and reaction observables of drip line nuclei in Gamow shell model Nicolas Michel Institute of Modern Physics In-person C520
Coffee Break
Threshold phenomena dispassionately divorced from astrophysics Lee Sebotka Washington University In-person C520
GCM + Time-Dependent Approach for sub-barrier reaction Misaaki Kimura RIKEN In-person C520
Lunch Break
Quantum dynamical modeling of stellar carbon fusion Alexis Diaz-Torres University of Surrey In-person C520
Discussion

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Start Time Presentation Title Presenter Presenter Organization Format Location
Introduction, Day 4: Ab initio reaction theory Sofia Quaglioni Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory In-person C520
Microscopic description of reactions: NCSMC vs NCSM+Complex scaling Guillaume Hupin French National Centre for Scientific Research In-person C520
Coffee Break
First-principles time-dependent calculations of nuclear dynamical processes using coupled-cluster theory Francesca Bonaiti FRIB & ORNL In-person C520
Ab inition calculations of reactions in the solar fusion chain Mack Atkinson Reed College In-person C520
Lunch Break
Ab initio calculations of radiative capture reactions Peter Gysbers Michigan State University In-person C520
Discussion

Friday, August 21, 2026
Start Time Presentation Title Presenter Presenter Organization Format Location
Introduction, Day 5: From ANC to Trojan Horse and other indirect methods Chloe Hebborn IJC Lab In-person C520
Indirect measurements of heavy-ion reactions governing C burning in stars Aurora Tumino UKE & INFN-LNS In-person C520
Coffee Break
Investigating threshold resonances using indirect methods Marco La Cognata INFN In-person C520
Constraining accurately astrophysical rates using indirect reactions Chloe Hebborn IJC Lab In-person C520
Lunch Break
The effect of clustering in ab Initio calculations of alpha-induced astrophysical reactions Kevin Becker University of Edinburgh In-person C520
Discussion