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Nuclear Physics (NP)
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The 2023 Long Range Plan for Nuclear Science
Giving particle detectors a boost | Argonne National Laboratory (anl.gov)
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $61 million for Small Business Research and Development
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Through research, nuclear physicists are leading us on a journey of discovery into the nucleus of the atom - the very heart of matter. The goal is a roadmap of matter that will help unlock the secrets of how the universe is put together.
The Office of Nuclear Physics in the Department of Energy (DOE's) Office of Science supports the experimental and theoretical research needed to create this roadmap. This quest requires a broad approach to different, but related, scientific frontiers: improving our understanding of the building blocks of matter; discovering the origins of nuclei; and identifying the forces that transform matter. Stewardship of the field is shared with the National Science Foundation (NSF's) Nuclear Physics Program. DOE and NSF fund almost all basic research in Nuclear Physics.
Funding for nuclear physics provides leading-edge instrumentation, world-class facilities, and training and support for the people involved in these pursuits. The result is a vast array of information that is helping us understand the universe at ever-deeper levels.
Forefront nuclear physics research provides solid foundations for other fields: the accumulation of new results and the intellectual training of new generations of scientists foster important advances in medicine, chemistry and other sciences.
The Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) made a recommendation in the 2023 Long Range Plan to build the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) as the highest priority for new construction.  The EIC will be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory, which has a website describing the EIC project
here
Latest Topical Funding Opportunity Awards
Department of Energy Announces $16.6 Million for Research on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applied to Nuclear Science and Technology
Award Selection:
December 2025
Announcement Number:
DE-FOA-0003458
Department of Energy Announces $87 Million for AI investments
Award Selection:
December 2025
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Department of Energy Announces $179 Million for for Microelectronics Science Research Centers
Award Selection:
December 2024
Announcement Number:
LAB 24-3320
Physicists Propose a New Kind of Laser That Would Fire Neutrinos
KATRIN Narrows Down the Range of Neutrinos’ Mass
When Neutron Stars Collide, Neutrinos Change Flavors
New Clues on Twin Neutron Stars and the Extreme Physics Inside
Predictive Theory Revises Understanding of Alpha Processes During the Big Bang and in Massive Stars
Understanding How the Sun Shines: From Triton Decay to Proton-Proton Fusion
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