FRIB Theory Requirements FRIB is a great opportunity

FRIB Theory Requirements.

FRIB is a great opportunity for the low-energy nuclear theory • FRIB will provide crucial data for calibration and verification of nuclear theories • FRIB will become a wonderful attractor for various theory efforts and for fruitful interactions between theory and experiment • FRIB will help rejuvenating LENP theory community

Guiding principles and aims Following “A Vision for Nuclear Theory NSAC report… • The community of theoretical low-energy (LE) nuclear theorists in the United States must attract, educate, and retain the best and most talented young scientists; • Develop the increased scientific workforce required to address the identified scientific opportunities and programmatic needs; • Reverse the decline of LE nuclear theory in top-ranked physics departments; • New initiatives come from new money (not from the current theory budget).

FRIB theory needs Following Theory NSAC report… GLOBAL (nationwide) • Undergraduate and graduate FRIB fellowship program Winning a prestigious fellowship in a national competition will raise the profile of a research career at an early stage and enhance the visibility of the brightest among our young scientists in the academic world. Example: The NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (SSGF) Program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a Ph. D. in areas of interest to stewardship science, such as high-energy-density physics, low-energy nuclear science, or properties of materials under extreme conditions. Fellows also participate in research at a DOE laboratory. • Yearly stipend of $32, 400 • Payment of all tuition and fees • $1, 000 yearly academic allowance.

GLOBAL (nationwide) • Postdoctoral prize FRIB theory fellowships Up to three awards, with a duration of three years, should be made each year for a steady state of up to 9 postdoctoral fellowships. • New FRIB-related theory positions at universities and national labs The science program will require increased baseline. Bridging and/or joint appointments are possible mechanisms. Lessons learned from JLAB and RHIC-RIKEN Theory Center. More detailed plan is needed! • Topical FRIB theory centers Two centers; duration 3 years but renewable; annual budget $400 -500 k; will offer practicum for students, webinars • Leveraged support for sabbaticals in FRIB areas The selection of suitable candidates for fellowships, sabbaticals, and recommendations about center proposal will be done by a standing committee. The members of such a standing committee could also help generate interest at leading academic institutions in creating new faculty positions in nuclear theory (“LENT ambassadors”).

LOCAL (at FRIB) • Topical workshops • Brainstorming meetings related to planned experiments, PAC meetings, and experimental surprises • Visitor theory program at FRIB, coordinated with INT and activities at the topical centers • Local theory liaison • Visitor-friendly computing environment at FRIB. Codes repository and support. • Theory webinars