Dr. Carrol Bingham Elected as APS Fellow
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nucleus can have its limits, you know. Dr. Carrol Bingham understands
that, and for his efforts he has been elected a Fellow of the American
Physical Society.
Dr. Bingham is a professor of physics specializing in the structure
of the nucleus—the heart of the atom. Figuring out how fundamental
forces affect the protons and neutrons inside the nucleus sheds light
on why matter behaves the way it does. The lifespan (or half-life) of
a nucleus is the first clue to how stable it is. As nuclei approach the
limits of stability, their lives become increasingly brief—a fraction
of a second. This is the territory Dr. Bingham has spent much of his career
exploring and the work for which the APS membership elected him as a fellow.
Dr. Bingham joined the faculty in 1966, just one year after earning
his doctorate in physics at UT. He holds bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from North Carolina State University in nuclear engineering and
applied physics, respectively. He is also co-director of the Joint Institute
for Heavy Ion Research, a research collaborative between UT, Vanderbilt,
and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The institute supports the Holifield
Radioactive Ion Beam Facility and serves as an intellectual hub for heavy
ion research. In 1999 Dr. Bingham won a UT Chancellor’s Award for
Research and Creative Achievement for his research on how the shape of
a nucleus can influence radioactivity. He is the author or co-author of
approximately 300 research papers in nuclear physics and has been a principal
investigator for a Department of Energy research project on Nuclear Spectroscopic
Studies since 1975.
The APS Fellowship Program recognizes members who have advanced the
physical sciences through original research, applications to science and
technology, or teaching. Each year, no more than one-half of one percent
of the current membership is elected. Dr. Bingham is the 21st current
member or associate of the physics department to have this honor. His
election was announced in late November 2005.
More information:
American Physical Society
Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research
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