UNIRIB Consortium

ORAU's UNIRIB Provides Research Opportunities for Consortium Members at Labs Across the Country

Oak Ridge Associated Universities' (ORAU) University Radioactive Ion Beam (UNIRIB) consortium capitalizes on the synergy of its nine member universities and government partnerships to further their common interests in basic nuclear physics.

We bring together scientists, postdocs, graduate students, and technicians, as well as the financial resources necessary to enable researchers to perform experiments not possible by one or two universities acting alone.

The consortium’s research efforts are concentrated at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and in some cases the home laboratories of member universities (see the full list of consortium members below).

Funding is derived from a variety of sources, including membership fees and research grants provided by the U.S. Department of Energy. These funds are used to support on-site staff at the HRIBF, as well as specialized equipment required for this research.

History and Leadership

UNIRIB has evolved from the highly successful University Isotope Separator at Oak Ridge (UNISOR) collaboration, which began in 1971 and became one of the most productive consortia for experimental nuclear structure research in the United States. 

The UNIRIB consortium is led by an executive committee of the members. The current chair of this committee is Professor Jeff Winger of Mississippi State University. Dr. Jon Batchelder also provides on-site expertise and liaisons with experimenters.

The UNIRIB Consortium is always interested in adding to its membership. If your university is interested in becoming a member of the UNIRIB Consortium, please contact UNIRIB Director Dr. Ken Carter.

UNIRIB Consortium Members

• Furman University
• Louisiana State University
• Mississippi State University
• Rutgers University
• University of Maryland
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Tennessee
• Vanderbilt University