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Sean Freeman

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-4921

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Opportunities

Postgraduate Opportunities

STFC Studentships for Ph.D. (Residence requirement) 

Experimental Nuclear Physics

Transfer reaction studies

Gamma-ray spectroscopy 

http://www.physics.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/index.html

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  • Nuclear Physics

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Qualifications

B.A. (Hons) Physics, Balliol College

Diploma in Advanced Studies in Science (Distinction), The Victoria University of Manchester

Ph.D.  Physics, The Victoria University of Manchester

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Biography

1977/78 − 1983/84 Gordano Comprehensive School Portishead, Bristol
1984/85 − 1986/87 Balliol College Oxford University B.A. (Hons) in Physics
1987/88 − 1989/90 Victoria University of Manchester Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics 1990
”The single-particle basis of the isovector M1 mode in rare earth nuclei.”
Diploma in Advanced Studies in Science (Distinction) 1988
John Birks Prize for Physics 1988

Oct 1990 − Sept 1992 Associate Research Scientist. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Nov 1992 − April 1993 Royal Society European Fellowship Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 1993 − Jan 1994 Research Associate Victoria University of Manchester
Feb 1994 − Sept 2004 Lecturer in Experimental Nuclear Physics Victoria University of Manchester
Sept 2002 − Oct 2003 Visiting Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA

Sept 2004 − July 2006 Senior Lecturer in Experimental Nuclear Physics the University of Manchester
Aug 2006 − July 2008  Reader in Experimental Nuclear Physics, the University of Manchester

July 2008 −   Professor of Nuclear Physics, the University of Manchester

Research interests

Experimental Nuclear Physics

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

External positions

Chair of STFC Science Board, Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

1 Aug 2016 → 31 Jul 2018

Areas of expertise

  • QC Physics
  • Nuclear Physics

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  • Evolution of the nuclear spin-orbit splitting explored via the 32Si(d,p)33Si reaction using SOLARIS

    Chen, J., Kay, B. P., Hoffman, C. R., Tang, T. L., Tolstukhin, I. A., Bazin, D., Lubna, R. S., Ayyad, Y., Beceiro-Novo, S., Coombes, B. J., Freeman, S. J., Gaffney, L. P., Garg, R., Jayatissa, H., Kuchera, A. N., Macgregor, P., Mitchell, A. J., Mittig, W., Monteagudo, B. & Munoz-Ramos, A. & 13 others, Müller-Gatermann, C., Recchia, F., Rijal, N., Santamaria, C., Serikow, M. Z., Sharp, D. K., Smith, J., Stecenko, J. K., Wilson, G. L., Wuosmaa, A. H., Yuan, C. X., Zamora, J. C. & Zhang, Y. N., 1 Jun 2024, In: Physics Letters B. 853, 138678.

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  • Spectroscopic study of 97Mo, 99Mo, and 101Mo

    Kumar, V., Chapman, R., Ollier, J., Orlandi, R., Smith, J. F., Spohr, K. M., Torres, D., Wady, P., Tandel, S. K., Shukla, A., Freeman, S., Angelis, G. D., Valiente-Dobón, J. J., Aydin, S., Farnea, E., Mărginean, R., Mengoni, D. & Kröll, T., 9 Oct 2024, In: Physical Review C. 110, 4, 044308.

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  • UPGRADE OF THE PS BOOSTER-TO-ISOLDE BEAM TRANSFER LINE TO FACILITATE AN INCREASE IN PROTON DRIVER ENERGY

    Fraser, M., Freeman, S., Vollaire, J., Albright, S., Bernardes, A., Corso, J., del Alamo, D., Ferreira Somoza, J., Di Giovanni, G., Grenier-Boley, E., Martin Ruiz, J., Newborough, A., Pittet, S., Pozzi, F., Rodriguez, J., Rothe, S., Stegemann, S., Thonet, P., Valentin, P. & Ornedo, M. P., 1 Jul 2024, 15th International Particle Accelerator Conference. JACoW, p. 3552-3555

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  • An innovative Superconducting Recoil Separator for HIE-ISOLDE

    Martel, I., Acosta, L., Aguado, J. L., Assie, M., Al-Aqeel, M. A. M., Ballarino, A., Barna, D., Berjillos, R., Bonora, M., Bontoiu, C., Borge, M. J. G., Briz, J. A., Bustinduy, I., Bottura, L., Catalina-Medina, L., Catford, W., Cederkäll, J., Davinson, T., De angelis, G. & Devred, A. & 52 others, Díaz-Martín, C., Ekelöf, T., Felice, H., Fynbo, H., Foussat, A. P., Florin, R., Freeman, S. J., Gaffney, L., García-Ramos, C., Gentini, L., Gonzalez-Cordero, C. A., Guazzoni, C., Haziot, A., Heinz, A., Jimenez, J. M., Johnston, K., Jonson, B., Kirby, G., Kirby, O., Kurtukian-Nieto, T., Labiche, M., Liebsch, M., Losasso, M., Laird, A., Muñoz, J. L., Nara singh, B. S., Neyens, G., Napiorkowski, P. J., O'donnell, D., Page, R. D., Perini, D., Resta-López, J., Riddone, G., Rodriguez, J. A., Rodin, V., Russenschuck, S., Sharma, V. R., Salguero-Andújar, F., Sánchez-Segovia, J., Riisager, K., Sánchez-Benítez, A. M., Shepherd, B., Siesling, E., Smallcombe, J., Stanoiu, M., Tengblad, O., Thermeau, J. P., Tommasini, D., Uusitalo, J., Varnasseri, S., Welsch, C. P. & Willering, G., 1 Aug 2023, In: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 541, p. 176-179

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  • Direct Determination of Fission-Barrier Heights Using Light-Ion Transfer in Inverse Kinematics

    Bennett, S.  . A., Garrett, K., Sharp, D.  ., Freeman, S.  . J., Smith, A. G., Wright, T.  . J., Kay, B.  ., Tang, T.  . L., Tolstukhin, I.  . A., Ayyad, Y., Chen, J., Davies, P.  . J., Dolan, A., Gaffney, L.  . P., Heinz, A., Hoffman, C. R., Müller-Gatermann, C., Page, R.  . & Wilson, G.  ., 19 May 2023, In: Physical Review Letters. 130, 20

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