Superheavy Element Research Network (ShERN)

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Superheavy Element Research Network
ShERN
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17 Participants (B, CH, D, DK, F, FI, IL, N, RO,
SK, UK)

• PNTPM Université Libre de Bruxelles, B
• CENBG Physique Théorique, B
• The Laboratory for Radiochemistry and
  Environmental Chemistry at PaulScherrer Institute
  and at the Department of Chemistry and
  Biochemistry, University of Bern, CH
• Bereich Schwere Kerne, Gesellschaft für
  Schwerionenforschung (GSI), D
• Institut für Radiochemie, TU München, D
• Department für Physik, LMU München, D
• Institut für Kernchemie, Universität Mainz, D
• Department of Physics and Astronomy, University
  of Aarhus, DK
• GANIL, F
• CEA Saclay, F
• CSNSM Orsay, F
• DPTA/SPN  CEA-Bruyeres-le-Chatel, F
• Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä,
  FI
• School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv, IL
• SAFE (Centre for Accelerator Based Research and
  Energy Physics) at the University of Oslo, N
• IFIN-HH, RO
• Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics,
  Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
  Comenius University, Bratislava, SK
• Department of Physics, University of Liverpool,
  UK

They all contribute to the workshop programmes
and the training aspects of the Network
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• To bring together the groups working in
  superheavy element research for an exchange of
  ideas and techniques.
• to promote collaborative ventures between
  experimental research groups and between
  experimental and theoretical researchers
• to enhance the mobility of key personnel between
  groups for training purposes
• to facilitate the exchange of expertise
• to form working groups to address specific tasks
  where additional expertise is required
• to promote the transfer of knowledge and
  technology to society.

These objectives will in particular be achieved
through appropriate workshops organized on an
annual basis
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Training

• Organise annual interdisciplinary workshops
• Enhance mobility of key personnel between labs
  for training purposes
• Young researcher support at workshops
• Website for dissemination to society

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Coordination and Benefits

• Workshop organisation to be shared between
  institutions
• Can form working parties (e.g. target
  technologies, beam intensities, etc )
• One institution to hold mobility funds available
  for bids from all institutions how can this be
  administered effectively?