Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics Conference (NPA VII)

The seventh edition of the Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics conference took place on 18-22 May in York, United Kingdom. The conference was jointly organized by the Universities of York and Edinburgh and brought together over 100 participants from 18 different countries. The conference provided an opportunity to review the latest advances in many different areas, from Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, to explosive scenarios, stellar evolution, nuclear structure and theory, as well as experimental tools, techniques and facilities.

The scientific programme consisted of plenary sessions and a poster session (with over 60 contributions) and included also an industrial session with presentations on links between industry and academia and opportunities for both parties to engage in closer collaborations.

About 40% of participants were PhD students and young post-docs. Thus, the conference provided an excellent opportunity for them to meet and interact with more senior colleagues and leading figures in the field. Participants enjoyed plenty of occasions to discuss about their research, during coffee breaks and lunches, as these were held in the same rooms as the posters displays.

The best three posters by students received prizes kindly offered by the European Physical Society (top prize, to R Garg, University of York, UK) and the Institute of Physics Nuclear Physics Group (two runner ups, to F Ferraro, University of Genova, Italy; and to J Bliss, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany).

The social programme included a very enjoyable whisky tasting and an excellent tour to Helmsley Castle and Rievaulx Abbey. The conference dinner took place at the Merchant Adventures' Hall, one of the finest medieval guildhall in the world.

The conference was sponsored by Canberra, EDF, EPL, EPS, Hamamatsu, IoP, JINA, Kromek, Mesytech, Micron, NAVI, RAS, STFC, and SUPA. The organizers wish to thank Amy Light and Dawn Stewart from the Institute of Physics for their excellent support. Thanks are also due to the other members of the Local Organizing Committee: Charles Burton (York), Raphael Hirschi (Keele), Alex Murphy (Edinburgh).

Conference Chairs

Alison Laird and Marialuisa Aliotta (paper)