[en] The research program of this group addresses three areas of nuclear physics: (1) nuclear structure studies at high spin; (2) nuclear reactions with emphasis on the interface between structure and reactions; (3) development and use of novel techniques and instrumentation in the above areas of research. Research with their collaborators responsible for the data analysis is also included very briefly in this report. Significant progress has been made in all the areas of their research program during the past year. The lists of publications and invited talks are given in Chapter 6. In the past 3 years the authors published 10 letters, 4 rapid communications and 7 full papers. Seven full papers have also been submitted. In addition, 12 invited talks have been delivered in professional conferences. In this report the authors highlight their accomplishments and advances in the three areas of their effort