Bradley Sherrill

FRIB Chief Scientist

Since 1989, Dr. Sherrill has worked closely with the rare isotope science community, first as a founding member of the Isospin Laboratory Steering Committee, then as a member of the NSAC ISOL Task Force that defined the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) concept, then as an elected charter member of the RIA Users Executive committee, and most recently as a member of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) Rare Isotope Beam Task Force that set specifications for FRIB. He has co-authored eight white papers on the science of FRIB, and was selected by the community to make the case for FRIB at the 2007 long range plan working group meeting.

Dr. Sherrill has a demonstrated record as an effective advocate for the science of FRIB. Based on his experience with the science and understanding of the production of rare isotopes, he proposed and defended the idea of using a heavy-ion accelerator with all beams including uranium as the driver for FRIB. This vision led the 1999 ISOL Task Force to adopt the RIA concept. His publication record on rare isotope research spans the range from nuclear astrophysics to rare-isotope production techniques.

Dr. Sherrill served on the writing committee of the most recent U.S. long range plan for nuclear science, and the 2007 Department of Energy (DOE) committee chaired by LBNL's Dr. James Symons that defined the FRIB scope. He served on numerous other NSAC subcommittees, including the NSAC Education Committee (2004) and the 2005 Committee for Guidance on Implementation of the 2002 long range plan. He has forged strong links abroad, serving as a member of the GSI Scientific Board (2002-present); on the Canadian NSERC Subatomic Physics Review Panel (2001-2004); and as chair of the TRIUMF Scientific Advisory Committee (2004-2006). He is experienced in working with DOE laboratories, having been a member of many DOE scientific and technical review teams.

Dr. Sherrill earned a Ph.D. in physics at Michigan State University in 1985.