FRIB hosted a one-day nuclear science symposium titled "The Past, Present, and Future of Nuclear Structure Theory in the FRIB Era" on 25 September. More than 100 participants came together to ensure continued progress in nuclear structure theory and support for important experimental programs. The event also included a special session highlighting the nuclear science contributions of Alex Brown, professor of physics at FRIB and in MSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.

The main sessions covered the following topics:

• “Seventy-Five Years of the Nuclear Shell Model”
• “Current Intersections of Ab Initio Methods and the Nuclear Shell Model”
• “Planning the Future for Experimental Support, Code Development, and Workforce”

The symposium highlighted important results and physics insights obtained from the nuclear shell model, current intersections between ab initio methods and the shell model, and future planning for experimental support, code development, and workforce in the FRIB era.