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among protons and neutrons yields a diverse and unique variety of nuclear phenomena, which form the basis for the experimental and theoretical studies. Developing a comprehensive description of all nuclei, a long-standing goal of nuclear physics, requires theoretical and experimental investigations of rare atomic nuclei, i.e. systems with neutron- to-proton ratios larger and smaller than those naturally occurring on earth. The main area of my professional activity is the theoretical description of those exotic, short-lived nuclei that inhabit remote regions of nuclear landscape. This research invites a strong interaction between nuclear physics, interdisciplinary, many-body-problem, high-performance computing, and applied mathematics and statistics. Key scientific themes that are being addressed by his research are captured by overarching questions:
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over 34,000 citations (Web of
Science); and h=112, over 44,000 citations (Google Scholar). He delivered over 300 invited talks at major international conferences and over 300 invited seminars and colloquia. His complete CV, including university service, offices, committees, editorial appointments, courses and lectures, students supervised, meetings organized, publications, and talks can be found at his homepage at MSU.
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As of 2024, he edited 7 books/volumes, authored 12 review papers/book chapters, over 460 scientific papers in refereed journals, 175 contributions to major conferences published in proceedings, 23 outreach/educational papers and communications and 27 major reports. Nazarewicz has h-index of 99, with
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Atomic nuclei, the core of matter and the fuel of stars, are self-bound collections of protons and neutrons (nucleons) that interact through forces that have their origin in quantum chromo-dynamics. Nuclei comprise 99.9% of all baryonic matter in the
Universe. The complex nature of the nuclear forces
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