Hendrik Schatz
Encyclopedia
Hendrik Schatz is a professor of Nuclear Astrophysics at Michigan State University. He is one of the Primary Investigators for the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics
, is a leading expert on nuclear astrophysics, and is on the science advisory committees for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
and GSI
. Hendrik's primary field of expertise is Type I X-ray Bursts
. His most notable contribution to this field is the discovery of the SnTeSb-cycle. Hendrik was featured in Science
magazine November 22, 2002 for his work on experimental nuclear astrophysics. Hendrik has also contributed to Physics Today
.
Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics
The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics in USA is a collaboration between Michigan State University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago to address a broad range of experimental, theoretical, and observational questions in nuclear astrophysics...
, is a leading expert on nuclear astrophysics, and is on the science advisory committees for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
The Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams is a planned national user facility for nuclear science research that will enable scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes in order to better understand the physics of nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and...
and GSI
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH in the Wixhausen suburb of Darmstadt, Germany is a federally and state co-funded heavy ion research center. The current director of GSI is Horst Stöcker who succeeded Walter F...
. Hendrik's primary field of expertise is Type I X-ray Bursts
X-ray burster
X-ray bursters are one class of X-ray binary stars exhibiting periodic and rapid increases in luminosity peaked in the X-ray regime of the electromagnetic spectrum...
. His most notable contribution to this field is the discovery of the SnTeSb-cycle. Hendrik was featured in Science
Science (magazine)
Science was a general science magazine published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science . It was intended to "bridge the distance between science and citizen", aimed at a technically literate audience who may not work professionally in the sciences...
magazine November 22, 2002 for his work on experimental nuclear astrophysics. Hendrik has also contributed to Physics Today
Physics Today
Physics Today, created in 1948, is the membership journal of the American Institute of Physics. It is provided to 130,000 members of twelve physics societies, including the American Physical Society...
.