B.A. University of Pennsylvania (Physics) 1973
M.A. S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook (Physics) 1975
Ph.D. S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook (Physics) 1978
Postdoctoral Staff, Los Alamos National Laboratory 1978-80
Assistant and Associate Professor, Yale University 1980-86
Associate Professor, Rutgers University 1986-92
Professor, Rutgers University 1992-2002
Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University 2002-2026
Distinguished Professor Emerita, Rutgers University 2026-present
Associate Chair and Undergraduate Program Director, Physics and Astronomy Rutgers University 2021-2025
Associate Chair and Graduate Program Director, Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University 1993-2002,2013
Vice Dean and Acting Dean, Graduate School-New Brunswick, Rutgers University 2002-2008
Fellow, American Physical Society
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Research Activities
I am interested in studying and understanding the structure of heavy
atomic nuclei (mass greater than 80), and in particular, nuclei with many more
neutrons than stable
isotopes. Theoretical models predict that the shell structure that
characterizes stable
nuclei may be quenched in very neutron-rich nuclei. Some of these
neutron-rich
nuclei also lie along the path of rapid neutron capture
process of nucleosynthesis.
The studies of the properties of unstable nuclei are performed at U.S.
rare isotope and stable beam accelerator facilities.
The current focus
is on determining the single-neutron excitations of neutron-rich N=50
and N=82 nuclei, probing the shell structure far from stability, and using
surrogate approaches to inform neutron induced reactions.
Earlier work involved studying highly elongated, superdeformed,
excitations in heavy nuclei, the properties of nuclei near the proton
drip line, and the role of dynamical symmetries and supersymmetries in
understanding collective excitations in nuclei.
Teaching activities
As of July 2026 I have retired from Rutgers University. In the past I taught introductory
physics courses, in particular for engineers, and modern and nuclear physics courses for undergraduate and
graduate students. I have served as both Undergraduate and Graduate Program Directors in Physics and
Astronomy and as Acting and Vice Dean of the Graduate School-New Brunswick.
I have supervised dozens of undergraduate students, 16 Ph.D. students and 24 post-doctoral scholars.
Service
I currently serve on advisory committees for the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration
and Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories.
Some Recent Publications
Physical Review server is generally accessible though access may be
restricted.
First Study of the Level Structure of the r-Process Nucleus 83Ge,
J. S. Thomas, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, J. A. Cizewski, U. Greife, C. J. Gross,
M. S. Johnson, K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, J. F. Liang, R. J. Livesay, Z. Ma, B. H. Moazen,
C. D. Nesaraja, D. Shapira, and M. S. Smith,
Phys. Rev. C71 (2005) 021302(R).
Development of a High Solid-Angle Silicon Detector Array for Measurement of Transfer Reactions
in Inverse Kinematics,
S.D. Pain, J.A. Cizewski, R. Hatarik, K.L. Jones, J.S. Thomas, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon,
C.D. Nesaraja, M.S. Smith, R.L. Kozub, M.S. Johnson,
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B261, 1122 (2007).
Single-neutron excitations in neutron-rich 83Ge and 85Se, J. S. Thomas, G. Arbanas,
D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, J. A. Cizewski, D. J. Dean, R. P. Fitzgerald, U. Greife,
C. J. Gross, M. S. Johnson, K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, J. F. Liang, R. J. Livesay, Z. Ma,
B. H. Moazen, C. D. Nesaraja, D. Shapira, M. S. Smith, and D. W. Visser,
Phys. Rev. C 76, 044302 (2007).
Benchmarking a surrogate reaction for neutron capture,
R. Hatarik, L.A. Bernstein, J.A. Cizewski, D.L. Bleuel, J.T. Burke,
J.E. Escher, J. Gibelin, B.L. Goldblum, A.M. Hatarik, S.R. Lesher,
P.D. O'Malley, L.Phair, E. Rodriguez-Vieitez, T. Swan, and M. Wiedeking,
Phys. Rev. C 81, 011602 (R) (2010).
The magic nature of 132Sn explored through the single-particle
states of 133Sn,
K.L. Jones, A.S. Adekola, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, K.Y. Chae, K.A. Chipps,
J.A. Cizewski, L. Erikson, C. Harlin, R. Hatarik, R. Kapler, R.L. Kozub,
J.F. Liang, R. Livesay, Z. Ma, B.H. Moazen, C.D. Nesaraja, F.M. Nunes,
S.D. Pain, N.P. Patterson, D. Shapira, J.F. Shriner Jr, M.S. Smith, T.P Swan,
J.S. Thomas,
Nature, 465, 454 (2010).
Halo nucleus 11Be: A spectroscopic study via neutron transfer,
K.T. Schmitt, K.L. Jones, A. Bey, S.H. Ahn, D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, S.M. Brown, K.Y. Chae, K.A. Chipps,
J.A. Cizewski, K.I. Hahn, J.J. Kolata, R.L. Kozub,
J.F. Liang, C. Matei, M. Matos, D. Matyas, B.H. Moazen, C.D. Nesaraja, F.M. Nunes, P.D. O'Malley,
S.D. Pain, W.A. Peters, S.T. Pittman, A. Roberts, D. Shapira, J.F. Shriner Jr, M.S. Smith, I. Spassova,
D.W. Stracener, A.N. Villano, and G.L. Wilson,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 192701 (2012).
Neutron single particle structure in 131Sn and direct neutron capture cross sections,
R. L. Kozub, G. Arbanas, A. S. Adekola, D.W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, K. Y. Chae, K. A. Chipps, J.A. Cizewski,
L. Erikson, R. Hatarik, W. R. Hix, K. L. Jones, W. Krolas, J. F. Liang, Z. Ma, C. Matei, B.H. Moazen,
C. D. Nesaraja, S. D. Pain, D. Shapira, J. F. Shriner, Jr., M. S. Smith, and T. P. Swan,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 172501 (2012).
Constraint of the Astrophysical 26Al(p,g)27Si Destruction Rate at Stellar Temperatures, S.D. Pain,
D.W. Bardayan, J.C. Blackmon, S.M. Brown, K.Y. Chae, K.A. Chipps, J.A. Cizewski, K.L. Jones,
R.L. Kozub, J.F. Liang, C. Matei, M. Matos, B.H. Moazen, C.D. Nesaraja, J. Okolowicz, P.D. O'Malley,
W.A. Peters, S.T. Pittman, M. Ploszajczak, K.T. Schmitt, J.F. Shriner, Jr., D. Shapira, M.S. Smith,
D.W. Stracener, and G.L. Wilson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 212501 (2015).
Direct reaction measurements using GODDESS, S.D. Pain, A. Ratkiewicz, T. Baugher, M. Febbraro,
A. Lepailleur, J. Allen, J. T. Anderson, D. W. Bardayan, J. C. Blackmon, R. Blanchard, S. Burcher,
M. P. Carpenter, S. M. Cha, K. Y. Chae, K.A. Chipps, J. A. Cizewski, A. Engelhardt, H. Garland,
K. L. Jones, R. L. Kozub, E. J. Lee, M. R. Hall, O. Hall, J. Hu, P. D. O'Malley, I. Marsh, B.C. Rasco,
D. Santiago-Gonzales, D. Seweryniak, S. Shadrick, H. Sims, K. Smith, M. S. Smith, P.-L. Tai, P. Thompson,
C. Thornsberry, R. L. Varner, D. Walter, G. L. Wilson and S. Zhu, Physics Procedia 90, 455 (2017).
Towards Neutron Capture on Exotic Nuclei: Demonstrating (d,p gamma) Reaction as a Surrogate Reaction for (n,gamma),
A. Ratkiewicz, J.A. Cizewski, J.T. Burke, J.E. Escher, R.J. Casperson, M. McCleskey, G. Potel, R.A.E. Austin,
S. Burcher, R.O. Hughes, B. Manning, S.D. Pain, W.A. Peters, S. Rice, T.J. Ross, N.D. Scielzo, and C. Shand,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 052502 (2019).
Direct Neutron Capture on Tin Isotopes Near the N = 82 Shell Closure, B. Manning, G. Arbanas, J.A. Cizewski,
R.L. Kozub, S.H. Ahn, J.M. Allmond, D.W. Bardayan, K.Y. Chae, K.A. Chipps, M.E. Howard, K.L. Jones, J.F. Liang,
M. Matos, C.D. Nesaraja, F.M. Nunes, P.D. O'Malley, S.D. Pain, W.A. Peters, S.T. Pittman, A. Ratkiewicz,
K.T. Schmitt, D. Shapira, M.S. Smith, and L. Titus, Phys. Rev. C 99, 041302 (R) (2019);
Phys. Rev. C 99, 069901 (E) (2019).
Spectroscopic factors near the r-process path using combined measurements: 86Kr(d,p)87Kr, D. Walter, T. Baugher,
J.A. Cizewski, F.M. Nunes, S.D. Pain, A. Ratkiewicz, S. Ahn, D.W. Bardayan,T. Baumann, D. Bazin, S. Burcher,
K.A. Chipps, G. Cerizza, K.L. Jones, R.L. Kozub, S.J. Lonsdale, B. Manning, F. Montes, P.D. O'Malley, S. Ota,
J. Pereira, P. Thompson, C. Thornsberry, and S. Williams, Phys. Rev. C 99, 054625 (2019).
Spectroscopic factors near the r-process path using combined measurements: 86Kr(d,p)87Kr, D. Walter, T. Baugher,
J.A. Cizewski, F.M. Nunes, S.D. Pain, A. Ratkiewicz, S. Ahn, D.W. Bardayan,T. Baumann, D. Bazin, S. Burcher,
K.A. Chipps, G. Cerizza, K.L. Jones, R.L. Kozub, S.J. Lonsdale, B. Manning, F. Montes, P.D. O'Malley, S. Ota,
J. Pereira, P. Thompson, C. Thornsberry, and S. Williams, Phys. Rev. C 99, 054625 (2019).
Nuclear Reactions in Astrophysics: a review of useful probes for extracting reaction rates, F. M.
Nunes, G. Potel, T. Poxon-Pearson and J. A. Cizewski, Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci., 70 147-170
(2020).
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