Michael J. Ramsey-Musolf, T. D. Lee Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a Professor at U. Massachusetts Amherst, will be awarded the 2023 Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics by the American Physics Society. The announcement was made on the 11th of October. His citation reads “For seminal contributions in precision electroweak studies of nuclear and hadronic systems, making fundamental symmetry experiments powerful probes of strong interactions and new physics.” Congratulations!

Michael joined the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/Shanghai Jiao Tong University as T. D. Lee Professor in 2019. Previously, he has held faculty positions at Old Dominion U./Jefferson Lab, the Institute for Nuclear Theory/U. Washington, U. Connecticut, Caltech, U. Wisconsin. and U. Massachusetts Amherst.

The prize recognizes his pioneering contribution toward a more precise way of calculating weak interactions of existing and hypothetical particles with neutrons, protons, and atomic nuclei. This work enables a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the internal structure of the building blocks of matter and their use as windows into as yet undiscovered physical laws.

Established in 2014, the Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics is awarded annually by the APS to recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in theoretical nuclear physics. It is the highest honor in the field of theoretical nuclear physics.

Across TDLI, T. D. Lee Professor Xiangdong Ji also received the Prize in 2016 “for pioneering work in developing tools to characterize the structure of the nucleon within QCD and for showing how its properties can be probed through experiments.”

Besides, Director Jie Zhang was awarded the 2015 Edward Teller Award, the most prestigious award in high energy density physics and laser fusion research, by the American Nuclear Society.

The honor this year made Professor Ramsey-Musolf TDLI’s third award recipient of top American physics societies, adding to another building block toward the Institute’s mission of creating a harbor where the talented are cultivated and empowered to explore their full potential with joy!