Chris Ruiz

Chris Ruiz received his Ph.D. in experimental nuclear astrophysics in 2003 from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He did his postdoctoral work at TRIUMF and the University of York, before becoming a TRIUMF Research Scientist and head of the DRAGON Group in 2007. His research focuses on the direct measurement of astrophysically important nuclear reactions, using accelerated radioactive and stable ion beams, and neutron beams.

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Putting rare isotopes on the scale

March 21, 2011

New mass measurements of proton-rich nuclei will allow scientists to more accurately simulate the nucleosynthesis that occurs on the surface of neutron stars. Read More »