Scientific Events attended by Michael Bender


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International conferences, symposia, and workshops

  1. FUSTIPEN Topical Meeting on "The Structure of Heavy Nucleii"
    GANIL, Caen, France, April 16-17, 2012.
    Co-organisator and talk on Structure of transactinide nuclei, mainly from a Skyrme HFB standpoint

  2. Workshop on "The shell evolution and the role of correlations in very neutron rich nuclei"
    ECT* (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas), Trento, Italy, October 24-26 2011.
    Invited talk on The impact of static deformation and fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom on separation energies around shell closures

  3. Yukawa International Seminar on Dynamics and Correlations in Exotic Nuclei (DCEN2011)
    Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan, 20th September - 28th October 2011.
    Invited talk on Multi-Reference Energy Density Functional Theory: Status and perspectives

  4. International workshop on "Restoring broken symmetries within the nuclear Energy Density Functional method"
    Espace de Structure Nucléaire Théorique, CEA Saclay, France, September 13-15 2011.
    Invited talk on Regularized Multi-Reference Energy Density Functional Calculations

  5. Symposium in honour of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Paul-Gerhard Reinhard
    Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Germany, 10 June 2011
    Invited talk on Functionals, deformations and fluctuations: The quest for a universal model of low-energy nuclear structure and dynamics

  6. International Conference on "Advances in Radioactive Isotope Science" - ARIS 2011
    Leuven, Belgium, 29 May 2011 to 3 June 2011
    Talk on The information about nuclear structure contained in binding energy differences

  7. FUSTIPEN Inauguration and First FUSTIPEN Workshop "Bridging the Atlantic with Exotic Isotope Physics"
    GANIL, Caen, France, January, 18-19, 2011
    Talk on Toward nuclear spectroscopy with energy density functionals: Symmetry-restored Generator Coordinate Method based on a self-consistent mean field

  8. Workshop on "Searches for CP-and T-Violation in Atoms and Nuclei"
    ECT* (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas), Trento, Italy, November 15-19, 2010
    Invited talk on Recent developments in symmetry-breaking and symmetry restoration in mean-field based models of nuclear structure

  9. 17th Nuclear Physics Workshop "Maria and Pierre Curie" on "Symmetry and symmetry breaking in nuclear physics"
    Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, September 22-26, 2010
    Invited talk on Regularization of Multi-Reference Energy Density Functional Calculations

  10. Workshop on "Day1 experiment and theory @ SPIRAL2"
    GANIL, Caen, France, June 24-25, 2010.
    Talk on Mean field and beyond: tools for the description of complex heavy nuclei

  11. Workshop on "Superfluidity in nuclear matter, finite nuclei and ultra-cold Fermion gases"
    Espace de Structure Nucléaire Théorique, CEA Saclay, France, 31 May - 4 June 2010.
    Invited talk on Pairing from quasi-local Skyrme energy density functionals

  12. Workshop on "Nuclear magic numbers: New features far from stability. Confronting theoretical approaches and experiment"
    Espace de Structure Nucléaire Théorique, CEA Saclay, France, 3-5 May 2010.
    Invited talk on The impact of static deformation and fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom on separation energies around shell closures

  13. International symposium on "Forefronts of Researches in Exotic Nuclear Structures"
    Tokomachi, Niigata, Japan, 1-4 March 2010.
    Invited talk on Multi-Reference Energy Density Functional Theory: The description and role of fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom in models of nuclear structure based on the self-consistent mean field

  14. EFES-LIA workshop on "The Nuclear Energy Density Functional Method"
    RIKEN Nishina Center, Japan, February 26-27 2010.
    Invited talk on Correction for spurious contributions to the Multi-Reference Energy Density Functional

  15. Bordeaux meeting on nuclear EDF methods
    Université de Bordeaux 1, September 18-19 2009
    Organizer

  16. Workshop on "The Lead Radius Experiment and Neutron Rich Matter in Astrophysics and in the Laboratory"
    ECT* (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas), Trento, Italy, August 3-7, 2009.
    Invited talk on Beyond the self-consistent mean field: Explicit treatment of shape fluctuations

  17. Arctic FIDIPRO-EFES Workshop
    Saariselkä, Finland April 20-24, 2009.
    Invited talk on The microscopic description of shape coexistence and fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom in the neutron-deficient Z=82 region

  18. LIA-EFES Workshop on "Low-energy collective excitations in exotic nuclei"
    GANIL, Caen, France, March 2-4 2009.
    Invited talk on "Recent developments in nuclear energy density functional methods"

  19. FIDIPRO collaboration meeting on nuclear energy-density-functional methods
    University of Jyväskylä, Finland, October 9-10 2008.
    Talk on Multi-reference calculations, where to go?

  20. Franco-Japanese Symposium on New Paradigms in Nuclear Physics
    Paris September 29th to October 2nd, 2008.
    Talk on Evolution of shell closures in mean-field-based models

  21. XIIIth International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics
    Cologne, Germany, August 25-29, 2008.
    Invited talk on Recent advances in mean-field-based methods: Explicit treatment of fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom and spectroscopy

  22. "Mass Olympics"
    ECT* (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas), Trento, Italy, May 26-30, 2008.
    Invited talk on Treatment of correlations: ''beyond the mean-field''

  23. Highlights in Nuclear Structure for the Diamond Anniversary of Bernard Haas
    Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, France, 12-13 May 2008.

  24. Workshop on "Cross-fertilization between shell-model and energy density functional methods"
    Espace the Structure Nucléaire Théorique, DSM/IRFU/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, April 7-11, 2008
    Talk on Advantages and limitations of multi-reference energy density functional calculations

  25. Workshop on "The Structure of the Heaviest Elements"
    The University of the West of Scotland (Paisley Campus), 12th March 2008
    Talk on Further remarks on predictions for and the analysis of the shell structure of superheavy elements

  26. "Fondements de la théorie de la fonctionnelle d'énergie en physique nucléaire"
    Espace the Structure Nucléaire Théorique, Dapnia/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, November 6-7 2007.
    Talk on Cures to pathologies of multi-reference energy density functional calculations

  27. First FIDIPRO-JSPS Workshop on Energy Density Functionals in Nuclei
    Keuruu, Finland, October 25-27 2007.
    Talk on Correction for spurious contributions to energy functionals used in configuration mixing calculations

  28. 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Reactions (FINUSTAR 2)
    Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece, September 10-14, 2007.
    Invited talk on Recent developments in mean-field theories

  29. Charge Exchange Reactions: structure and mechanism
    Espace the Structure Nucléaire Théorique, Dapnia/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, June 27-28 2007.
    Invited talk on Proton-neutron QRPA

  30. Workshop on "Correlations in nuclei: beyond mean-field and shell model"
    ECT* (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas), Trento, Italy, June 4-8 2007.
    Co-organizer.
    Two talks on Introduction to energy density functional methods and Ground-state correlations in even-even nuclei

  31. Joint JUSTIPEN-LACM Meeting
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 4-9, 2007.
    Talk on The tensor part of the Skyrme energy density functional

  32. Workshop on the "Spectroscopy of transactinide nuclei"
    Espace the Structure Nucléaire Théorique
    Dapnia/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, January 29 - February 2 2007.
    Co-organizer.
    Talk on Shell structure of superheavy nuclei

  33. ECOS Town Meeting
    Paris, France, October 5-6 2006.
    Invited talk on Search for Superheavy Elements - Theory

  34. XIII Nuclear Physics Workshop "Maria and Pierre Curie" on "Pairing and beyond - 50 years of the BCS model"
    Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, September 27 - October 1, 2006.
    Invited talk on Pairing correlations beyond the self-consistent mean field

  35. "XVth Colloque GANIL"
    Giens, France, May 29 - June 2, 2006.
    Talk on Configuration mixing of symmetry restored self-consistent mean-field states

  36. Workshop on " Theories of fission and related phenomena"
    ESNT, Dapnia/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, May 9-12, 2006.
    Talk on Comments on the influence of effective interactions and correlations on fission barriers

  37. Workshop on "Going beyond the mean field approximation: Generator Coordinate Method and Bohr Hamiltonian"
    ESNT, Dapnia/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, February 1-2, 2006.
    Talk on Going beyond the mean field: Configuration mixing of symmetry-restored mean-field states

  38. Workshop on ``Pairing Degrees of freedom in nuclei and the nuclear medium''
    held as a part of the program on Nuclear Structure Near the Limits of Stability (INT-05-3)
    Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT), Seattle, Washington, USA, November 14-18, 2005.
    Talk on Correcting for self-pairing and poles in the particle-number projected Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov method: Results.

  39. Workshop on ``Towards a universal density functional for nuclei''
    held as a part of the program on Nuclear Structure Near the Limits of Stability (INT-05-3)
    Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT), Seattle, Washington, USA, September 26-30, 2005.
    Talk on Going beyond the mean-field: configuration mixing of symmetry-restored mean-field states

  40. Workshop on ``Récents développements sur le champ moyen et l'appariement''
    Dapnia/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, June 28 - July 8 2005.
    Talk on Ground-state correlations and spectroscopy from configuration mixing

  41. Symposium en l'honneur de Paul Bonche
    Service de Physique Théorique, CEA/Saclay - Orme des Merisiers, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, June 27 2005.

  42. International Workshop on Theoretical Description of the Nuclear Large Amplitude Collective Motion (with a focus on fission)
    Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, March 30-31, 2005.
    Talk on Configuration Mixing of symmetry-restored self-consistent mean-field states

  43. International conference on "NUclear Structure, AStrophysics and Reactions" (NUSTAR'05)
    University of Surrey, Guildford, England, January 5-8, 2005.
    Invited talk on Configuration mixing of mean-field states

  44. Japanese-German Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics Workshop
    Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI), Darmstadt, Germany, December 16-18, 2004.
    Invited talk on Ground-state correlations and spectroscopy from configuration mixing of symmetry-restored mean-field states

  45. 21th Meeting between Astrophysicists and Nuclear Physicists
    ULB Bruxelles, Belgium, December 13-14, 2004.
    Talk on Ground-state correlations from configuration mixing of symmetry-restored self-consistent mean-field states

  46. "Nuclear Forces and the Quantum Many-Body Problem"
    Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT) Seattle, Washington, USA, October 4-8, 2004.
    Invited talk on Excited states of the mean-field

  47. Workshop on "Relativistic Density Functional Theory for Nuclear Structure"
    Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT) Seattle, Washington, USA, September 20-24, 2004.
    Talk on Correlation energies from angular-momentum projection and quadrupole vibrations

  48. ''The Fourth International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses'' (ENAM'04)
    Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA, September 12-16, 2004.
    Invited talk on Microscopic models for exotic nuclei

  49. Conference on "Nuclei at the Limits" (Limits04)
    Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA, July 26-30, 2004.
    Talk on Correlation Energies by the Projected Generator Coordinate Method

  50. International Workshop on "Theoretical Description of the Nuclear Large Amplitude Collective Motion"
    Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 17-19, 2004.
    Talk on Ground-state correlations and spectroscopy from configuration mixing of symmetry-restored HFB states

  51. NUSTAR workshop
    Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI), Darmstadt, Germany, February 19-21, 2004.
    Talk on Spectroscopy of heavy nuclei by configuration mixing of symmetry-restored self-consistent mean-field states

  52. The Future of Superheavy Element Research
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany, February 17-18, 2004.

  53. Nuclear Physics in an European Context
    Ittre, Belgium, October 16-17, 2003.
    Talk on Spectroscopy of heavy nuclei by configuration mixing of symmetry-restored mean-field states

  54. Colloque Noyaux Exotiques
    Orsay, France, 17-19 September 2003.
    Talk on Beyond-mean-field-model analysis of low-spin normal-deformed and superdeformed collective states of 32S, 36Ar, 38Ar and 40Ca

  55. Workshop on "Density Functional Theory in Nuclear Structure"
    ECT* (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas), Trento, Italy, July 20-26 2003.
    Invited talk on Spectroscopy of heavy nuclei by configuration mixing of symmetry-restored mean-field states

  56. "Relativistic structure models for the physics of radioactive nuclear beams"
    307. WE-Heraeus-Seminar, Physik-Zentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany, May 12-16, 2003.
    Talk on Spectroscopy of heavy nuclei by configuration mixing of symmetry restored mean-field states

  57. Nuclear Structure and Dynamics at the Limits
    International Workshop XXXI on Gross Properties of Nuclei and Nuclear Excitations
    Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria, January 13-18, 2003.

  58. "Nuclear Physics Autumn Retreat 2002
    - Theoretical and Experimental Techniques for the Investigation of Nuclei Far from Stability"
    Manchester, England, September 5-6, 2002.
    Invited talk on Mean-field and beyond for exotic nuclei

  59. Workshop on ``Shape Mixing and Modifications in the Nuclear Mean Field with Applications to the Pb Region''
    Gent, Belgium, December 10-11 2001.

  60. Workshop on "Very Heavy Nuclear Systems"
    ECT* (European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas), Trento, Italy, July 9-14 2001.
    Talk on Shell effects in the potential landscapes of superheavy nuclei

  61. NAP 2001 - Symposium on Nuclear Astrophysics
    GSI (Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH), Darmstadt, Germany, May 3-4 2001.
    Poster on beta-decay of r-process waiting point nuclei in a self-consistent Skyrme-HFB+QRPA approach

  62. GSI workshop on its future facility
    GSI (Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH), Darmstadt, Germany, October 18-20 2000.

  63. Workshop on "Nuclear Structure for the 21st Century" (INT-00-3)
    Institute for Nuclear Theory, Seattle, Washington, USA, October 24, 2000.
    Two talks on Consequences of the center-of-mass correction in nuclear mean-field models and beta-decay of r-process waiting point nuclei in a self-consistent Skyrme-HFB+QRPA approach

  64. Workshop on "Fusion Dynamics at the Extremes"
    Dubna, Russia, May 25-27, 2000.
    Invited talk on Extrapolation of self-consistent mean-field models to superheavy nuclei

  65. 1999 Gordon Research Conference on Nuclear Chemistry
    Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire, U.S.A. June 13-18, 1999.
    Poster on beta-decay of r-process waiting-point nuclei in a self-consistent approach

  66. "Nuclear Shapes and Motions" - A Symposium in Honor of Ray Nix
    Hotel St. Francis, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, October 25-27, 1998.
    Talk on Superheavy Nuclei in Self-Consistent Mean-Field Models

  67. Nuclear Structure '98
    Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA, August 10-15, 1998.
    Talk on Exotic nuclei in selfconsistent mean-field models

  68. International Conference on Fission and Properties of Neutron-Rich Nuclei
    Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, November 10-15, 1997.
    Talk on Superheavy nuclei in selfconsistent calculations

  69. Tours Symposium on Nuclear Physics III
    Tours, France, September 2-5, 1997.
    Talk on Superheavy nuclei in selfconsistent nuclear calculations


Physics Schools

  1. École Internationale Joliot-Curie
    "Interaction forte dans la matière nucléaire : nouvelles tendances" / "Strong interaction in the nuclear medium: new trends"
    Lacanau, France, September 27-October 3 2009.

  2. Theoretical Nuclear Physics School on "Exotic Nuclei: New Challenges"
    Les Houches, France, May 7-18, 2007.
    Invited seminar on Going beyond the self-consistent mean field with the projected Generator Coordinate Method

  3. École Internationale Joliot-Curie
    "Les noyaux éxotiques - un autre regard sur la structure nucléaire"
    Maubouisson, France, 8-14 Septembre 2002.


National conferences and meetings

  1. Journées de Prospective IN2P3-IRFU
    Giens, France, 2-5 April 2012.

  2. Assemblée Générale des Théoriciens de Physique Nucléaire
    Paris, France, 15-16 November 2011.

  3. Assemblée Générale des Théoriciens de Physique Nucléaire
    IPN Lyon, 19-20 October 2010.

  4. 74. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG Frühjahrstagung
    Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Germany, 15-19 March 2010.
    Invited talk on "Multi-reference energy density functional theory: The description and role of fluctuations in collective degrees of freedom in models of nuclear structure based on self-consistent mean fields"

  5. Assemblée générale des Théoriciens de Physique Nucléaire
    Orsay, France, 15-16 October 2009.

  6. Assemblée générale des Théoriciens de Physique Nucléaire
    Université de Bordeaux 1, France, 24-25 June 2008.
    Co-organizer

  7. Atelier "Les Jeunots en Physique Nucléaire de Basse Energie"
    Espace the Structure Nucléaire Théorique, Dapnia/SPhN, CEA Saclay, France, February 4-6 2008.
    Round table on energy density functional methods in nuclear physics

  8. Assemblée Générale des Théoriciens de Physique Nucléaire
    SPhT, CEA Saclay, France, 25-26 June 2007.
    Talk on Termes tensoriels dans l'intéraction nucléaire effective

  9. Assemblée Générale des Théoriciens de Physique Nucléaire
    Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg, France, 18-20 October 2006.
    Talk on Mean field and beyond: towards a global model of nuclear structure

  10. RIA Theory Group Annual Meeting
    held during the RIA Users Organization Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 10 September 2005.

  11. RIA Theory Group Town Meeting
    Chicago, Illinois, USA, 31 October 2004.

  12. First Argonne/MSU/JINA/INT RIA Workshop
    ''The r-process: the astrophysical origin of the heavy elements and related Rare Isotope Acclerator Physics''
    Institute for Nuclear Theory, Seattle, Washington, USA, January 8-10, 2004.

  13. Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society
    Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 28-31 October 1998.
    Two Talks on beta decay of neutron rich nuclei in a Skyrme-HFB+QRPA model and Exotic nuclei in self-consistent mean-field models

  14. Frühjahrstagung des Fachverbandes ``Physik der Hadronen und Kerne'' der DPG
    Stuttgart, Germany, 25-29 March 1996.
    Talk on Lipkin-Nogami-Pairing in selbstkonsistenten Kernstrukturrechnungen

  15. Spring Meeting of Nuclear Physics Sections of DPG, NNV and BNV/SBP,
    Köln, Germany, 13-17 March 1995.
    Talk On the existence of superheavy nuclear molecules


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MB, April 20, 2012.