Curriculum Vitae

Michael Bender

Office: Solarium, porte 152
Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan
Physique Théorique
Chemin du Solarium
Le Haut-Vigneau
BP 120
F-33175 Gradignan Cedex, France
Phone: +33 (0) 5 57 12 07 78
FAX: +33 (0) 5 57 12 08 01
e-mail: bender(at)cenbg.in2p3.fr
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Personal

Academic Degrees: Dr. phil. nat., Dipl. Phys.
Date of Birth: March 14, 1968.
Place of Birth: Frankfurt am Main-Höchst, Germany.
Nationality: German citizen
Current Position: Directeur de Recherche CNRS
Physique Théorique
Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, France.


Education

University

March 12, 1998 Dr. phil. nat. (Doctorate in "philosophiae naturalium", i.e. philosophy of nature, also known as physics),
Doctoral thesis on ``Exotische Kerne im Skyrme-Hartree-Fock-Modell''
(Exotic Nuclei in the Skyrme-Hartree-Fock Model)
under the supervision of Joachim A. Maruhn
Institut für Theoretische Physik,
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
August 3, 1994 Diplom in Physics (Dipl. Phys.)
Diploma thesis on ``Untersuchung zur Existenz molekularer Minima
in der Wechselwirkungsenergie bei niederenergetischen Stössen
schwerer Kerne mit phänomenologischen Modellen''
(Investigation of the existence of molecular minima in the
interaction energy for low-energy collisions of heavy nuclei
with phenomenological models)
under the supervision of Joachim A. Maruhn
Subsidiary subject Astrophysics
Institut für Theoretische Physik,
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
October 30 1990 Vordiplom in Physics
Subsidiary subject Chemistry
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Oct 1988-Mar 1998 Student in Physics at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

School

June 13, 1988 Abitur (Graduation from secondary school), with emphasis on Physics and Music
Friedrich-Dessauer-Gymnasium, Frankfurt am Main-Höchst, Germany.
Aug 1985-June 1988 Friedrich-Dessauer-Gymnasium, Frankfurt am Main-Höchst, Germany.
Aug 1978-July 1985 Helene-Lange-Gymnasium, Frankfurt am Main-Höchst.
Feb 1977-July 1978 Textorschule (elementary school), Frankfurt am Main-Sachsenhausen.
Aug 1974-Feb 1977 Karl-von-Ibell Schule (elementary school), Frankfurt am Main-Unterliederbach.


Honours


Scientific Production

Publications Author or coauthor of
  • 58 refereed research papers, all of them in European Physical Journal A (7), Nuclear Physics A (4), Physics Letters B (3), Physical Review A (1), Physical Review C (37), Physical Review Letters (4), and Zeitschrift für Physik A (1)
  • 1 review article (in Reviews of Modern Physics)
  • 37+ contributions to conference proceedings
Seminars 21 invited seminars at research institutions in Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA.

Conferences Co-organizer of 3 international scientific workshops and 1 national scientific meeting.
Attended 68+ international conferences, symposia, workshops, and town meetings, in Austria, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, Scotland, and the U.S.A. with 61+ oral presentations and 2 posters.
Attended 3 international physics schools with 1 oral presentation.


Administration of Science

Administration of Science
Tutoring
  • Supervision of the postdoctoral work of Jérémy Sadoudi (2011-2012)
  • Supervision of the postdoctoral work of Benoît Avez (2009-2012)
  • Supervision of the doctoral thesis work of Benjamin Bally (2009-2012)
  • Co-supervision (with Nadya Smirnova) of the doctoral thesis work of Yi Hua Lam (2009-2011)
  • Supervision of the research project of the M2 (spring 2009) of Benjamin Bally on Approximation de filling avec correxion perturbative des effets de brisure de symétrie de renversement du temps pour le traitement des noyaux impairs
  • Supervision of the research project of the M1 (spring 2008) of François Passebon on Evolution des états à basse énergies dans la série isotopique Z=51
Collaborations
  • Principal Investigator of the ANR projet blanc "Nuclear Energy density functional of Spectroscopic Quality" / "Fonctionnelle de la densité d'énergie pour la spectroscopie nucléaire" (NESQ), CEN Bordeaux Gradignan - IPN Lyon - Irfu/SPhN/CEA Saclay (12/2010 - 11/2013)
  • Principal Investigator of the Project for International Scientific Cooperation (PICS) "Development of microscopic nuclear structure models" / Développement des modèles microscopiques pour la structure du noyau", CEN Bordeaux Gradignan - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (01/2011 - 12/2013)
  • "Collaborateur Scientifique" of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (since 2005).
  • Spokesperson of the Letter of Intent for SPIRAL 2 "Improving effective forces, mean-field-based methods, and predictions: dedicated measurements" (2006)
  • "Foreign Collaborator" of the UNEDF (Universal Nuclear Energy Density Functional) project in the U.S.A. (since 2007)
Editorial Activities
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Academic Positions

since 11/2006
Directeur de Recherche CNRS
Physique Théorique
Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, France.
02/2006-10/2006
Postdoctoral Research Associate
L'Espace de Structure Nucléaire Théorique
DAPNIA/SPhN (now Irfu/SPhN), CEA Saclay, France.
12/2004-12/2005
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Theory Group
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.
06/2004-11/2004 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Theory Group, Physics Division
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, U.S.A.
12/2003-05/2004 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Institute for Nuclear Theory
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
with George F. Bertsch
01/2001-11/2003 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Service de Physique Nucléaire Théorique et Physique Mathématique
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
with Paul-Henri Heenen
08/2000-12/2000 Guest Researcher
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH, Darmstadt, Germany
05/2000-07/2000 Guest Researcher
Institut für Theoretische Physik
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
04/1999-03/2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.
and Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
with Witek Nazarewicz
04/1998-03/1999 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
with Jonathan Engel
01/1998-03/1998 Research Assistant
Institut für Theoretische Physik II
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
with Paul-Gerhard Reinhard
10/1994-12/1997 Research Assistant
Institut für Theoretische Physik
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany
with Joachim A. Maruhn
10/1992-09/1994 Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (Teaching Assistant)
Institut für Theoretische Physik
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany
with Joachim A. Maruhn


Research Interests

Main Field: Theoretical Nuclear Physics.
Sub Fields: Many-body quantum mechanics. Finite Fermionic systems. Computational physics.
Research Interests: Phenomena:
- Low-energy nuclear structure physics.
- Structure of weakly-bound nuclei. Exotic nuclei. Neutron-rich nuclei. Superheavy nuclei.
- Collective excitations at low energy. Shape coexistence. Vibrational modes. Rotational bands.
- Large-amplitude collective motion.
- Single-particle spectra. Spin-orbit splitting.
- Description of odd-mass nuclei. Odd-even staggering.
- Coupling of collective and single-particle degrees of freedom.
- Pair correlations.
- Spin and spin-isospin excitations. beta decay.
- Structure and stability of actinide, transactinide and superheavy nuclei.

Frequently used theoretical tools:
- Single-reference energy density functional methods (self-consistent mean-field models):
- Multi-reference energy density functional methods:
    + Configuration mixing methods.
    + Generator coordinate methods.
    + Symmetry restoration (particle number, angular momentum).
- Effective local energy density functionals (Skyrme interactions).
- Bogoliubov, BCS, and LN pairing models.
- Self-consistent cranking approximation.
- Linear response methods (Quasiparticle random-phase approximation).


MB, December 13, 2011.