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Calem R. Hoffman

Physicist

My interests lie in experimental and theoretical research related to understanding the structure of light nuclei.

Biography

Ph.D., Physics, Florida State University, Spring 2009

B.S., Physics, Florida State University, Fall 2003

Positions Held

Physicist
Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, April 2017 - Present

Assistant Physicist
Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, August 2012 - April 2017

Argonne Director’s Fellow
Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, October 2010 - August 2012

Postdoctoral Researcher
Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, May 2009 - October 2010

Programmatic Leadership

Lead Investigator: Autonomous Optimization of the Secondary Beam Production and Delivery at the ATLAS In-Flight Facility
DE-FOA-0002490 DATA ANALYTICS FOR AUTONOMOUS OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF ACCELERATORS AND DETECTORS
 

co-PI: Use of artificial intelligence to optimize accelerator operations and improve machine performance
DE-FOA-0002875 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR AUTONOMOUS OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF ACCELERATORS AND DETECTORS
 

Program Lead: In-flight Beam Priorities & Delivery at the ATLAS In-Flight system
2018 -- present
Responsibilities: To define and direct the development and delivery of radioactive beams produced in-flight using the ATLAS in-flight system. Reporting responsibilities to DOE directly, via quarterly meetings, on the status and progress of the program.

Program Lead: Priorities & Execution of the HELIOS User Program at ATLAS
2012 -- 2018
Responsibilities: To maintain, setup, and execute the approved experiments and technical developments of the HELIOS Spectrometer at the ATLAS Facility. In addition, to support and coordinate with Facility Users on data collection, analysis, proposal writing, and scientific interpretations.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (https://​schol​ar​.google​.com/​c​i​t​a​t​i​o​n​s​?​u​s​e​r​=​a​A​x​p​i​V​k​A​A​A​A​J​&​hl=en)

A partial list of peer-reviewed journals focusing on those for which a significant role was played, or are most relevant to ongoing and future research directions.

2024

Single-neutron adding on 34S

A. N. Kuchera, C. R. Hoffman, G. Ryan, I. B. D’Amato, O. M. Guarinello, P. S. Kielb, et al.

Eur. Phys. J. A 60, 176 (2024)

Suppressed electric quadrupole collectivity in 32Si

J. Heery, J. Henderson, C. R. Hoffman, A. M. Hill, T. Beck, et al.

Phys. Rev. C 109, 014327 (2024)

2023

Experimental study of the 38S excited level scheme

C. R. Hoffman, R. S. Lubna, E. Rubino, S. L. Tabor, et al.

Phys. Rev. C 107, 064311 (2023)

First observation of 28O

Y. Kondo, N. L. Achouri, H. Al Falou, L. Atar, et al.

Nature 620, 965–970 (2023)