| Date | Discussion Leader | Topic / Paper(s) |
| January 14 | No talk | Organizational Meeting |
| January 21 | Md. Abdullah Al Mamun |
New equation of state for astrophysical simulations,
G. Shen, C. J. Horowitz, and S. Teige,
Phys. Rev. C 83, 035802 (2011). Faculty Advisor: Prakash |
| January 28 | Sudhanva Lalit | Discussion of questions from the previous week. |
| February 4 | Tyler Danley |
Plasma physics: A promising advance in nuclear fusion,
Mark Herrmann, Nature, 506, 302-303 (2014). See also
Fuel gain exceeding unity in an inertially confined fusion
implosion, O.A. Hurricane et al.,
Nature 506, 343-348 (2014). Faculty Advisor: Carl Brune |
| February 11 | Linda Hlophe | Discussion of questions from the previous week. |
| February 18 | Cody Parker |
Viewpoint: Recreating a Stellar Electron Catch,
Karlheinz Langanke, Physics 4, 91 (2011). See also
Gamow-Teller Transition Strengths from 56Ni,
M. Sasano et al.,
Phys. Rev. Lett 107, 202501 (2011). Faculty Advisor: Carl Brune |
| February 25 | Taya Chetry | Discussion of questions from the previous week. |
| March 4 | No lunch | Spring Break |
| March 11 | Andrea Richard |
Observation of the Resonant Character of the Z(4430)-
State, R. Aaij et al. (LHCb Collaboration). See also:
Synopsis: Four-Quark State Confirmed. Faculty Advisor: Justin Frantz |
| March 18 | Nick Compton | Discussion of questions from the previous week. |
| March 25 | Nadyah Alanazi |
Stretched states in 12,13B with the (d,alpha) reaction,
A. H. Wuosmaa et al.,
Phys. Rev. C 90, 061301(R) (2014). Faculty Advisor: Charlotte Elster |
| April 1 | Sushil Dhakal | Discussion of questions from the previous week. |
| April 8 | Arbin Thapaliya |
Dark Matter with Pseudoscalar-Mediated Interactions Explains the
DAMA Signal and the Galactic Center Excess,
Chiara Arina, Eugenio Del Nobile, and Paolo Panci,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 011301 (2015). Faculty Advisor: Prakash |
| April 15 | No lunch | April APS Meeting |
| April 22 | Brian Muccioli | Discussion of questions from the from the previous lunch. |