Benjamin Bally

Research topics

  • Low-energy nuclear physics (theoretical and computational aspects)
  • Neutrinoless double-beta decay (nuclear matrix elements)
  • Ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions (interface with nuclear structure)

Academic career

  • Since 2022: Postdoctoral Associate, CEA Saclay, ESNT, France
  • 2019 - 2021: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
  • 2018 - 2019: Postdoctoral Associate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
  • 2017 - 2018: Postdoctoral Associate, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
  • 2015 - 2017: Postdoctoral Associate, CEA Saclay, ESNT, France
  • 2014: PhD in theoretical nuclear physics, Université de Bordeaux, France
    Thesis: Description of Odd-Mass Nuclei by Multireference Energy Density Functional Methods
    Supervisor: Michael Bender (CNRS)

Achievements

  • Zdzisław Szymański Prize 2024 awarded by the Dean of the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw
  • Co-creator and main developer of the numerical suite TAURUS
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Individual Fellowship, 2018, Grant agreement No. 839847
  • Main organizer of the workshops:
    • Nuclear energy density functional method: going beyond the minefield, Nov. 20 – Nov. 24, 2023, Saclay, France, ESNT webpage
    • Pertinent ingredients for multi-reference EDF calculations, Feb. 27 – Mar. 2, 2017, Saclay, France, ESNT webpage