Photo of Professor Peter Butler

Professor Peter Butler BSc, PhD, CPhys, FInstP, FRS

Professor of Physics Physics

    Research

    Research Interest 1

    My research interests lie in the study of nuclear structure from an experimental viewpoint, in particular nuclear shapes and the structure of heavy nuclei..

    Research Group Membership

    Research Grants

    Solenoidal Magnet for ISOL-SRS

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2015 - March 2016

    ISOL-SRS: ISOL Beam Storage Ring Spectrometer

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    January 2015 - March 2020

    Precision Tests of the Nuclear Wavefunction using Exotic Beams

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    October 2007 - September 2009

    European nuclear structure integrated infrastructure initiative (EURONS).

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    January 2005 - December 2008

    European isotope separation on-line radioactive ion beam facility (EURISOL DS).

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    February 2005 - July 2009

    The Cockcroft Institute - An International Centre for Accelerator Research and Development serving aspirations of science and society

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    April 2009 - March 2017

    Nuclear Physics Consolidated Grant

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    August 2014 - December 2018

    Studies of nuclei far from stability by tagging techniques.

    ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

    November 1999 - October 2003

    Nuclear Physics Rolling Grant

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    August 2008 - August 2011

    Studies of exotic nuclear states with radioactive beams.

    ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

    April 1999 - September 2003

    Studies of Exotic Nuclei Using Tagging Spectrometers (EXOTAG).

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    February 2000 - January 2005

    Spectroscopy of superheavy nuclei: The SAGE spectrometer.

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    January 2006 - December 2009

    Nuclear Physics Rolling Grants 2013 (equipment bid)

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    January 2014 - March 2014

    New Skills for Detector Development at Liverpool Physics (LIPHDET).

    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    June 2002 - May 2006

    Consolidated nuclear physics grant 2011

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

    August 2011 - July 2015