Associate Professor Elizabeth Williams
BS, MS, MPh, PhD (Yale)
School of Engineering
ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics
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+61 2 6125 9432
Areas of expertise
- Nuclear Physics 020202
- Artificial Intelligence 4602
- Artificial Life And Complex Adaptive Systems 460201
- Other Human Society 4499
Biography
Associate Professor Elizabeth Williams is a nuclear physicist by training, with a PhD in nuclear physics from Yale. She joined ANU in 2012, where she held an ARC DECRA Fellowship in nuclear reactions before switching over to research and teaching related to safety-critical systems design. She recently convened the Algorithmic Futures Policy Lab, which was supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, and is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, where she convenes the nuclear systems major and minor.
Publications
- Jeung, D, Hinde, D, Dasgupta, M et al. 2023, 'Sequential fission and the influence of 208Pb closed shells on the dynamics of superheavy element synthesis reactions', Physics Letters B, vol. 837.
- Jeung, D, Hinde, D, Williams, E et al. 2021, 'Energy dissipation and suppression of capture cross sections in heavy ion reactions', Physical Review C, vol. 103, no. 034603.
- Williams, E, Tavakoli Nabavi, E, Bell, G et al. 2020, 'Begin with the human: Designing for safety and trustworthiness in cyber-physical systems', in W F Lawless, R Mittue & D A Sofge (ed.), Human-Machine Shared Contexts, Academic Press - Elsevier, London, pp. 341-357.
- Albers, H, Khuyagbaatar, J, Hinde, D et al. 2020, 'Zeptosecond contact times for element Z=120 synthesis', Physics Letters B, vol. 808, pp. 1-6.
- Hinde, D.J., DuRietz, R, Williams, E et al 2014, 'Mass-angle distributions: Insights into the dynamics of heavy element formation', INPC 2013 - International Nuclear Physics Conference, ed. S. Lunardi, P.G. Bizzeti, Sonia Kabana, C. Bucci, M. Chiari, A. Dainese, P. Di N, EPJ Web of Conferences , Florence Italy, pp. 1-6.
- du Rietz R, Williams E, Hinde DJ, Dasgupta M, Evers M, Lin CJ, Luong DH, Simenel C, Wakhle A 2013. `Mapping quasifission characteristics and timescales in heavy element formation reactions.' Physical Review C, vol. 88, no. 054618, pp.1-22
- Werner, V, Williams, E, Casperson, R et al 2008, 'Deformation crossing near the first-order shape-phase transition in 152-156Gd', Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics, vol. 78, no. 5, pp. 1-5.
- Mertz, A, McCutchan, E, Casten, R et al 2008, 'First experimental test of X(5) critical-point symmetry in the A ∼ 130 mass region: Low-spin states and the collective structure of 130Ce', Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics, vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 1-11.
- Werner, V, Benczer-Koller, N, Kumbartzki, G et al 2008, 'Evidence for the microscopic formation of mixed-symmetry states from magnetic moment measurements', Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics, vol. 78, no. 031301 (R), pp. 1-4.
- Williams, E, Casperson, R & Werner, V 2008, 'Spin dependence of critical point behavior for first and second order phase transitions in nuclei', Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics, vol. 77, no. 061302 (R), pp. 1-5.
- Williams E, Hinde DJ, Dasgupta M, du Rietz R, Carter IP, Evers M, Luong DH, McNeil SD, Rafferty DC, Ramachandran K, and Wakhle A 2013. `Evolution of signatures of quasifission in reactions forming curium.' Physical Review C, vol. 88, no. 034611, pp. 1-12
- McCutchan EA, Casten RF, Werner V, Casperson RJ, Heinz A, Qian J, Shoraka B, Terry JR, Williams E and Winkler R 2013. `Beta decay spectroscopy of light Nd isotopes.' Physical Review C, Vol. 87, no. 057306, pp. 1-5
- Smith, M. K. and Werner, V. and Terry, J. R. and Pietralla, N. and Petkov, P. and Berant, Z. and Casperson, R. J. and Heinz, A. and Henning, G. and Luttke, R. and Qian, J. and Shoraka, B. and Rainovski, G. and Williams, E. and Winkler R. 2013. `Centrifugal stretching from lifetime measurements in the 170Hf ground state band.' Physical Review C, vol. 87, no. 044317, pp. 1-8
- Williams, E, Cooper, N, Bonett-Matiz, M et al 2012, 'High-precision excited state lifetime measurements in rare earth nuclei using LaBr3(Ce) detectors', Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Science 2012, ed. M. Evers, P. Kluth, S.G. Tims, A. Wallner and E. Williams (Eds.), EPJ Web of Conferences , Canberra Australia, pp. 1-4.
- Carter, I, Brown, M, Dasgupta, M et al. 2012, 'Determination of the angular distribution of evaporation residues following transmission through the superconducting solenoidal separator SOLITAIRE', Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Science 2012, ed. M. Evers, P. Kluth, S.G. Tims, A. Wallner and E. Williams (Eds.), EPJ Web of Conferences , Canberra Australia, pp. 1-4.
- Abiona, A, Kemp, W, Williams, E et al 2012, 'Clean recoil implantation of the 100Pd/Rh TDPAC probe using a solenoidal separator', Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Science 2012, ed. M. Evers, P. Kluth, S.G. Tims, A. Wallner and E. Williams (Eds.), EPJ Web of Conferences , Canberra Australia, pp. 1-4.
- Cook, KJ, Luong, DH & Williams, E 2012, 'Nuclear Physics Solutions to the Primordial Lithium Problem', Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Science 2012, ed. M. Evers, P. Kluth, S.G. Tims, A. Wallner and E. Williams (Eds.), EPJ Web of Conferences , Online, pp. 05004 (p.1-p.4).
- Hinde, D, Dasgupta, M, Rodriguez, M et al 2012, 'Applications of a 6.5T Superconduction Solenoidal Separator', Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Science 2012, ed. M. Evers, P. Kluth, S.G. Tims, A. Wallner and E. Williams (Eds.), EPJ Web of Conferences (Online), 35, 05006.
- Williams, E & Tickner, J 2012, 'Efficient Monte Carlo simulation of coincidence effects in radioisotope decays including gamma-gamma angular correlations', Computer Physics Communications, vol. 183, no. 9, pp. 1869-1876.
- Williams E, Casperson RJ & Werner V 2010, 'Scaling properties of quantum shape phase transitions in the interacting boson model-1', Physical Review C, vol. 81, no. 054306, pp. 1-9
- Williams, E, Casperson, RJ & Werner, V 2010,`Effective critical points in finite quantum phase transitional systems', Physical Review C, vol. 82 no. 054308, pp. 1-8
- Bettermann L, Werner V, Williams E, Casperson RJ 2010, 'New signature of a first order phase transition at the O(6) limit of the IBM', Physical Review C, vol. 81, no. 021303(R), pp. 1-5
- Williams E, Casperson RJ, Werner V et al. 2009, `Candidates for low-lying mixed-symmetry states in Nd-140', Physical Review C, vol. 80, no. 054309, pp. 1-10
- Werner V, Williams E, Casperson RJ, Casten RF, Scholl C & von Brentano P 2008, 'Deformation crossing near the first-order shape-phase transition in Gd-152-156', Physical Review C, vol. 78, no. 051303(R), pp. 1-5
- Fitzpatrick CR, Werner V, Casten RF, Williams E, Ai H, Beausang CW, Cakirli RB, Gurdal G, Heinz A, McCutchan EA, Meyer DA, Novitski E, Qian J & Winkler R 2008 'Investigation into the B(E2) anomaly in Nd-144 using Coulomb excitation', Physical Review C, vol. 78, no. 034309, pp. 1-6
- Williams E, Casperson RJ & Werner V 2008 'Spin dependence of critical point behavior for first and second order phase transitions in nuclei', Physical Review C, vol. 77, no. 061302(R), pp. 1-5
- McCutchan EA, Casten RF, Werner V, Williams E et al. 2008 'Enhanced mixing of intrinsic states in deformed Hf nuclei', Physical Review C, vol. 77, no. 054304, pp. 1-14
- Williams, E, Plettner, C, McCutchan, EA, Levine, H, Zamfir, NV, Cakirli, RB, Casten, RF, Ai, H, Beausang, CW, Gurdal, G, Heinz, A, Qian, J, Meyer, DA, Pietralla, N & Werner, V 2006, 'Revisiting anomalous B(E2; 4_1+-> 2_1+)/ B(E2; 2_1+ -> 0_1+) values in Ru-98 and Pt-180', Physical Review C, vol. 74, no. 024302
- Gurdal G, Beausang CW, Brenner DS, Ai H, Casten RF, Crider B, Heinz A, Williams E et al. 2008 'Measurement of conversion coefficients in normal and triaxial strongly deformed bands in Lu-167', Physical Review C, vol. 77, no. 024314, pp. 1-7
- Radeck D, Werner V, Ilie G, Cooper N Anagnostatou V, Ahn T, Bettermann L, Casperson RJ, Chevrier R, Heinz A, Jolie J, McCarthy D, Smith, MK & Williams E 2012, `Simultaneous deorientation and lifetime measurement in Ru-98 using the recoil distance Doppler shift method in inverse Coulomb excitation', Physical Review C, vol. 85, no. 014301, pp. 1-10
- Taylor MJ, Gurdal G, Kumbartzki G, Benczer-Koller N, Stuchbery AE, Sharon YY, Bentley MA, Berant Z, Casperson RJ, Casten RF, Heinz A, Ilie G, Luttke R, McCutchan EA, Qian J, Shoraka B, Werner V, Williams E & Winkler R 2011 `Low-energy structure of the even-A Ru-96-104 isotopes via g-factor measurements', Physical Review C, vol. 83, no. 044315, pp. 1-6
- McCutchan EA, Lister CJ, Ahn T, Casperson RJ, Heinz A, Ilie G, Qian J, Williams E, Winkler R & Werner V 2011, 'Shape coexistence in Se-72 investigated following the beta decay of Br-72', Physical Review C vol. 83, no. 024310, pp. 1-12
- Berant Z, Oster E, Casperson RJ, Wolf A, Werner V, Heinz A, Casten RF, Gurdal G, McCutchan EA, Brenner DS, Terry JR, Winkler R, Williams E et al. 2009 `g factor of the 2_1^+ state of Hf-172', Physical Review C, vol. 80, no. 057303, pp. 1-4
- Gurdal G, Kumbartzki GJ, Benczer-Koller N, Sharon YY, Zamick L, Robinson SJQ, Ahn T, Casperson RJ, Heinz A, Ilie G, Qian J, Werner V, Williams E, Winkler R & McCarthy D 2010, 'g factors of the low-lying states in Pd-106: Examination of the vibrational character of Pd-106', Physical Review C, vol. 82, no. 064301, pp. 1-6
- Bonatsos D, McCutchan EA, Casten RF, Casperson RJ, Werner V & Williams E 2009, Physical Review C vol. 80, no. 034311, pp. 1-8
- Muecher D, Gurdal G, Speidel K-H, Kumbartzki GJ, Benczer-Koller N, Robinson SJQ, Sharon YY, Zamick L, Lisetskiy AF, Casperson RJ, Heinz A, Krieger B, Leske J, Maier-Komor P, Werner V, Williams E & Winkler R 2009, 'Nuclear Structure Studies of Zn-70 from g-factor and Lifetime Measurements' Physical Review C \textbf{79} (2009) 054310-1-8
- McCutchan EA, Casten RF, Werner V, Winkler R, Cakirli RB, Gurdal G, Liang X & Williams E 2008, 'Beta decay spectroscopy of Pt-192 and the nature of 0+ excitations' Physical Review C, vol. 78, no. 014320, pp. 1-19
- Werner V, Benczer-Koller N, Kumpartzki G, Holt JD, Boutachkov P, Stefanova E, Perry M, Pietralla N, Ai H, Aleksandrova K, Anderson G, Cakirli RB, Casperson RJ, Casten RF, Chamberlain M, Copos C, Darakchieva B, Eckel S, Evtimova M, Fitzpatrick CR, Garnsworthy AB, Gurdal G, Heinz A, Kovacheva D, Lambie-Hanson C, Liang X, Manchev P, McCutchan EA, Meyer DA, Qian J, Schmidt A, Thompson NJ, Williams E & Winkler R 2008 'Evidence for the microscopic formation of mixed-symmetry states from magnetic moment measurements', Physical Review C, vol. 78, no. 031301(R), pp. 1-4
- Mertz, AF, McCutchan, EA, Casten, RF, Casperson, RJ, Heinz, A, Huber, B, Luttke, R, Qian, J, Shoraka, B, Terry, JR, Werner, V & Williams E 2008, 'First experimental test of X(5) critical-point symmetry in the A~130 mass region: Low-spin states and the collective structure of Ce-130', Physical Review C vol. 77, no. 014307, pp. 1-11
- McCutchan, EA, Casten, RF, Werner, V, Wolf, A, Berant, Z, Casperson, RJ, Heinz, A, Luttke, R, Shoraka, B, Terry, JR, Williams, E & Winkler R 2007, 'Beta decay study of Hf-168 and a test of new geometrical models', Physical Review C, vol. 76, no. 064307, pp. 1-12
- Ashley, SF, Regan, PH, Andgren, K, McCutchan, EA, Zamfir, NV, Amon, L, Cakirli, RB, Casten, RF, Clark, RM, Gelletly, W, Gurdal, G, Keyes, KL, Meyer, DA, Erduran, MN, Papenberg, A, Pietralla, N, Plettner, C, Rainovski, G, Ribas, RV, Thomas, NJ, Vinson, J, Warner, DD, Werner, V, Williams, E, Liu, HL & Xu, FR 2007 'Intrinsic state lifetimes in Pd-103 and Cd-106,107', Physical Review C, vol. 76, no. 064302, pp. 1-8
- Wolf, A, Berant, Z, Heinz, A, Werner, V, McCutchan, EA, Gurdal, G, Cakirli, RB, Oktem, Y, Ai, H, Amon, L, Beausang, CW, Brenner, DS, Casten, RF, Casperson, RJ, Dusling, K, Fitzpatrick, CR, Garnsworthy, AB, Pietralla, N, Qian, J, Regan, PH, Thompson, NJ, Williams, E & Winkler R 2007, 'g factor of the 2_1+ state of Hf-170', Physical Review C, vol. 76, no. 047308, pp. 1-4
- Boutachkov, P, Robinson, SJQ, Escuderos, A, Kumbartzki, G, Benczer-Koller, N, Stefanova, E, Sharon, YY, Zamick, L, McCutchan, EA, Werner, V, Ai, H, Garnsworthy, AB, Gurdal, G, Heinz, A, Qian, J, Thompson, NJ, Williams, E & Winkler R 2007, 'Measurement of the g factor of the 4_1+ state in Ge-70', Physical Review C, vol. 76, no. 054311, pp. 1-7
- Boutachkov, P, Benczer-Koller, N, Kumbartzki, GJ, Escuderos, A, Sharon, YY, Zamick, L, Robinson, SJQ, Ai, H, Chamberlain, N, Gurdal, G, Heinz, A, McCutchan, EA, Qian, J, Werner, V, Williams, E, et al. 2007 'Sign of the g factor of the 4_1+ state in Zn-68', Phys.Rev. C, vol. 75, no. 021302(R), pp. 1-4
- Balabanski, DL, Gladnishki, KA, Lo Bianco, G, Saltarelli, A, Zamfir, NV, McCutchan, EA, Ai, H, Casten, RF, Heinz, A, Meyer, DA, Plettner, C, Qian, J, Werner, V, Williams, E, et al. 2006, 'Evidence for X(5) Critical Point Symmetry in Ce-128', Int.J.Mod.Phys. E, vol. 15, pp. 1735
- McCutchan, EA, Zamfir, NV, Casten, RF, Ai, H, Amro, H, Babilon, M, Brenner, DS, Gurdal, G, Heinz, A, Hughes, RO, Meyer, DA, Plettner, C, Qian, J, Ressler, JJ, Thomas, NJ, Werner, V, Williams, E, & Winkler, R 2006, 'Lifetime Measurements of Yrast states in Yb-162 and Hf-166', Physical Review C vol. 73, no. 034303
- Meyer, DA, Beausang, CW, Ressler, JJ, Ai, H, Amro, H, Babilon, M, Casten, RF, Fitzpatrick, CR, Gurdal, G, Heinz, A, McCutchan, EA, Plettner, C, Qian, J, Thomas, NJ, Werner, V, Williams, E, Zamfir, NV & Zhang, Jing-ye 2006, 'First investigation of excited states in the odd-proton nucleus Fr-209', Physical Review C, vol. 73, no. 024307
- Wolf, A, Berant, Z, Zamfir, NV, Brenner, DS, McCutchan, EA, Ai, H, Casten, RF, Dusling, K, Heinz, A, Meyer, DA, Millman, EA, Pietralla, N, Plettner, C, Qian, J, Regan, PH, Swanson, D, Vinson, J, Williams, E & Winkler, R 2005 'g factor of the 2_1+ state of Er-160', Physical Review C, vol. 72, no. 027301
- Ressler, JJ, Beausang, CW, Ai, H, Amro, H, Babilon, M, Caggiano, JA, Casten, RF, Gurdal, G, Heinz, A, Hughes, RO, McCutchan, EA, Meyer, DA, Plettner, C, Qian, J, Sciacchitano, MJS, Thomas, NJ, Williams, E & Zamfir NV 2005, 'Isomeric Decay of 208-Ra', Physical Review C, vol. 71, no. 014302
- Plettner, C, Ai, H, Beausang, CW, Bernstein, LA, Ahle, L, Amro, H, Babilon, M, Burke, JT, Caggiano, JA, Casten, RF, Church, JA, Cooper, JR, Crider, B, Gurdal, G, Heinz, A, McCutchan, EA, Moody, K, Punyon, J, Qian, J, Ressler, JJ, Schiller, A, Williams, E & Younes, W 2005 'Estimation of (n,f) Cross-sections by Measuring Reaction Probability Ratios', Physical Review C, vol. 71, no. 051602(R)
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Algorithmic Futures Policy Lab (Secondary Investigator)
- 24th Canberra International Physics Summer School 2018 (CIPSS18) (Primary Investigator)
- New Data Acquisition Capabilities for the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (Secondary Investigator)
- Optimizing the creation of new superheavy elements (Secondary Investigator)
- Breaking through the barrier: a new approach to reaching a full understanding of quantum tunneling in nuclear fusion (Primary Investigator)
- Mapping the microscopic pathway to dissipation in quantum nuclear collisions (Secondary Investigator)
