Welcome to the XII International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos site! The conference will be held on the 5-10 August 2012 at the Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Australia.

Nuclei in the Cosmos is the Premier international meeting in Nuclear Astrophysics. Researchers in nuclear physics, astronomy and astrophysics, meteoritics and planetary science, and cosmology get together to discuss current key multidisciplinary questions, such as the origin of the elements, the physics of thermonuclear stellar explosions, and the nature of dense nuclear matter. The 12th conference in the series is organised by a network of Australasian institutes, including the Australian National University, Monash University, Swinburne University, and the Australian Astronomical Observatory.

The NICXII school will be held the week before NICXII
(30/7-3/8/2012) and hosted by the Australian National University in Canberra

To secure IUPAP sponsorship, the organisers have provided assurance that Nuclei in the Cosmos XII will be conducted in accordance with IUPAP principles as stated in the IUPAP resolution passed by the General Assembly in 2008. In particular, no bona fide scientist will be excluded from participation on the grounds of national origin, nationality, or political considerations unrelated to science.

Please click here to view the Nuclei in the Cosmos flyer!

The 75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society will be held in Cairns the week after NICXII (12-17 August 2012). More information can be found at the conference website: http://shrimp.anu.edu.au/metsoc2012/