Gene Van Buren
Nuclear physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and researcher on the STAR detector at RHIC, with expertise in heavy-ion collisions and quark–gluon plasma studies.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 13min
The Largest US Particle Collider Stops Its Collisions
Dr. Gene Van Buren, a nuclear physicist at Brookhaven who studies heavy-ion collisions and quark–gluon plasma, reflects on RHIC’s final run. He recounts RHIC’s surprising discovery of a near-perfect liquid plasma. He explains why heavy ions were used, why RHIC is being repurposed, and plans to probe cold nuclear matter with electron collisions.
