Research Interests:

Professor Cardman´s research is focused on the exploration of the limits of our understanding of nuclear structure. By investigating the boundary between nuclear and particle physics, he and his colleagues are seeking to determine how the neutrons and protons (more generally, the hadrons) are "constructed" from the more fundamental quarks and gluons of Quantum Chromo-Dynamics (QCD) and how the forces between the hadrons arise from QCD. In addition they are identifying the limits of our understanding of the behavior of nuclei via high-precision studies of their properties. In pursuing that research Professor Cardman has also investigated our understanding of the electromagnetic interaction between relativistic electrons and nuclei and been involved in the development of a variety of accelerator technologies necessary for realizing the experiments he has carried out.

Professor Cardman is is currently the Associate Director for Physics at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility where he is responsible for the management of the fundamental research program carried out using the laboratory's 6 GeV Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) and the associated experimental equipment. He also coordinates the support the laboratory provides to the international community of scientists who carry out research using CEBAF.