Abstract

This DREB conference will be a part of the biennial series, which began in 1999 at MSU, East Lansing, at the initiative of physicists working in the field from MSU, IPN-Orsay, and FSU. The meetings were then held at Orsay (2001), Guildford (2003), East Lansing (2005), Wako (2007), Tallahassee (2009), Pisa (2012), Darmstadt (2014), and Halifax (2016). The scientific program will be devoted to the latest experimental and theoretical research and developments in nuclear reactions with exotic nuclei. The scientific program will be devoted to the latest experimental and theoretical research and developments in nuclear reactions with exotic nuclei. The topics will include the following subjects relevant to direct reactions: - Spectroscopy of exotic nuclei, such as drip-line and unbound nuclei - Shell structure and its evolution - Bulk properties and collective excitations - Nuclear astrophysics - Nuclear force - Advances in direct reaction theory - New instrumentation for direct reaction studies