Much is known about the lighter actinides. Information becomes more scarce beyond Am and Cm, yet the properties of the heavy actinides, near and dear to Tom's heart, are no less intriguing. Availability becomes a core issue beyond Fm, where the boundary to atom-at-a-time studies is crossed. My interaction with Tom Albrecht-Schmitt was triggered by his expertise in actinide chemistry paired with the desire to go the full length to the end of the actinide series, where methods of synthesis of single-atom elements are required, as they are routinely applied in our studies of superheavy elements. I will briefly describe some the recently used methods in the study of heavy actinides, then highlight chemical studies of superheavies, and finally reach for the stars from where we have recently learned how nature produces actinides in astrophysical events.

From actinides to superheavies and to the stars

2019 Spring National Meeting

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