I teach physics courses to students from all majors on campus. Exposing students to topics such as the conservation laws of nature makes teaching introductory courses incredibly rewarding! Coursework emphasizes critical thinking, not rote memorization. My main
research focus is in nuclear astrophysics, particularly in stellar nucleosynthesis, which helps us understand the formation of the elements. I am also the moderator of the
Physics Journal Club, where students and faculty from across campus discuss fascinating news from the physics community. Recent topics have included the search for alien life with the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope, how scientists are using AI in their research, and ways of predicting the occurrence of rogue waves in the ocean.
RJ deBoer, M Febbraro, DW Bardayan, C Boomershine, K Brandenburg, C Brune, S Coil, M Couder, J Derkin, S Dede, F Fang, A Fritsch, A Gula, Gy Gyürky, B Hackett, G Hamad, Y Jones-Alberty, R Kelmar, K Manukyan, M Matney, J McDonaugh, Z Meisel, S Moylan, J Nattress, D Odell, P O’Malley, MW Paris, D Robertson, Shahina, N Singh, K Smith, MS Smith, E Stech, W Tan, M Wiescher, “Measurement of the 13C(α,n0)16O Differential Cross Section from 0.8 to 6.5 MeV,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 062702 (2024).
A Fritsch, Y Ayyad, D Bazin, S Beceiro-Novo, J Bradt, L Carpenter, M Cortesi, W Mittig, D Suzuki, T Ahn, JJ Kolata, AM Howard, FD Becchetti, M Wolff, “Search for α-Cluster Structure in Exotic Nuclei with the Prototype Active-Target Time-Project Chamber,” JPS Conf. Proc. 14, 021105 (2017).
D Suzuki, T Ahn, D Bazin, FD Becchetti, S Beceiro-Novo, A Fritsch, JJ Kolata, W Mittig, for the AT-TPC Collaboration, “Cluster structure of neutron-rich 10Be and 14C via resonant alpha scattering,” Il Nuovo Cimento 39 C, 372 (2017).
JJ Kolata, AM Howard, W Mittig, T Ahn, D Bazin, FD Becchetti, S Beceiro-Novo, Z Chajecki, M Febbraro, A Fritsch, WG Lynch, A Roberts, A Shore, RO Torres-Isea, “Fusion studies with low-intensity radioactive ion beams using an active-target time projection chamber,” NIM A, 830, 82-87 (2016).
T Ahn, DW Bardayan, D Bazin, S Beceiro Novo, FD Becchetti, J Bradt, M Brodeur, L Carpenter, Z Chajecki, M Cortesi, A Fritsch, MR Hall, O Hall, L Jensen, JJ Kolata, WG Lynch, W Mittig, P O’Malley, D Suzuki, “The Prototype Active-Target Time- Projection Chamber used with TwinSol Radioactive-Ion Beams,” NIM B, 376, 321-325 (2016).
A Fritsch, S Beceiro-Novo, D Suzuki, W Mittig, JJ Kolata, T Ahn, D Bazin, FD Becchetti, B Bucher, Z Chajecki, X Fang, M Febbraro, AM Howard, Y Kanada-En’yo, WG Lynch, AJ Mitchell, M Ojaruega, AM Rogers, A Shore, T Suhara, XD Tang, R Torres-Isea, H Wang, “One-dimensionality in atomic nuclei: a candidate for linear- chain α clustering in 14C,” Phys. Rev. C, 93, 014321 (2016).
