Year |
Name |
Adviser |
Ph.D. Thesis Title |
2022 |
Rebeka Kelmar |
Simon-Robertson |
Using HECTOR to Study Capture Reactions Relevant to the Astrophysical γ-Process |
2022 |
Bryce Frentz |
Aprahamian/Wiescher |
An Investigation of the Astophysically Important 14N(p,γ)15O Reaction |
2022 |
Orlando Olivas-Gomez |
Simon-Robertson |
Constraining the γ-Process Using HECTOR |
2022 |
August Gula |
Wiescher |
An Alternative 3α Process: The 2H(α,γ) 6Li(α,γ) 10B(α,d) 12C Reaction in Primordial Stars |
2022 |
Chris Seymour |
Couder |
Commissioning of the St. George Recoil Separator and Measurement of the 14N(α,γ)18F Reaction in Inverse Kinematics |
2022 |
John Wilkinson |
Peaslee |
Novel Nuclear Reactions for Medical and Environmental Applications |
2021 |
Daniel Burdette |
Brodeur |
Precision Tests of the Standard Model Using Nuclear β Decay at the Nuclear Science Laboratory |
2021 |
Samuel Henderson |
Ahn |
Studies of Nuclear Structure Via B(E2) Measurements in ⁷Be and ⁸Li |
2021 |
Sean McGuinness |
Peaslee |
A Heavy-Ion Approach to Radiomedicine |
2021 |
Luis Morales |
Couder |
Study of the 20Ne (α, γ)24Mg Reaction in Inverse Kinematics with the St. George Recoil Separator |
2021 |
Nirupama Sensharma |
Garg |
Wobbling Motion in Nuclei: Transverse, Longitudinal and Chiral |
2021 |
Bryant Vande Kolk |
Wiescher |
Cross Section Measurements of 10B(p,α)7Be |
2020 |
Erika Holmbeck |
Beers/Surman |
The Looking-Glass and Beyond: Using Observations and Modeling of Stellar Actinide Abundances as a Window into r-Process Events |
2020 |
Kevin Howard |
Garg |
Structure Effects on the Giant Monopole Resonance and Determinations of the Nuclear Incompressibility |
2020 |
Qian Liu |
Wiescher |
Measurement of Alpha Capture Reactions on 10,11B |
2020 |
Craig Reingold |
Simon |
Indirect Measurements of Neutron Induced Radiative Capture Cross Sections on Rare Earth Elements |
2020 |
Trevor Sprouse |
Surman |
New Techniques for the Analysis of Astrophysical Nucleosynthesis |
2020 |
Patricia Huestis |
Couder/LaVerne |
Exploration of Radiation Effects on Boehmite and Gibbsite |
2020 |
Jacob Long |
Brodeur |
Precision Half-Life Measurements of 13N, 25Al, and 29P for Testing the Standard Model |
2020 |
Michael Skulski |
Collon |
Development of 129I AMS at the Nuclear Science Laboratory for Meausrements of the Great Lake Region |
2020 |
Sabrina Strauss |
Aprahamian |
Conversion Electrons in 154,156Gd |
2020 |
Tyler Anderson |
Collon |
Measurement of 36Cl Production Cross Sections for Nuclear Astrophysics |
2020 |
Kevin Siegl |
Aprahamian |
Impact of Precise β-Decay Information on Trapped Ion β-Delayed Neutron Spectroscopy |
2019 |
Yingying Chen |
Wiescher |
Study of High Energy Levels of 26Mg through the (d,p) Reaction and Its Implications for the Neutron Source in Nuclear Astrophysics |
2019 |
Matthew Hall |
Bardayan |
Identifying Long-Sought 18F(p,α)15O Resonances Affecting ɣ–Ray Emission from 18F in Novae |
2019 |
James Kelly |
Brodeur |
Precision measurements and development of a spectrometer to determine atomic masses of high impact for the astrophysical r-process |
2019 |
Michael Moran |
Couder/Wiescher |
Verification of Recoil Separator Properties through Direct Reaction Measurements |
2019 |
Adrian Valverde |
Brodeur |
Precision measurements to test the Standard Model and for Nuclear Astrophysics |
2018 |
Edward Lamere |
Couder |
Proton Induced Reactions on Molybdenum: Implications for Medical 99mTc Production |
2018 |
Anna McCoy |
Caprio |
Ab Initio Multi-Irrep Symplectic No-Core Configuration Interaction Calculations |
2017 |
Chrysovalantis Constantinou |
Caprio |
Natural Orbitals for the No-Core Configuration Interaction Approach |
2017 |
Clark Casarella |
Aprahamian |
Lifetime Measurements and the Feasibility of Vibrational Phonon Configurations in Deformed Rare-Earth Nuclei |
2017 |
Mallory Smith |
Aprahamian |
Chasing triaxiality: probing the structure of the A ~ 110 region via lifetime measurements in 109RU and 109TC with fast timing |
2017 |
Weichuan Li |
Caprio/Frauendorf |
Algebraic Collective Model and its Application to Core Quasiparticle Coupling |
2016 |
Xiao Fang |
Wiescher |
Measurement and extrapolation of total cross sections of 12C + 16O fusion at stellar energies |
2016 |
Alexander Long |
Wiescher |
An indirect study of the astrophysical 34Ar(3He, p)37K reaction and it’s impact on type-1 x-ray burst light curves |
2016 |
Wenting Lu |
Collon |
The development of 93Zr-93Nb isobar separation technique for future 93Zr AMS measurement |
2016 |
Stephanie Lyons |
Wiescher |
20Ne(p, y)21Na cross section study with the 5U accelerator |
2016 |
Karen Ostdiek |
Collon |
Measurement of the Half-Life of 60FE for Stellar and Early Solar System Models Using the Direct Decay of 60m CO and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry |