Presentations

Date Type Event Title
10/2024 Invited Fall DNP (Boston) Fission of r-process elements
09/2024 Invited LANL T-2 seminar Fission of r-process elements
08/2024 Invited ANU LANL joint meeting Nuclear fission theory at Los Alamos
07/2024 Invited Nuclear Structure (2024) Recent developments in nuclear astrophysics: theory of heavy nuclei
07/2024 Invited INT nuclear uncertainty quantification workshop Machine learning and uncertainty quantification for ground state masses
07/2024 Invited Multi Nucleon Transfer (MNT) workshop (2024) Actinide experimental efforts for uncovering the origin of the heaviest elements
06/2024 Invited FRIB Super Heavy Nuclei workshop Exploration of superheavy elements with nuclear explosions
05/2024 Invited LBNL seminar The possibility of nuclear fission in the cosmos
03/2024 Invited IAEA RIPL meeting RIPLpy: the official Python3 interface of the Reference Input Parameter Library
02/2024 Invited Nuclear Astrophysics with Stable Beams (NAPS) Hints of nuclear fission in the cosmos
11/2023 Contributed Hawaii DNP 2023 Proposed measurements for potential astromers
11/2023 Invited Hawaii DNP 2023 Tools for nuclear astrophysics research
11/2023 Invited Hawaii DNP 2023 Possible limits of elements and isotopes
11/2023 Invited FUSION23 Macroscopic-microscopic fission yields
10/2023 Invited Hawaii Collaborative Meeting Macroscopic-microscopic models in astrophysics
09/2023 Invited NIC Summer School (Korea) Nuclear reaction networks
08/2023 Contributed LANL NPAC Townhall Future advances in nuclear astrophysics
08/2023 Invited LECM @ FRIB Nuclear theory interaction with LANSCE
08/2023 Invited INT Workshop Nucleosynthesis from an accretion disk using GR$\nu$RMHD
07/2023 Invited Exotic Beam Summer School Lecture #2: Simulating nucleosynthesis
07/2023 Invited Exotic Beam Summer School Lecture #1: Nuclei in the cosmos
06/2023 Invited Paris NNSA/DAM AI workshop Modeling masses with an artificial neural network
04/2023 Invited ANL Seminar The overlap between nuclear physics and astrophysics
04/2023 Invited April APS $\gamma$-ray signatures from the radioactive decay of $r$-process nuclei
03/2023 Invited TUNL seminar Forging the heaviest elements
03/2023 Invited Triangle Nuclear Theory seminar Machine Learning the ground state masses of atomic nuclei
02/2023 Invited WANDA2023 Nuclear level densities and gamma-strength functions in astrophysics
02/2023 Invited LSU seminar The origin of the heaviest elements
01/2023 Invited LLNL seminar The overlap between nuclear physics and astrophysics
11/2022 Invited CSEWG (2022) Covariances for the LANL $^{239}$Pu cross section evaluation
10/2022 Contributed Fall DNP Modeling masses with an artificial neural network
10/2022 Invited Opportunities with Neutron Induced Reaction Measurements Neutron capture sensitivities in the $r$ process
08/2022 Invited Low Energy Community Meeting Utilizing Machine Learning in low energy nuclear physics
07/2022 Invited Nuclear Data (2022) Nuclear data activities for medium mass and heavy nuclei at Los Alamos
07/2022 Invited LANL Nuclear Data Working Group Ground state masses of nuclei with a probabilistic neural network
06/2022 Contributed Nuclear Structure (2022) Prediction of nuclear masses with an artificial neural network
05/2022 Invited JINA Frontiers Machine Learning for Nuclear Astrophysics (a first attempt)
05/2022 Invited INT r-process / EOS workshop The latest developments of nuclear theory related to the $r$-process
03/2022 Invited INT ML Nuclear Physics Physically Interpretable Machine Learning for nuclear masses
11/2021 Invited CSEWG 2021 LANL update to $^{239}$Pu in the fast energy range
10/2021 Invited IAEA: AI 4 Atoms Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for computational nuclear data
10/2021 Invited INT Radionuclides workshop Signatures of radioactive isotopes in the $r$-process
10/2021 Contributed Fall DNP 2021 Simultaneous calculation of fission fragment charge and mass yields with the eFRLDM
12/2020 Contributed CSEWG2020 NEXUS: A platform for the next-generation of nuclear data evaluations
11/2020 Contributed Fall DNP 2020 Fission fragment yield trends
05/2020 Invited FRIB first experiments Overlap of nuclear physics and nucleosynthesis
04/2020 Invited April APS 2020 Nuclear inputs and their impact on the $r$-process
12/2019 Contributed SHE2019, Hakone, Japan Superheavy elements in the rapid neutron capture process
11/2019 Invited Beihang University, China FRLDM fission yields for r-process nucleosynthesis
10/2019 Invited Kyoto University, Japan Fission across the chart of nuclides and implications for the $r$-process
10/2019 Invited Tokyo Tech, Japan Actinides and the $r$-process
10/2019 Contributed FPY workshop Santa Fe, NM The Los Alamos fission yield evaluation pipeline
09/2019 Invited ANL seminar Chicago, IL Recent advances in the understanding of the rapid neutron capture process
07/2019 Invited Nuc. Astro. at ATLAS (2019) Insights into the $N=126$ shell closure
07/2019 Invited ECT* r-process workshop (2019) Nuclear fission for the r-process in the era of multi-messenger observations
06/2019 Invited FIRE collaboration (2019) Fission yields from the macroscopic-microscopic approach
05/2019 Contributed Frontiers (2019) Fission in the $r$-process
05/2019 Invited Frontiers (2019) Summer School Nucleosynthesis: connecting nuclear physics to astrophysics
04/2019 Invited Astro. seminar, Notre Dame, IN Astrophysical aspects of r-process nucleosynthesis in neutron star mergers
04/2019 Contributed April APS, Denver, CO FRLDM fission properties for the nucleosynthesis occurring in neutron star mergers
04/2019 Invited LBNL seminar, Berkeley, CA The role of nuclear fission in $r$-process nucleosynthesis
03/2019 Contributed r-process workshop, Tempe, AZ Fission properties for $r$-process nucleosynthesis
11/2018 Invited ANL Seminar Chicago, IL Nuclear physics and neutron-rich nucleosynthesis
10/2018 Invited DNP workshop Waikoloa, HI Neutron capture rates for neutron-rich nucleosynthesis
08/2018 Invited FRIB upgrade workshop, East Lansing, MI 400 MeV/u upgrade of FRIB: advantages for $r$-process studies
08/2018 Invited NS2018 East Lansing, MI Recent progress on Los Alamos nuclear structure, reaction and fission models
07/2018 Invited FRIB workshop East Lansing, MI Nuclear fission properties for neutron star mergers
07/2018 Invited ASW2018 Vancouver, Canada Fission in the $r$-process
07/2018 Invited SFW2018 Santa Fe, NM Nuclear fission for the $r$-process
06/2018 Contributed NIC2018, L'Aquila, Italy Fission properties relevant for GW170817
06/2018 Invited NRM2018 Varenna, Italy Strenthening nuclear reaction calculations with nuclear structure input from mean-field theory
05/2018 Invited NSL Seminar Notre Dame, IN Nuclear physics for neutron-rich nucleosynthesis
05/2018 Invited FIRE Raleigh, NC Overview of the status of $r$-process inputs
05/2018 Seminar Astro. Seminar, Los Alamos, NM A quick overview of nuclear physics for neutron-rich nucleosynthesis
03/2018 Invited INT Kilonova Seattle, WA $\beta$-delayed fission in the dynamical ejecta of mergers
01/2018 Seminar Lab discussion, Paris, France Recent progress at Los Alamos
09/2017 Contributed FIESTA Santa Fe, NM Application of LANL fission models to the astrophysical $r$-process
08/2017 Seminar Group Seminar, Los Alamos, NM Novel Bayesian inference techniques and their implementation at LANL
06/2017 Invited FIRE LLNL Neutron-induced and $\beta$-delayed fission: the final moments of $r$-process nucleosynthesis
06/2017 Invited T-2 Group Seminar Los Alamos, NM LANL nuclear reaction and structure models: recent applications and insights
04/2017 Invited JINA online seminar Reverse engineering nuclear properties from $r$-process abundances
12/2016 Invited FIRE Notre Dame, IN Neutron-induced and $\beta$-delayed fission in the $r$-process
10/2016 Contributed Fall DNP Vancouver, Canada $\beta$-delayed neutron emission with neutron-$\gamma$ competition
10/2016 Invited TRIUMF Vancouver, Canada Nuclear physics for the rapid neutron capture process
09/2016 Invited ND2016 Bruges, Belgium A new model for $\beta$-delayed neutron emission and applications to the astrophysical $r$-process of nucleosynthesis
06/2016 Poster NIC2016 East Lansing, MI The rare earth peak and the astrophysical location of the $r$ process
06/2016 Invited ICNT East Lansing, MI The $r$-process and sensitivities to nuclear physics
05/2016 Seminar T-2 Group Seminar Los Alamos, NM Progress report on current LANL projects
10/2015 Contributed Fall DNP Santa Fe, NM Global Monte Carlo calculations for $r$-process nucleosynthesis
07/2015 Invited CETUP* Deadwood, SD Nuclear physics uncertainties and the $r$-process
04/2015 Invited April APS Baltimore, MD Nuclear data sensitivities and the rapid neutron capture process
03/2015 Seminar JINA-CEE Frontiers East Lansing, MI Resolving the site(s) of the astrophysical $r$-process
02/2015 Seminar Group Seminar Notre Dame, IN A quick primer on $\beta$-delayed neutron emission
01/2015 Invited LANL Nuclear Seminar Los Alamos, NM Towards a toolkit for nuclear astrophysics research
10/2014 Contributed Fall DNP Hawaii New calculations of $\beta$-delayed neutron emission probabilities
09/2014 Invited FAIRNESS2014 Italy A primer on $r$-process nucleosynthesis
08/2014 Invited CGS15 Dreseden, Germany Error bars on $r$-process abundances from uncertain nuclear masses
08/2014 Seminar INT2014 Seattle, WA Impact of nuclear physics inputs on the freezeout phase of the $r$ process
07/2014 Invited NIC2014 Debrecen, Hungary Impact of nuclear masses near closed shells on $r$-process abundances
06/2014 Invited RIBSS Retreat East Lansing, MI Sensitivity of the $r$-process to nuclear physics inputs
05/2014 Invited ATLAS UGM Chicago, IL Recent $r$-process sensitivity studies
04/2014 Invited DOE-TC2014 Raleigh, NC Nuclear masses near $N=82$ and their effects on $r$-process abundances
04/2014 Invited CW2014 Santa Fe, NM Sensitivity of a main $r$-process to nuclear masses
10/2013 Contributed Fall DNP Newport News, VA Nuclear masses near $N=82$ and their effects on $r$-process abundances
09/2013 Invited LANL Data Group Seminar Los Alamos, NM The Notre Dame Nuclide Database project
09/2013 Invited LANL Astrophysics Seminar Los Alamos, NM Nuclear masses near $N=82$ and their effects on $r$-process abundances
09/2013 Invited Mazurian Lakes Piaski, Poland Nuclear data sensitivities for $r$-process nucleosynthesis
06/2013 Contributed GRC New London, NH Nuclear masses near $N=82$ and their effects on $r$-process abundances
06/2013 Outreach UND Outreach South Bend, IN The Universe inside of you: where do the atoms in your body come from?
04/2013 Seminar UND Nuclear Seminar Notre Dame, IN The role of nuclear physics in the $r$-process
11/2012 Seminar NAVI/JINA Seminar East Lansing, MI The rare earth peak: An overlooked $r$-process diagnostic
10/2012 Seminar JINA Frontiers East Lansing, MI The rare earth peak: An overlooked $r$-process diagnostic
08/2012 Poster NIC-XII Cairns, Australia The rare earth peak: An overlooked $r$-process diagnostic
08/2012 Invited NIC-XII Workshop Cairns, Australia The rare earth peak: An overlooked $r$-process diagnostic
05/2012 Invited MSU Theory Seminar East Lansing, MI The rare earth peak: An overlooked $r$-process diagnostic
05/2012 Invited UND Nuclear Seminar Notre Dame, IN The rare earth peak: An overlooked $r$-process diagnostic
01/2012 Invited LANL Astrophysics Seminar Los Alamos, NM Formation of the rare earth elements: a tool for understanding the site of the $r$ process
10/2011 Contributed Fall DNP East Lansing, MI Formation of the rare earth peak: gaining insight into late-time $r$-process dynamics
10/2011 Seminar NCSU Astrophysics Journal Club Raleigh, NC Formation of the rare earth peak: gaining insight into late-time $r$-process dynamics
06/2011 Poster NNPSS Chapel Hill, NC A new production mechanism for the rare earth peak
04/2011 Seminar DOE Review Talk Raleigh, NC Rare earth isotopes and the $r$ process
04/2011 Seminar Reaction Network School Chiemsee, Germany Nova nucleosynthesis
07/2010 Poster NIC-XI Heidelberg, Germany Neutron capture rates and the rare earth peak
07/2009 Contributed Connecting Quarks & Cosmos INT Seattle, WA The influence of neutron capture rates in the rare earth region on the $r$ process abundance pattern
10/2008 Contributed SESAPS Raleigh, NC The influence of neutron capture rates in the rare earth region on the $r$ process
09/2008 Seminar NCSU Astrophysics Journal Club Raleigh, NC The influence of neutron capture rates in the rare earth region on the $r$ process

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