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Welcome to my homepage. I'm a scientist with an interest in nuclear astrophysics and extreme-scale computing. In short, I use some of the world's most powerful supercomputers to study some of the Universe's most powerful explosions.
I'm currently a Research Associate at Michigan State University. I joined MSU as a postdoctoral fellow in theoretical nuclear astrophysics in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics - Center for the Evolution of the Elements. I work with Prof. Ed Brown and Prof. Hendrik Schatz to push at the frontiers of our understanding of nuclear astrophysics through the study of X-Ray bursts and the nuclear reactions that power them. Please see Research for more.
Before coming to MSU, I was a research assistant and iACS Jr. Researcher Fellow at Stony Brook University. There I obtained my PhD, working in the astronomy group under the advisement of Prof. Michael Zingale. I came to Stony Brook by way of a dual degree in physics and computer science from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. I was born and raised in Arkansas, growing up in the town of Benton.