Research.

Development of the Low Energy (N,Z) (LENZ) experimental program at WNR/LANSCE.

Developing digital data acquisition systems, along with unpacking and analysis codes, for the LENZ experimental program

Investigation of the H production reaction ⁵⁵Mn(n,p) for core structural materials to be used in future nuclear reactor designs.

Performed cross-section measurements on the ⁵⁵Mn(n,p) reaction using LENZ to investigate the influence of this reaction as a source of neutron irradiation damage in structural materials in future fission and fusion devices

Investigations of neutron irradiation damage in F-M steels through precision measurements of the He gas production reactions

Performed ⁵⁶Fe(n,a) reaction cross-section measurements using LENZ to better understand He production rates in various F-M steels materials to be used in future reactor core designs

Investigation of uncertainties in the ³⁵Cl(n,p) reaction as a neutron energy probe in CLYC detectors.

Performed ³⁵Cl(n,p) reaction measurements with LENZ to better constrain resonance region cross-sections to improve uncertainties in this reaction as a neutron energy probe in CLYC detectors

Investigation of (α,p) reaction rates along the αp-process path in Type 1 X-ray Bursts

Measurements of α-capture resonance states in ¹⁸Ne, ^30S, and ³⁸Ca through the (p,t) reaction with the K600 spectrometer to indirectly calculate ¹⁴O(α,p)¹⁷F, ²⁶Si(α,p)³⁰S, and ³⁴Ar(α,p)³⁸Ca reaction rates, respectively

Investigation of ⁴⁴Ti synthesis in core collapse super novae through the indirect measurement of the ⁴⁴Ti(α,p)⁴⁷V reaction rate.

Coincidence measurements of α-capture resonance states in ⁴⁸Cr using the ⁵⁰Cr(p,t)⁴⁸Cr reaction with the K600 spectrometer and CAKE Si array system to indirectly measure the ⁴⁴Ti(α,p)⁴⁷V reaction rate at relevant stellar temperatures.

Study of ⁴⁴Ti synthesis in core collapse super novae through the indirect measurement of the ⁴⁵V(p,γ)⁴⁶Cr reaction rate

Performed ⁵⁰Cr(α,⁸He)⁴⁶Cr reaction measurements using the Grand Raiden spectrograph in order to probe (p,γ) resonances in ⁴⁶Cr. By studying resonance properties in ⁴⁶Cr, the ⁴⁵V(p,γ)⁴⁶Cr reaction rate can be indirectly determined

Performed indirect measurements of the ³⁸Ca(α,p)⁴¹Sc reaction rate at explosive burning temperatures in XRB’s

Performed measurements of α-unbound states in ⁴²Ti through the ⁴⁶Ti(α,⁸He) reactions using the Grand Raiden magnetic spectrometer to calculate the ³⁸Ca(α,p)⁴¹Sc reaction rate at explosive burning temperatures in XRB’s

Investigation of the ²²Ne(α,n)²⁵Mg reaction as an effective neutron source for the s-process during core helium burning in Red Giant stars and helium shell burning in AGB stars.

Performed experiments probing sub and near neutron-threshold levels in ²⁶Mg through the ²²Ne(α,α’), ²²Ne(⁶Li,d), and ²⁵Mg(d,p) reactions using the Grand Raiden magnetic spectrometer to indirectly measure ²²Ne(α,γ) and ²²Ne(α,n) reaction rates at relevant stellar temperatures.

Investigation of neutron background at potential sites for the DIANA project (now called CASPER).

Participated in neutron background measurements at two potential sites for the underground accelerator project DIANA, Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Neutron Background measurements were made using ³He proportional counters

Reconstruction of the HIgh Pressure POint like gas target (HIPPO) with implementation of gas recirculation capabilities

Worked in collaboration on the reconstruction of the supersonic helium jet gas target system, HIPPO, at the NSL with newly upgraded pumping lines and roots blower pumps, along with the implementation of a recirculation gas system.

Auxiliary research assistant at the Nuclear Science Laboratory for outside users

• Operation of the 10.6 MV FN Tandem and 5 MV Van der Graaf accelerators.
• Operation of MC-SNICS Sputter Ion Source, Helium ion source (HIS), and Electron Cyclotron Resonance ion source.
• Participated in an experiment measuring the ¹⁹F(α,n) reaction cross section for safeguard purposes using the neutron detector array, VANDLE.
• Participated in three commissioning experiments for a the 4π summing NaI(Tl) detector, SuN.