My research interests are predominantly in experimental nuclear astrophysics. This is the measurement of nuclear reactions relevant to astrophysical scenarios. These scenarios extend from static burning phases in main sequence and red giant stars to the nuclear burning in cataclysmic explosions of novae, supernovae or the big bang. The science addressed ranges from the solar neutrino problem to the stellar production of the heavy elements that make up our universe. These experiments are carried out with radioactive ion beams at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF) of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the ISAC facility at TRIUMF (Vancouver). Additionally, I am working on neutron capture experiments with the DANCE detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory and on RIA R&D with Argonne National Laboratory. On Campus we have a 180 kV ion accelerator and a multitude of equipment available for target and detector development as well as for nuclear reaction studies with stable ion beams.  You can learn more about research in nuclear astrophysics at CSM at the above link to my homepage.