Technical Innovations

Michael's research innovations include:

• 2024 - First survey of machine learning utilizations for nuclear astrophysics
• 2018 – First design of a Solid Stopper System for Reaccelerated Beams at FRIB
• 2017 – First high-precision measurement of the 19F+ alpha reaction for nuclear non-proliferation
• 2015 – Led science case for 12M$ FRIB Separator for Capture Reactions (SECAR) Project (Deputy Mgr)
• 2014 – First systematic measurement of structure of unstable Sn nuclei from mass 124 - 132
• 2010 – Discovery of doubly magic nature of 132Sn
• 2008 – Established first online software suite for research in nuclear masses
• 2007 – Established first online software suite for research of element creation in the early universe
• 2004 – First measurements of supernova r-process reactions with reaccelerated unstable beam
• 2004 – First online software suite for nuclear astrophysics research
• 2003 – First multi-zone post-processing simulations of element synthesis in novae
• 1999 – First stellar explosion simulations using Monte Carlo techniques
• 1999 – First measurement in North America with reaccelerated beam of radioactive nuclei
• 1993 – First utilization of temperature-dependent Monte Carlo techniques in Big Bang simulation
• 1991 – First measurement of proton capture reaction in inverse kinematics with recoil separator

    For more information and for publications on these accomplishments, please contact Michael.Smith@StellarScienceSolutions.com.