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Home Astronomy research   Software Infrastructure:      MESA      FLASH-X      STARLIB      MESA-Web      starkiller-astro      My instruments   Neutrino Emission:      Neutrinos from de-excitation      Neutrino emission from stars      Identifying the Pre-SN      Neutrino HR diagram      Pre-SN Beta Processes      Pre-SN neutrinos   White dwarf pulsations:      12C(α,γ) & overshooting      Probe of 12C(α,γ)16O      Impact of 22Ne      Impact of ν cooling      Variable white dwarfs      MC reaction rates      Micronovae      Novae   White dwarf supernova:      Stable nickel production      Remnant metallicities      Colliding white dwarfs      Merging white dwarfs      Ignition conditions      Metallicity effects      Central density effects      Detonation density      Tracer particle burning      Subsonic burning fronts      Supersonic fronts      W7 profiles   Massive stars:      Pop III with HST/JWST      Rotating progenitors      3D evolution to collapse      MC reaction rates      Pre-SN variations   Massive star supernova:      Yields of radionuclides      26Al & 60Fe      44Ti, 60Co & 56Ni      SN 1987A light curve      Constraints on Ni/Fe      An r-process      Effects of 12C +12C   Neutron Stars and Black Holes:      Black Hole spectrum      Mass Gap with LVK      Compact object IMF      He burn neutron stars   Stars:      Hypatia catalog      SAGB stars      Nugrid Yields I      He shell convection      BBFH at 40 years      γ-rays within 100 Mpc      Iron Pseudocarbynes   Pre-Solar Grains:      C-rich presolar grains      SiC Type U/C grains      Grains from massive stars      Placing the Sun      SiC Presolar grains   Chemical Evolution:      Radionuclides in 2020s      Zone models H to Zn      Mixing ejecta   Thermodynamics, Opacities & Networks      Radiative Opacity      Skye EOS      Helm EOS      Five EOSs      Equations of State      12C(α,γ)16O Rate      Proton-rich NSE      Reaction networks      Bayesian reaction rates   Verification Problems:      Validating an astro code      Su-Olson      Cog8      Mader      RMTV      Sedov      Noh Software Instruments 2026 AAS Journals    AAS YouTube    Listing of 500+ Author Videos    AAS Peer Review Workshops Outreach Material Education Material Other Stuff:    Bicycle Adventures    Illustrations    Presentations Contact: F.X.Timmes my one page vitae, full vitae, research statement, and teaching statement.	Software Infrastructure: ⚬ MESA ⚬ FLASH-X ⚬ STARLIB ⚬ MESA-Web ⚬ starkiller-astro ⚬ My instruments Neutrino Emission: ⚬ Neutrinos from de-excitation ⚬ Neutrino emission from stars ⚬ Identifying the Pre-SN ⚬ Pre-SN Beta Processes ⚬ Pre-SN neutrinos ⚬ Neutrino HR diagram White Dwarf Pulsations: ⚬ 12C(α,γ) & overshooting ⚬ Probe of 12C(α,γ)16O ⚬ Impact of 22Ne ⚬ Impact of ν cooling ⚬ Variable white dwarfs ⚬ MC reaction rates ⚬ Micronovae ⚬ Novae White Dwarf Supernova: ⚬ Stable Nickel production ⚬ Remnant metallicity ⚬ Colliding white dwarfs ⚬ Merging white dwarfs ⚬ Ignition conditions ⚬ Metallicity effects ⚬ Central density effects ⚬ Detonation density ⚬ Tracer particle burning ⚬ Subsonic burning fronts ⚬ Supersonic fronts ⚬ W7 profiles Massive Stars: ⚬ Pop III with HST/JWST ⚬ Rotating progenitors ⚬ 3D evolution to collapse ⚬ MC reaction rates ⚬ Pre-SN variations Massive Star Supernova: ⚬ Yields of radionuclides ⚬ 26Al & 60Fe ⚬ 44Ti, 60Co & 56Ni ⚬ SN 1987A light curve ⚬ Constraints on Ni/Fe ⚬ An r-process ⚬ Effects of 12C+12C Neutron Stars and Black Holes: ⚬ Black hole spectrum ⚬ Mass Gap with LVK ⚬ Compact object IMF ⚬ He burn neutron stars     Stars: ⚬ Hypatia catalog ⚬ Super-AGB ⚬ Nugrid Yields I ⚬ He shell flash ⚬ BBFH at 40 years ⚬ γ-rays within 100 Mpc ⚬ Iron Pseudocarbynes     Pre-Solar Grains: ⚬ C-rich presolar grains ⚬ SiC Type U/C grains ⚬ Grains from massive stars ⚬ Placing the Sun ⚬ SiC Presolar grains   Chemical Evolution: ⚬ Radionuclides in 2020s ⚬ Zone models - H to Zn ⚬ Mixing ejecta into clouds Thermodynamics, Opacities & Reaction Networks: ⚬ Radiative Opacity ⚬ Skye EOS ⚬ Helm EOS ⚬ Five EOSs ⚬ Equations of State ⚬ 12C(α,γ)16O rate ⚬ Proton-rich NSE ⚬ Reaction networks ⚬ Bayesian reaction rates Verification and Validation: ⚬ Validating an astro code ⚬ Su-Olson ⚬ Coggeshall ⚬ Mader ⚬ RMTV ⚬ Sedov ⚬ Noh ⚬ Rayleigh-Taylor My research statement. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0474-159X Current Publications Metrics: SciX      ADS         Google Scholar Five most cited publications from ADS as of 01Jan2026: MESA instrument papers I, II, III, IV, V, and VI 14,638 citations with ~2300 citations/year.    "Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA)" (MESA I, 2011).    4,144 citations with ~540 citations/year.    One of the Top 3 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2011.    "Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Planets, Oscillations, Rotation, and Massive Stars" (MESA II, 2013).    3,306 citations with ~450 citations/year.    One of the Top 10 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2013.    "Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Binaries, Pulsations, Explosions" (MESA III, 2015).    3,001 citations with ~450 citations/year.    One of the Top 5 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2015.    "Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Convective Boundaries, Element Diffusion, and Massive Star Explosions" (MESA IV, 2018).    1,991 citations with ~350 citations/year.    One of the Top 10 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2018.    "Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Pulsating Variable Stars, Rotation, Convective Boundaries, and Energy Conservation" (MESA V, 2019).    1657 citations with ~350 citations/year.    One of the Top 10 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2019.    "Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Time-Dependent Convection, Energy Conservation, Automatic Differentiation, and Infrastructure" (MESA VI, 2023).    541 citations with ~200 citations/year.    One of the Top 15 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2023. "FLASH: An adaptive mesh hydrodynamics code for modeling astrophysical thermonuclear flashes". 2,086 citations with ~150 citations/year. One of the Top 15 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2000. "Galactic chemical evolution: Hydrogen through zinc". 1041 citations with ~25 citations/year. One of the Top 35 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 1995. "The accuracy, consistency, and speed of an electron-positron equation of state based on table interpolation of the Helmholtz free energy". 785 citations with ~70 citations/year. One of the Top 60 most cited astronomy & astrophysics articles published in 2000. "Synthesis of the elements in stars: forty years of progress". 486 citations with ~10 citations/year. All publications as of 01Jan2026: