Chad Ummel

  • Program Years: 2018-2022
  • Academic Institution: Rutgers University
  • Field of Study: Physics
  • Academic Advisor: Jolie Cizewski
  • Practicum(s):
    Los Alamos National Laboratory (2019)
  • Degree(s):
    BA Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 2016
    PhD Physics, Rutgers University, 2023

Current Status

  • Status: Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Research Area: Radiological Security

Publications

S.R. Carmichael, S.D. Pain, M. Siciliano, J. Allen, D.W. Bardayan, C. Boomershine, C.M. Campbell, M.P. Carpenter, K.A. Chipps, J.A. Cizewski, P.A. Copp, J. Forson, H. Garland, R. Ghirmire, J. Kovoor, T. Lauritsen, C. Müller-Gatermann, P.D. O'Malley, A. Ratkiewicz, W. Reviol, D. Seweryniak, H. Sims, C.C. Ummel, G. Wilson, "58Ni(3He,t)58Cu*(γ) measurements with GODDESS to constrain the astrophysical rate of 57Ni(p,γ)58Cu," Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2586, 012109 (2023).

G. Corbari, S. Bottoni, M. Ciemala, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, R.V.F. Janssens, S.D. Pain, M. Siciliano, E. Albanese, A.D. Ayangeakaa, G. Benzoni, S. Carmichael, M. Carpenter, K. Chipps, N. Cieplicka, P. Copp, J. Forson, E. Gamba, L.W. Iskra, H. Jayatissa, F. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, A. Palmisano, M. Polettini, C. Porzio, W. Reviol, N. Sensharma, D. Seweryniak, C.C. Ummel, O. Wieland, G. Wilson, S. Zhu, S. Ziliani, “Searching for the γ decay from the near-neutron threshold 2+ state in 14C: A probe of collectivization phenomena in light nuclei," Il Nuovo Cemento 46 C, 90 (2023).

G. Corbari, S. Bottoni, M. Ciemala, F.C.L. Crespi, S. Leoni, B. Fornal, R.V.F. Janssens, S.D. Pain, M. Siciliano, E. Albanese, A.D. Ayangeakaa, G. Benzoni, S. Carmichael, M. Carpenter, K. Chipps, N. Cieplicka, P. Copp, J. Forson, E. Gamba, L.W. Iskra, H. Jayatissa, F. Kondev, T. Lauritsen, B. Million, C. Müller-Gatermann, A. Palmisano, M. Polettini, C. Porzio, W. Reviol, N. Sensharma, D. Seweryniak, C.C. Ummel, O. Wieland, G. Wilson, S. Zhu, S. Ziliani, γ Decay from the Near-neutron-threshold 2+ State in 14C: A Probe of Collectivization Phenomena in Light Nuclei," Acta Physica Polonica B 16, 4-A33 (2023).

C.L. Stork, C.C. Ummel, D.S. Stuart, S. Bodily, B.L. Goldblum, Dynamic analysis environment for nuclear forensic analyses, Computer Physics Communications (2017)

Awards

2022 - Post-Doctoral Fellowship, U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration
2018 - Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, U.S. House of Representatives
2018 - Certificate of Training in Physics Mentorship, Rutgers University
2017 - Poster Award, Exotic Beam Summer School
2017 - Certificate of Training in Teaching with Technology, Rutgers University
2016 - Certificate of Training in Physics Teaching, Rutgers University
2016 - Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education
2015 - Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Scholarship, U.S. Department of Homeland Security