Kenneth M. Nollett

• phone: 630/252-8264
• FAX: 630/252-6008
• e-mail: nollett@anl.gov


• Complete Curriculum Vitae available as PDF file

Biographical sketch

• 1995 S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 2000 Ph.D., The University of Chicago
• 2000-02 Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology
• 2002-03 Research Associate, Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington
• 2003-08 Assistant Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory
• 2008-present Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory

Publications

1. Nuclear reaction rates and primordial ⁶Li
   Kenneth M. Nollett, Martin Lemoine, and David N. Schramm
   Phys. Rev. C 56, 1144 (1997)
2. Sharpening the predictions of big-bang nucleosynthesis
   Scott Burles, Kenneth M. Nollett, James W. Truran, and Michael S. Turner
   Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 4176 (1999)
3. Estimating reaction rates and uncertainties for primordial nucleosynthesis
   Kenneth M. Nollett and Scott Burles
   Phys. Rev. D 61,123505 (2000)
4. Six-body calculation of the alpha-deuteron radiative capture cross section
   K. M. Nollett, R. B. Wiringa, and R. Schiavilla
   Phys. Rev. C 63, 024003 (2001)
5. What is the BBN prediction for the baryon density and how reliable is it?
   Scott Burles, Kenneth M. Nollett, and Michael S. Turner
   Phys. Rev. D63, 063512 (2001)
6. Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis Predictions for Precision Cosmology
   Scott Burles, Kenneth M. Nollett, and Michael S. Turner
   Astrophys. J. 552, L1 (2001)
7. Radiative alpha-capture cross sections from realistic nucleon-nucleon interactions and variational Monte Carlo wave functions
   Kenneth M. Nollett
   Phys. Rev. C 63, 054002 (2001)
8. Did Very Massive Stars Pre-enrich and Reionize the Universe?
   S. Peng Oh, Kenneth M. Nollett, Piero Madau, and G. J. Wasserburg
   Astrophys. J. 562, L1 (2001)
9. Primordial nucleosynthesis with a varying fine structure constant: An improved estimate
   Kenneth M. Nollett and Robert E. Lopez
   Phys. Rev. D 66, 063507 (2002)
10. Cool bottom processes on the thermally-pulsing AGB and the isotopic composition of circumstellar dust grains
    Kenneth M. Nollett, M. Busso, and G. J. Wasserburg
    Astrophys. J. 582, 1036 (2003)
11. The Piecewise Moments Method: A Generalized Lanczos Technique for Nuclear Response Surfaces
    Wick C. Haxton, Kenneth M. Nollett, and Kathryn M. Zurek
    Phys. Rev. C 72, 065501 (2005) .
12. Modern theories of low-energy astrophysical reactions
    L. E. Marcucci, Kenneth M. Nollett, R. Schiavilla, and R. B. Wiringa
    Nucl. Phys. A 777, 111 (2006)
13. Short-lived nuclei in the early solar system: possible AGB sources
    G. J. Wasserburg, M. Busso, R. Gallino, and K. M. Nollett
    Nucl. Phys. A 777, 5 (2006)
14. Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of neutron-alpha scattering
    Kenneth M. Nollett, Steven C. Pieper, R. B. Wiringa, J. Carlson, and G. M. Hale
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 022502 (2007).
15. Can Extra Mixing in RGB and AGB Stars Be Attributed to Magnetic Mechanisms?
    M. Busso, G. J. Wasserburg, Kenneth M. Nollett, and Andrea Calandra
    Astrophys. J. 671, 802 (2007)
16. Testing the Elements of the Big Bang (Popular-level article)
    Kenneth Nollett
    Physics World 20(8), 20 (August 2007)