Huaiyu Duan

Huaiyu (Mike) Duan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (2004). His research focuses on neutrino physics, particle astrophysics, and computational methods applied to extreme astrophysical environments like core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers. He leads the Neutrino and Compact Objects (NuCO) research group, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Physics program and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC).

Education: PhD, Physics, University of Minnesota, 2004.

Research Interests:

• Neutrino flavor mixing and its effects in dense astrophysical systems.
• Computational modeling of neutrino oscillations using C++, Python, and Julia.
• Quantum many-body systems in supernova and neutron star merger environments.

Articles Trends: Recent work emphasizes coherent flavor oscillations, collisional instabilities, and equilibration processes in dense neutrino gases, with a focus on multidimensional simulations and high-performance computing techniques.

Scientific Awards: None explicitly listed.

Advising & Grants: Active in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students through the NuCO group, supported by DOE grants. Collaborates on open-source tools like NuGas and FOWDR for neutrino oscillation analysis.

Labs/Teams: Leads the NuCO group, which integrates particle physics, astrophysics, and computational science to study neutrino-driven phenomena in compact objects.