معرفی
Isaac Mooney is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Physics at Yale University. He holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State University (2022), advised by Helen Caines. His research focuses on experimental nuclear physics, particularly jet substructure measurements in smaller collision systems (proton-proton and proton-gold) to calibrate baseline data for studying quark-gluon plasma (QGP) interactions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). He is part of the STAR collaboration and advocates for nuclear fission as a low-carbon energy source and inclusive physics practices.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Physics, Wayne State University, 2022
Research Interests:
- Jet-medium interactions in high-energy collisions
- Quark-gluon plasma dynamics
- Experimental methodologies for subatomic physics
His 2022 STAR collaboration work highlighted unresolved partonic splittings outside the QGP, inspiring further studies on split timing and medium-resolved jet substructure.
Advocacy & Hobbies:
- Pro-nuclear fission energy
- Swimming, bouldering, sci-fi literature, and multilingual culinary interests
