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Kyle Godbey

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

Biography

Kyle Godbey is a postdoctoral research associate at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams exploring nuclear physics through the use of microscopic models. Their main focus is investigating nuclear dynamics and how they play a role in phenomena at scales spanning from the atomic nucleus to neutron stars.

Interests

  • Nuclear Dynamics
  • Nuclear Astrophysics
  • High Performance Computing

Education

  • PhD in Physics, 2020

    Vanderbilt University

  • MA in Physics, 2015

    Vanderbilt University

  • BA in Physics, 2011

    Berea College

Recent Posts

Quantum Computing Explorations

Short tale of some forays into the world of quantum computing.
Last updated on Sep 7, 2020 4 min read

The 2019 Update

(Not so) Quick update on the last year.
Last updated on Sep 7, 2020 5 min read

Physics ex Machina

#LINO19 young scientist Kyle Godbey makes the case for embracing computer science in the pursuit of physical understanding.
Last updated on Sep 17, 2019 6 min read

Current State of Kyle

Much ado about.. something.
Last updated on Apr 23, 2019 4 min read

Recent Publications

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Absence of hindrance in a microscopic $^1$$^2$C$+^1$$^2$C fusion study

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Deformed shell effects in $^4$$^8$Ca$+^2$$^4$$^9$Bk quasifission fragments

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Equilibration dynamics and isospin effects in nuclear reactions

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Equilibration dynamics in nuclear reactions

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Influence of the tensor interaction on heavy-ion fusion cross sections

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