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Objective:
Pursuing a Professorship in Nuclear Physics, and starting an experimental program in nuclear science.
Education:
2018
Ph.D Nuclear Chemistry Washington University in St. Louis
2013
B.A. Physics with honors University of Chicago
B.S. Mathematics University of Chicago
Publications:
2021
Kennington, A.R.L. et al. Level Structure of the Tz=-1 Nucleus 34Ar and its Relevance for Nucleosynthesis in ONe Novae Physical Review C 103, 035805.
2020
Hoff, D.E.M. et al. Influence of 73Rb on the Ashes of Accreting Neutron Stars Physical Review C 102, 045810.
Pruitt, C.D. et al. Isotopically Resolved Neutron Total Cross Sections at Intermediate Energies Physical Review C 102, 034601.
Kennington, A.R.L et al. Search for Nova Presolar Grains: \(\gamma\)-Ray Spectroscopy of 34Ar and its Relevance for the Astrophysical 33Cl(p,\(\gamma)\) Reaction Physical Review Letters 124 (25), 252702.
Webb, T.B. et al. Invariant-mass spectrum of 11O Physical Review C 101 (4), 044317.
Hoff, D.E.M., Rogers, A.M., Wang, S.M.(王思敏) et al. Mirror-symmetry violation in bound nuclear ground states. Nature 580, 52–55.
2019
Webb, T.B. et al. Particle decays of levels in 11,12N and 12O investigated with the invariant-mass method Physical Review C 100 (2), 024306.
Webb, T.B. et al. First Observation of Unbound 11O, the Mirror of the Halo Nucleus 11Li Physical review letters 122 (12), 122501.
2018
Hoff, D.E.M et al. Large Longitudinal Spin Alignment Generated in Inelastic Nuclear Reactions Physical Review C 97 (5), 054605.
Patch, S.K., Hoff, D.E.M., Webb, T.B., Sobotka, L.G., Zhao, T Two-stage ionoacoustic range verification leveraging Monte Carlo and acoustic simulations to stably account for tissue inhomogeneity and accelerator–specific time structure- A simulation study Med. Phys., 45: 783–793.
2017
Hoff, D.E.M, Charity, R.J. et al. Large Longitudinal Spin Alignment of Excited Projectiles in Intermediate Energy Inelastic Scattering Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 232501.
2015
Hoff, D.E.M., Barnes, A.B. et al. Frequency swept microwaves for hyperfine decoupling and time domain dynamic nuclear polarization Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Volume 72, 2015, 79-89.
Teaching Statement:
I want to foster a culture of learning and excitement for science, while involving students in state-of-the-art experiments.
Teaching Experience:
Spring 2020
Instructor for Phy 1410 (Classical Mechanics) at University of Massachusetts, Lowell
First Semester Physics Lecture
Section Size: 24 undergraduates
Time Commitment: 2 hours of instruction, and 2 hours of grading per week
Fall 2019
Instructor for Phy 1440 (Electromagnetism) at University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Second Semester Physics Lecture
Section Size: 10 undergraduates
Time Commitment: 2 hours of instruction, and 2 hours of grading per week
Fall 2017
T.A. for Chem 460 Radiochemistry at Washington University in St. Louis
Upper Level Undergraduate/Graduate Student Lab.
Class Size: 3 Undergraduates
Time Commitment: 5 hour Lab, and 2 hours of grading per week
2014-2016
T.A. for Chem 151/152 General Chemistry Lab at Washington University in St. Louis
Introductory Level Undergraduate Lab.
Class Size: 20 Undergraduates
Time Commitment: 3 hour lab, and 7 hours of grading per week
Research Experience:
2018-Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
2014-2018
Graduate Research Assistant
PI: Dr. Lee Sobotka
Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
2013-2014
Staff Scientist
PI: Dr. Alexander Barnes
Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
2010-2012
Undergraduate Research Assistant
PI: Dr. Scott Wakely
Department of Physics, University of Chicago
2009
Summer Research Assistant
PI: Dr. James Buckley
Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis
Research Interests:
Searching for physics Beyond the Standard Model using nuclear spectroscopic techniques. Understanding nuclear structure and dynamics through scattering experiments. Developing state-of-the-art neutron detectors for use throughout nuclear science. Understanding astrophysical processes through a nuclear lens, for example, isotopic abundances generated in neutron-star mergers. Studying the implications of different nuclear equations of state (EOS) on dense matter.
Conferences/Talks and Awards:
2020
Invited Talk at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Heavy Ion Discussion
A Crack in Nuclear Mirror Symmetry
Invited Talk at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Nuclear and Particle Physics Colloquium
A Crack in Nuclear Mirror Symmetry
2019
Poster at Nuclear Chemistry Gordon Conference
73Sr \(\beta\)-delayed proton emission and the structure of 73Rb
Talk at April Meeting of APS
A Radio-Frequency Fragment Separator (RFFS) for FRIB
2018
Talk at April Meeting of APS
Large Longitudinal Spin Alignment Generated in Inelastic Nuclear Reactions
Poster at April Meeting of APS
ASICs for FRIB
Poster at SSAP Symposium
Producing Huge Spin Alignment of Inelastically Scattered Projectiles in Clustered Nuclei
Received Poster Award
2017
Invited Talk at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Nuclear Data Seminar
Large Longitudinal Spin Alignment of Excited Projectiles in Intermediate Energy Inelastic Scattering
Poster/Talk at Nuclear Chemistry Gordon Conference
Producing Huge Spin Alignment of Inelastically Scattered Projectiles in Clustered Nuclei
Selected to Give Talk based on Poster Session Vote
2015
Poster/Talk at Exotic Beam Summer School
Spin Alignment of Excited Projectiles
Selected to Give Talk based on Poster Session Vote
2014
Poster at Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance
Frequency Agile Gyrotron for DNP and Electron Decoupling