Dr. Novario's research focuses on the structure of nuclear systems from rare isotopes to neutron stars and how those systems arise from the strong nuclear force
He is primarily involved in ab initio nuclear structure theory and high-performance computing. Specifically, Dr. Novario develops and utilizes both the Coupled Cluster (CC) and quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods to solve the many-body quantum problem for finite nuclei and infinite nuclear matter. He also connects these methods with chiral effective field theory to construct nuclear potentials and operators to address nuclear phenomena from first principles. Dr. Novario uses these state-of-the-art methods along with leadership-class supercomputing resources to tackle open questions in nuclear physics from rare isotopes to neutron stars and the underlying forces that connect them.
Professional History:
2023 - Present: Staff Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis
2020 - 2023: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory
2018 - 2020: Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Tennessee Knoxville
2013 - 2018: Ph.D. in physics from Michigan State University
2011 - 2013: M.Sc. in physics from Michigan State University