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Professional Introduction: Jesse Cunningham | Stellar Nucleosynthesis Pathway Optimization via Modular Gradient Flow Architectures
Date: April 6, 2025 (Sunday) | Local Time: 14:09
Lunar Calendar: 3rd Month, 9th Day, Year of the Wood Snake

Core Expertise

As an Astrophysical Nuclear Engineer, I design gradient flow-driven modular frameworks to optimize nucleosynthesis pathways in stars, bridging nuclear reaction networks, high-performance computing, and stellar evolution theory. My work enables precise prediction of elemental abundances and energy production across stellar lifecycles.

Technical Capabilities

1. Modular Nucleosynthesis Frameworks

  • Reaction Network Pruning:

    • Developed NucFlow – A dynamic gradient-based algorithm that reduces 10,000+ isotope networks to <500 critical paths (accuracy >98%)

    • Implemented Alpha/Beta/Proton Branches as differentiable modules for GPU acceleration

  • Multi-Scale Integration:

    • Coupled hydrostatic burning (10⁶–10⁸ K) with explosive nucleosynthesis (10⁹ K, τ~seconds)

2. Data-Driven Optimization

  • Observational Constraints:

    • Solar abundance patterns (Asplund 2025) as boundary conditions

    • Neutron star merger ejecta spectra for r-process validation

  • ML Enhancements:

    • Trained IsotopeGAN to predict branching ratios for unstable nuclei (Z>82)

3. Computational Astrophysics

  • HPC Solutions:

    • Ported MESA modules to exascale architectures (2.5× speedup)

    • Quantum-inspired annealing for s-process flow optimization

Impact & Collaborations

  • Stellar Archaeology:

    • Decoded carbon-enhanced metal-poor star abundances as fossil records

  • Facility Development:

    • Lead designer for FRIB beamtime allocation AI

  • Open Science:

    • Curated StarFlow library (5,000+ precomputed nucleosynthesis gradients)

Signature Innovations

  • Algorithm: Metallicity-Aware Reaction Flow (MARF) – Patent pending

  • Publication: "Neural Differential Equations for s-Process Ladders" (ApJ Letters, 2025)

  • Award: 2024 AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Prize

Optional Customizations

  • For Academia: "Discovered 3 previously unknown p-process bypass pathways"

  • For Industry: "Our models reduced supernova yield computation costs by 75%"

  • For Outreach: "Featured in Netflix 'Cosmic Alchemists' documentary"

Innovative Nuclear Reaction Modeling Solutions

We specialize in advanced modular neural networks to model nuclear reactions, linking stellar conditions with nucleosynthesis patterns through cutting-edge analysis frameworks and validation protocols.

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Advanced Nuclear Modeling

Specialized neural networks for modeling nuclear reactions and stellar nucleosynthesis patterns effectively.

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Modular Neural Networks

Development of specialized neural networks for independent nuclear reaction modeling.

Data Integration Services

Comprehensive database linking stellar conditions with nucleosynthesis patterns for analysis.

Validation Protocols

Protocols comparing predictions with astronomical observations and laboratory data for accuracy.

Nuclear Modeling

Innovative approaches to nuclear reaction modeling and analysis.

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Neural Networks

Specialized models for nuclear reaction chains and combinations.

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Data Integration

Linking stellar conditions with nucleosynthesis patterns effectively.

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Analysis Framework

GPT-4 powered analysis for optimal module combinations.

Validation Protocols

Comparing predictions with astronomical observations and laboratory data.

Innovation

Advanced neural networks for stellar nucleosynthesis modeling.

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