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Patrick Young is a theoretical astrophysicist and astrobiologist. He uses computer simulations to understand stellar evolution, supernova explosions, and the synthesis of the chemical elements. Observations of real supernova remnants compared to 3D models illuminate how supernovae explode and how they distribute newly created elements into interstellar gas that will form stars and planets. He also studies the impact of chemical composition on planetary habitability. Understanding how planets and their host stars co-evolve will facilitate the choice of targets for future missions that will search for signatures of life on exoplanets. He is a science lead on the NASA Nexus for Exoplanet System Science project "Exoplanetary Ecosystems" headquartered at ASU. Since August of 2017, he has been associate director for community outreach in the School of Earth and Space Exploration.
Patrick Young is a theoretical astrophysicist interested in the lives and deaths of stars and their effects on their environments, from synthesis of the chemical elements to planetary habitability. His current research touches on several areas. It involves computational hydrodynamics simulations of stellar interiors, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts (the most energetic explosive events in the universe), and the synthesis and ejection of elements by nuclear fusion in stars and stellar explosions. He also models the evolution of stars over the entire span of their lives and how their radiation, winds, and stellar activity may affect the habitability of nearby planets. His interests extend to observations of stellar chemical compositions, and he works with geoscientists to understand how their unexpected diversity may affect the mineral makeup and geophysical evolution of exoplanets. The impact of these processes range from the evolution of galaxies, to the interaction of stellar winds with local environments, to the enrichment of forming solar systems with the elements needed for life.
Summer 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 592 | Research |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
SES 494 | Special Topics |
THF 494 | Special Topics |
AST 494 | Special Topics |
HDA 494 | Special Topics |
SES 499 | Individualized Instruction |
SES 592 | Research |
THF 598 | Special Topics |
SES 598 | Special Topics |
SES 692 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 194 | Special Topics |
PHY 194 | Special Topics |
AST 321 | Intro/Planetary/Stellar Astrop |
SES 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
SES 494 | Special Topics |
AST 494 | Special Topics |
SES 592 | Research |
SES 593 | Applied Project |
SES 598 | Special Topics |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 592 | Research |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
SES 494 | Special Topics |
THF 494 | Special Topics |
HDA 494 | Special Topics |
AST 494 | Special Topics |
AST 522 | Stars & Interstellar Medium II |
SES 592 | Research |
THF 598 | Special Topics |
SES 598 | Special Topics |
SES 692 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 191 | First-Year Seminar |
PHY 194 | Special Topics |
AST 321 | Intro/Planetary/Stellar Astrop |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
SES 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
AST 494 | Special Topics |
SES 592 | Research |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
AST 394 | Special Topics |
SES 494 | Special Topics |
HDA 494 | Special Topics |
THF 494 | Special Topics |
THF 598 | Special Topics |
SES 598 | Special Topics |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 191 | First-Year Seminar |
SES 194 | Special Topics |
PHY 194 | Special Topics |
AST 321 | Intro/Planetary/Stellar Astrop |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 494 | Special Topics |
AST 522 | Stars & Interstellar Medium II |
SES 598 | Special Topics |
SES 692 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 194 | Special Topics |
PHY 194 | Special Topics |
AST 321 | Intro/Planetary/Stellar Astrop |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 493 | Honors Thesis |
SES 692 | Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SES 194 | Special Topics |
PHY 194 | Special Topics |
AST 321 | Intro/Planetary/Stellar Astrop |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
SES 692 | Research |
SES 792 | Research |
SES 799 | Dissertation |