Thesis: Effects of Stellar Evolution Uncertainties on Red Supergiant Progenitors and their Neutrino Emission.
Committee: James P. Kneller (chair), Carla Fröhlich, Ian Roederer, John Blondin.
Curriculum Vitae
PhD candidate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, NC State University
· ORCID 0000-0002-2901-9173 · Google Scholar · INSPIRE
A PDF version is available here: Myers_CV.pdf.
Education
expected May 2027
PhD in Physics
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC
Dec 2023
MS in Physics
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC
May 2021
BA in Physics
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC
May 2021
BS in Science, Technology, and Society
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC
Awards and Honors
2025
Meena and Pratul Ajmera Award
Department of Physics and Astronomy, NC State University
2021
Sayers Fellowship
Department of Physics and Astronomy, NC State University
2021
Mitchell Fellowship
Department of Physics and Astronomy, NC State University
2021
Richard R. Patty Award for Leadership
Department of Physics and Astronomy, NC State University
2020
Undergraduate Research Award
College of Sciences, NC State University
Publications
Selected Presentations
Sep 2026
Effects of Mass Loss and Overshooting on Pre-Supernova Neutrinos from RSGs
Contributed talk · BRIDGCE 2026, University of Hertfordshire · Hatfield, England
Sep 2026
The Last 20 Hours of a Red Supergiant’s Life
Seminar · Theory Center, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt · Darmstadt, Germany
Jul 2025
Effects of Mass Loss and Overshooting on the Pre-Supernova Neutrino Signal in Red Supergiants
Invited seminar · Division of Elementary Particle-, Nuclear-, and Astrophysics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wrocław · Wrocław, Poland
Jul 2025
Effects of Mass Loss and Overshooting on the Pre-Supernova Neutrino Signal in Red Supergiants
Invited talk · HELIUM25 · Dresden, Germany
Jun 2025
Effects of Mass Loss and Overshooting on the Pre-Supernova Neutrinos from Red Supergiants
Contributed poster and flash talk · Nuclei in the Cosmos XVIII · Girona, Spain
May 2025
Effects of Mass Loss and Overshooting on the Pre-Supernova Neutrinos from Red Supergiants
Contributed poster · Frontiers in Nuclear Astrophysics · Athens, OH
Sep 2024
The Effect of Mass Loss on Supernova Progenitors
Seminar · SNEWS 2.0 collaboration · online
Mar 2023
Predicting the Next Galactic Core-Collapse Supernova
Seminar · Department of Statistics, NC State University · Raleigh, NC
Workshops, Schools, and Training
2026
MESA Massive Stars Hackathon
New York, NY
2026
N3AS Summer School
Santa Cruz, CA
2026
BRIDGE Summer School
Hertfordshire, UK
2025
Nuclei in the Cosmos XVIII Summer School
Barcelona, Spain
2025
61st Karpacz Winter School & ChETEC-INFRA Training School
Karpacz, Poland
2024
SNEWS 2.0 Collaboration Hackathon
Duluth, MN
2022
OSG User School
Madison, WI
Teaching
A fuller account is on the teaching page.
Jan 2024–present
Adjunct Faculty
Wake Technical Community College
Tutoring in undergraduate physics, mathematics, chemistry, and computer programming.
2022–present
Teaching Assistant — PY 125: Astronomy Laboratory
Department of Physics and Astronomy, NC State University · 5 semesters
Fall 2021
Teaching Assistant — PY 209: Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory
Department of Physics and Astronomy, NC State University
Mentorship
May 2024–present
Claire B. Campbell — undergraduate researcher
Illinois State University · Evolved red supergiants with the stellar evolution code MESA
May–Aug 2024
Daniel Almonte — undergraduate researcher
Stony Brook University · Simulated earth matter effects on neutrino flavor oscillations
Service and Outreach
Jun 2026–present
Developer, MESA Development Team
Contribute to development and testing of the MESA stellar evolution code as an official developer
May 2023–May 2025
Secretary/Treasurer, Graduate Physics Student Association
Organized events and managed financial resources for the NC State GPSA
Dec 2023
Moore Square Middle School
Taught children about sun spots and observed them together through a telescope
Sep 2020–Aug 2022
APS-IDEA Group
Training and discussion on cultivating a positive and diverse work environment in the physics community
Sep 2020–Aug 2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Explored institutional resources to support DEI initiatives in NC State’s physics department
Aug 2020–Aug 2022
Secretary, Women in Physics
Organized events and mentored undergraduate women in NC State’s physics department
References
Available on request.