Adrian L. Melott
- Professor Emeritus
- Physics & Astronomy
Contact Info
1251 Wescoe Hall Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045
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Biography —
2017-present: Emeritus Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas;
1994-2017: Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas
1990-1994: Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas
1986-1990: Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas
1983-1986: Enrico Fermi Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago
1984: Visiting Researcher, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara
1983: IAU Visiting Astronomer, Oxford University
1983: IREX Fellow, Moscow State University
1982: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
Education —
Research —
Research interests:
- Computational Physical Cosmology
- Astrobiophysics
Selected Publications —
1. From cosmic explosions to terrestrial fires? (A.L. Melott and B.C. Thomas) Journal of Geology, 127, 475-481. DOI: link to publication (2019)
2. Muon Radiation Dose and Marine Megafaunal Extinction at the end-Pliocene Supernova. (A.L. Melott, F. Marinho, and L. Paulucci) Astrobiology 19, 825-830 (2019). DOI: link to publication
3a. Extraordinary biomass-burning episode and impact winter triggered by the Younger Dryas cosmic impact ~12,800 years ago; Part 1: Ice cores and glaciers (Wendy S. Wolbach, Joanne P. Ballard, Paul A. Mayewski, Victor Adedeji, Ted E. Bunch, Richard B. Firestone, Timothy A. French, George A. Howard, Isabel Israde-Alcántara, John R Johnson, David Kimbel, Charles R. Kinzie, Andrei Kurbatov, Gunther K. Kletetschka, Malcolm A. LeCompte, William C. Mahaney, Adrian L. Melott, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Siddhartha Mitra, Christopher R. Moore, William M. Napier, Jennifer Parlier, Kenneth B.Tankersley, Brian C. Thomas , James H. Wittke, Allen West, James P. Kennett) Journal of Geology 126, 165-184 (2018) link to publication
3b. Extraordinary biomass-burning episode and impact winter triggered by the Younger Dryas cosmic impact ~12,800 years ago; Part 2: Lake, marine, and terrestrial sediments (Wendy S. Wolbach, Joanne P. Ballard, Paul A. Mayewski, Andrew C. Parnell, Niamh Cahill, Victor Adedeji, Ted E. Bunch, Gabriela Domínguez-Vázquez, Jon M. Erlandson, Richard B. Firestone, Timothy A. French, George Howard, Isabel Israde-Alcántara, John R. Johnson, David Kimbel, Charles R. Kinzie, Andrei Kurbatov, Günther K. Kletetschka, Malcolm A. LeCompte, William C. Mahaney, Adrian L. Melott, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Christopher R. Moore, William M. Napier, Jennifer Parlier, Kenneth B.Tankersley, Brian C. Thomas , James H. Wittke, Allen West, James P. Kennett) Journal of Geology 126, 185-205 (2018) link to publication
4. Terrestrial effects of moderately nearby supernovae. (A.L. Melott and B.C. Thomas). Lethaia 51, 325-329 (2018) link to publication
5. Periodicity in the extinction rate and possible astronomical causes. (A.L. Melott and R.K. Bambach) Palaeontology 60: 911–920 (2017) DOI: link to publication
6. A Supernova at 50 Pc: Effects on the Earth’s Atmosphere and Biota (A.L Melott, B. C. Thomas, M. Kachelrieß, D.V. Semikoz, and A. C. Overholt) Astrophysical Journal, 840, 105 (2017) link to publication
7. Does the Planetary Dynamo Go Cycling On? Re-examining the Evidence for Cycles in Magnetic Reversal Rate. (A.L. Melott, A. Pivarunas, J.G. Meert, and B.S. Lieberman). International Journal of Astrobiology 17, 44-50 (2018) link to publication
8. A possible role for stochastic astrophysical ionizing radiation events in the systematic disparity between molecular and fossil dates (A.L. Melott) Astrobiology 17, 87-90 (2017). doi: link to publication
9. Supernovae in the Neighbourhood. (A. L. Melott) Nature 532, 40-41 (2016).
10. The Topology of Large Scale Structure in the Universe (A.L.Melott) Physics Reports 193, 1 (1990)
Awards & Honors —
2007 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2003: Outstanding Educator Award, Pi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity
2002: Distinguished Alumni Achievment Award, Bethany College
2002: Joseph A.Burton Forum Award, American Physical Society
2001: Steeples Award for Service to the Citizens of Kansas, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
1996:Fellow of the American Physical Society
Member: American Physical Society and The Paleontological Society.