Nick Ekanger

I am an astrophysics theory postdoc at Tohoku University working with Dr. Shigeo S Kimura.

I study the role of nuclear interactions in high-energy astrophysical environments. In particular, I model how these interactions affect open questions related to cosmic rays.

My work is in high energy astrophysics, where I examine the role of nuclear composition in astrophysical environments. In particular, I study how composition of nuclei play a role in supernovae, which is necessary to understand the origin of high energy cosmic rays. I am also interested in the multi-messenger prospects for gamma rays and neutrinos in such systems.

In the past, I have also been interested in the role of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical environments and modeling the diffuse supernova neutrino background, while large strides are made in the observational community.