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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his theoretical contributions to our understanding of supernova neutrino bursts, in particular, and supernova theory, in general and for his prescient predictions prior to SN1987A of the duration and magnitude of neutrino signals from neutron star formation
  • 1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Adam Burrows is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work encompasses several main research topics, including:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Frequent publication venues where Adam Burrows' research appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist are:

  • Neutrino oscillations in supernovae: Angular moments and fast instabilities, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Where, when and why: occurrence of fast-pairwise collective neutrino oscillation in three-dimensional core-collapse supernova models, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • A systematic study of proto-neutron star convection in three-dimensional core-collapse supernova simulations, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Fast oscillations, collisionless relaxation, and spurious evolution of supernova neutrino flavor, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Core-collapse supernova neutrino emission and detection informed by state-of-the-art three-dimensional numerical models, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Adam Burrows has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • David Vartanyan
  • Tianshu Wang
  • A. Sur
  • Roberto Tejada Arevalo
  • Matthew S. B. Coleman

Throughout their career, the scientist has received several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2015)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2003)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1992), cited for theoretical contributions to the understanding of supernova neutrino bursts and supernova theory, and prescient predictions prior to SN1987A of neutrino signal duration and magnitude from neutron star formation
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1985)

Best Publications

  • A Non-Gray Theory of Extrasolar Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs

    A. Burrows;M. Marley;W. B. Hubbard;J. I. Lunine

  • A Nongray Theory of Extrasolar Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs

    A. Burrows;M. Marley;W. B. Hubbard;J. I. Lunine

  • The birth of neutron stars

    Adam Burrows;James M. Lattimer

  • The theory of brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets

    Adam Burrows;W. B. Hubbard;J. I. Lunine;James Liebert

  • A continuum from clear to cloudy hot-Jupiter exoplanets without primordial water depletion

    David K. Sing;Jonathan J. Fortney;Nikolay Nikolov;Hannah R. Wakeford

  • On the nature of core-collapse supernova explosions

    Adam S. Burrows;John Hayes;Bruce A. Fryxell

  • Hubble Space Telescope Time-Series Photometry of the Transiting Planet of HD 209458*

    Timothy M. Brown;David Charbonneau;David Charbonneau;Ronald L. Gilliland;Robert W. Noyes

  • HST Time-Series Photometry of the Transiting Planet of HD 209458

    Timothy M. Brown;David Charbonneau;Ronald L. Gilliland;Robert W. Noyes

  • Chemical Equilibrium Abundances in Brown Dwarf and Extrasolar Giant Planet Atmospheres

    Adam Burrows;C. M. Sharp

  • First light of the Gemini Planet Imager

    Bruce Macintosh;Bruce Macintosh;James R. Graham;Patrick Ingraham;Quinn Konopacky

  • The 3.6-8.0 Micron Broadband Emission Spectrum of HD 209458b: Evidence for an Atmospheric Temperature Inversion

    Heather A. Knutson;David Charbonneau;Lori E. Allen;Adam Burrows

  • Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy of the Exoplanets HD209458b and XO-1b Using the Wide Field Camera-3 on the Hubble Space Telescope

    Drake Deming;Ashlee Wilkins;Peter McCullough;Adam Burrows

  • Colloquium : Perspectives on core-collapse supernova theory

    Adam Burrows

  • An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova

    A. M. Soderberg;A. M. Soderberg;E. Berger;E. Berger;K. L. Page;P. Schady

  • Type Ia Supernova Explosions in Binary Systems: The Impact on the Secondary Star and Its Consequences

    Evonne Marietta;Adam Burrows;Bruce Fryxell

  • Perspectives on Core-Collapse Supernova Theory

    Adam Burrows

  • INFRARED TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY OF THE EXOPLANETS HD 209458b AND XO-1b USING THE WIDE FIELD CAMERA-3 ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

    Drake Deming;Drake Deming;Ashlee Wilkins;Peter R. McCullough;Adam Burrows

  • A New Mechanism for Core-Collapse Supernova Explosions

    Adam Burrows;Eli Livne;Luc Dessart;Christian D. Ott

  • The 3.6-8.0 μm Broadband Emission Spectrum of HD 209458b: Evidence for an Atmospheric Temperature Inversion

    Heather A. Knutson;David Charbonneau;Lori E. Allen;Adam Burrows

  • Discovery and spectroscopy of the young Jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

    B. Macintosh;B. Macintosh;J. R. Graham;T. Barman;R. J. De Rosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Drake Deming
Drake Deming University of Maryland, College Park
Adam P. Showman
Adam P. Showman University of Arizona
Christian D. Ott
Christian D. Ott Max Planck Society
Jonathan J. Fortney
Jonathan J. Fortney University of California, Santa Cruz
Eric Agol
Eric Agol University of Washington
David Charbonneau
David Charbonneau Harvard University
Jean-Michel Desert
Jean-Michel Desert University of Amsterdam
Ivan Hubeny
Ivan Hubeny University of Arizona
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab
Nikku Madhusudhan
Nikku Madhusudhan University of Cambridge

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