Cole Holcomb
- Program Years: 2014-2018
- Academic Institution: Princeton University
- Field of Study: Physics/Astrophysics
- Academic Advisor: James Stone
- Practicum(s):
Los Alamos National Laboratory (2015) - Degree(s):
B.A. Philosophy, and B.S. Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2013
Ph.D. Astrophysics, Princeton University, 2018
Current Status
- Status: Machine Learning Engineer, Meta
- Research Area: Physics/Astrophysics
Publications
1. Holcomb, C., Guillochon, J., De Colle, F. & Ramirez-Ruiz, E. 2013, The Astrophysical Journal, 771, 14"Conditions for Successful Helium Detonations in Astrophysical Environments"
2. Johnson, R. P., DeWitt, J., Holcomb, C., et al. 2013, Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on, 60, 3262--3269
"Tracker Readout ASIC for Proton Computed Tomography Data Acquisition"
3. Holcomb, C., Ramirez-Ruiz, E., De Colle, & F., Montes, G. 2014, The Astrophysical Journal, 790, L3
"Diversity Of Short Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows From Compact Binary Mergers Hosting Pulsars"
4. Holcomb, C., & Kushnir, D. 2016, The Astrophysical Journal, 826, 169
"Can Helium Envelopes Change The Outcome Of Direct White Dwarf Collisions?"
5. Holcomb, C., & Spitkovsky, A., 2019, The Astrophysical Journal, 882, 3
"On the Growth and Saturation of the Gyroresonant Streaming Instabilities"
Awards
2014-2018, DOE NNSA SSGF2014, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (declined)
2013-2014, Martin Schwarzschild Graduate Fellow (Princeton U.)
2013, Graduated Magna Cum Laude, with Highest Honors in both Physics and Philosophy (UCSC)
2013, Dean's award for excellence in undergraduate research (physics thesis; UCSC)
2013, Honors on the philosophy senior essay (UCSC)
2011-2013, SLUG (Supercomputing Lab for UnderGraduates) Fellow
2012, LAMAT Fellow
2008-2013, Dean's honors (x12; UCSC)