Dr. Matt Caplan
- About
- Awards & Honors
Biography
Dr. Caplan joined ISU in the fall of 2019. He earned his PhD from Indiana University in 2017. Prior to joining ISU, Dr. Caplan was a CITA National Fellow at the McGill Space Institute. His research uses large scale computer simulations to study the interiors of neutron stars.
Current Courses
362.001Astrophysics
462.001Astrophysics
390.019Computational Research In Physics
299.019Independent Honor Study
287.019Independent Study
318.001Methods Of Computational Science
290.019Research In Physics
299.019Independent Honor Study
499.001Independent Research in Physics
220.001Mechanics I
220.002Mechanics I
205.001Origin Of The Universe
290.019Research In Physics
Research Interests & Areas
Stars freeze. At the end of their lives stars cool and contract forming white dwarfs and neutron stars. In these extremely dense environments nuclei can be packed so closely that they freeze solid, forming materials many trillions of times denser than anything on earth. Dr. Caplan uses large scale computer simulations to study these 'astromaterials' and calculate their physical properties to interpret astronomical observations of dead stars.