Dr. Rusty Towell
Education
- PhD, University of Texas at Austin, Physics, 1999
- BS, Abilene Christian University, 1990
Honors & Achievements
- CAS Professional Service Award , ACU CAS, 2006
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Faculty Renewal Leave, Abilene Christian University, 2006
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Faculty Renewal Leave, Abilene Christian University, 2014
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Wildcat WOW Award, Office of the President & Campus Recruiting,
2010
- PHENIX Team Leader Award, PHENIX Collaboration, 2004
Expertise and Repertoire
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Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Physics, Energy and Environment,
Particle Detector Development
Latest Books and Publications
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Towell, R., Isenhower, L., & Daugherity, M. (2016) Measurement
of parity-violating spin asymmetries in W± production at
midrapidity in longitudinally polarized p+p collisions, Phys.
Rev. D
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Towell, R., Isenhower, L., & Daugherity, M. (2016)
Centrality-Dependent Modification of Jet-Production Rates in
Deuteron-Gold Collisions at sNN‾‾‾‾√=200 GeV, Phys. Rev. Lett.
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Isenhower, L., Towell, R., & Daugherity, M. (2015) Measurements
of elliptic and triangular flow in high-multiplicity
$^{3}$He$+$Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}=200$ GeV, Phys.
Rev. Lett.
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Head, T., Dowdy, J., Isenhower, L., Isenhower, L., & Towell, R.
(2016) Abilene Christian University Astronomy Observation
Workbook: Physics 101 Spring 2016, Abilene, Texas , ACU SPS
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Towell, R., Daugherity, M., Isenhower, L., Gainey, K.,
Hamilton, H., Pinson, R., Qu, H., Towell, C., & Towell, R.
(2016) Forward J/ψ production in U + U collisions at
sNN‾‾‾‾√=193 GeV, Phys. Rev. C
Latest Scholarly Presentations
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Towell, R. (2016) Renewing Liquid Fueled Molten Salt Reactor
Research and Development , American Physical Society Division of
Nuclear Physics, Vancouver Canada, 2016
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Towell, R. (2014) Recent Measurements with the NIFFTE Fission
TPC and the Potential to Advance Thorium Fueled Reactors,
Nuclear Science Symposium, Seattle, WA, 2014
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Towell, R. (2015) Why Making Energy From Dirt Might Save The
World, TEDxACU, Abilene, TX, 2015
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Towell, R. (2015) Precise Nuclear Data Measurements Possible
with the NIFFTE fissionTPC and Applications in Reactor Designs,
Annual Fall Meeting of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics,
Santa Fe, NM, 2015
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Towell, R. (2016) Advancing Molten Salt Reactor Technology to
meet the Needs of the World, Christian Scholars' Conference
2016, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 2016
Professional Service
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Directors Review
Committee, Task Force Member, 2015 - 2015
Community Service
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West Texas Science Center , Board Member, 2015 - present
