In a study appearing in Physical Review C, UC Davis researchers use computational models of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider data to show how scientists can refine their search for signals of the supercritical phase of nuclear matter, divorcing background noise from legitimate signals in the data.

Rachel Siegel is among the 86 graduate students selected to participate in the Office of Science Graduate Research (SCGSR) program. According to the DOE, graduate students selected to participate in the program are working on research projects that address "critical energy, environmental and nuclear challenges at national and international scales.”