Jaspreet Randhawa (IMAGE)

Mississippi State University

Jaspreet Randhawa

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Mississippi State physicist Jaspreet Randhawa achieved a significant scientific advancement, producing a direct laboratory measurement of a key nuclear reaction believed to occur during explosive bursts on neutron stars. These bursts forge heavier elements—the building blocks of planets and life on Earth.

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Grace Cockrell, MSU Office of Public Affairs

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