selected publications academic article Rapp, R. (2023). Bottomonium suppression in heavy-ion collisions and the in-medium strong force (vol 34, 63, 2023). Nuclear Science and Techniques/Hewuli. 34(5), He, M., van Hees, H., & Rapp, R. (2023). Heavy-quark diffusion in the quark-gluon plasma. Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics. 130, 104020-104020. Rapp, R. (2023). Bottomonium suppression in heavy-ion collisions and the in-medium strong force. Nuclear Science and Techniques/Hewuli. 34(4), Liu, S., & Rapp, R. (2022). Heavy-light susceptibilities in a strongly coupled quark-gluon plasma. PHYSICAL REVIEW C. 106(5), Rapp, R. (2021). Strong-interaction matter: Fireball spectroscopy (vol 15, pg 990, 2019). Nature Physics. 17(10), 1183-1183. Rapp, R. (2019). STRONG-INTERACTION MATTER Fireball spectroscopy. Nature Physics. 15(10), 990-991. He, M., Fries, R. J., & Rapp, R. (2015). Modifications of heavy-flavor spectra in SNN=62.4 GeV Au-Au collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW C. 91(2), 024904. He, M., Fries, R. J., & Rapp, R. (2014). Heavy flavor at the large hadron collider in a strong coupling approach. Physics Letters B. 735, 445-450. He, M., van Hees, H., Gossiaux, P. B., Fries, R. J., & Rapp, R. (2013). Relativistic Langevin dynamics in expanding media. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 88(3), 032138. He, M., Fries, R. J., & Rapp, R. (2013). D(s) meson as a quantitative probe of diffusion and hadronization in nuclear collisions. Physical Review Letters. 110(11), 112301. He, M., Fries, R. J., & Rapp, R. (2012). Heavy-quark diffusion and hadronization in quark-gluon plasma. Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. 86(1), 014903. He, M., Fries, R. J., & Rapp, R. (2012). Ideal hydrodynamics for bulk and multistrange hadrons in sNN=200A GeV Au-Au collisions. Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. 85(4), 044911. He, M., Fries, R. J., & Rapp, R. (2011). Thermal relaxation of charm in hadronic matter. Physics Letters B. 701(4), 445-450. Cabrera, D., Jido, D., Rapp, R. F., & Roca, L. (2010). The a1(1260) as a Resonance in Nuclear Matter. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 123(4), 719-742. Greco, V., Ko, C. M., & Rapp, R. (2004). Quark coalescence for charmed mesons in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions. Physics Letters B. 595(1-4), 202-208. Wu, B., & Rapp, R. Charmonium Transport in Heavy-Ion Collisions at the LHC. Universe. 10(6), 244-244. He, M., Wu, B., & Rapp, R. Collectivity of J/ Mesons in Heavy-Ion Collisions. Physical Review Letters. 128(16), Tang, Z., & Rapp, R. Spin-dependent interactions and heavy-quark transport in the quark-gluon plasma. PHYSICAL REVIEW C. 108(4), conference paper Badal, A., Bleicher, M., Fabbietti, L., Markert, C., Rapp, R. F., & Stroth, J. (2012). Preface. EPJ Web of Conferences. 00001-00001. institutional repository document Heffernan, M., Hohler, P., & Rapp, R (2015). Universal parametrization of thermal photon rates in hadronic matter. Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. Holt, N., Hohler, P. M., & Rapp, R. (2013). Quantitative sum rule analysis of low-temperature spectral functions. Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. Rapp, R (2013). Dilepton Spectroscopy of QCD Matter at Collider Energies. Advances in High Energy Physics. Riek, F., & Rapp, R (2011). Selfconsistent evaluation of charm and charmonium in the quark-gluon plasma. New Journal of Physics. van, H. H., Gale, C., & Rapp, R (2011). Thermal photons and collective flow at energies available at the BNL Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider. Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. Riek, F., & Rapp, R (2010). Quarkonia and heavy-quark relaxation times in the quark-gluon plasma. Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. Zhao, X., & Rapp, R (2009). Forward and midrapidity charmonium production at RHIC. European Physical Journal C. Riek, F., Rapp, R., Lee, T., Oh, Y., Physics, .., & Texas, A (2009). Medium effects in {rho}-meson photoproduction. Physics Letters B. van, H. H., Mannarelli, M., Greco, V., & Rapp, R (2009). T-matrix approach to heavy quark diffusion in the QGP. European Physical Journal C. Ravagli, L., & Rapp, R (2007). Quark coalescence based on a transport equation. Physics Letters B. Cabrera, D., & Rapp, R (2007). T -matrix approach to quarkonium correlation functions in the quark-gluon plasma. Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. van, H. H., & Rapp, R (2006). Comprehensive Interpretation of Thermal Dileptons Measured at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. Physical Review Letters. van, H. H., Greco, V., & Rapp, R (2006). Heavy-quark probes of the quark-gluon plasma and interpretation of recent data taken at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics. Ouyed, R., Rapp, R., & Vogt, C. (2005). Fireballs from Quark Stars in the ColorFlavor Locked Phase: Application to GammaRay Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). Rapp, R (2005). Quark coalescence and charm(onium) in QGP. European Physical Journal C. Vujanovic, G., Young, C., Schenke, B., Rapp, R., Jeon, S., & Gale, C Dilepton emission in high-energy heavy-ion collisions with viscous hydrodynamics. Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics.
principal investigator on Microscopic Properties of Hot and Dense QCD Matter awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2019 - 2022 Radiation and Transport in QCD Matter awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2020 QCD Matter Studies with Heavy Quarks and Dileptons awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2013 - 2016
investigator on Center of Excellence in Nuclear Training and University Based Research (CENTUAR) awarded by United States Department of Energy - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2023
teaching activities PHYS201 College Physics Instructor PHYS207 Elec & Magnetism Engr & Sci Instructor PHYS222 Modern Phys For Engrs Instructor PHYS285 Directed Studies Instructor PHYS291 Research Instructor PHYS401 Computational Physics Instructor PHYS485 Directed Studies Instructor PHYS491 Hnr-research Instructor PHYS625 Nuclear Physics Instructor PHYS685 Directed Studies Instructor PHYS691 Research Instructor
education and training Ph.D. in Theoretical Nuclear/Hadron Physics, University of Bonn - (Bonn, Germany) 1996 M.Sc. in Physics, University of Bonn - (Bonn, Germany) 1993
awards and honors University Professorship, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2020 Fellow, conferred by American Physical Society - (College Park, Maryland, United States), 2014 Robert S. Hyer Research Award, conferred by American Physical Society - (College Park, Maryland, United States), 2009 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, conferred by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States), 2004
mailing address Texas A&M University Physics And Astronomy 3366 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3366 USA