Carla Fröhlich

Carla Fröhlich
Carla Fröhlich at the Cottrell Scholar Conference in 2026
EducationUniversity of Basel
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
WorkplacesNorth Carolina State University
Friedrich-Karl Thielemann
Websitephysics.sciences.ncsu.edu/people/cfrohli/

Carla Fröhlich is a Swiss and American nuclear astrophysicist whose research has included the neutrino p-process for nucleosynthesis in supernovae, and the study of multi-messenger astronomy. She is a professor of physics and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University.[1]

Education

Fröhlich studied physics and computer science as an undergraduate at the University of Basel, earning a diploma there in 2003. She earned a PhD in theoretical physics at the University of Basel in 2007. Her dissertation, The Role of Neutrinos in Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Core Collapse Supernova Models with Neutrino Transport, was supervised by Friedrich-Karl Thielemann.[2]

Career and research

Fröhlich conducted postdoctoral research as an Enrico Fermi Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics.

Fröhlich joined the faculty at North Carolina State University in 2010. In her research, she develops computer simulations to understand nuclear reactions in stars and supernovae. These reactions produce heavier chemical elements like calcium and iron.[3]

In 2013, the Financial Times hailed Fröhlich as one of the "next big names in physics" and cited her discovery of "the neutrino p-process, which helps explain and predict the behavior of certain stars."[4]

In 2022, Fröhlich was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), after a nomination from the APS Division of Nuclear Physics, "for seminal contributions to nuclear and neutrino astrophysics, in particular to the understanding of supernovae, their nucleosynthesis, and the neutrino-p process, and for developing predictive models of supernova messengers".[5]

Her impact on the field of astrophysics includes her discoveries as well as her teaching and mentoring of early-career researchers. For example, she co-organized a Fulbright Program-Cottrell workshop to "train the next generation of university faculty to be both teachers and scholars."[6]

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Carla Fröhlich", People, NCSU Department of Physics, retrieved 2022-10-20
  2. 1 2 Curriculum vitae (PDF), NCSU Department of Physics, April 2020, retrieved 2022-10-20
  3. ↑ Star Searcher, NC State University College of Sciences News, 13 September 2017, retrieved 2026-07-30
  4. ↑ Odida, Esther Jane (18 October 2013), The next big names in physics, Financial Times, retrieved 2026-07-30
  5. 1 2 "Fellows nominated in 2022 by the Division of Nuclear Physics", APS Fellows archive, American Physical Society, retrieved 2022-10-20
  6. ↑ Frohlich Co-organizes Fulbright-Cottrell Workshop in Germany, NC State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, retrieved 2026-07-30
  7. ↑ Three physics faculty earn prestigious early career awards, NC State University College of Sciences News, 31 May 2013, retrieved 2026-07-30
  8. ↑ Fröhlich Named 2014 Cottrell Scholar, NC State University College of Sciences News, 6 March 2014, retrieved 2026-07-30
  9. ↑ Time Domain Astrophysics, Research Corporation, retrieved 2026-07-30
  10. ↑ Sciences Faculty and Staff Receive 2019-20 University Honors, NC State University College of Sciences News, 23 April 2020, retrieved 2026-07-30
  11. ↑ Sciences Faculty, Staff Receive 2022-23 University Honors, NC State University College of Sciences News, 16 May 2023, retrieved 2026-07-30
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