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title: Undergraduate Leads Publication in Physical Review
description: Isaac Kelly, BS ’25, was the lead author of an article recently published in the journal Physical Review. Joined by University of Dallas faculty members Dr. Will Flanagan and Dr. Jacob Moldenhauer
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# [Undergraduate Leads Publication in Physical Review](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/undergraduate-leads-publication-in-physical-review)

 Written by [UD Relations](https://blog.udallas.edu/presidents-report/author/ud-relations) | Oct 23, 2025 5:02:56 PM

**Isaac Kelly,** BS ’25, was the lead author of an article recently published in the journal *Physical Review*. Joined by University of Dallas faculty members Dr. Will Flanagan and Dr. Jacob Moldenhauer, Kelly's article studied how often zirconium-88 becomes metastable zirconium-89 after neutron absorption. Check out his research [here](https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.111.L021601).

 

 

 

 

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