Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. (Astronomy & Astrophysics, Expected)

University of Michigan

M.Sc. (Astronomy & Astrophysics)

University of Michigan

B.S. (Astrophysics), summa cum laude

University of Chicago

• Minor in Biology
• GPA: 3.97

• Hertz Foundation Travel Grant ($5,000)

• Lunar & Planetary Institute Career Development Award ($1,000)
• Universities Space Research Association Travel Fund ($2,000)

• Fannie and John Hertz Fellowship (~$250,000)
• Rackham Merit Fellowship ($72,000)
• Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Fellowship ($4,000)

• Enrico Fermi Scholar, Physical Sciences Collegiate Divisional Honors, 3rd Year

• Robert Maynard Hutchins Scholar

• University of Chicago Dean's List

• Metcalf Scholar ($5,000)

• National Merit Scholar ($8,000)

Determining the Spectral Classifications of Dark Comets

• Magellan Telescope, LDSS3 on Clay 6.5m, Chile. PI, 1 full night.

ERES XI at the University of Michigan

• NSF award No. 2626107. Co-I, proposal author & initiator, $5,256.
• Michigan Center for Habitable Planetary Systems. PI, $12,500.

Confirmation of an Extrasolar Moon Transiting a Free-Floating Planet

• JWST DDT. Co-I, under review.

Optical and NIR Post-Perihelion Monitoring of 3I/ATLAS

• Magellan Telescope, IFUM on Baade 6.5 m, Chile. Co-I, 7 half-nights.

Chasing the Third Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

• MDM Observatory, OSMOS on Hiltner 2.4 m; Templeton on McGraw-Hill 1.3 m, Kitt Peak, AZ. Co-I, 10 full nights.

Exploring the Initial Mass Function of the Gravitational Instability

• ACCESS Explore PHY240342. PI, 200,000 credits ~ $5,000.

• ^*ASTRO 5835: Seminar in Planetary Science, University of Colorado Boulder
• ^†Exoplanets 6, Porto, Portugal
• ^†Division of Dynamical Astronomy Meeting 57, University of Chicago
• ^†Gas Giant Planet Formation: Clues from Composition, University of Michigan

• ^†Great Lakes Exoplanet Area Meeting 6
• DiRAC Seminar, University of Washington
• Star and Planet Formation Seminar Series, University of Michigan
• Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Workshop, Fellow Showcase
• Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science X
• Exoplanet Coffee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• ^*‡American Astronomical Society Journal Author Series

• Star and Planet Formation Seminar Series, University of Michigan
• ^*Yale Stars & Exoplanets Seminar Series
• Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science IX
• ^†Division of Dynamical Astronomy 55
• Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 55
• Small Body Assessment Group Meeting 30

• ^‡Society of Astronomy Students, University of Michigan
• Michigan State University AstroCoffee
• ^†Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science VIII
• ^†American Astronomical Society Meeting 241

Scientific Referee

• Astronomy & Astrophysics (2024–present)
• The Astrophysical Journal (2024–present)
• Advances in Space Research (2025–present)
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2025–present)

Examiner, University of Michigan Mock Prelims

• Served as an examiner for mock preliminary exams for University of Michigan Astronomy graduate students. Examined students on Stellar Atmospheres & Exoplanets, Stellar Interiors and Evolution, and Cosmology.

Member, Gas Giant Planet Formation Workshop Local Organizing Committee

Chair, ERES XI Local Organizing Committee

• Chaired the organization of the ERES XI conference at the University of Michigan and introduced Michigan into the cycle of ERES conference hosts.

Member, ERES X Scientific Organizing Committee

• Assisted in organizing and planning for the ERES X conference at Princeton.

Physicist, Adopt-a-Physicist

• Engaged high school physics students in discussions about my field and work to demystify science and an academic career.

Letter Writer, Letters to a Pre-Scientist

• Wrote letters to a middle schooler about my career and history to make a STEM career more accessible.

ERES Mission & Vision Committee Member

• Helped define the mission and goals of the ERES Conference Series.

President, Ryerson Astronomical Society

University of Chicago

• Hosted lectures, observing nights, and dark-sky trips.
• Helped maintain the historic observatory.
• Organized educational events for children and non-scientists.
• RAS is the undergraduate astronomical society at the University of Chicago.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

University of Chicago

• Spring 2023: Astronomy 21100: Computational Methods for Astrophysics
• Autumn 2022: Astronomy 20500: Introduction to Python Programming with Applications to Astro Statistics
• Spring 2022: Astronomy 21100: Computational Methods for Astrophysics
• Autumn 2021: Astronomy 20500: Introduction to Python Programming with Applications to Astro Statistics
• Autumn 2020: Astronomy 18400: From the Big Bang to Human Consciousness

Instructor, United Studios of Self Defense

Menlo Park, CA

• Black belt, first degree, Shaolin Kempo.
• Tutored lower ranks, taught classes, and judged tournaments.

Trans Astronautica, LLC

Roger Hanlon Lab

• Worked on quantifying cephalopod camouflage using Fourier transforms and cone-catch color analysis.
• Created a novel algorithm for performing Fourier transforms on in situ data.

BeamSea LiDAR, LLC

• Created algorithms for motion compensation in undersea LiDAR systems.

Doyal Harper Lab

• Programmed software to analyze star-forming regions using the HAWC+ polarimetric instrument.