My Background

 From  my early days of undergrad at the University of Missouri, I knew I  wanted to study astronomy. I got involved in astronomy research as a  junior in 2014 working on characterizing the spectra of asymptotic giant  branch stars. Along the way I discovered a passion for languages and  the ways that cultural exchange can influence views on science. I  studied abroad in France, Switzerland, and Germany in the summer of 2015  and visited sites such as ITER, ILL, and CERN. I graduated summa cum laude with University Honors in 2016, earning a Bachelor of Science in  Physics with an emphasis in astronomy, a Bachelor of Arts in German  Studies, and a minor in Mathematics. I also earned the University's  multicultural certificate.

 In  2017 I began graduate school in the Department of Astrophysical &  Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado-Boulder. In my time at  CU I've worked on various projects, including characterization of the  W42 star-forming region near the galactic center,  compiling an updated  atomic line database with data for more than 5 million spectral lines,  computations of mass-loss rates for massive stars, and models of active  galactic nuclei (AGN) outflows. I was awarded my Master of Science in  2019, and defended my Ph.D. in May 2024. My work has been featured  in the American Astronomical Society's Journal Author Series, and in 2022 I was  awarded the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space  Science and Technology (FINESST) grant for my work on AGN winds. In October 2024 I joined Dr. Sera Markoff's group at the University of Amsterdam to work GRMHD black hole simulations.