Resume
Resume
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Position and Education
NSF MPS ASCEND Postdoctoral Fellow and Weinberg Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Joint appointment between California Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin · Supervisors: Katerina Chatziioannou and Hsin-yu Chen
Ph.D., Physics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Advisor: Nicolás Yunes
B.Sc., Physics & B.A., Mathematics
University of Virginia · Minor in Astronomy
Fellowships
- 2025–27 NSF MPS ASCEND Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2025–27 Weinberg Institute Postdoctoral Fellow UT Austin
- 2021–24 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Selected Honors
- 2024 People’s Choice Award UIUC Physics Research Highlight Science Writing Contest
- 2024 Scott Anderson Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award UIUC Physics Department
- 2022 Excellence in Outreach, Service, and Diversity Award UIUC Physics Department
Mentoring
I have mentored the following students through research projects, and many others in physics communication through the POINT project.
- 2024– Kaitlyn Prokup Graduate student
- 2023–25 Dhruv Srivastava Co-author Undergraduate student · ISVC 2024
- 2021–23 Rajan Patkar Co-author Undergraduate student · ASEE 2023
- 2020–21 Ashley Shaw Co-author Undergraduate student · Phys. Rev. D 108, 104053
Teaching
Teaching Assistant
Physics Department, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked excellent by students in all four semesters taught. Led discussion sections in introductory mechanics, electromagnetism, thermal physics and quantum physics, and taught the cross-listed course The Art of Physics and the Physics of Art (PHYS 495 / ARTS 499).