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Education
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2024- PhD Student in Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA -
2024 MPhil in Scientific Computing
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK -
2023 BA in Mathematics and Physics
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Research Experience
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09/2024- Graduate Researcher
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Spectral timing analysis of fast astrophysical outbursts
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2023-2024 Postgraduate Researcher
Centre for Scientific Computing, University of Cambridge - Fluid simulations of magnetic reconnection in plasmas
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2022 - 2024 NSF REU Intern
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa - Multiwavelength characterization of stellar flares
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2023 - 2024 OSTEM Intern
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Neural network for stellar flare classification
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2020 - 2022 Undergraduate Researcher
Pomona College - Combinatorics of partially ordered sets
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2021 CASSI Intern
Carnegie Observatories - Spectroscopic analysis of Type Ia supernova host galaxies
Teaching and Mentoring
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2024- Mentor, MIT Physics Graduate Application Assistance Program
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2024- Mentor, MIT Womxn in Physics Mentorship Program
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Spring 2022 TA, Advanced Introductory Astronomy, Pomona College
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Spring 2021 TA, Galaxies and Cosmology, Pomona College
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Spring 2021 TA, Real Analysis I, Pomona College
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Fall 2020 TA, Honors Calculus II, Pomona College
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Summer 2020, 2021 TA, 1-2-1 Math Bridge Program
Leadership
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2022-2023 Student Body President
Pomona College -
2022-2023 Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Student Affairs Committee
Pomona College -
2021-2022 Chair, Judicial Council
Pomona College
Selected Honors
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2024-2029 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
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2024-2027 MIT Dean of Science Fellowship
- one of 20 incoming PhD students
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2023-2024 Churchill Scholarship
- one of 16 nationally
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2023 Frank Parkhurst Brackett, Jr., and Davida Wark Brackett Prize, Pomona College
- outstanding astronomy thesis
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2023 Bruce Jay Levy Prize, Pomona College
- outstanding senior in mathematics
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2023 Senior Service Award, Pomona College
- significant contributions to the College and its programs
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2019 National Merit Scholarship
Recent Presentations
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07/2024 NASA GSFC Exoplanet Seminar Series
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06/2024 Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun
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05/2024 University of Cambridge Centre for Scientific Computing Seminar
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01/2024 University of Hawai'i Astro-ph Journal Club