About Me
I am a graduate student in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Under the supervision of Prof. Matthew Turk, I am working as a research assistant for the Data Exploration Lab (DXL) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). My research involves magnetohydrodynamical simulations of the formation of Population III stars. See my research project summary for more information.
I received my Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics from the University of Oklahoma in 2018, where I held an undergraduate research position with Prof. Karen Leighly's research group. I worked primarily on machine learning techniques for the purpose of analyzing data from broad absorption line quasars. See my research project summary for more information.
My broad research and science interests include star formation and stellar evolution, astroplasmas and turbulence, and the development of open source science tools. Outside of academia, I am active in UIUC's local Graduate Employees'Organization, passionate about outreach in astronomy, and enjoy spending as much time outside with nature as possible!