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Ph.D. in Physics

Princeton University

Experimental Cosmology, working with Prof. William C. Jones

• 3.68 GPA
• Completed all degree requirements, formally awarded in Sept
• Masters in Physics

Bachelors of Science

The Ohio State University

High-energy Astrophysics Experiment, working with Prof. Amy Connolly

• 3.94 GPA, with Honors
• Majors: Physics, Astronomy, Minor: Mathematics

Cosmoglobe Workshop Participant

Bayesian Cosmological Data Analysis Course

Learning to use Commander 3, an end-to-end Bayesian parameter estimator that combines data from multiple experiments

• Applied SPIDER-1 data at the map level to Commander 3, an end-to-end Bayesian parameter estimator that combines data from multiple experiments

Graduate Student

Princeton University Department of Physics

Working on the SPIDER and Taurus experiments

• Pointing Reconstruction for SPIDER-2
• SPIDER-2 low-level analysis
• SPIDER-2 integration and testing campaigns
• Development of spectral domain component separation pipeline
• SPIDER-2 hardware development

Class Developer

Big Data Analytics Project

“Big Data” Analytics (Physics 6820)

• Developed a new class, “Big Data” Analytics in Physics 6820, with three other students. Documented here: www.github.com/SummerBigData
• Tackled two Kaggle open problems with machine learning models

Undergraduate Researcher

Ohio State University Department of Physics

Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) and Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA)

• SURF calibration with genetic algorithms
• Genetically Evolving NEuTrIno teleScopes (GENETIS) antenna design
• ARA hardware, firmware, and integration
• ARA antenna modeling summer internship

Summer Researcher

Salmonella Nanoparticle Vaccine Internship

Aided in developing a nanoparticle based subunit Salmonella oral vaccine to use in poultry to reduce colonization and shedding of Salmonella

• Dissected and collected various organs, contents, and blood from over 60 chickens infected with the food poisoning bacteria Salmonella
• Extracted DNA and RNA from cecal content and cecal tonsils for genetic analysis

Antarctica Service Medal

National Science Foundation

For civilian participants who deploy to an Antarctic research station or vessel and remain south of 60 degrees South latitude via the U.S. Antarctic Program

Member of Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa

DAP Student Travel Award

American Physics Society, Division of Astrophysics

Travel grant for APS members who are presenting talks or posters

Provost Scholarship

The Ohio State University

Merit-based scholarship for Ohio State Undergraduate students

Smith Senior Award

The Ohio State University Department of Physics

Merit-based scholarship for Ohio State Physics Undergraduate students, nominated and chosen by faculty

Smith Junior Award

The Ohio State University Department of Physics

Merit-based scholarship for Ohio State Physics Undergraduate students, nominated and chosen by faculty

Undergraduate Research Scholarship

The Ohio State University Department of Physics

Provides funds to support undergraduate Physics and Engineering Physics majors pursuing research projects with OSU Physics faculty members

Second-year Transformational Experience Program

The Ohio State University

Provides funds for a summer project

Helen Cowan Book Award

The Ohio State University

Recognizes high achievement among freshmen level undergraduate physics and engineering physics majors who have completed the introductory physics sequence

Family Scholarship

The Ohio State University

CFAES Family Scholarship

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, at The Ohio State University

Provide educational assistance to eligible spouses or dependent children of CFAES employees

Eagle Scout

Boy Scouts of America, Buckeye Council, Killbuck District

Earned the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. Directed an Eagle Scout Service Project (152 total person-hours). Built stone signs at Secrest Arboretum in OARDC, Wooster

Talks on Pointing, Mapmaking, Beams, and Pol Convention

SPIDER and Taurus Collaboration meeting

Lead discussion on pointing, mapmaking, beams, and pol convention

Polarized Dust Emission with SPIDER

Pan-Experiment Galactic Science Group, Virtual

Presented SPIDER-1 Foregrounds Paper Results

Analysis of Polarized Dust Emission from the First Flight of the SPIDER Balloon-Borne Telescope

Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Princeton University

Presented results from the SPIDER polarized emissions paper at Astro-Coffee

Cross-spectra + Deprojection with Planck

SPIDER and Taurus Collaboration meeting

Presented cross-spectra and Planck deprojection results for SPIDER

Foregrounds with SPIDER: Examining Deviations in Dust Modeling

Case Western Reserve University Cosmology Group, Cleveland Ohio

Discussed SPIDER-1 development, deployment, and preliminary foregrounds results

Foregrounds with SPIDER: Examining Deviations in Dust Modeling

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Astronomy and Astrophysics from Antarctica, Svalbard Norway

Discussed SPIDER-1 development, deployment, and preliminary foregrounds results

r Error Budget for SPIDER's First Flight

Princeton University Gravity Group, Princeton New Jersey

Discussed the SPIDER-1 error budget for the r estimate, from dust template, data, and model components

Evolving Antennas for Ultra-High Energy Neutrino Detection

American Physical Society, Denver Colorado

Discussed efforts to evolve antennas for neutrino detection with radio antennas

Askaryan Radio Array

STEP Expo poster session, Columbus OH

Presented summer research project poster at the Ohio Union

Radio Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray discussion

TeV Particle Astrophysics, Columbus OH

Small group discussion with researchers from GRAND, Pierre Auger, ANITA, ARA, and ARIANNA

Askaryan Radio Array

Undergraduate Summer Research Program, Columbus OH

Oral presentation of my research to peers at the Physics Research Building

Midwest Region Ambassador

Ambassadors

• EDI initiative helping undergraduate students learn about graduate student life, PhD research, and graduate applications
• Helped develop and was hired as a paid Ambassador in the Princeton Physics Department's EDI program
• Created to actively reach out to undergraduate students and explain Physics Graduate school
• Advised for undergraduate students in the midwest region

Volunteer/Organizer

Equity Diversity Initiative: Grad Recruiting

• EDI initiative borne from the 2021 George Floyd marches
• Targeted at removing barriers for underrepresented minorities to apply and attend the Princeton Physics graduate program
• Interviewing students and editing the website to be more informative
• Creating the Ambassadors group
• Investigating the Physics Graduate Admissions Committee to search for ways to better identify student talent beyond their institution and GPA

Volunteer/Organizer

Prof. Amy Connolly's Lab

• Volunteered and coordinated research opportunities for women from local high schools
• I presented my work on antenna genetic programming and guided them to evolve their own antennas with python

Volunteer/Organizer

ASPIRE

• Volunteered and coordinated a high school program to get women from local high schools interested in physics
• Set up an antenna experiment involving signal triangulation using oscilloscopes
• Helped coordinate activities broadly and help students with their projects

Organizer

Scouting America

• 152 total person-hours
• Building stone signs at Secrest Arboretum in OARDC