About Me

I am a (mostly) observational astronomer working on problems related to supermassive black hole formation and evolution, the population of intermediate-mass black holes, and AGN accretion. I am currently an NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Astronomy at Yale University. I completed my PhD at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2023.

Education

Ph.D. Astronomy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2023)
B.S. Physics, Purdue University (2018)

Professional Experience

NSF AAPF Postdoctoral Fellow & Simonyi-NSF Scholar, Yale University (2023 - )
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2018 - 2023)
R&D intern, Engility Corporation (Summer 2017 & 2018)
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Purdue University (2014 - 2018)

Funding statement

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2303803. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This research award is partially funded by a generous gift of Charles Simonyi to the NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences. The award is made in recognition of significant contributions to Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.