Academics and Research
Welcome! I am a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA. My research interests include photochemistry, aerosols, and atmospheric evolution of Mars, other solar system worlds, and of exoplanets. Select abstracts, talks, and papers are available at Work Samples.
I was a recently a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. Before then, I received my PhD in Planetary Science from Caltech in 2023, where I was a NASA FINESST Fellow and KISS Affiliate. In 2018, I received my B.A. in Planetary Science from the University of California Berkeley, graduating with highest honors from the department. From 2016-2018, I studied Mars’ night-side ionosphere with NASA’s MAVEN mission.
For a full list of publications, presentations, and seminars, please see CV.
Activities
Swimming
Competed at Atlanta Classic in May 2024
Swam in Pro & Postgrad Group + Asst. Coach 13-14s, Mission Viejo Nadadores (2023)
Senior Group, Terrapins Swim Team (2008-2022)
17 km Portland Bridge Swim in 4:10, 1st Overall Women (July 2022)
Futures Qualifier 100y & 200y backstroke (2019-2023)
Sectional A-Final Medalist, 800m free (July 2022)
30th in age group USA national rankings, 1650 yard freestyle (2013)
Ballet / Dance
New Classics Ballet Theater company member, 2026
Professional Experience: Joined the Anaheim Ballet for The Nutcracker during their 2019 season.
Danced student roles in six seasons of Oakland Ballet’s The Nutcracker (2009-17), and on 90% scholarship, I attended Joffrey Ballet School’s Pre-Professional summer intensive in NYC (8/17). Invited to summers at: the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Kirov Academy, American Ballet Theater’s NY (advanced) site, Joffrey Academy’s ISDI (2015-19).
