“I used to think that one could avoid involvement in the antisocial consequences of science simply by not working on any project that might be turned to evil or destructive ends. I have learned that things are not all that simple, and that almost any scientific finding can be perverted or twisted under appropriate societal pressures. In my view, the only recourse for a scientist concerned about the social consequences of his work is to remain involved with it to the end. His responsibility to society does not cease with publication of a definitive scientific paper. Rather, if his discovery is translated into some impact on the world outside the laboratory, he will, in most instances, want to follow through to see that it is used for constructive rather than anti-human purposes…. Science is now too potent in transforming our world to permit random fallout of the social consequences of scientific discoveries. Some scrutiny and regulation are required, and I believe that scientists must play an important role in any bodies devised to carry out such tasks.” - Arthur Galston, 1972

Welcome to my professional website. I am PhD candidate and researcher in the Mazin Lab at the University of California Santa Barbara. I am broadly interested in topics pertaining to astronomical instrumentation, direct imaging of exoplanets, and dark matter. I graduated with B.S. in Physics from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2021. I am also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with service between 2013 and 2019.

History

• Feb 2026: Presented a poster at Spirit of Lyot 2026
• Dec 2025: Gave a talk at ExSoCal 2025
• Aug 2025: Presented a poster at US-Korea Conference 2025
• Jun 2025: Presented a poster at Low Temperature Detectors 2025
• Feb 2025: Published a paper on the MOMOS Simulation and Data Reduction Package
• Jun 2024: Gave a talk at the UCSB Astro Lunch Talk Series
• May 2024: Advanced to PhD candidacy & obtained M.A. in Physics from UC Santa Barbara
• Sep 2023: Awarded a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities Fellowship
• Sep 2021: Awarded the Dean’s Graduate Fellowship & Academic Year Physics Fellowship
• Jul 2021: Began current position as graduate researcher in the Mazin Lab at UCSB.
• Jun 2021: Graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a B.S. in Physics
• Jun 2021: Gave a talk at the UCSC Koret Undergraduate Research Slam
• Jun 2021: Gave a talk at the 16th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs, and WISPs
• Jun 2021: Gave a talk at the UCSC No Jargon Talk Series
• Apr 2021: Awarded the Koret Research Scholarship at UCSC
• Sep 2020 & Sep 2019: Awarded the Campus Merit Scholarship at UCSC
• Jan 2019: Awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal at the U.S. Consulate Nuevo Laredo