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I am an astrobiologist, evolutionary biologist, and planetary scientist driven by one of humanity’s oldest questions: Are we alone in the universe? From protein structure evolution to exoplanet atmospheres, I study life - how it began on Earth, how it evolves, and how we might recognize it on distant worlds.
Themes
Themes
How life, namely its structures and pathways, originated on Earth
How life, namely its structures and pathways, originated on Earth
How life elsewhere, in the Solar System and beyond, may have evolved and may be discovered (biosignatures)
How life elsewhere, in the Solar System and beyond, may have evolved and may be discovered (biosignatures)
How life survives in extreme and changing environments
How life survives in extreme and changing environments
Bachelors in
Astronomy
Bachelors in
Biology
Astronomy
Bachelors in
Biology
Undergraduate Research Intern in
Astrophysics & Planetary Science
Astrophysics & Planetary Science
Masters in
Evolution
Advanced Graduate Certificate in
Science Communication
Evolution
Advanced Graduate Certificate in
Science Communication
Graduate
Research Intern in
Mars Exploration Program
Research Intern in
Mars Exploration Program
Ph.D. Student in
Earth & Planetary Science
Earth & Planetary Science
Experiences
Experiences
Lipid & Metabolic Evolution
Upcoming project investigating the evolution of interesting microbial pathways.
Ph.D. Thesis
Upcoming project investigating the evolution of interesting microbial pathways.
Ph.D. Thesis
Mars Missions
Quantifying the scientific and economic value of Mars mission data
NASA HQ Research Internship
Quantifying the scientific and economic value of Mars mission data
NASA HQ Research Internship
Protein Structure Evolution
Evolutionary rates of protein structure across mammals, including rate and lineage associated enrichments.
Master's Thesis
Evolutionary rates of protein structure across mammals, including rate and lineage associated enrichments.
Master's Thesis
Exoplanetary Atmospheres
Statistical assessment of spectroscopic contamination (telluric) corrections.
Cornell REU & Honors Thesis
Statistical assessment of spectroscopic contamination (telluric) corrections.
Cornell REU & Honors Thesis
Adhesion Biophysics
Single-cell measurements of bacterial attachment dynamics using optical tweezers.
Undergraduate Research
Single-cell measurements of bacterial attachment dynamics using optical tweezers.
Undergraduate Research
Invasive Species Communication
Conducted interviews and analyzed quantitatively through a content analysis to inform invasive species communication. Graduate Research with NYC Parks Dept
Conducted interviews and analyzed quantitatively through a content analysis to inform invasive species communication. Graduate Research with NYC Parks Dept
Extremophile Metagenomics
Analysis of microbial communities post-wildfire and isolation from soil samples.
Undergraduate Research
Analysis of microbial communities post-wildfire and isolation from soil samples.
Undergraduate Research
Planetary Atmospheres/Observations
Observed atmospheres of Mars and Venus using my campus observatory.
Undergraduate Research
Observed atmospheres of Mars and Venus using my campus observatory.
Undergraduate Research
Phenology
Data collection and submission about the effects of climate change on the timing of biological phenomena in plants
Undergraduate Research
Data collection and submission about the effects of climate change on the timing of biological phenomena in plants
Undergraduate Research
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