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Interests
My research interests lie in circumstellar disks and development of IR instrumentation.
Education
2005 - Present
Ph.D. Candidate, Astronomy ;
expected completion August 2008
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
2003 - 2005
M.S., Astronomy
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
1997 - 2001
B.A., Astronomy
University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Honors & Fellowships
2005 - Present
Michelson Science Center Graduate Fellow
Competitively awarded fellowship for 3 years of graduate study in a
field related to exoplanetary science
1999- 2000
University of Texas Undergraduate Research Fellow
Two 1-semester competitive grants for undergraduate research
1997 - 2001
National Merit Scholar, University of Texas
Competitively awarded scholarship for 4 years of undergraduate study
Previous Academic Employment
2002- 2003
Research Assistant; Supervisor: John Lacy
University of Texas at Austin
Performed structural analysis calculations for a mid-infrared instrument, Echelon Cross Echelle Spectrometer (EXES), to be used in an airborne facility, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Created and edited CAD drawings for composite parts.
Memberships
American Astonomical Society
CanariCam Instrument Team
CanariCam Science Team
Teaching Experience
Fall 2007
Content Reviewer, Let's Talk Science! Project
Solely responsible for reviewing content and accuracy of space science curriculum used for increasing the scientific expertise of state elementary school teachers.
2004 - 2005
Public Night Coordinator, Campus Teaching Observatory
Led weekly open house events at the university observatory. Conducted talks for special visiting groups from the community.
2003 - 2004
Teaching Assistant, Astronomy Laboratory
Conducted weekly lectures and supervised lab experiments for four semesters of an astronomy course for undergraduates in non-science majors. Held regular office hours and graded lab reports.
Workshops Attended
July 2006
Frontiers of Interferometry: Stars, Disks & Planets
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology
August 2002
Summer School on Adaptive Optics
Center for Adaptive Optics, University of California at Santa Cruz
Other Activities
2005 - Present
Student-Faculty Liaison, Graduate Astronomy Organization
Acted as liaison between graduate student body and
faculty.