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Currently, I am a Miller Research Fellow in the Astronomy Department at the University of California in Berkeley. I am collaborating with the California & Carnegie Planet Search team to to improve our the sensitivity and efficiency of extrasolar planet searches. I also perform rigorous statistical analyses of extrasolar planet observations and large numbers of numerical simulations of the orbital dynamics of multiple planetary systems. Combining these two techniques allows me to test theories about the formation and evolution of planetary systems.
As a undergraduate at MIT, I studied physics & mathematics by day and by night began my research in theoretical and computational astrophysics. I investigated the formation and dynamical evolution of planetary systems, constructed stellar interior models for stars with planets, and studied the effects of tidal dissipation on extrasolar planets.
As a graduate student at Princeton, I studied how to maximize the scientific productivity of planet searches with the SIM - Planetquest mission, and I developed novel techniques for analyzing extrasolar planet observations.