Astronomer

I am an astronomer interested in brown dwarfs, low-mass stars, exoplanets, and instrumentation. I received my Ph.D. from UCLA in 2018 and will be an NSF AAPF Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Santa Cruz starting Fall 2018. My dissertation combines infrared spectroscopic and astrometric studies of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs with work in the UCLA Infrared Lab on the NIRSPEC upgrade. In the lab, I work on optical design, detector characterization and testing, and mechanical prototyping and testing.

Lindy Hopper

Outside of work, dancing is one of my life-long passions. I have been dancing since I was 3, and lindy hopping for more than 10 years! I social dance regularly around California, and occasionally travel to dance events around the US.

Climber

Climbing is my other passion, alongside dancing. I mostly climb in the gym but like to get outside when I can!

Adventurer

When I’m not in the lab, on the dance floor, or climbing rocks, I enjoy traveling the world, cooking, knitting, reading, biking, and playing Dungeons & Dragons.