I am a PhD student under InterCat at Aarhus University, working to understand the scope of the formation of the molecular building blocks of life in space.

I completed my Bachelor of Science in astronomy and physics at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle where I both contributed to the Fermilab g-2 experiment and performed a proper-motion study of the highly unusual planetary nebula NGC 6302.

I completed my Master’s degree in the summer of 2024 at the Center for Interstellar Catalysis at Aarhus University, where I investigated the formation of polyynes under space-like conditions from the irradiation of interstellar ice analogues.

During my PhD I will extend my previous work by investigating the formation of more complex molecular species, and species more directly relevant for the origins of life. I will also develop a sophisticated user interface for controlling the AU-UV end station at Aarhus University’s ASTRID2 synchrotron, to help further facilitate future cutting-edge science from Aarhus.