Resume

Education

Atmospheric and Climate Science PhD, University of Washington, expected Spring 2029

BS in Engineering Physics, Double Minor in Applied Math and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, May 2023

Professional Experience

Atmospheric and Climate Science PhD Student, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Advisor: Professor Qiang Fu, Sep 2023 - Present

• Using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to quantify the role of internal variability in accelerated Arctic warming (Arctic Amplification) in the spring over the satellite period to locate biases between climate models and observations.

Geophysics Physics Research Assistant, Universtiy of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

Advisors: Professor Shijie Zhong, Professor Micheal Ritzwoller, Jul 2022 – May 2023

• Evaluated mantle viscosity misfits between ice model outputs based on ice load distributions.
• Conducted in-depth comparison of ICE6-G and ANU ice history models based on near-field and far-field viscosity and relative sea level misfits.

Glaciology and Hydrology Research Student, School for International Training, Reykjavík, Iceland

Advisor: Sonya Ahamed, PhD, Jun – Jul 2022

• Spent six weeks traveling around Iceland, learning about renewable energy, economics, and technology.
• Researched the glaciology of the Vatnajökull ice cap in Iceland and how climate change will affect the local watershed.

Bio-Computing Research Assistant, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

Advisor: Professor Orit Peleg, Aug 2021 - May 2022

• Developed multiple specific functions in MATLAB to analyze bee swarm characteristics to understand bee self-assembly and mechanics.
• Analyzed and interpreted trends of bee swarms to validate previous data and conclude new findings about self-assembly methods.

Planetary Science Instrumentation Research Intern, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA

Advisor: Maté Adámkovics, PhD, May 2021 - Aug 2021

• Wrote Python code for data manipulation of GeoCARB satellite science instrument to be used at NASA.
• Developed solutions and implementation plan to improve the engineering drawing release process as part of the Intern Case Study Program.

Astrophysics Research Assistant, Lockheed Martin, Boulder, CO

Advisor: Professor John Bally, Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

• Designed an orbit for NASA science mission proposal surveying Paschen-alpha emission in the galactic plane over summer.
• Focused on assisting science cases at CU Boulder for NASA proposal.

Student Technical Writer, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Boulder, CO

Supervisor: Candida Dewes, Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

• Migrated metadata documents from HTML to PDF for a more effortless user experience.
• Directed RAMP satellite web page migration project.
• Led and notated weekly department meetings.

Electrical and Test Engineering Intern, Lockheed Martin, Littleton, CO

Supervisor: Reinhold Huber, May 2020 - Jul 2020

• Updated two test procedures and edited 10+ test scripts for electrical satellite testing in various environments.
• Participated in onsite testing and electrical equipment checkouts.
• Validated scripts for 134 separate data flow and signal tests.

Atmospheric Science Research Assistant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Boulder, CO

Supervisor: Issac Vimont, Ph.D., Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

• Focused on electrical engineering aspects of collecting a continuous gas sample with updated technology.
• Worked with affiliated scientists to better understand the science behind the design and the intended goal of the AirCore gas sampling project.

Mechanical and Systems Engineering Intern, Lockheed Martin, Littleton, CO

Supervisor: Anthony Sandora, Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

• Worked daily in a high-bay to get hands-on mechanical and electrical experience with satellites.
• Developed a new way to document needed testing data for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series program.

Service and Leadership

• College of the Environment Student Advisory Committee Representative
• Graduate K-12 Outreach Committee Co-Chair
• Department Teaching Award Committee Co-Chair
• Graduate Student Distinguished Visiting Lecture Co-Chair
• Graduate Climate Conference Relations Committee Co-Chair
• Graduate-Undergraduate Mentoring Program Mentor
• Department WelCOM Committee for Graduate Visit Day Co-Chair

Additional Information

• Expertise: Polar dynamics, climate modeling, machine learning, polar seasonality, multi-decadal predictability
• Tooling: Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Fortran, C, C++, Java, MATLAB
• Technical: CREO, Solidworks (certified), Onshape, STK