Research

In the CUNY Master’s program I am researching the mechanisms responsible for sustained star-formation in M33, which can provide insight into the nature of how galaxy disks source surrounding circumgalactic material.

Prior to this positions, I researched galaxies as a Post-Baccalaureate Researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. I held two different research positions during my time at NASA:

1. Possibly misidentified starburst galaxies that were really newly resolved mergers using cosmos field ground-based and jwst images. This research was conducted over the Zooniverse platform, titled no merger no cry.

2. I researched star-forming, low-metallicity, sdss galaxies and compared emission line diagnostics to various photoionization models, in hopes to reveal sources of extreme emission lines. Therefore, uncovering potential sources of ionization from the epoch of reionization.

I received my B.S. in Astronomy and Physics with a minor in Public Leadership from the University of Maryland, College Park in Spring 2022. During this time I researched X-ray sources in interacting galaxies as an intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and researched molecular tracers of star-formation in nearby DYNAMO galaxies at UMD.

I was first introduced to astrophysics during high school as part of Nyack Public High School’s Science Research Program, where I studied the molecular makeup of the Orion Molecular Cloud with Las Cumbres Observatory’s public access.