I am a Postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. My research includes developing new methods for NanoSIMS analyses to search for and characterize isotopically anomalous material in meteorites, aiming to better understand how our Solar System formed and evolved.
I have previously worked as a contract NanoSIMS Scientist and Lab Manager at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where I developed methods to extract and analyze Stardust material, characterized presolar grain inventories of primitive meteorites, and developed analytical procedures and reference materials to support the research at JSC.
I earned my Ph.D. in Geochemistry from the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at UCLA in 2022, where I was advised by Professor Kevin McKeegan and Professor Edward Young. My doctoral research focused on using stable and radiogenic isotope systems to understand the alteration histories of meteorites and Ryugu samples.
I graduated with Honors from the University of Chicago in 2015, receiving my Bachelor of Science in Geophysical Science. I was advised by Professor Fred Ciesla and Dr. Philipp Heck (Field Museum of Natural History), and completed an honors thesis entitled Measurement of Thermal Properties of the Ordinary Chondrites Relevant to Planet-Forming Processes.
