Scientific Aid
7/2026 - Present
California Water Boards, Office of Information Management and Analysis
Current work involves coordinating with data teams in tribal engagement and water quality to scope data projects, identify technical contraints, and develop feasible approaches for analysis and utilization. Projects include extending the Tribal Mapping Tool to incorporate more climate and pollution impact metrics, and analyzing coverage gaps in salinity classification data and reconciling discrepancies with state standards to inform monitoring gaps and dataset design. I am also participating in the Fall 2026 Openscapes Champions program at the Waterboards.
Graduate Research Assistant
9/2022 - 12/2024
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Led original research on multiphase instabilities in Earth systems, related to changing dynamics in persistently degassing volcanoes. Executed direct numerical simulations of
solid-fluid-gas interactions on high-performance computing clusters. Developed a custom
Python post-processing pipeline to analyze large datasets and visualize emergent
patterns. Presented at AGU 2023; manuscript in preparation.
Climate, Energy, and Environment Intern
6/2025 - 11/2025
Sandia National Laboratories
Designed a modeling approach adapting a smoothed-particle hydrodynamics framework to
simulate interactions between floating algae mats and wave energy, assessing impacts of
Caribbean Sargassum on renewable energy potential.
Public Service Fellow
9/2023 - 6/2024
Stanford Haas Center for Public Service
Partnered with environmental nonprofits, community leaders, and university stakeholders
to advance community-engaged research at the new Doerr School of Sustainability. Participated in academic colloquium on theory and practice of community-engaged research and teaching, as a part of a cohort.
Environmental Action Intern
6/2021 - 12/2021
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Founding member of a rapid-response research team producing actionable briefs, white
papers, and technical-policy synthesis products for urgent environmental challenges. Projects include contributing to a white paper on water access and ethical engagement with the Navajo Nation, and organizing public comments on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Reactor Technician
8/2018 - 5/2022
Reed College Nuclear Reactor
Completed competitive training program to operate and maintain a TRIGA research reactor; proficient in nuclear activation analysis, gamma spectroscopy, and radiation safety.
Trained future operators and led teaching labs, tours, and science outreach for public and student audiences.
Physical Oceanography Research Intern
6/2021 - 9/2021
DAAD RISE Fellow, University of Bremen
Modeled disruption of the Arctic Ocean’s pycnocline structure from storms using MITgcm (global circulation model), motivated by rising sea-ice loss. Visualized computational results in Python with oceanographic salinity and temperature profiles.