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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Education
Stanford University
Thesis: Effect of Host Fluid Viscosity on the Flow-Fracture Transition in Computational Hele-Shaw Cells
Selected coursework: Modeling Earth · Intro to Machine Learning · Fluid Mechanics · The Science and Practice of Valuing Nature for a Better World
Reed College
Thesis: Multiphase Modeling of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: A Review of Savage-Hutter Avalanche Theory and Debris Flow Models
Selected coursework: Classical Mechanics · Electromagnetism · World Environmental History · Environmental Politics and Policy
Fellowships & Awards
Haas Graduate Public Service Fellowship · Reed College Career Advancement Award
DAAD RISE Fellowship · Reed College Environmental Studies Summer Fellowship