Education
Columbia University | New York, NY | 2023 - Exp. 2028
Ph.D. in Geochemistry (2025 - )
M.A. in Geochemistry (2023 - 2025)
Focus: Fault Dating, Clay Mineralogy, Noble Gas Geochronology, Tectonics
Barnard College | New York, NY | (2019 - 2023)
B.A. in Environmental Biology, BA in Computer Science
Senior Thesis: Geochronological Approaches to Refine the Nature and Timing of Erosion Below the “Great Unconformity”
Past Research Experience
SAFOD Project Curator | 2023 - Present
IODP Gulf Coast Repository, Texas A&M
Geochemistry Student Researcher | 2021 - 2023
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
COVID-19 Public Health Research Assistant | 2021 - 2022
Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College
Statistical Genetics Research Assistant | 2020 - 2022
Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Software Development Apprentice | 2019
Expedia Group
Environmental Metagenomics Research Assistant | 2019
Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Honors and Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2025 | IODP Expedition 405 Post-Expedition Activity Award ($19,999) |
| 2024 | NSF GRFP ($159,000) |
| 2024 | NSF/GSA Graduate Student Geoscience Research Grant ($2,500) |
| 2024 | Outstanding Student Presentation Award at AGU ($600) |
| 2023 | Grace Potter Rice Fellowship ($1,500) |
| 2023 | Prize for Excellence in Computer Science ($1,000) |
| 2022 | Barry Goldwater Scholarship ($7,500) |
| 2022 | Phi Beta Kappa |
| 2022 | Tow Special Opportunities Grant ($500) |
Teaching & Mentoring Experience
Teaching Assistant | 2026, Spring
EESC2200: Earth’s Environmental Systems: The Solid Earth, Columbia University
Co-mentor | 2025 - 2026
Senior Thesis Student, Columbia University
Teaching Assistant | 2025, Spring
EESC2200: Earth’s Environmental Systems: The Solid Earth, Columbia University
Teaching Assistant | 2024, Spring
EESC2200: Earth’s Environmental Systems: The Solid Earth, Columbia University
Teaching Assistant | 2023, Spring
EESC2200: Earth’s Environmental Systems: The Solid Earth, Columbia University
Teaching Assistant | 2023, Fall
COMS4731: Computer Vision I: First Principles, Columbia University
Teaching Assistant | 2022, Fall
COMS4731: Computer Vision I: First Principles, Columbia University
Lead Ballet Instructor | 2020 - 2021
Community of Volunteer Educators, NYC
Leadership & Community Involvement
President | 2025 - Present
Graduate Student Committee, Columbia University
Rock & Mineral Collection Curator | 2024 - Present
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Graduate Planning Committee Liaison | 2024 - 2025
Graduate Student Committee, Columbia University
Diversity Chair | 2023 - 2024
Graduate Student Committee, Columbia University
Technical Editor | 2022
Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
Executive Director | 2021 - 2023
Columbia University Ballet Ensemble
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