Biography
Research Interests
The earliest stages of life begin far before the formation of planets, when biologically sustaining molecules and precursors form in gaseous clouds and disks surrounding stars. I use a combination of theory and observational astronomy to study the evolution of chemical species in protoplanetary disks. I obtained my PhD in chemistry at the University of Virginia, with a thesis of X-ray Flare Driven Chemistry in Protoplanetary Disks. At the University of Wisconsin, Madison I have also joined the AGEPRO program, where I an using JWST data to understand the evolution of gas in protoplanetary disks.