About Me:
I am a post-baccalaureate studying evolutionary algorithm applications for astronomy instrumentation with Ohio State University!
I also work as a coding instructor at The Coder School, Berkeley.
B.A. ASTROPHYSICS
UC BERKELEY C/O 2023
MY RESEARCH
Evolving 3D Spacecraft Designs with Evolutionary Algorithms
Ohio State University, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dates of Involvement: April 2024 — PresentEvolutionary Algorithms (EA) are computational algorithms that incorporate elements of biological evolution. This technique is used to identify optimized solutions to problems with large parameter spaces. We propose employing an EA to evolve a population of distinct spacecraft designs (“individuals”) from primitive shapes.
Solar-Energetic-Particle Track-Production Rates in Interplanetary Dust Grains at 1 AU
Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley Dates of Involvement: May 2022 — June 2024
Observing and Obtaining a Light Curve from a Potential Transiting Exoplanet
University of California, Berkeley Dates of Involvement: September 2021 — May 2022CURRENT ACTIVITIES
December 15-19, 2025
I am presenting at the upcoming 2025 American Geophysical Union conference. I will be presenting evolutionary algorithms as a method for optimizing astronomy instrumentation.
December 20, 2024
I conducted research on solar energetic particle interactions with interplanetary dust grains at the Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. My results have been published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters and the NASA Technical Reports Server. Read the abstract here.