I earned my A.S. from Harold Washington College (HWC), one of the City Colleges of Chicago, in December of 2016.  After I complete the undergraduate coursework, I plan to pursue a Ph.D. in astrophysics with the ultimate goal of a career in academia.

My previous research experience includes a summer 2016 REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) in particle astrophysics at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, where I analyzed light propagation through the South Pole’s IceCube neutrino detector.  Back in Chicago, I worked with a professor at the City Colleges to measure the gravitational influence of the Sun using low-cost electronics — a project I named “Do-it-Yourself Astrophysics."

During my time at HWC, I was a math and physics tutor, as well as an embedded Learning Assistant for a calculus-based physics course.  I also served as the vice-president of HWC's STEM Club and volunteered at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium.  More recently, I took part in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program, which gives students from two-year colleges an opportunity to explore a NASA facility and design a model Mars rover.

I have since relocated to the Los Angeles area and will be attending the California State University - Northridge this fall.