Searching for life’s place in the Universe, one planet at a time

My research interests revolve around searching for interesting exoplanetary systems that augment our understanding of how planets form, what atmospheres are composed of, and where life might exist in the Universe. I am particularly interested in hot Jupiters, searching for traces of how these enigmatic systems formed through unique system configurations, atmospheric properties, and dynamical analysis. Beyond this, I work on the discovery of rare systems that fill in demographic gaps in understanding exoplanets on a population level. I am also a key member in the Pandora SmallSat mission, a NASA mission that will search for water in exoplanet atmospheres while also studying the exoplanet host stars.