About Me

I was born and raised next to the Rocky Mountains in Denver, Colorado. I got my B.S. in Geophysics with a specialization in Space Physics from UCLA, and I obtained my PhD in Planetary Science at MIT. I’m interested in all the planets and icy moons in our solar system, but have a special love for Mars and Titan (and Earth!). Outside of academia, I have a deep love of the outdoors and enjoy finding and cataloguing plants, galls, and fungi.

*Omphalotus olearius* (Jack-O’-Lantern Mushroom)

*Laetiporus sulphureus* (Chicken of the Woods)

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