About Me

I am a 4th-year Astronomy Ph.D Candidate at Yale University, advised by Frank van den Bosch.

I work primarily on the connection between galaxies and their dark matter halos. I am particularly interested in how low-mass/faint galaxy systems can be used to constrain cosmology. Currently, I am investigating how the stellar halo of centrals is built up by the accretion of satellites. I am passionate about data science and love to learn new programming tricks/skills. I am a big advocate of DEI in the field of astronomy and am an active member of several related organizations and initiatives.

I grew up in Sacramento, California and am the youngest of three brothers. I received my B.S. from UC Santa Cruz (go slugs!) and did two years of post-grad research at NASA Ames. Outside of academia, I enjoy bouldering, disc golfing, and playing volleyball.


Fancy Grads

Winterball with the astro crew

Ready for takeoff

Paragliding in Interlaken

Hiking in Havasupai

Are we there yet?

Frolfing with views of Lake Tahoe

Guaranteed Bogey

Intramural Volleyball (The Partycles)

Going on 4 years but still no titleā€¦