About Me
I am currently a 5th (and final) year graduate student in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University — you can get a sense of what I've been up to during my time here by clicking on the Research, Teaching, Service, and Outreach buttons at the bottom of this page, or checking out my CV (last updated on 06/23/2025).
I grew up in Sunnyvale, California, and spent pretty much my whole life in the bay area before starting grad school. Prior to moving to Princeton, I was an undergrad at UC Berkeley (go bears!!) where I studied physics and math. My first foray into astrophysics was observing using the Nickel and Katzman Automatic Imaging telescopes at Lick Observatory as a member of Alex Filippenko's research group, and I bounced around between a few other research topics before ultimately settling on helping to measure supermassive black hole masses as a part of Chung-Pei Ma's group, with whom I completed my senior thesis and from whom I first learned the basics of stellar dynamics - I've been fascinated with the subject ever since!
Outside of work, I enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, skiing, and especially biking — I recently biked from Princeton to NYC, and am planning a ride to Philadelphia soon. I also enjoy basketball, both playing and watching. When the weather doesn't cooperate (much more often in Princeton than in California!) or when I just feel like staying in, I like to spend my free time reading and binge-watching TV shows/movies. I also like baking, though that's mainly because I love eating the finished products afterward!