Astrophysics

At the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, I work in Professor Anna Frebel’s lab to study how ultra-faint dwarf galaxies form. They are the oldest and faintest galaxies in the cosmos—“cosmic fossils” giving us clues about what the early universe looked like.

To uncover how they formed, I use data from the Caterpillar computer simulations.

See more of my research experiences here ⭐

Physics Education

Students learn about physics as a set of objective facts and laws of nature. Hidden from them is the complex journey of curiosity, creativity, struggle, serendipity, and collaboration undertaken by our scientists.

With Elizabeth Cavicchi (MIT Edgerton Center), I seek teaching methods that put the human experience back into the physics classroom. We seek pedagogies that incorporate the history, philosophy, and sociology (HPS) of physics into physics teaching.

See more of my research experiences here ⭐

Scicomm

As an astrophysicist-in-training who feels deeply inspired by the cosmos, I want to share the excitement of science. At the same time, as a survivor of Supertyphoon Haiyan and witness of the COVID-19 pandemic—cases where better science communication could have saved thousands of lives—I also want to share the life-saving value of science. 

I do this through engaging public talks and webinars, social media posts, videos, and visual designs. So far, my work has reached 8M views and I have spoken at 50+ public talks.

See more of my scicomm work here 🔊

Projects

Science pilgrimage🌏I try to visit places of scientific significance and meet scientists all around the world whenever I can do so with the least expense possible. 

Coursework 💻I publish notes, outputs, and resources from my classes here. I hope they help!

Reading list📚I own too many Audible credits and buy too many books (oops).