I am an atomic molecular and optical (AMO) experimental physicist with a broad interest in the application of ultracold atomic gases to study  novel phenomena in atomic and condensed matter physics.  In particular, I am intrigued at leveraging the tunability and dynamical control afforded by trapped quantum gases to study strongly-driven and far from equilibrium quantum matter.  In these extreme regimes, our traditional assumptions of the behavior of matter break down, and exciting new physics can reveal itself.

I love to work in the laboratory building and utilizing ultracold atom machines. I have extensive experience constructing experiments to create Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs), and more recently I have been studying ultracold degenerate Fermi gases (DFGs). I love all parts of the scientific and experimental process found in the laboratory setting. To me, the laboratory is one of the most exciting playgrounds for the curious minded.

More broadly speaking, I am excited at the maturation of modern technologies which can leverage the advantages of quantum matter. Who knows what future technologies lie ahead?

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto in the group of Joseph Thywissen.  I received my PhD in physics in 2019 at the University of California, Santa Barbara under the mentorship of David Weld. Prior to that, I was at the University of California, Berkeley where I received my BA in physics in 2012.

For more information regarding my professional and academic experience, you may peruse this website or any of my professional social media. Professional inquiries may be made at my official email.

I am also a strong supporter for the advancement of traditionally underrepresented peoples in STEM such as women, LGBTQ+, and minority ethnic groups.