I am an NSF Graduate Research Fellow working with Prof. Catherine C. Espaillat to study disks of gas and dust, called protoplanetary disks, around young stars. I apply models to multi-wavelength data to connect magnetospheric accretion to a broad range of interdisciplinary topics, including:
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- formation pathways for ultra-short-period planets
- high energy irradiation of the disk
- angular momentum regulation
- the star-disk connection
- the star-cloud connection
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My work bridges the gap between observation and theory and provides observation-informed model constraints.
Since 2020, I have managed the website, membership, and database for the ODYSSEUS collaboration, a ~100-member consortium of T Tauri star experts representing 19 different countries.
In addition to research, I am passionate about science communication, science policy, outreach, and effective mentorship. Eventually, I hope to combine research and public engagement through becoming an astronaut.
Header image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), S. Andrews et al.; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello