Outreach, Mentoring and Professional Community
I am heavily involved in science outreach, mentoring and professional service. On this page are some of the organizations I have been involved with.
Outreach
Yale Openlabs
Yale Openlabs is a graduate student organization aimed at outreach to the local New Haven community. In 2023 I served as Public Relations Chair, and have been an active member and volunteer over my graduate career. Some highlights:
- In 2023 we won the Seton Elm-Ivy Award, an annual award bestowed upon organizations which strengthen the connection between New Haven and Yale.
- I was awarded Best Poster Explanation at the 2024 Flipped Science Fair.
- Check out my 2022 Science Cafe talk How We Discover Exoplanets on Youtube!
Public Writing
In 2022 I won second place in the Joan and Arnold Seidel Science Writing Contest, and my article was featured in that year’s edition of the Griffith Observer Magazine. Check out a manuscript of the winning article here: A Hidden Planet in the Outer Solar System - The Search for Planet 9.
Yale Science in the News
Yale Science in the News is a student organization that presents cutting-edge science to the general public at local libraries. Check out my talk Hidden Things: Pulling Back the Veil on the Universe on Youtube!
Astronomy on Tap
Astronomy on Tap is an outreach organization that presents informal astronomy talks at local bars and pubs. I served as Social Media Director in 2022.
Teaching & Mentoring
Warrior Scholar Program
The Warrior Scholar Program aims to prepare enlisted veterans and transitioning service members for undergraduate level education. In 2023 I designed, wrote and taught a two-week bootcamp centered around understanding and applying methods of numerical integration.
Yale Astro Sibs
Yale Astro Sibs is an informal mentoring program that pairs graduate student mentors with undergraduate mentees. I have served as a mentor for three years running.
Professional Community
Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science (ERES)
I was one of the main organizers for the ERES VIII conference at Yale University in 2023. This conference hosted over 100 early-career exoplanet researchers for a two-day program in which travel, lodging and travel funds were completely covered for those in need. I served on the Scientific Organizing Committee as well as performing various administrative tasks on-site. A write-up of our experience hosting this conference is available on the Bulletin of the AAS here.
Yale Exoplanets and Stars Seminar
I have been the lead co-organizer of the Yale Exoplanets & Stars Seminar since 2023, a weekly seminar series involving both early-career speakers and discussions of recent relevant papers. If you are interested in speaking this year feel free to reach out.