I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Cornell University studying the Campi Flegrei caldera near Naples, Italy. At Cornell, I work with Professor Matthew Pritchard and collaborate with researchers at Univerisity of Illinios, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Italy on the Campi Flegrei caldera. My general research interests are in geophysics and surface-interior interactions, which I investigate using numerical modeling like the finite element method (FEM). I use these numerical methods to address geophysical questions of Earth and other planetary bodies.

I earned my PhD at Purdue University with Professor Michael Sori studying planetary geophysics. During my PhD, I focused on icy bodies like Ceres (a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt) and Callisto (a moon of Jupiter). I used FEM and topographic data returned from spacecraft missions to elucidate realistic interior structures of these ice-rich worlds. I also studied Earth river systems and Mercury’s hollows with numerical methods (other than the FEM). Before Purdue, I received my BS in Geology and Mathematics with a minor in physics from the University of Pittsburgh in 2021.

In my free time, I fence (like with swords), play the saxophone and guitar, and run D&D games. The picture of Earth in the website’s header was painted by my friend Charlie, who does amazing pointillism art!

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