Overview
Greetings! I’m a first-year graduate student looking to work with either Drs. Nicholas Battaglia and/or Dongwoo Chung. I’m particularly interested in galaxies, galaxy clusters, and high-redshift galaxies. However, I’m also interested in emission line mapping and studies of large-scale structure, such as those involving the cosmic web.
I grew up in Ontario, Canada and graduated from McMaster University with an Honours BSc. in astrophysics in 2025. At McMaster, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects. I worked with Drs. Christine Wilson and Hao He on the star formation laws, interstellar medium, and gas kinematics of the Antennae merger (NGC 4038/4039). Then, I tried something completely different and worked with Dr. Ryan Cloutier on the transmission spectroscopy of transiting planets. I created a framework that simulates JWST light curve data using a model planetary atmosphere, and then runs Bayesian retrievals on that data to test the recoverability of atmospheric properties, such as chemical abundances and temperature profiles. For my senior thesis, I worked with Drs. Laura Parker and Matías Bravo on using BPT diagrams to characterize the emission sources for the central galaxies of galaxy clusters.
Aside from space things, I enjoy playing chess, playing piano, reading, and some creative writing (mostly fantasy stuff). I may be (slightly) scared of sports, but despite my fears I will still walk to develop my growing calves and transport myself :D.