Experience

  1. Researcher

    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Analyzing Kepler mission data in combination with Gaia DR3 data to characterize periodicity and other properties of stars in the open cluster NGC 6819
    • Extensive work with periodograms, autocorrelation, and other light curve analysis techniques
    • Using C++ Code to model allowable properties of low density exoplanets
    • Development of workflow tools and data processing pipelines

Education

  1. B.S. in Astronomy-Physics, Physics, Scandinavian Studies

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Courses included:

    • Exoplanets (Graduate level), General Relativity, Cosmology
    • Quantum & Atomic Physics I/II, Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
    • Differential Geometry, Number Theory, Abstract Algebra

  2. A.A.S. in Cyber Security

    Saint Paul College

    Graduated with High Distinction

    Courses included:

    • Machine Architecture
    • Ethical Hacking & Countermeasures
    • Computer Security & Penetration Prevention
Awards
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) - Italian
U.S. Department of Education ∙ May 2024
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship is a competitive grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The grant provides a total of $8,500 to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. I received this grant for the second consecutive year to take an advanced Italian language course through the Umbra Institute. Through this course I reached a CEFR-B2 (Upper-intermediate) fluency level.
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) - Norwegian
U.S. Department of Education ∙ May 2023
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship is a competitive grant awarded to undergraduate and graduate students funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The grant provides a total of $8,500 to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. I received this grant to take an advanced Norwegian language course at UiO, through which I reached CEFR-B2/C1 (Upper Intermediate/Advanced) fluency.