Curriculum Vitae

My full CV can be downloaded here.

Positions

  • New York University, James Arthur Postdoctoral Fellow | 2023-present
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, Fundamental Physics Fellow, and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Postdoctoral Scholar | 2020-2023
  • University of California, Berkeley, Miller Research Fellow |  2017-2020
  • Harvard University Society of Fellows, Junior Fellow (declined) | 2017

Education

  • California Institute of Technology | PhD 2017, Physics
  • University of Minnesota, College of Science & Engineering | BS 2012, triple major in Physics, Astrophysics, and Mathematics, summa cum laude, High Distinction, 4.0 GPA       

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Sakurai Dissertation Award in Theoretical Particle Physics, American Physical Society | 2018
  • Stemple Memorial Prize in Physics, Caltech | 2016
  • Delegate to the 66th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting | 2016
  • Hertz Fellow | 2012-2017
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellow | 2012-2017
  • Goldwater Scholar | 2010-2012
  • Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award, American Astronomical Society | 2011
  • Dean’s Summer International Student Scholarship, University College London | 2011
  • United States Presidential Scholar | 2008
  • National Merit Scholar | 2008-2012
  • United States Byrd Honors Scholar | 2008-2011         

 

Press

 Theoretical Study Shows That Kerr Black Holes Could Amplify New Physics

Physical Review Physics Education Research   New Physics Magnified in Spinning Black Holes
The Current, UCSB: Quantum Zeta Epiphany
Physical Review Physics Education Research   A Physical Match for the Riemann Zeta Function
Quanta Magazine — John Rennie   Black Hole Paradoxes Reveal a Fundamental Link Between Energy and Order