Undergraduate Research Assistant
Terrestrial and Planetary Investigations and Reconnaissance (TAPIR) lab
June 2021–May 2025
I mapped and analyzed impact craters around the Hebrus Valles and Hephaestus Fossae outflow flood channels on Mars to figure out when these channels had water flowing through them. The more craters, the older the surface, generally. Our best estimate so far is about 2 billion years ago.
Read more about my research here: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/pdf/2894.pdf
- Mapped craters in ArcMap on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Context Camera images
- Processed data with Craterstats, Python and MATLAB
- Collaborated with colleagues to prepare work for publication
- Presented work at conferences
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Gulick Lab
October 2021–Present
I am also mapping and analyzing craters around Osuga Valles, Mars, to similarly estimate when the floods that carved this channel happened. Our best estimate so far is <1.5 billion years ago.
Read more about my research here: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/2895.pdf
Research Experience for Undergraduates Intern
SETI Institute
June–August 2023
- Mapped and analyzed Martian impact craters
- Learned from peers and mentors in an interdisciplinary setting
- Won the Nadine G. Barlow Student Presentation award at the Planetary Crater Consortium Workshop
- Won the SETI Institute REU Award of Excellence
Intern
NASA Ames Research Center
August–December 2022
- Mapped and analyzed Martian impact craters