I am an Earth scientist, STEM advocate, and artist. I am excited about understanding our planet Earth, and sharing my passion for Earth and space!
 

As a Ph.D. Candidate and NSF Fellow at Columbia University in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, I am interested in using satellite data, big datasets, and statistical modeling to understand natural hazards in the context of modern climate. Under the mentorship of my advisor Dr. Park Williams, I am currently investigating how climate affects wildfires in the western United States.

Between college graduation and my Ph.D., I was a project coordinator at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ Science Systems and Applications, Inc. in Greenbelt, MD, where I launched and managed the NASA citizen science project Landslide Reporter. I obtained my Bachelor of Arts in Earth & Planetary Sciences and a minor in Environmental Sciences and Public Policy from Harvard University. My senior thesis research titled, "25 Years of Carbon Exchange and its Factors in the Harvard Forest", received an Honors recommendation.

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On the side, I am motivated by my passion to increase access to opportunities in STEM and dedicate my free time to mentoring students and volunteering for outreach and diversity initiatives in the aerospace and Earth science communities. I co-founded SpaceInterns.org, (a platform for aerospace-related resources and an opportunities database), and am Steering Committee member of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Geosciences (AAPIiG). I recently served a 3-year term as a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the Brooke Owens Fellowship,

I am also an artist who creates illustrations, comics, and digital designs for my science, to express my love for space, and to creatively tell stories. I post on Instagram and in my shop.

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I would love to hear from you about collaborations or opportunities, and engage with you on my social media.